New iPad could eat through your data plan: report
Apple’s latest tablet computer won’t just take a chunk out of your wallet when it comes time to buy it – it might also gobble up a good portion of your data plan.
So it’s quite possible that everything from videos to magazines will be packed in bigger files – which could eat up more of your monthly data.
According to Reuters, however, using one of the LTE-connected new iPads (as opposed to one that’s Wi-Fi only) could put customers in for a surprise.
Cellular data is billed based on the amount you use. Surf a lot on your tablet – you’ll pay for it.
One analyst told the news agency that data plans offered by two U.S. carriers are “ill-matched” for using the new LTE iPad. Plans from Canadian carriers aren’t all that much different.
If you don’t need to have connectivity all the time with your tablet, opt for the Wi-Fi only model. You’ll also save a bit of cash up front.
Would you want your tablet to be connected to a cellular network?
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Posted by: Gerald Lindenbach | Mar 9, 2012 12:01:34 PM
Where did you hear that the new iPad included Siri? No other site is reporting this. There is dictation (voice-to-text) capability which could best be described as Siri-Lite however not the same feature set as as the iPhone4S and probably will not have the same impact on data usage.