Apple Tablet

[Lagonda]

It makes sense to put it on CDMA - as you say, proprietary networks requiring customers to lock into a deal with nowhere else for them to take the device.

Kind of fits into Apples idea of locking the device & it's content down, don't you think?

Not really because they'd lock out the rest of the world. Something they'd never do. I'll eat my shoe if they announce a CDMA-only device.

Anyway 35min to go! w00t

[my porsche]

Official name is iPad.

[cmcpokey]

so it's a big ipod touch.. that has very little use as a real computer, and is too big to fit in your pocket, and can't make phone calls. do not want.

[NSXType-R]

I have a netbook for those times I want to be portable with my computer.

an iPhone for those times I want a touchscreen experience.

And a novel for those times I want to read.

And a $1200 device that doesn't do any of that as well as what it's supposed to replace just bluntly won't do.

I dare say this is an innovation too far, but We'll see how it goes.

For light browsing i love the IPod Touch. I sometimes really don't want to boot up a computer, so I bring up the touch. I have a netbook at home too, but I really don't like it for light browsing.

$1200? Is there actually a price yet?

I priced up myself an iphone recently.. for the 16GB 3GS, it would have been an additional $1100 over two years over my current phone bill. That's pretty much all down to the fact that I have the cheapest plan available because I mostly use my work phone, but still. Ouch. At some point I'm sure I could justify it/the maths would be different but at the moment I'll stick to being a luddite.

Maybe look at an IPod Touch? It's a one time purchase, and other than not having a camera, microphone and wireless internet, it pretty much does everything the IPhone does.

so it's a big ipod touch.. that has very little use as a real computer, and is too big to fit in your pocket, and can't make phone calls. do not want.

Neither do I. Feels like it'll flop like the MacBook Air.

[cmcpokey]

prices:

Apple iPad's Official Price: Starts at $500, 3G is $130 Extra - apple ipad - Gizmodo

[Dino Scuderia]

Exclusively through AT&T....and all the potential customers let out a sigh of disgust.

[Lagonda]

Wow. Thought I'd never say it but... epic fail.

[NSXType-R]

Exclusively through AT&T....and all the potential customers let out a sigh of disgust.

Isn't Apple's IPhone contract with AT&T about to be over soon? Does this mean that they've made a contract specifically with the IPad or are they together?

[Dino Scuderia]

Isn't Apple's IPhone contract with AT&T about to be over soon? Does this mean that they've made a contract specifically with the IPad or are they together?

Don't know.

Another interesting point is the iPad is an Apple chip, not Intel or Qualcomm.

[PRC777]

Meh. Wait two or three months/years and this thing will be worth it (new hardware updates and whatnot).

A general rule for any Apple product: Wait a couple generations. Then buy.

[Lagonda]

Don't know.

Another interesting point is the iPad is an Apple chip, not Intel or Qualcomm.

You do NOT need a contract with AT&T, you can use it on any GSM network. ALL iPads are unlocked and sold by Apple, not AT&T.

There will be 2 data plans: a 250mb plan at $15 and an unlimited plan at $30. NO contract. So you cancel the plan at any moment in time. You're never married to AT&T for 2 years.

That said, you can get an iPad with just wifi or one with wifi+3G.

[pimento]

Maybe look at an IPod Touch? It's a one time purchase, and other than not having a camera, microphone and wireless internet, it pretty much does everything the IPhone does.

Yea, but I already have an ipod (60GB 5G) so it's hard to justify even that expense. A$400 (rrp) for the 32GB is still rather a lot.

[Dino Scuderia]

You do NOT need a contract with AT&T, you can use it on any GSM network. ALL iPads are unlocked and sold by Apple, not AT&T.

There will be 2 data plans: a 250mb plan at $15 and an unlimited plan at $30. NO contract. So you cancel the plan at any moment in time. You're never married to AT&T for 2 years.

That said, you can get an iPad with just wifi or one with wifi+3G.

You ARE married to AT&T's network.

"The ugly. In a move that could prove frustrating for many users, Apple decided to offer exclusive network rights to AT&T instead of a combination of providers. iPhone users in large urban areas, most notably New York, have complained about AT&T's network coverage and customer service for months. They have also complained about AT&T's 3G coverage for iPhone plans, and it remains to be seen how AT&T's network will respond to another influx of users with the release of the iPad."

Apple's iPad: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - US News and World Report

[Lagonda]

You ARE married to AT&T's network.

"The ugly. In a move that could prove frustrating for many users, Apple decided to offer exclusive network rights to AT&T instead of a combination of providers. iPhone users in large urban areas, most notably New York, have complained about AT&T's network coverage and customer service for months. They have also complained about AT&T's 3G coverage for iPhone plans, and it remains to be seen how AT&T's network will respond to another influx of users with the release of the iPad."

Apple's iPad: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - US News and World Report

T-mobile?

[Dino Scuderia]

T-mobile?

Even if it will it isn't the best scenario.

"Unlocked" iPad Won't Work on T-Mobile 3G - Gearlog