Many of you may have heard the news yesterday that Verizon is going to be selling the iPad starting on October 28th. You'd think that means that you can use the ipad on Verizon's 3G network...well, think again.
This is marketing at it's finest: tell people something that's already been possible for 6 months and wrap it in a new shiny bow. For those who didn't read the details, this does NOT mean that you can buy an iPad with built-in 3G for Verizon's network. What it means is that you can connect your iPad to a Verizon Mi-Fi, which is basically a mini access point/router/modem that allows up to 5 iPads to get online over a cell phone network.
I actually tested this configuration out when I first got my iPad. My biggest complaints with the Mi-Fi were twofold: first, when I'm traveling, the last thing I wanted was another device that I have to shlep around with me. And, to top it off, the best I could get out of the Mi-Fi was 4 hours of working time before the batteries died.
Hopefully, the day will come when we can swap out an ATT SIM card with a Verizon one...but that day is not today.
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