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ste1969
24-01-2012
just bought an ipad 2 32gb 3g and wifi from my local currys.
got home and on the back of the box it only says 32gb wifi and doesn't mention that its 3g.
don't want to open it until i know they haven't given me the wrong one.
should it say 3g on the box.

thanks

just phoned currys and it would appear they have given me the wrong one.
Akane Tendo
24-01-2012
The ipad 3 is coming out in March. Should have waited.
grumpyoldbat
24-01-2012
Originally Posted by ste1969:
“just bought an ipad 2 32gb 3g and wifi from my local currys.
got home and on the back of the box it only says 32gb wifi and doesn't mention that its 3g.
don't want to open it until i know they haven't given me the wrong one.
should it say 3g on the box.

thanks

just phoned currys and it would appear they have given me the wrong one.”

Yes, the 3G + WIFI ones say 3G + WIFI on the side of the box.
ste1969
24-01-2012
Originally Posted by grumpyoldbat:
“Yes, the 3G + WIFI ones say 3G + WIFI on the side of the box.”

thanks took it back and they exchanged it
ste1969
24-01-2012
Originally Posted by Akane Tendo:
“The ipad 3 is coming out in March. Should have waited. ”

was tempted to wait but couldn't
BOOTHY2905
24-01-2012
Originally Posted by Akane Tendo:
“The ipad 3 is coming out in March. Should have waited. ”

You mean the iPad 1S
same as the last 2 isn't it?
Gormond
24-01-2012
Originally Posted by BOOTHY2905:
“You mean the iPad 1S
same as the last 2 isn't it?”

Rumoured retina display and quad core CPU & GPU, some would say that's a big upgrade.
BOOTHY2905
24-01-2012
Originally Posted by Gormond:
“Rumoured retina display and quad core CPU & GPU, some would say that's a big upgrade.”

Apple fans you mean. It'll be outdated before April.
PiazzaCharlie
24-01-2012
You don't need to be an Apple fan to realise that a much sharper screen and faster processor (and actually decent cameras) make it a better product.
Matt D
24-01-2012
Originally Posted by BOOTHY2905:
“Apple fans you mean. It'll be outdated before April.”

So only Apple fans would consider a quad-core CPU, quad-core GPU, and a massive resolution bump to be a big upgrade?


How will it be outdated before April?
ste1969
25-01-2012
can i take my orange sim card out of my smartphone and use it in my ipad or do i need to get another sim
BOOTHY2905
25-01-2012
Originally Posted by Matt D:
“So only Apple fans would consider a quad-core CPU, quad-core GPU, and a massive resolution bump to be a big upgrade?


How will it be outdated before April?”

Just like all apple products are out of date between announcement and release. Remember the Iphone 5?
Oh yeah, not anywhere near as good as the rumour mill suggested.
psionic
25-01-2012
Originally Posted by ste1969:
“can i take my orange sim card out of my smartphone and use it in my ipad or do i need to get another sim”

You'll need a MicroSIM for the iPad. All the networks provide them free I believe if you walk into one of their shops and ask for an iPad MicroSIM. Alternatively if your contract/phone support it you could tether your iPad to your smartphone by creating a WiFi hotspot. For ultimate flexibility, it might be worth considering a MiFi.
Matt D
25-01-2012
Originally Posted by BOOTHY2905:
“Just like all apple products are out of date between announcement and release. Remember the Iphone 5?
Oh yeah, not anywhere near as good as the rumour mill suggested.”

I don't remember the iPhone 5. I do remember the 4S, though.

"all apple products are out of date between announcement and release"? The iPad 1 wasn't, nor was the iPad 2.
Gormond
25-01-2012
Originally Posted by BOOTHY2905:
“Apple fans you mean. It'll be outdated before April.”

Originally Posted by BOOTHY2905:
“Just like all apple products are out of date between announcement and release. Remember the Iphone 5?
Oh yeah, not anywhere near as good as the rumour mill suggested.”

That's just total Nonsense.

For the most part the hardware spec of the iPhone 4S was what people were expecting, it is powered by the Apple A5 (as used in the iPad 2) which uses a custom version of the dual core ARM Cortex-A9 as well as a dual core PowerVR SGX543MP2 simular to all high end smart phones in 2011.

The Apple A6 which will be used by the iPad 3 and iPhone 5 this year is expected to have a quad core CPU and GPU (which no phones for sale in the UK have yet)

Check out Anandtech benchmarks and you will see how well the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S do - http://www.anandtech.com/show/5133/g...al-performance
PiazzaCharlie
25-01-2012
Exactly.

It wasn't that the 4S was out of date spec wise when it was released, it was that it wasn't a new design, and wasn't actually called an iPhone 5.
Rich_L
26-01-2012
Originally Posted by Akane Tendo:
“The ipad 3 is coming out in March. Should have waited. ”

If people waited for the next best thing all the time, nobody would buy anything!!
BOOTHY2905
26-01-2012
Originally Posted by Gormond:
“That's just total Nonsense.


The Apple A6 which will be used by the iPad 3 and iPhone 5 this year is expected to have a quad core CPU and GPU (which no phones for sale in the UK have yet)

Check out Anandtech benchmarks and you will see how well the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S do - http://www.anandtech.com/show/5133/g...al-performance”

Wow it's got a processor!! Stop any members of the public and ask them why they buy apple and I can tell you that it won't be because it's got blah blah blah.

And great its going to have a quad core processor. There are loads of quad core phones coming out so saying apple is better because there aren't any on sale in the uk yet doesn't mean anything.
Gormond
26-01-2012
Originally Posted by BOOTHY2905:
“Wow it's got a processor!! Stop any members of the public and ask them why they buy apple and I can tell you that it won't be because it's got blah blah blah.

And great its going to have a quad core processor. There are loads of quad core phones coming out so saying apple is better because there aren't any on sale in the uk yet doesn't mean anything.”

Your flawed argument was that it would be outdated, which is clearly wrong.
PiazzaCharlie
26-01-2012
Originally Posted by BOOTHY2905:
“Wow it's got a processor!! Stop any members of the public and ask them why they buy apple and I can tell you that it won't be because it's got blah blah blah.

And great its going to have a quad core processor. There are loads of quad core phones coming out so saying apple is better because there aren't any on sale in the uk yet doesn't mean anything.”

Nobody said that it was better, processor wise, than other phones coming out. What we said was that it makes it better than previous Apple models.
PiazzaCharlie
26-01-2012
Originally Posted by Rich_L:
“If people waited for the next best thing all the time, nobody would buy anything!!”

Nobody said anything about waiting of the next best thing all the time. But arguably, if there's a new model of something due out in a few weeks, it probably is worth waiting.
mikey86uk
29-01-2012
Originally Posted by PiazzaCharlie:
“Exactly.

It wasn't that the 4S was out of date spec wise when it was released, it was that it wasn't a new design, and wasn't actually called an iPhone 5.”

Although the 4S is the 5th iPhone
Mozitski
29-01-2012
Originally Posted by PiazzaCharlie:
“Nobody said anything about waiting of the next best thing all the time. But arguably, if there's a new model of something due out in a few weeks, it probably is worth waiting. ”

Hi

Is it confirmed that the ipad3 will be released in March as I may be getting an ipad2 soon but if this is the case, I'll be patient.
pumazooma
29-01-2012
Originally Posted by Mozitski:
“Hi

Is it confirmed that the ipad3 will be released in March as I may be getting an ipad2 soon but if this is the case, I'll be patient. ”

Apple have run roughly 12 month product cycles for a while now. It's odds on iPad3 will be somewhere between March and May.
Mozitski
29-01-2012
Originally Posted by pumazooma:
“Apple have run roughly 12 month product cycles for a while now. It's odds on iPad3 will be somewhere between March and May.”

Hm I see, it will be probably be uber expensive so I may just get the ipad 2.
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