http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/ Engadget Comments for AT&T CEO: iPad will be mostly used on WiFi, won't drive many new 3G subscriptions http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Mar 3rd 2010 5:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Mar 3rd 2010 7:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/
jobs is smiling!]]>Mar 3rd 2010 8:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/
lol im only jk'in folks]]>Mar 3rd 2010 8:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/
lol, yeah at&t is just saying we cant handle the loads, but then they are assuming a lot of things...]]>Mar 3rd 2010 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Mar 3rd 2010 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://bit.ly/ipad-debacle-examined]]>Mar 3rd 2010 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/
I think this is the first time I've said this:

This was an unnecessary article. Really. It even states that its not shocking news. Or news at all. nothing happened, we all agree.]]>Mar 4th 2010 12:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/
Why pay any extra?!]]>Mar 3rd 2010 5:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Mar 3rd 2010 6:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Mar 3rd 2010 6:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Well, Milestone, but I take your point.

However:
1) Milestone/Droid has better battery life anyway (based on my touch)
2) You don't pay $130 worth in battery though.
3) My point is, I can't see I'd need the connectivity that much on the go, so a phone or MiFi would suffice.

Even if you were to use it more, it'd be cheaper to use your old phone as a 3G-WiFi adapter, just keep it in a pocket or something, and then have all your battery reserved for calls and whatnot on your current phone.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 7:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/
I would get the wifi only ipad myself. Not that wifi is everywhere but when i'm not in a zone I've already got the iPhone (or if I was someone else android) which has only rarely left me wanting.

Then again my main reason for wanting an ipad is so I can propose/demo business solutions based around it for clients.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 8:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/
How are you going to give it 3G through your phone? Are you talking about a jailbroken iPhone? If so, the solution only applies to a small percentage of iPhone users.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Mar 3rd 2010 9:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/
Guys, I never ever said through an iPhone. I have a Milestone.

There is are Android apps (and WinMo, Blackberry, Symbian etc) to do this for any mobile with both 3G and WiFi radios.

I'd be surprised if there wasn't an iPhone app, but then, "user-confusion" I guess... Anyway, that wasn't my point because as a non-iPhone-user - it doesn't apply to me! And I'm selfish!]]>Mar 3rd 2010 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Why would you carry around both an iPad and an iPhone?]]>Mar 3rd 2010 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/
me = facepalm]]>Mar 3rd 2010 12:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/I say again, I DO NOT HAVE AN iPHONE.

If I did, the answer would be on holiday. I need to make calls, I also want to watch 720p movies on the plane.

BUT I DONT HAVE AN iPHONE.

@BigJayDogg3
Me = Facepalm if this carries on much longer..]]>Mar 3rd 2010 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Mar 3rd 2010 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/xD]]>Mar 3rd 2010 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Mar 3rd 2010 5:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Mar 3rd 2010 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/
I think AT&T does have a point. iPad is something you'll want to take somewhere you can sit for a bit, not for texting-while-driving down the interstate. AT&T has also spent the last 3 years cornering the market on the WiFi hotspots. Pushing out Verizon and T-Mobile encouraging the best retail places to drop other companies and push out "free" WiFi. My take is that if you pay for the $15/month plan you will get ANY AT&T WiFi spot free (as iPhone subscribers already get them free with the premium cell/data plans) I see them tightening the conditions for the "free" WiFi that's everywhere now.... But I used to have hotspots for free under my DSL plan as well... I'd venture many people will bite for the iPad and not even realize the strings. That also reduces AT&Ts network load when basically anyplace you're stopping for more than a few minutes will automatically switch over to a land-line with free-WiFi.

This is why I get so upset with the FCC wanting to pass out more "discount bandwidth" when they won't put up a nice formal free replacement for WiFi in it's own non-sharing band. It's a good allocation of resources to use local WiFi with the high speed land lines for Data and Cable we already have. AT&T has essentially already solved the "bandwidth" problem for another few years. I'd imagine at some point AT&T, Comcast,Sprint etc will just build in WiFi and 4G repeaters into every landline they sell. As a customer you'd only be a few houses away from somebody on the same network... and it's all possible right now.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Mar 3rd 2010 5:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Mar 3rd 2010 5:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Mar 3rd 2010 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Mar 3rd 2010 5:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/
Hopefully you can load it up with magazines and newspapers and read them offline.

This would be an airplane traveler's dream device.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 5:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/The iPad just wasn't meant to leave the home. I wouldn't dare put it in a bag for fear of scratching the screen.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 5:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/
I don't see any reason why you can't take it with you when you travel, be that across town on a bus or across the planet on a plane. Just make sure it is properly protected and it would be fine. While I would certainly be expecting to use it mostly at home, when I do travel then I'd have no problem taking this with me. Frankly, I'd be more worried about transporting my laptop...]]>Mar 3rd 2010 6:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/
Thats what cases and/or screen shields are for. slap on a full body Invisible Shield and you will have no worries this thing is only about as wide and long as a netbook and thin as heckkk. Very portable. If it was only meant for the home it would be called an Imac....]]>Mar 3rd 2010 7:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/You don't have to worry about scratching the screen if you really want to use it. They have these really tough plastic skins that would adhere to the screen with a minimum of loss of touch sensitivity. Basically they would be scaled up versions of what they already sell for the iPhone and Touch and various other touch-screen devices.
http://www.zagg.com/?s_kwcid=TC%7C9984%7Ciphone%20clear%20skins%7C%7CS%7C%7C4753161643&gclid=COyms_fZnKACFUde2godfWBIeg]]>Mar 3rd 2010 8:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/
I can imagine some situations wich would be perfect for the iPad. My hobbies could become easier and better with it, imagine to do a fotoshoot and upload the images right from the dslr into the iPad, maybe upload it directly without carying 2 kg more for a notebook. Or with the band in a studio or on tour in the van, browsing in the internet :) Would be very nice....]]>Mar 3rd 2010 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/I wouldn't advise using those Zagg skins. I bought one for my iTouch and it's a horrible looking piece of crap... Not only it will have permanent bubbles but it's has terrible clarity and you can see it right away. $.99 skins from eBay work much better.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Mar 3rd 2010 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Mar 3rd 2010 5:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Mar 3rd 2010 5:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Mar 3rd 2010 5:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/
Now if only Apple weren't charging an arm and a leg for a $10 chip inclusion...]]>Mar 3rd 2010 5:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/
Last i checked it was 130 for the 3g capability which is what you pay for any prepaid broadband card. I agree that its probably a few dollars if not a few cents to make this happen, but 100-150 is the going rate for prepaid broadband units nowadays]]>Mar 3rd 2010 7:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Mar 3rd 2010 7:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Mar 3rd 2010 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Mar 3rd 2010 6:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Mar 3rd 2010 6:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/
Oh, please. Those are the worst reasons not to use the iPad that I've ever heard, with the single exception that it has an Apple logo on it. Cameras on a device like this are entirely useless, front- or rear-facing, and the OS is the reason why the whole thing works. Seriously, what difference does it make that the OS was first used on a cellular telephone? All that means is that it works very well for touch-based interaction and has very little power requirements.

Seriously, how on earth were you planning to take photographs with a tablet device? It's hard enough to take a reasonable picture with a cellular telephone let alone holding something like this like you are Moses. The form factor is all wrong for photography.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 6:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Mar 3rd 2010 6:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/
"no ports for peripherals"

Now, that's actually a good argument against the device. I think the rest of the arguments are bunk but that's a good one. It could be that Apple is expecting wireless connections to be used with peripherals (WiFi or Bluetooth) but there aren't enough devices that will support this yet to give it a decent ecosystem. An SD Card slot would certainly be useful.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 6:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/Mar 3rd 2010 6:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/atandt-ceo-ipad-will-be-mostly-used-on-wifi-wont-drive-many-new/
I just don't see a device like this being good for video conferences. Unless you hold it parallel to your face, which will either require a stand or reasonable arm strength, then your audience is going to be looking up your nose or you are going to be hunched over it. Ergonomically it just sounds awful. Perhaps this is something that needs to be tried but I just don't see this as being a good way to do a video conference. A camera built into a dock device for the iPad, on the other hand, could be a decent solution with the exception that it sacrifices portability.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 6:23AM