Just a heads up, you are going to be seeing the term "Penis Iron" a lot in the next few days. I am not making this up.
True. But for a full featured GPS app like TomTom that includes the maps, you'll only be using data for Google searches and the traffic service.Sam Posten said:That's not empirically true Michael, be careful. There ARE GPS tools that stream the maps to you and in those cases the answer is a resounding and expensive yes.
I've got the 200 MB data plan and use TomTom regularly, including with Google Searches. Maybe traffic uses a bit? I'd be surprised if it was significant.Originally Posted by Ronald Epstein /t/319090/official-new-ipad-3rd-generation-announcement-thread/240#post_3910564
Lastly, I am concerned about data. Will I have to subscribe to
a data plan to use the GPS and how much will it use?
Hot on the heels of our Retina Display analysis we have some more data for you: battery life of the new iPad. The chart above is our revamped web browser battery life test that we introduced in Part 2 of our Eee Pad Transformer Prime review. Despite the huge increase in battery capacity, battery life seems to be a bit lower than the iPad 2. The drop isn't huge but it does echo what we've seen in our subjective testing: the new iPad doesn't appear to last as long as the old one.
The drop on LTE is in line with what Apple claims you should expect: about an hour less than on WiFi.
Now for the killer. If you have an iPad on Verizon's LTE network and use it as a personal hotspot (not currently possible on the AT&T version), it will last you roughly 25.3 hours on a single charge. Obviously that's with the display turned off, but with a 42.5Wh battery driving Qualcomm's MDM9600 you get tons of life out of the new iPad as a personal hotspot.
Go to Settings/Store and make sure Automatic Downloads is enabled on both devices.WillG said:Question about using the iCloud to sync Apps and other media between devices.
I have the new iPad and an iPod touch. Since I got the iPad I have been purchasing some new apps. Supposedly these are supposed to automatically wirelessly sync with your other devices, but I can't seem to get it to work (and I do have the latest software updates for iTunes and the iPod). I know that for the iPod the instructions are that it needs to be connected to a power source, so I am plugging it into the wall. But, I can't seem to get anything to sync because the iPod indicates that my PC needs to be "available". The Sync Now option is grayed out because of this. Anyone know why this wouldn't work? My PC is on and connected to my wireless network as is my iPod
"Sync" might be the wrong word for what iCloud does. There's Automatic Downloads for Music, Apps, and Books purchased in the store: buy something on one device, and it auto-downloads on the others if it's turned on. Devices will backup to iCloud. For everything else, "the truth is in the cloud": your documents are stored there and you can pull them down whenever and wherever, but it doesn't try to keep them in sync across devices.WillG said:Question about using the iCloud to sync Apps and other media between devices.
I have the new iPad and an iPod touch. Since I got the iPad I have been purchasing some new apps. Supposedly these are supposed to automatically wirelessly sync with your other devices, but I can't seem to get it to work (and I do have the latest software updates for iTunes and the iPod). I know that for the iPod the instructions are that it needs to be connected to a power source, so I am plugging it into the wall. But, I can't seem to get anything to sync because the iPod indicates that my PC needs to be "available". The Sync Now option is grayed out because of this. Anyone know why this wouldn't work? My PC is on and connected to my wireless network as is my iPod
Originally Posted by Sam Posten /t/319090/official-new-ipad-3rd-generation-announcement-thread/270#post_3911196
Can you read and reply to posts on HTF? Sometimes. Usually it's a really crappy experience tho. It crashes Safari constantly and the interactive crap they keep foisting on us make the screen bounce all the hell over the place. It's a miserable experience at best. Don't even get me started on how stupid it is to not be able to disable tooltips on mobile.
The new iPad has voice recognition and can take dictation. So you can just speak whatever you need to post (although there will likely be some cleanup work that will need to be done) It's works pretty well for things like google searches, or ordering products on amazon etc.So, when I get to the States I'll probably get a case for the new iPad that has a keyboard.
Yeah, I believe I had everything set up right , had my iPod plugged into a wall outlet and iTunes open on my PC, but it seems that the device hasn't been finding my PC as "Available"To WillG's question: yes, iTunes must be running and its computer on wifi for iTunes WiFi sync to work. iCloud sync doesn't require any computer, just your device is online. It automatically happens when the devices gets plugged in (maybe that's a setting? that's how mine is set)
Oh, that's right! I forgot about voice recognition. That may just work. Do you think it can decipher my thick South Georgia accent?WillG said:The new iPad has voice recognition and can take dictation. So you can just speak whatever you need to post (although there will likely be some cleanup work that will need to be done) It's works pretty well for things like google searches, or ordering products on amazon etc.
Had you plugged the iPod into the computer first, and turned on WiFi syncing? After that, the iPod should appear as a connected device in iTunes whenever it's on the network. That's all I can think of.WillG said:Yeah, I believe I had everything set up right , had my iPod plugged into a wall outlet and iTunes open on my PC, but it seems that the device hasn't been finding my PC as "Available"