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Why Apple's iPad Has Been Good For Sprint

Posted by timothy on from the one-more-thing-to-carry dept.

itwbennett writes "Today, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said in an interview with Om Malik that the iPad has been good to his company because many people are opting for the Wi-Fi only iPad and pairing it with Sprint's 3G/4G Overdrive MiFi device (which the company sells with a special Overdrive case for the iPad) rather than choosing an iPad 3G that is limited to AT&T's network."

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  1. Your "GPS" is wifi-based by rsborg · · Score: 4, Informative

    That's funny, GPS on my base model iPad works great.

    And won't work in the boonies.

    The iPad wifi "GPS" is based on wifi points, and can work somewhat in the city, just like the original iPhone did.

    There is no dedicated GPS chip in either.

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  2. iPad 3G is not locked by prichardson · · Score: 4, Informative

    Contrary to the summary and many comments here, the iPad is unlocked. It will take any micro-SIM.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad#Storage_and_SIM

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