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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. It's an ill wind that blows no good by mveloso · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Indeed! Now all that needs to happen is for Sprint to sell a VoIP kit with an iPad/iPod Touch, MiFi, and Skype/Google Voice. Whoa nelly!

    1. Re:It's an ill wind that blows no good by hedwards · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Unless I'm greatly mistaken, that's already possible with some of the Android phones. I haven't personally tried it, but I believe it is possible with the Nexus One and presumably other phones of similar or better features.

  2. Pop Quiz by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    For what percentage of the American public is Sprint the fastest network? 5%?

  3. Or (c) buy the 3G iPad by SuperKendall · · Score: 1, Insightful

    It seems to me that the iPad should have just come with either

    Rather than your two overly technical options which sound just as annoying and don't give you WiFi for other devices, you could also just buy the 3G iPad which requires no contract and lets you go month to month buying service if you like.

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  4. Re:This is funny America home of the free by puto · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yes, I will take the locked phones instead of your high level of Aids, Malaria, and high unemployment. And of course the trafficking in Child labor. Yes you can stay in paradise.

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