IPad Air- anyone have it?11

Hildy

[Swordmaker]

I’ve been researching. We need the wi-fi + cellular version, and we live in crap land. ATT sucks, Verizon works, so it will have to be Verizon for the Ipad, but for smart phones, we are hosed. We either have to pay exorbitant monthly rates, or have really spotty coverage.

Why? Verizon offers iPhones. . . and you can have a reasonable shared rate plan for your family.

[Big Giant Head]

Verizon’s coverage drops off where I spend most of my work hours.

That is why I’m hosed on smart phones. I’m stuck in TracFone land unless I wanna pay monopoly pricing. As best as I can tell, it looks like I’ll have to pay about $110/month before any non-listed costs, like taxes.That’s for a plan that I could use effectively. I HAVE to have a phone, I’d LIKE to have a smart phone, I don’t NEED a smart phone, I just want. It’s not necessary, therefore $110 per month is ridiculous. Realistically, adding up the costs, I’m expecting it to go beyond $125.

I’m astonished at how people around here can have four and five smartphones in a single family.

[Swordmaker]

How would T-Mobile do for you? They offer iPhones off contract but you can buy the phone for about $22 a month. Everything plan is about $90 a month for three people. Then add three iPhones at $22/month. Comes to about $180/month after tax and license...

[Swordmaker]

I also know a cool way that you can get SPRINT with three iPhones under a plan that one of the company’s VPs allows general public to use employee rates... comes to $171 for three iPhones unlimited. Same coverage area as T-Mobile.