Kevin, Give me a little credit bro. I knew the obvious differences between the iPad and iPhone, but having heard so much about iPad specific apps, better processor, etc. I guess I was a little optimistic. I think I would be better served by going for the iPhone 5, but I would only feel good about that if the upgrade is significantly better than my iPhone 4S. Then I start thinking I could just wait until next year to get the 5S or whatever they're calling it. Decisions, decisions, but that's what you get when you're trying to stay productive on the road. At the very least I was hoping Dropbox would be accessible off-line since that's doable on notebooks.--Joe
Sent from my iPhone On Dec 11, 2012, at 9:09 PM, Kevin Barry <krba...@gmail.com> wrote: > I love my iPad 4 which I bought to replace an iPad 2 which has moved on to a > new owner. > My point was that an iPad and iPhone are both great but are different and > will not perform all the same functions equally and I would have thought > that more obvious. > Kevin > > At 08:51 PM 12/11/2012, you wrote: >> All sarcasm aside, I do believe that both iPad and iPhone have their place >> and will be useful to some and not as much to others. I think it highly >> depends on the needs of the user. It's already been discussed much on the >> list the differences between iPad and iPhone and why one chooses one over >> the other. Personally I'm fine without the iPad and perfectly happy with the >> iPhone, but someone like my wife and daughter would really enjoy the iPad >> for the kinds of things you can do on it VS the iPhone. For example, my >> daughter is sighted and an avid reader. Reading books on her iPhone is not >> as fun as it is on the iPad because of the text size and because of more >> scrolling which is done from the iPhone, but the iPad is perfect for her >> socialization, email, and book reading needs. >> >> So, I imagine that eventually the girls in my life will convince me to get >> one or both of them an iPad. Until then, scroll scroll scroll from the >> iPhone. I keep telling them to just use Nook and Voice Over and let it do >> all the work. Or better yet, Audible books. But no one listens to me. >> <smile>. >> >> -- >> Raul A. Gallegos >> "I used to sell furniture for a living. The trouble was, it was my own." - >> Les Dawson >> Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com >> Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 >> Facebook: http://facebook.com/rau47 >> >> On 12/11/2012 8:44 PM, Kevin Barry wrote: >>> Why on earth would you think a device without cellular connectivity and >>> that has a ten inch screen would be useful as a commuter device? >>> There is this new thing out; called an iPhone I beleive. >>> Try that. >>> >>> At 08:21 PM 12/11/2012, you wrote: >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> So I'm not really an iPad hater. Still, made you think, didn't it? >>>> >>>> Anyway, I got an iPad 4th gen as a surprise. Honestly, I don't get it. >>>> It's the oversized iPhone I feared. The single best feature I can >>>> point to is the four-finger swipe to switch between apps. Otherwise, >>>> without 3G access, I can't access Dropbox outside of wireless range. >>>> Only one of my text editors will give me some access to the Dropbox >>>> file structure, but overall this doesn't work as the commuter tool I >>>> was hoping for. >>>> >>>> Where am I going wrong? Are there apps that let you read Dropbox files >>>> outside of wireless range, or is 3G really needed to make this a >>>> viable commuter device? I'm thinking I'd be better off upgrading to >>>> the iPhone 5 for the faster processor and 4G connections, but before >>>> selling off this unit, I want to make sure I'm giving it a fair shake. >>>> Right now it just feels like one big ass screen that feels more >>>> awkward than useful. 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