IED Help Train Deploying Soldiers !,Becomeafanonfacebook |333333333333| withitsroomydisplay,slimprofileand10-hourbatterylife,theipadmakesforanidealtravelcompanion,especiallyifyouhavealongplaneflightinyourfuture.Butifyouplantotakethe3g-embeddedversionoftheipadoverseas,preparetopayupbigtimefortheprivilegeofroamingoninternational3gdatanetworks.At&thasrevealeditsinternationaldataplansfortheipad,appleinsiderreports,andapparentlythey"rethesameastheonesfortheiphonewhich,unlessyouhappentobedaddywarbucks,isnotgoodnews.Thecheapestinternational3gplanstartsat$24.99for20mbofmonthlydata(aspertheappleinsiderreport),whichcomesoutto$1.25permegabyte.Toputthatinperspective:theyahoo!Homepageweighsinataboutaquarterofamegabyte,soavisittoyahoo.Comviayour3gipadthroughat&tsinternationalroamingplanwillcostyoumorethanaquarter.Wanttocheckoutthenewsonthenewyorktimeshomepage,whichaveragesabouthalfamegabyte?That"llbe62cents,please.Checkyouremail(hopeyoudonthaveanyattachments)andwatchayoutubevideoortwo,andyou"llrunthroughyour20mballotmentinaheartbeat.At&tdoesofferotherinternationalplansforthe3gipadwithmoremonthlydata,butdontexpecttosavemuchcashbybuyinglargerbucketsofmegabytes.For$59.99,youcanget50mbamonthabout$1.20amegabytewhile$119.99getsyou100mbfor30days.Theonlyplanwithareasonablybigallotmentisthebiggest,priciestplan:$199.99for200mb,orabuckamegabyte.Thatsstillcuttingitclose,giventhatmostiphoneusersconsumeabout250mbofdataamonthandtoaddinsulttoinjury,at&tsdomestic3gipaddataplanincludesa250mboptionforamere$15amonth.Soyeah...Forthatmoney,i"dexpectagold-platedmicrosimtogowithmyinternationalroamingplan.(Andbytheway,donteventhinkaboutgoingoveryourmonthlyallottedmegabytes,oryou"llhavetopayahalf-centoveragechargeperkilobyte,orabout$5permegabyte.)Speakingofmicrosims:whataboutswappingouttheat&tmicrosimthatcomeswiththe3gipadforonefromalocaldatacarrier?Well,theoretically,thatspossible;onceappleannouncesipadavailabilityandpricingoverseasonmay10,wemighthaveasituationwhereyoucouldgetamicrosimwithalocalipad3gplanforaspecificcountry.Whetherthatactuallyhappens,though,isanotherquestion;anddontforget,themicrosimcardusedbytheipadisalotsmallerthanstandard,readilyavailablesimcardsyoufindinmostothergsmphones.Anotheroption,ofcourse,istosimplystickwithwi-fiwhenyou"retravelingabroadwiththeipad(oranysmartphone,laptopornetbook,forthatmatter).Asalways,though,becarefulaboutsendingunencryptedusernames,passwordsorothersensitivedataoveranopenwi-fihotspot.&Bull;appleinsider:at&tsinternationaldataplansforipadstartat$25for20mbbenpattersonisatechnologywriterforyahoo!News!!!!! |22222222|
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