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Yeah when I was with Giffgaff they allowed it no problem - just moved to Three and I get a tether blocking page
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I'd be interested to see a video comparing the mini to the 3rd gen iPad, if anyone has found one
Yeah when I was with Giffgaff they allowed it no problem - just moved to Three and I get a tether blocking page
I get the same. And three is unlimited where as O2 I didn't think was.
When they say, possibly sooner, definitely not later
My iPad 2 is giving me funny looks, I think it suspects something
I'm tempted to sell up and 'upgrade' to the mini, but I'll have to have a play with one first.
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Yeah when I was with Giffgaff they allowed it no problem - just moved to Three and I get a tether blocking page
My 3 payg sim from the rain forest is letting me tether my phone to my ipad np (not that I need to use it, just tried it for giggles).
Had a good play with the mini yesterday for the first time. Love the form factor and weight. Did not like the non retina display though. Put a magazine on it and the text was too fuzzy for me. Speed was ok but I will wait for the retina version and then it will be my perfect tablet.
Hmm really? When I tried a week or so ago I got a "Three Tethering Block" site after a few minutes of use :/
Do it!
Yeah when I was with Giffgaff they allowed it no problem - just moved to Three and I get a tether blocking page
I'm with Giffgaff and I can't tether. I'm on the £10 goodybag which now has limited internet but is supposed to allow tethering, whereas the £13 goodybag is unlimited but no tethering.
Popped into an Apple store this afternoon to take a look at the mini. Awesome little device and pretty tempted but you can definitely notice the text on web pages.
I currently have an iPad 2 and while I love it, and the text is OK but noticeable when compared to iPhone or 3rd/4th gen iPad.
Also it's a good 18 months old now so not sure I really wan't to side grade to the mini for the smaller screen and same resolution & cpu etc as I normally keep my iDevices for 2-3 years before considering an upgrade so the hardware's already looking a bit dated.
iPad Mini + retina really would be my perfect tablet.
I currently have an iPad 2 and while I love it, and the text is OK but noticeable when compared to iPhone or 3rd/4th gen iPad.
Also it's a good 18 months old now so not sure I really wan't to side grade to the mini for the smaller screen and same resolution & cpu etc as I normally keep my iDevices for 2-3 years before considering an upgrade so the hardware's already looking a bit dated.
iPad Mini + retina really would be my perfect tablet.
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Had a look myself today. Really frustrated.
The physical device itself is everything a small tablet should be. It is a joy to hold, it is ultra thin, it's light and it's nicely built. Perfection. Absolutely what I want in a tablet.
But...
The screen aspect ratio seems very poor for watching video - I tested a movie trailer and had more of the screen being used for black bars than I did for the actual video. Why do they insist on the 4:3 aspect ratio? Surely its a device thats going to be used for watching video, almost all of which is at least 16:9 these days? Very very frustrating.
The rest of the screen seemed ok - it's a shame its not higher res but browsing the web was fine.
The other criticisms I see no point in going back over as everyone knows the storage space is woeful and the prices charged for more space outrageous.
Real dilemma - I want one, but I feel it'll be frustrating for what I want to use it for. Grrrr.
Objectively speaking it would seem that almost every other tablet out there - certainly the Nexus 7 - is basically better. Better screen resolution, better CPU, better storage options, better pricing and a far better aspect ratio for multimedia. The Nexus 7 is on paper the ideal tablet and makes the iPad Mini look like a joke.
But then you hold the Nexus 7 and the iPad Mini back to back
The choice then comes down to a beautifully built, wonderful to hold yet functionally compromised tablet, or a well specified, functionally excellent, better value tablet that feels like a cheap toy.
I'm not sure I want either of those things. I want a well specified, functionally excellent and beautifully built 8" tab.
It would seem such a thing doesn't exist and I was dearly hoping the iPad mini would be it.
The physical device itself is everything a small tablet should be. It is a joy to hold, it is ultra thin, it's light and it's nicely built. Perfection. Absolutely what I want in a tablet.
But...
The screen aspect ratio seems very poor for watching video - I tested a movie trailer and had more of the screen being used for black bars than I did for the actual video. Why do they insist on the 4:3 aspect ratio? Surely its a device thats going to be used for watching video, almost all of which is at least 16:9 these days? Very very frustrating.
The rest of the screen seemed ok - it's a shame its not higher res but browsing the web was fine.
The other criticisms I see no point in going back over as everyone knows the storage space is woeful and the prices charged for more space outrageous.
Real dilemma - I want one, but I feel it'll be frustrating for what I want to use it for. Grrrr.
Objectively speaking it would seem that almost every other tablet out there - certainly the Nexus 7 - is basically better. Better screen resolution, better CPU, better storage options, better pricing and a far better aspect ratio for multimedia. The Nexus 7 is on paper the ideal tablet and makes the iPad Mini look like a joke.
But then you hold the Nexus 7 and the iPad Mini back to back
The choice then comes down to a beautifully built, wonderful to hold yet functionally compromised tablet, or a well specified, functionally excellent, better value tablet that feels like a cheap toy.
I'm not sure I want either of those things. I want a well specified, functionally excellent and beautifully built 8" tab.
It would seem such a thing doesn't exist and I was dearly hoping the iPad mini would be it.
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That'll be because you are on the cheaper iphone 5 tariff with 3, to get tethering you have to be on the one plan £36pm, It didnt used to be the case but since bringing in unlimited data they changed it.
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I feel the same way. I ended up recently ordering an iPad 4 which I think is the best of the bunch right now.
I was tempted by the Microsoft Surface but due to the lack of apps I decided to get the iPad now and consider what Microsoft has to offer in the next couple of years when I come to upgrade.