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by lanaer 5858 days ago
Right, but if you bought the iPad, with the intent of getting service only when you needed it, and haven't yet needed it…
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Then your actual need for an unlimited bandwidth mobile service may be less strong than it felt.
Your reasoning there is flawed. I'm a heavy bandwidth user, but most of the time, I'm in my home or around town where I know of the WiFi hotspots. When I'm traveling, I'm sitting in airports or in places where I can't get WiFi easily. My bandwidth requirements don't change with my location, but the accessibility of non cellular networks does.
It's only been one month.