[NumberFiveAlive]

That's not a valid comparison. The iPad with 3G does not include the cost of the data connection. This includes a 100MB/month connection with the cost of the subscription.

[moe]

Well, 100MB is roughly 30 minutes of youtube.

So if you intend to do anything other than checking your e-mail over that connection then you'd better factor in the cost for a real data plan.