When buying tablets, many are faced with a choice problem. Which model to buy - wifi or wifi + 3g? The first type is cheaper, but its possibilities are somewhat limited. Is it worth paying extra for access to 3G if you still won't use this technology?
How to choose an iPad model
First, try to predict where you will use the Internet. If you plan to go online exclusively at home, and there you have a wifi network, then you definitely do not need to overpay for a model with 3g. The main thing is not to forget to pay for the Internet on time.
Still, most of us use the Internet outside of the home. And here it is important to consider what you will need the Internet for and whether there are alternative access points to it. For example, if you have closed all social networks and personal mailboxes at work, and it is very important for you to have constant access to them, then it would be advisable for you to get a tablet with 3g.
Don't forget that iPad supports micro-SIM format. Ordinary SIM cards will not work for him.
In general, in the event that it is vital for you to always stay in touch, instantly learn about new messages in mail, social networks and messengers, then a model with 3g is simply necessary for you. It's another matter if you already have a phone with connected (and paid) Internet. Some smartphone models can be used as a wifi hotspot.
Another option for accessing the wifi network is numerous cafes and other public places. Indeed, why pay for the Internet when it is handed out for free on every corner? But here a number of circumstances should be taken into account.
Firstly, just for the sake of checking your mail, it is not always convenient to go to the same McDonald's. Secondly, these access points do not always work stably. Sometimes it is not possible to connect even from the fifth time. And the speed may be lower than expected, and some VKontakte photo may take several minutes to load. Third, open wifi networks are not secure. You should not use the Internet bank through such a connection, and it is also highly undesirable to enter passwords and other secret data.
All this together creates such inconveniences that it will often be easier to overpay several thousand rubles and pay for mobile Internet than to endure them.
Can a phone replace a tablet?
Of course, it is more convenient to play on a tablet, open websites, use most applications and do a lot of other things. But does all this necessarily require the Internet?
If the phone could fully replace the tablet, then Steve Jobs would not release his ipad.
For example, it is quite possible to exchange messages on social networks and messengers, check mail, open “light sites” from your smartphone. If your "traveling" needs are limited to this functionality, and you are ready to put off online games and sites with many pictures until you go home, then buying two SIM cards and paying monthly for the Internet for each of them is not at all necessary. A model with wifi will be enough for you. If you want to use the tablet to its fullest anywhere and anytime, then access to 3g will not be superfluous.
There is one more trick. Internet can be shared from phone to tablet. Modern smartphones allow you to turn them into wifi hotspots to which you can connect various devices. Make sure in advance that your phone supports this feature, or rather test it before buying a tablet. It should be borne in mind that for tablets, the Internet should be more powerful than for phones. Someone may show it is more convenient to just use a tablet with 3g.
Summarizing all that has been said, we can draw a conclusion. If you need the Internet on the ipad everywhere and always, then it will be difficult to do without a 3g model, although it will cost more. If you are ready to be patient to the house or temporarily get by with a phone, then a model with wifi will be enough. The final choice is yours anyway.
