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iPad Pro 2nd hand 11 pro 1TB worth it?
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Sounds good to me. If it is in clean condition, then I’d say go for it. LTE is a $150 option. And the $12.9” is like $200 dollars more expensive across the board than the 11” models.
Good point,
Make sure it is clean, if it has a carrier then you need to have them unlock it. Once unlocked I’d plug up to iTunes and do a full reset, and this will show all carriers in “settings cellular options”
^ and it’ll be a unlocked ipad, as if it were straight from apple.
^ This will greatly increase the value too.
I always found this view interesting, and many do share your opinion. For me it's the other way around - I had a cellular iPad Pro 1st gen and never used it (the cellular, not the iPad), and thus my 2nd and 3rd gen iPad Pros are wifi only. If I'm home or in the office, I have wifi and when I'm outside, on the street - I'm not going to pull out a 12.9" iPad to surf or check email. And, if I'm somewhere where I really need to use my iPad and there is no wifi, thanks to tha few taps connects the iPad to my iPhone's hotspot. So I really don't see the benefit. Where do you use your cellular connection with your iPad?
Well we can agree that a 12.9in ipad is not best suited for LTE. I have the same ipad, it doesn't have LTE and it's fine. Things are difference for a standard size ipad or an ipad mini (I have both, and both with LTE)
There are several points to consider with LTE:
1. Sounds obvious, but you need a dedicated SIM card. Some people find it crazy to spend more money but it really depends on what your carrier offers. I have an unlimited plan and for just $10 a month I can have a dedicated 2nd SIM to share the plan. For me it makes sense.
2. At home it can be useful if your ADSL / Fiber etc. has interruptions. It has happened to me, fortunately not often and in this case it's great not to have to rely only on your smartphone. However let's say that this is secondary, not a reason by itself.
3. I work at different locations, at most of them I have Wifi, but at one of them, twice per week, I don't.
4. On business trips / holiday (I have 4GB of roaming in my plan), LTE is essential in my opinion. If you travel once a year it may not make sense, but I tend to travel every month or every 2 months, between work and holidays.
5. On the street.... Well, I think here it's more a matter of what person you are... Are you someone that does most things of their smartphones? In that case, even bringing an ipad makes little sense. I tend to use my smartphones only for notifications, calls and photos. I hate writing on glass. I feel the need for a true keyboard for anything that is more than 5 words... unless I have no choice...
Also, multitasking is hard on a smartphone and much better on an ipad. Typical example: waiting at the doctor, dentist, etc., queuing, waiting for someone in general... If you are sitting you can do a lot of things with a keyboard and even if you are standing you can multitask quite a lot more with an ipad than with your smartphone....
By the way, yesterday, while working at the location where I don't have wifi, I tested using my Iphone SE as a dedicated modem. It worked perfectly. Problem is, I may forget to charge it since I rarely use it, contrary to my ipad... So I need to to always have a power bank with me just in case, 2 additional (small) things to carry... Having said that, the big advantage of the new ipad pros, is that they can charge your phone... So they make lack of LTE less of an issue if you have a dedicated smartphone/modem laying around... Again not a perfect solution, but it has the advantage of the additional freedom to choose which ipad or even laptop to carry with you if you have multiple devices
I have the 12.9 on cellular and while i don’t use it all the time i still take my iPad to work everyday and in my tech bag when i may need the bigger screen and for browsing that’s a good use case and for video/YouTube for example.
I certainly wasn’t keen on draining my iPhone battery by using hotspot personally. I have 20GB of data with my 12.9 pro and i barely use 2-3 GB a month but it’s nice to have if you ever do watch something on data plan.
I certainly wasn’t keen on draining my iPhone battery by using hotspot personally. I have 20GB of data with my 12.9 pro and i barely use 2-3 GB a month but it’s nice to have if you ever do watch something on data plan.
I tend to use my iPad for things that others probably use their phones for. I use the Pro 9.7 pretty much everywhere - in the office (no office wifi), in vehicles (I'm usually not driving), at the doctor's office, at airports, hotels, restaurants, etc. The LTE on my iPad is often way, way, way faster than public hotspots. Definitely faster than the Starbucks in my area and most hotels I've stayed in (like 5-10Mbps vs 0.2-1Mbps on public hotspots).
The Pro 12.9, usually just home and office (again, no office wifi), plus occasional travel.
LTE basically boils down to seamless experience to me. Some will consider it a luxury that might not be necessary while others such as myself demand it. I use my 12.9 for work and entertainment, and no matter where I use it I demand a seamless experience. Yes, as an entertainment device having internet everywhere without the need of connecting to a hotspot is a luxury. For me for work though it’s a must. Often times I’ll be at meetings and in the middle of a conversation have the unanticipated need to pull up email attachments or documents on my cloud drive or photos stored on the cloud at a moments notice. The burn rate of myself plus our staff and subconsultant staff can be insane at these meetings so messing around with connectivity issues while everyone is waiting for information is undesirable.
All of the above points needing LTE are excellent. I simply need it because my satellite internet is very slow around 1mbit in my house. So my iPad is my main source of internet, it will average around 70mbit, and sometimes 100mbit. I plug it in to my tv frequently to watch content. I could never go back to a WiFi only model, that is all that some people may need though. Most have that awesome luxury of 1gbit home internet.