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Cybix · #61 (**permalink**) 8th February 2010, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by LevMac

Guys, can we actually get a device like a MiFi here in Australia yet??
It would be awesome if they are available...

yes. I have one. dick smith still sell it. under "virgin" brand.

It's brilliant.

nbetts · #62 (**permalink**) 8th February 2010, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew T Chadwick

Now I know where to find a second hand iPad, and by the way ClockWork i pissed myself over you'r evil plan.

your welcome to it

Maybe i should Pre List it in the for sale forums for late april. But i cant put a pic of it

zaca · #63 (**permalink**) 8th February 2010, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Cybix

yes. I have one. dick smith still sell it. under "virgin" brand.

It's brilliant.

Can you use a telstra or vodafone sim with it??

Cybix · #64 (**permalink**) 8th February 2010, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by zaca

Can you use a telstra or vodafone sim with it??

yeah, after you've recharged it with $80 of credit.. which I've done. I still use the virgin sim... the Optus network isn't too bad in W.A.

LevMac · #65 (**permalink**) 9th February 2010, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Cybix

yeah, after you've recharged it with $80 of credit.. which I've done. I still use the virgin sim... the Optus network isn't too bad in W.A.

Thats awesome Cybix, thanks for the info mate ! I will have to check them out, this would mean that I could take my Vodafone sim out of my iPhone, chuck it into the MiFi then connect to it via the iPad WiFi ..........

However, is the MiFi a usb plug in device ? That would mean I would need to carry a notebook for it to plug into ? I have seen the MiFi devices overseas which is just a standalone device without needing it to be plugged in via USB ?

canonafficionado · #66 (**permalink**) 9th February 2010, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by LevMac

Don't mean to take this off topic, but that NetShare app is no longer available, so looks like the only way of doing this is by Jailbreaking, which I wouldn't wanna do

Shouldn't it just be able to work by getting the iPhone doing tethering via bluetooth and the iPad picks that up (just like tethering the net from iphone to macbook). iPad has bluetooth right, so it should work?

dolbinau · #67 (**permalink**) 9th February 2010, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by canonafficionado

Shouldn't it just be able to work by getting the iPhone doing tethering via bluetooth and the iPad picks that up (just like tethering the net from iphone to macbook). iPad has bluetooth right, so it should work?

The thought is Apple will deliberately stop this from working, in order to increase sales of the 3G model (or at least make the 3G model 'important').

kevinnugent · #68 (**permalink**) 9th February 2010, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by LevMac

Thats awesome Cybix, thanks for the info mate ! I will have to check them out, this would mean that I could take my Vodafone sim out of my iPhone, chuck it into the MiFi then connect to it via the iPad WiFi ..........

However, is the MiFi a usb plug in device ? That would mean I would need to carry a notebook for it to plug into ? I have seen the MiFi devices overseas which is just a standalone device without needing it to be plugged in via USB ?

They stand alone, LevMac. Brilliant little things. I'm going to pick one up this week anyway, and sell my USB 3G stick from Vodafone.

Silver · #69 (**permalink**) 9th February 2010, 04:29 PM

I will be in Melbourne for one week in the middle of March. This will be my first visit to an official Apple Store, and if there's one there, I'd certainly be buying. Otherwise, I probably won't get one till rev 2.

Cybix · #70 (**permalink**) 9th February 2010, 05:09 PM

stand alone, like a bar of soap, only thinner... lasts 4-6hrs on a charge, charges off USB, can also be used as a USB modem. Hosts up to 3 devices on wifi. EG iPhone, iPad, PSP, or whatever you're carrying... Also a very handy portable AP for connecting multiple machines (instant anywhere LAN)

ChrisG · #71 (**permalink**) 9th February 2010, 05:38 PM

When Steve Jobs stated in the keynote that it was going to be released 60 days from when it was announced, is that 100% confirmed, as in internationally. Because I would be pretty embarrassed if I turned up the night before and no one came, only to find out it wasn't being released

TheKeddi · #72 (**permalink**) 9th February 2010, 05:53 PM

They will give proper release dates closer to the time I would think.

zaca · #73 (**permalink**) 9th February 2010, 06:01 PM

Apple - iPad - The best way to experience the web, email & photos

and it says:
"Wi-Fi models shipping in late March.
3G models shipping in April*."

so it is likely to be any time from the 25th onward, and they wouldnt just release it on a random day. They want the lines. Lines = Press.

Japester · #74 (**permalink**) 9th February 2010, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by zaca

...and it says:
"Wi-Fi models shipping in late March.
3G models shipping in April*."

so it is likely to be any time from the 25th onward, and they wouldnt just release it on a random day. They want the lines. Lines = Press.

From long experience, when Apple mentions a month, they usually mean "end of x month".

LevMac · #75 (**permalink**) 9th February 2010, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Cybix

stand alone, like a bar of soap, only thinner... lasts 4-6hrs on a charge, charges off USB, can also be used as a USB modem. Hosts up to 3 devices on wifi. EG iPhone, iPad, PSP, or whatever you're carrying... Also a very handy portable AP for connecting multiple machines (instant anywhere LAN)

Wow thats awesome

Cybix, check your PM....