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Moot_Point 5,530 posts
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Registered 9 years agosport wrote:
Fix your own lighthouse!
Guys, I've got 4 "iPads" and 3 "iPad 2s". I have no idea what to do about getting the mini!!! HELP ME!
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yegon 6,511 posts
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Registered 18 years agoTHFourteen wrote:
Ace, ordered one. Saw some on Amazon, pricier and wayward reviews, so if you say it works, great.
yegon wrote:Three, 3 month, 3GB data sims for £11 of Amazon are amongst the best option for much cheapness, doubt there'll be nano sims for this though, and cutting them down looks tricky.
I use those sims too. Just get one of these, i got one for micro-sims and they work a treat
http://www.expansys.com/xbase-nanosim-card-cutter-includes-adaptor-236982/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=base&ito=1701
Now, to downgrade my Three One deal down to £15/month with no tethering.
Oh the joy of monthly rolling contracts.gif)
Oh the pain of talking to Three over the phone
. I cancelled a iPad data deal with them a couple of years ago, I was on the phone to India for over an hour, pfft.
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THFourteen wrote:
And if you trade it now then get the mini to trade next year you'll make a loss on two devices.
Aargh. wrote:
the value of the ipad 2 we have is already down. I have two weeks left to trade it in for £210 odd, otherwise if i wait till next year it will barely be worth £100.
Why not just keep the two iPads you already have then trade one of them in the future?
not to mention nobody is using the ipad 2 at the moment...
If no one is using the 2 then why would you start using the mini? -
MrWorf 64,193 posts
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Registered 20 years agoSurely it would be more cost effective to just go into a phone shop and ask to cut the sim card for you. -
yegon 6,511 posts
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Registered 18 years agoRazz wrote:
Do they even cut them given it takes a bite from the the actual metal down the sides? Besides, I'll be using it every few months so not fussed.
Surely it would be more cost effective to just go into a phone shop and ask to cut the sim card for you.
Edited by yegon at 11:47:49 24-10-2012 -
MrWorf 64,193 posts
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Registered 20 years agoAh cool, I thought it was just for one use. -
THFourteen 54,987 posts
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Registered 16 years ago@yegon
Er i haven't actually used that one yet! I used one to cut to micro sim... i don't have a device that needs nano sims! -
THFourteen 54,987 posts
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Registered 16 years ago@Aargh.
I have my reasons... plus sometimes you just want something shiny to play with. -
yegon 6,511 posts
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Registered 18 years agoWell, I'm sure it'll work. I've got a couple of old full size sims that are expired, I'll practise on them. -
mal 29,326 posts
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Registered 20 years agoYou can cut a nano SIM out of a micro SIM, but yeah, you do have to cut through the metal a bit. At least for the iPhone 5 you don't need to make it any thinner, I've heard - there's enough tolerance built in that it'll take a thick nano SIM just fine. Guess the Mini's likely to be similar. -
oceanmotion 17,358 posts
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Registered 18 years agoIs Skype supported with the camera on the front ? -
THFourteen 54,987 posts
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Registered 16 years agoHmmmm. Starting to wonder if i should be a dick and buy 2 and sell 1 on ebay.
/bad man. -
Tonka 31,980 posts
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Registered 18 years agoDo it! -
THFourteen 54,987 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI'll keep an eye on the prices and decide i guess. Its not like i'm lining up to buy 10.... is it... is it!?
probably wont even get any on the preorders tomorrow! -
dunny 602 posts
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Registered 16 years agoTHFourteen wrote:
Try tomorrow at 8am ans use the Apple store app on IOS (If you can. Seems to be quicker than the website when busy)- had no problems ordering an iPhone 5's that way .
I'll keep an eye on the prices and decide i guess. Its not like i'm lining up to buy 10.... is it... is it!?
probably wont even get any on the preorders tomorrow! -
Tonka 31,980 posts
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Registered 18 years agoIn the Promo video at 1:11 they have someones thumb planted bang in the middle of the screen and yet he is able to swipe.
Mockup or new magic feature that nullifies the need for fat bezels? -
Fab4 8,924 posts
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Registered 15 years agoTonka wrote:
From what I've read they have some form of SW magic that detects unintended touch gestures.
In the Promo video at 1:11 they have someones thumb planted bang in the middle of the screen and yet he is able to swipe.
Mockup or new magic feature that nullifies the need for fat bezels?
Edit: http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/10/23/ipad-mini-ignores-unintended-touches-near-bezel
Edited by Fab4 at 08:59:21 25-10-2012 -
Zomoniac 10,628 posts
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Registered 17 years agooceanmotion wrote:
It is on the phone so I'd be very surprised if it wasn't on this.
Is Skype supported with the camera on the front ? -
jasondonervan 98 posts
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Registered 10 years agoI can't wait to get some CAVE shooters running on the Mini - it's the perfect form factor for them (and Jeff Minter games!).
I hope someone is working on an iCade device for the Mini. I never got around to getting one for my iPad (which I'm selling off now), but it would be a perfect fit.
Edited by jasondonervan at 10:05:04 25-10-2012 -
Tonka 31,980 posts
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Registered 18 years ago@Fab4 Cool! About time too. Wouldn't mind having that on my iPad2 -
yegon 6,511 posts
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Registered 18 years agoReceived that nano sim cutter from Expansys, works a charm. Did a test run on an old sim, bunged that into my iPhone 5, fit fine. It was a dead sim though, so am just assuming it'd work. -
THFourteen 54,987 posts
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Registered 16 years agoGood stuff. I will send you my sim to cut down to save me buying one then 
and which model(s) are you buying tomorrow!? -
yegon 6,511 posts
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Registered 18 years agoBlack 16gb 3G. I normally go max capacity, but I baulk even at paying £369 given it'll be down the road the moment a retina version is released. £529 for a 3G 64gb is utter lunacy when you consider you're only about a tonne off a 3G 64gb 4th gen!!! Yeah yeah, I know £369 is only £130 less than a 4th gen 16gb 3G, but still. I'm paying for the convenience and portability, that's worth a lot in my book.
Going 3G this time since it'll leave the house a LOT.
How much useable space do you get with a 16gb typically? 13 or 14? Be like going back in time shrinking 1gb mkv's down to 16gb friendly sizes, but hey, I'll set a massive batch going one time and that'll be the end of it.
Edited by yegon at 12:24:37 25-10-2012 -
PrivateFloyd 5,464 posts
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Registered 14 years agoAny news on what time they go up for sale tomorrow? -
mrpon 37,367 posts
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Registered 15 years agoHas yours dropped another £40 yet floydy? -
tenofspades 1,805 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI think I might decide to be a mug and buy an iPod mini. I hope all the games autoscale to it. -
Moot_Point 5,530 posts
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Registered 9 years agoTonka wrote:
Ah, the size looks just right for what i need. Might wander into the Apple shop a little later to see if i can get one, and what offers they have (if any)
In the Promo video at 1:11 they have someones thumb planted bang in the middle of the screen and yet he is able to swipe.
Mockup or new magic feature that nullifies the need for fat bezels? -
THFourteen 54,987 posts
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Registered 16 years agoPrivateFloyd wrote:
Think its 8am but no confirmation.
Any news on what time they go up for sale tomorrow?
I think i will also go for the 16GB 3G. Toyed with skipping the 3G, but i would regret it, tethering is a pain in the backside, and if i'm on the train etc i dont want to have to be getting my phone out every five mins. Plus the whole point of it is work email which i cant get without interweb!
Probably arrive by december in time for my birthday -
@THFourteen I will tease you with how handy it is then. 
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. I cancelled a iPad data deal with them a couple of years ago, I was on the phone to India for over an hour, pfft.
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