Comments on: Why DID Apple Choose the MicroSIM for the iPad? http://www.geardiary.com/2010/01/29/why-did-apple-choose-the-microsim-for-the-ipad/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Drew Guttadorehttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/01/29/why-did-apple-choose-the-microsim-for-the-ipad/#comment-66570 Drew Guttadore Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:25:14 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=73155#comment-66570 Hi All, Its much bigger than AT&T and the USA... In many other countries there are multiple telecoms selling the iPhone today and presumably the iPad service in the near future. They will all need to alter their SIM practice towards this service. Another question is, will this drive the telecoms to structure their new data offerings along this new format.. Maybe the idea of a netbook or an iPAD with a GSM SIM can be in this new format. Time will tell. Drew Hi All, Its much bigger than AT&T and the USA… In many other countries there are multiple telecoms selling the iPhone today and presumably the iPad service in the near future. They will all need to alter their SIM practice towards this service. Another question is, will this drive the telecoms to structure their new data offerings along this new format.. Maybe the idea of a netbook or an iPAD with a GSM SIM can be in this new format. Time will tell. Drew

]]> By: SamPhttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/01/29/why-did-apple-choose-the-microsim-for-the-ipad/#comment-66529 SamP Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:40:42 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=73155#comment-66529 We could always hope that Qualcomm would produce a new generation of Gobi that was cheap enough and low power enough that more devices would use it... (I assume that its anemic adoption rate is mostly due to those two factors) We could always hope that Qualcomm would produce a new generation of Gobi that was cheap enough and low power enough that more devices would use it… (I assume that its anemic adoption rate is mostly due to those two factors)

]]> By: Thomas R. Hallhttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/01/29/why-did-apple-choose-the-microsim-for-the-ipad/#comment-66516 Thomas R. Hall Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:42:18 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=73155#comment-66516 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Great post on @geardiarysite about iPad's use of micro SIM. Heard about it on launch day, but impact didn't hit me. http://bit.ly/9LjOWM</span></span> Great post on @geardiarysite about iPad's use of micro SIM. Heard about it on launch day, but impact didn't hit me. http://bit.ly/9LjOWM

]]> By: JCHYBINSKIhttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/01/29/why-did-apple-choose-the-microsim-for-the-ipad/#comment-66498 JCHYBINSKI Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:23:57 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=73155#comment-66498 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @geardiarysite: Why DID Apple Choose the MicroSIM for the iPad? http://bit.ly/dCPVaD</span></span> RT @geardiarysite: Why DID Apple Choose the MicroSIM for the iPad? http://bit.ly/dCPVaD

]]> By: robcollingridgehttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/01/29/why-did-apple-choose-the-microsim-for-the-ipad/#comment-66495 robcollingridge Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:06:56 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=73155#comment-66495 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @gadgetfreaks Why DID Apple Choose the MicroSIM for the iPad http://bit.ly/b780Hv - Total control by Apple. When will they learn!</span></span> RT @gadgetfreaks Why DID Apple Choose the MicroSIM for the iPad http://bit.ly/b780Hv – Total control by Apple. When will they learn!

]]> By: Joel McLaughlinhttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/01/29/why-did-apple-choose-the-microsim-for-the-ipad/#comment-66500 Joel McLaughlin Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:21:45 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=73155#comment-66500 SamP: I realize AT&T and T-Mobile don't use the same frequencies. I don't have a beef with them. My beef is more with Apple. Unless AT&T talked Apple into making the iPad with ONLY their frequencies. Apple really should investigate moving to multiple carriers. At this point, people AREN'T going to switch to get an iPhone. They might want one but they can't get one. So they will be a Droid, a Hero, or a Nexus One because they look enough like the iPhone and run many of the same apps. Many people don't CARE if they have the iPhone. They just want one that works like it. SamP: I realize AT&T and T-Mobile don’t use the same frequencies. I don’t have a beef with them. My beef is more with Apple. Unless AT&T talked Apple into making the iPad with ONLY their frequencies.

Apple really should investigate moving to multiple carriers. At this point, people AREN’T going to switch to get an iPhone. They might want one but they can’t get one. So they will be a Droid, a Hero, or a Nexus One because they look enough like the iPhone and run many of the same apps. Many people don’t CARE if they have the iPhone. They just want one that works like it.

]]> By: Wira Kemala Tenghttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/01/29/why-did-apple-choose-the-microsim-for-the-ipad/#comment-66486 Wira Kemala Teng Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:59:06 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=73155#comment-66486 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Why oh why ? | Why DID Apple Choose the MicroSIM for the iPad? #gadgets http://bit.ly/b780Hv</span></span> Why oh why ? | Why DID Apple Choose the MicroSIM for the iPad? #gadgets http://bit.ly/b780Hv

]]> By: Gadget Freakshttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/01/29/why-did-apple-choose-the-microsim-for-the-ipad/#comment-66485 Gadget Freaks Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:50:45 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=73155#comment-66485 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Why DID Apple Choose the MicroSIM for the iPad? #gadgets http://bit.ly/b780Hv</span></span> Why DID Apple Choose the MicroSIM for the iPad? #gadgets http://bit.ly/b780Hv

]]> By: clipotech gadgetshttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/01/29/why-did-apple-choose-the-microsim-for-the-ipad/#comment-66480 clipotech gadgets Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:33:00 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=73155#comment-66480 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Why DID Apple Choose the MicroSIM for the iPad? http://goo.gl/fb/5Vxp http://j.mp/findmore</span></span> Why DID Apple Choose the MicroSIM for the iPad? http://goo.gl/fb/5Vxp http://j.mp/findmore

]]> By: Allistair Leehttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/01/29/why-did-apple-choose-the-microsim-for-the-ipad/#comment-66478 Allistair Lee Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:04:09 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=73155#comment-66478 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">GD: Why DID Apple Choose the MicroSIM for the iPad? http://bit.ly/dCPVaD</span></span> GD: Why DID Apple Choose the MicroSIM for the iPad? http://bit.ly/dCPVaD

]]> By: SamPhttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/01/29/why-did-apple-choose-the-microsim-for-the-ipad/#comment-66493 SamP Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:54:16 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=73155#comment-66493 Joel: I think there's a simple reason why T-Mobile is on different frequencies than AT&T: the more standard (well, US standard...) frequency bands are already being occupied by other networks. Joel: I think there’s a simple reason why T-Mobile is on different frequencies than AT&T: the more standard (well, US standard…) frequency bands are already being occupied by other networks.

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