ipad 2

[Zoigal]

Want to get an i pad for daughter who lives in Guadalajara,MX.
Should i get one with AT&T or Verizon access, or will either work?
She will use it basically for e mail/skype with family/friends in the USA
i imagine. She has wifi access in her house...thanks for any recommendations...z

[struggle4progress]

1. If it's mainly for email and skype, why buy an ipad, especially if she already has

a wifi connection at home?

[Zoigal]

3. .Basically because she is "computer challenged" and her

skype program doesn't work worth a d#@$. Am trying
to find out if she has wifi and i feel that she
will have more success with an Apple product....
thanks for the thought though...z

[Stinky The Clown]

2. If she has wifi, you need not get one with 3G (or is it 4G now?) access

The iPad will work great anywhere there's a wifi hotspot. Obviously, that includes home. But it also includes anyplace else. The 3G connection allows it to connect anyplace there's cellular service.

In Mexico, I have no clue if AT&T or Verizon is the right way to go. I would bet a locally bought iPad would be the better choice. That said, the AT&T version is supposedly an open, "global" system, while Verizon is proprietary.

I defer to those smarter than me on all of the above.

[Zoigal]

4. Thanks,Stinky...Am trying to find out

if she has wifi at home. She has problems with her
computer (uses a system that i'm not familiar with)
and can't get on skype for more than a couple of minutes
before it clicks off. Am trying to get her set up with an
Apple product on her visit next week because i doubt if
she could do it on her own. She is definitely "computer
challenged" IMO :)...Thanks for your thoughts though....z