Does one really need 3G if they already have a cell phone

Does one really need an iPad with 3G if they allready have a cell phone.

It depends on the situation. For some people, they may either not need the iPad to connect to the Internet when away from WIFi, or have an Internet-capable smartphone and can tether the iPad to the phone to use the data connection and don't mind carrying both. For others, that's either not possible or not practical, or they wish to have the GPS only available in the 3G iPad, not the WiFi-only iPad.
If you're asking whether you need 3G in an iPad, we can't guess without having more information about your needs.
Regards.

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If you do not use Java applets, it is recommended that you disable the Java web plug-in in your web browser.
How does one know whether or not they use "Java applets"?
Thanks.
URL: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5243

K.S. wrote:
dymar wrote:
Also, how would I know that a missing applet was causing some feature(s) not to work in a situation where no error mesage was returned?
Sometimes you have to dig to find out: http://earthnow.usgs.gov/earthnow_app.html
doesn't tell you directly, but it is mentioned in the FAQ that Java is required. If the content is appropriate, you can always ask here.
Thanks. According to that webpage, my "Java is out of date." When an error message like that is returned, I guess it's clear that "it's a Java problem." Presumably, one would then just go to java.com and download the applet if he/she wanted to view the webpage.
I was wondering more about situation when unexplained problems that involved missing Java applets weren't noted in error messages.
But maybe I'm worrying about something that doesn't really need to be worried about.

Seriously, does it really need to be a new version EVERYTIME I launch Firefox? Is it that buggy? It's super annoying.

Seriously, does it really need to be a new version EVERYTIME I launch Firefox? Is it that buggy? It's super annoying.
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened
== Asks me to update FIrefox.

Some different bugs do get fixed with every update, but most of the time you see an update it's because a security exploit was found.
And rather than wait a month or 2 months like Microsoft does, the Firefox team measures how bad the security exploit is and then based on that decides whether to release an immediate update or wait til the next scheduled release of Firefox, which is usually a month or more away.
This way you're protected from whatever the security problem was. And they usually group a couple of security fixes together before giving the new update. So you just don't get 1 fix per version.
So it's not like: Oops, found a security bug! Let's give everyone a new version now! Uh-oh found another one. Let's give a new version again right now!
Yes, it is a bit annoying to be asked to update so often but you can turn off updates if it really bothers you that much.
Although of course, there's like hundreds of Mozilla people that would advise against doing that. You know, security risks, and all that stuff. ;)

Does AppleTV really need an internet connection

Just a quick question - does AppleTV really need an internet connection. I am really struggling with the same syncing problems that many people describe on these forums. AppleTV will show on my devices now and again, it tries to authorise with iTunes, syncs for a while and as long as it is connected and showing in the device list I can view any of my movies, TV programs or music on my AppleTV.
But for some unknown reason the Apple TV fails to sync properly, disappears from the devices list and then tells me that there is no content stored on my AppleTV. Very frustrating as you can imagine. Everything checks out - I have good signal strength, can browse the iTunes store and Youtube but the syncing just isn't working.
I have read about problems with the BT Home Hub that I am using for my wireless network and despite taking the recommend steps to open the relevant ports on the hub to allow my AppleTV and computers to talk to each other properly I encounter the same problems.
As a solution I was thinking that I could buy a wireless router and create a network that is separate from the network that I have for the internet and try syncing through that. I don't really want to spend money on a new router unless it is likely to solve the problem.
What do you think?

Thanks for all the comments guys.
Latest update: I decided to try it and have had some success. I acquired a basic Netgear wireless router and set it up in isolation from my BT Home Hub network. I used the basic settings wizard and let it do it's thing.
The AppleTV does show in my devices list however it does disappear randomly every now and again. Syncing has worked although for some reason I can only sync one item at a time - leaving me to have to repeatedly hit sync on iTunes, which is irritating but much less than not being able to sync anything at all. I have since dedicated my old iBook to the new network to act as my media machine.
Conclusion: I'm not sold on this as a solution but as I'm not bothered about accessing the internet through AppleTV it suits me for now. I just wish that I had not bothered with AppleTV and just got a MacMini. For all the hassle and the usability issues I would gladly have paid the extra £200 or whatever.
When it works the AppleTV is great but when it doesn't I just want to throw it out of the window.

I just purchased Apple TV AND AIRPORT EXPRESS. I am questioning if I need it when I already have a Netgear Powerline AV 200 Adapter Kit XAVB2001. Does the Airport Express do the same thing?

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Does Macbook really needs adobe flash player download in order to watch video clips on the web?

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Your MacBook Air running Yosemite will need an updated version of the Flash Player plugin to play web content that is in the Flash format (not all video content is Flash; there is also HTML5 video, amongst others). If you are being prompted to update your Flash Player plugin, you may find the following article helpful:
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Does Aperture really need 25GB of thumbnails?

I know what thumbnails are and I understand that aperture needs them in order for me to view the files in the browser.
But for a 33K image library, does aperture really need 35GB of thumbnails? Surely each image only needs to be a few KB?
Is there any way to reduce the thumbnail foot print? It would enable me to comfortably store the Library on the boot SSD.
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Earlier versions of aperture3 had issues with generating thumbnails and ballooning size.
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HT201303 How can I reset my security answers ? I do not remember them, and Apple support just can help me if I remember one o more answers. I already have three Follow-ups: 237312883, 374526499 and 239690719 with no solution.

How can I reset my security answers ? I do not remember them, and Apple support just can help me if I remember one o more answers. I already have three Follow-ups: 237312883, 374526499 and 239690719 with no solution.

Reset Security Questions
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Manage My Apple ID
Or you can email iTunes Support at iTunes Store Support.
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1. Go to: Apple Express Lane;
2. Under Product Categories choose iTunes;
3. Then choose iTunes Store;
4. Then choose Account Management;
5. Now choose iTunes Store Security and answer the bullet questions, then click
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I got some help from an apple assistant on the phone. It is kind of round about way to get in.
Here is what he said to do and it is working for me...
a. on the device that is asking you for the security questions go to "settings", > "store" >
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b. Tap on payment information and add a credit/debit card of your preference then select
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c. sign out and back into iTunes on the device by going to "settings"> "store" > tap the
      Apple ID and choose "sign-out" > Tap "sign -in" > "use existing Apple ID" and you
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d. At this time you can remove the card by going back in to edit the payment info and
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      should now be able to use your iTunes store credit without answering the security
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It's working for me ...I just have to put in my 3 digit security pin from the credit card I am using.
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My iPhone crashing after latest IOS Update. Screen is not working anymore. I cannot use buttons, the screen is freezing up.Only thing I am able, is to 'restart' the phone. Now it does it after 5 minutes itself! Already removed en reset phone, no success!

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Both my kids iPads are using my Apple ID if I give them both their own will they loose the existing apps they already have on their iPads?

Both my kids iPads are using my Apple ID if I give them both their own will they loose the existing apps they already have on their iPads?

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I have two cell phone, different numbers. Each has their own apple id. How can i merge them so apps on one show on the other but keep their emails addresses separate on their own phone?

Have two cell phones, different numbers. Each has their own apple id. How can I merge them so apps purchased on one phone show on the other. But.as each has their own email address, I want to keep these email addresses separate on their own phone? Thanks.

We do this in my family now. We have one account for purchases, so it is used to share music and apps (I think that is in Settings/iTunes & App Stores). Each iDevice has this configured.
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Bought a new Mac and iTunes won't let me sync new music to my phone because I used to sync it in my old Mac. How can I sync with the new PC with out loosing the music I already have in my phone?

Copy everything from your old computer to your new one then sync.
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Does one really need 3G if they already have a cell phone

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