When the iPad 3 came out I decided to go ahead and get it because I was in school and I didn't want to take my MacBook Pro with me to class everyday. The LTE model was perfect and at the time you could only choose between Verizon and AT&T (maybe Sprint too). After quick research we found out that the Verizon iPad was global and it would work on AT&T LTE as well as Verizon. I needed to be sure I could be free with my iPad in the long run, be it with Verizon or AT&T. T-Mobile upgraded their 3G/HSPA+ network earlier last year so I was able to start using T-Mobile since that is my phone carrier, instead of Verizon with their expensive, yet small data plan sizes. I was only receiving 3G (icon showing 3G) speeds, but now that I've upgraded to 7.0.4 a surprisingly new icon popped up, and that was 4G. I'm glad to see that on my iPad now. I never thought I'd see that upgrade.
Felt like sharing a story and at the same time letting you all know that Verizon's iPad 3 will work on T-Mobile's 4G network. I don't see an option for LTE and I'm not sure the bands actually support T-Mobile's LTE but I used the same APN that is used in my iPhone 5s, which is:
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Felt like sharing a story and at the same time letting you all know that Verizon's iPad 3 will work on T-Mobile's 4G network. I don't see an option for LTE and I'm not sure the bands actually support T-Mobile's LTE but I used the same APN that is used in my iPhone 5s, which is:
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