I have seen some reports of needing 3G service. Wifi is thru the air and has a short radius before dying out.
There should be a wifi card in the new iPad.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad
Evidently there are two models. 3G you pay a phone service for.
Wifi connects thru the air to a signal. In your home with DSL, that is a cable system. Connected to a router, creates an in the air signal called wifi... which laptops can connect to without a phone card. The iPad has both versions.
Where we are upNorth, hubby's business computer with 3G sprint could only connect 2G default and that was infinitely SLOW.
Not all places connect well yet with 3G. In big cities where you are should be okay. Out in the country, less good.
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