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01-21-2018, 06:45 PM

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joutlaw

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Originally Posted by Dshearer

I have a 2015 platinum ans we are about to venture on a cross country move. Is there a way to turn on wifi threw xm radio or cell provider? We have to run ipad for movies and such for the kid, lol. Anyone have best solution for this? Thanks in advance.

Streaming movies to an iPad over cellular is a great way to run up a nice cellular bill. An average HD movie on Netflix or Amazon could be 5-10GB. Look at your plan and limits (even if it says “unlimited”). For set plans you are likely to see $10/gigabyte once you go over. For unlimited plans, most throttle the service to speeds where you couldn’t watch Netflix. Downloading a movie or series to the device is the best option if you have space.

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01-21-2018, 07:34 PM

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Well then, i guess figure out easiest way. Download some movies. My ipad only has 16 gig drive. Might look into hotspot but then im sure ill need a big data plan. Thanks again all.

You can also look into a Seagate Wireless Plus hard drive. Its an external hard drive that has built in Wifi which allows your iPad or mobile device to connect to the drive to stream the content. I have one and its worked well as long as you have a power source for it.