I wasn't aware that you could get 3G for a month or so, that's actually pretty sweet. Still though, I prefer the wireless hotspot route. iOS does not have widgets. Its one of the shortcomings of iOS vs Android or even Windows and it doesn't look like it will be changing anytime soon. A widget allows you to place dynamic information directly on your home screens instead of just apps or folders. Most Android apps come with a widget. As an example, for my calendar I use the default Google calendar program. On my home screen, I have a widget which displayed the next 8 or so events that will be coming up. When one of them passes, it updates to remove that event and shows a new one on the bottom. Time, weather, stock tickers, sports scores, music controls, emails, scrollable contacts, it's all right there for you when you turn on your home screen. It saves a tremendous amount of time over having to actually open an app to get your information. While the UI is better on an iPad, widgets really make a tablet for me. There is just so much real estate on the home screens, I love having all my information a swipe or two away. Here are some examples, the first two images are Android tablets and the last is an iPad: http://cdn.alltouchtablet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/android-3.1-home-screen.jpg http://www.colbybrownphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Screenshot_2012-02-12-20-52-27-720x450.png http://www.ipadinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/iPad2HomeScreen.jpg