Ipad 4th gen with ''cellular'' from the US?

vegetaleb

Hello!
My gf want an ipad 4th gen from the US because her bro lives there, there is a model called ipad retina with wifi and cellular 4G.
So if she get it from there, the Lebanese cellular cards wont work because we are in a 3G zone right?
Unless the ipads with 4G are also compatible with 3G?

Gamer

1st) Yes the ipad 4th generation aka ipad with retina display, is 3G compatible, Link 1, Link 2

2nd) No you don't need to purchase it from the US to communicate with her brother.

3rd) If she wants to use Facetime to communicate with her brother then it is better to stick to wifi

4th) If device is only used for Facetime, then it is better to get iPad 2, iPad 3, mini iPad, or iTouch

vegetaleb

Yes but taken from the review:

The cellular version of the iPad has two different flavors. There's a quad-band GSM/HSPA one with dual-band LTE and a CDMA version with quad-band GSM/HSPA and penta-band LTE. The cellular connectivity on the iPad 4 is used for data only, so native calls are out of the question.

So the dual band LTE wont work for sure,also it has to be unbranded (Verizon and co) right?

Gamer

There are 2 models of ipad 4 with cellular
Model A1459*

GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE (Bands 4 and 17)

Model A1460*

CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1900, 2100 MHz)
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5, 13, 25)

Model A1459 is the model you are looking for

Also Lebanon will have LTE this year

vegetaleb

Ok thanks!