Hoytshooter

For those having problems with downloading with wifi I'd suggest checking to see what connection speed you have. WIFI can be very slow and is nowhere the speeds you get with DSL or cable. I don't download anything with wifi unless I absolutely have to. The one except if is I need to download something to my laptop in which case I'll let it down load via the wifi because I can do other things via my desktop which is hardwired into the cable.

I haven't used an iPad, don't have one. However I have and use my iPhone, when my caching partner has my GPS. I suspect the iPad GPS is similar in operation to the one in the iPhone and as such it uses signals from cell towers and other sources to ID your location. As such it is virtually useless if it is not able to get any cell tower signals, it needs at least two and more is better. As long as you can see the sky the GPS will work, some of the new ones even work quite well under heavy tree cover. Unless you have some very good reason for getting an iPad, I'd suggest you use some of that money for a good medium-priced GPS, some supplies and save the rest towards an upgrade if you decide you're serious about this crazy, wonderful past-time.

While I do have a partner I would not think of going caching without we are not listed as a team, though I do log everything as Hoyshooter and HurricaneK. However she does now have her own account so I'll probably end up logging us as a team and she'll probably also log some on her own account. She's actually been a bit better and finding things than I have though I've shown her up a few times.