Hi, Well, if you want to keep the device long term, then that is great for all aspects except 3G/4G/4Gplus - LTE.... over time the radio frequencies have varied a lot and they will vary more again -- this is the single best reason to sort of /force/ people to replace otherwise good mobiles; why put yourself through that with a tablet? My view is that the radio needs to be a separate device, as much as can be practical. You can more easily change your /main/ device, such as a phone or MiFi type of hardware and then tablets, netbooks, laptops and other devices can enjoy a longer life. Certainly make sure you have WiFi, but that's a given these days, then make sure you have enough storage options; it could be a wireless HDD of large capacity, or it could be lots of built in storage and/or ability to insert a micro SDXC card. Cheers A.