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Best 3G service for the IPad?
Lordy Lordy
05-07-2011
What I am looking for is a one off payment, no contract involved, PAYG card for an IPad. Who does the best deals and which service provider gives the best coverage?

Any help gratefully accepted.
Axegrinder91
05-07-2011
3's is the by far the biggest 3G network in the UK, you can pay £20.99 for 3GB of data for 3 months, or £10.49 for 1GB of data per month
Gormond
05-07-2011
T-Mobile PAYG and buy internet boosters at £20 for 6 month. They do have a 500MB fair usage but they aren't very strict with it.

http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/mobil...u-go/boosters/
moox
05-07-2011
3.

I don't know about the iPad, but you can get a SIM card with 3GB of data for £15, which lasts 3 months. On eBay etc they are slightly cheaper.

But they are fairly cheap, have the best 3G coverage (alongside T-Mobile), and are usually fairly good in terms of performance.
pottsyuk
05-07-2011
Grab this http://threestore.three.co.uk/dealsu...ode=1MB10GD014 - rather a good price and I am with 3 am am very happy with the quality
myromeo
06-07-2011
i too have a 3 sim in my ipad. simply payg, i rarely use 3G, normally on wifi so its handy to be able to use it as/when needed. its 50p for a days data (120mb I think?) which for very occasional use is ideal. in 3 months ive spent less than 2 quid on it!

of course if your going to use it more often a monthly plan would be better sense, maybe http://threestore.three.co.uk/dealsu...rcode=1SO0D011

fiver a month for 2gb?! pretty good!
Evanelpus
06-07-2011
Just got a 3gb 3 network sim card valid for 3 months for a tad under £15 off EBay.
Toilet-Duck
07-07-2011
Another vote for 3
Lordy Lordy
07-07-2011
I think I'll take a punt on the Ebay deal, sounds ok.
catinabasket
07-07-2011
I bought one of these which I think is good value at £10.99 for a 3 sim card for 3 months mobile broadband. It is not a micro sim and therefore has to be cut down to fit an iPad. Amazon sells a little gadget for the purpose.
Gormond
07-07-2011
After the initial three month you have to pay £10.49 a month on three which is expensive imo compared to £20 for 6 month on T-Mobile which is only £3.33 a month.
Tuvok
07-07-2011
Before comitting to and providers, use their websites to check coverage, remember that data coverage differs from phone coverage.

I have an Orange card in my iPad - I opted for the 5p per mb. When I took it out last year, It came with £10 free credit - I only use the mobile option once a month, so I stil have over £7 credit remaining!
moox
07-07-2011
Originally Posted by Gormond:
“After the initial three month you have to pay £10.49 a month on three which is expensive imo compared to £20 for 6 month on T-Mobile which is only £3.33 a month.”

Nothing stopping you buying another 3GB/90day sim for £11-ish on eBay.
Gormond
07-07-2011
Originally Posted by moox:
“Nothing stopping you buying another 3GB/90day sim for £11-ish on eBay.”

True but more hassle and people have a tendency of forgeting things like that.
catinabasket
07-07-2011
Originally Posted by catinabasket:
“I bought one of these which I think is good value at £10.99 for a 3 sim card for 3 months mobile broadband. It is not a micro sim and therefore has to be cut down to fit an iPad. Amazon sells a little gadget for the purpose.”

Sorry, I forgot to add the link:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Bro...0049127&sr=1-1
simonmoore
09-07-2011
Another vote for 3 here. I pay £7.50 per month for 1gb. I use to have a dongle until I switched to this plan when I got the iPad 1 last year never looked back. Some people might disagree but there customer care and support is top notch as well when I first got my dongle they sorted it out no problem when I struggled at first setting it up ( something to do both windows Vista). I am on a rolling month by month contract with the 30 days to cancel.
Last edited by simonmoore : 09-07-2011 at 17:30
Lordy Lordy
12-07-2011
Originally Posted by Lordy Lordy:
“I think I'll take a punt on the Ebay deal, sounds ok.”

Got one and I'm very happy with the 'mobile' aspect of my IPad. I still use my broadband connection around the house but find the 3 3G brilliant for out and about.
bprecey
12-07-2011
You get much better deals on a rolling monthly contract. You can end these easily with a months notice. I pay £15 for 10gig on Three.
the chimp
20-07-2011
On a 30 day rolling contract on t-mobile I pay £10.26 for unlimited Internet usage and 0.5gb downloads (normal Internet usage does not come off the download allowance).
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