Does anyone know how to do this yet with the iPhone 5? There was a hack to put an iPad SIM in the iPhone 4 & 4S, but isn't the SIM card different now in the iPhone 5?
It's a micro-SIM in the 5. Not sure why you'd want data only on it though.
I would LOVEEEE an iPhone 5 with data-only!!! I rarely have the need to talk. It's all txt via Google Voice app, surfing, etc. Only data stuff. I currently buy the minimum voice plan just because it's required by the carrier, and they require it because they know that if they didn't they'd lose a lot of monthly rev.
Another option is to go prepaid. It'll be more expensive, but there aren't a lot of options in this arena. Europe is a lot more flexible.
In theory you should be able to get an iPad plan and have the SIM swapped for a nanosim in-store.
Alternatively, get the iPad plan and cut the SIM down to size. There should be nothing preventing you from using an iPad SIM and plan in an iPhone. (You may have to fiddle with the APN settings though.)
Prepaid from which carrier? Does AT&T or Verizon really offer prepaid data-only for iPhone? Can you provide a link to carrier's page on this?
AT&T had caught people trying to do SIM swapping to share no-longer-available unlimited plans between devices. They warn you a few times, then deactivate the SIM requiring a call to CS before reactivation. Eventually, they'll just cancel your service for violating the T&C.
AT&T had caught people trying to do SIM swapping to share no-longer-available unlimited plans between devices. They warn you a few times, then deactivate the SIM requiring a call to CS before reactivation. Eventually, they'll just cancel your service for violating the T&C.
I'm not expecting an unlimited plan. I just want an iPhone 5 with data-only, even if it's capped. Does the hack work still for putting an iPad SIM into the iPhone? Can the iPad SIM really work in the iPhone 5 if physically trimmed down to size of the miccro sim?
For the past 2 years since 2010 when the original iPad was released, I have used an iPad data plan (grandfathered unlimited) in an iPhone 3GS and until last week an iPhone 4. I had to change the APN in those phones to Broadband to work, otherwise, data wont work if you just stick in the sim card. Now, I bought an iPhone 5 and an iPad mini, I transfered my data service to the iPad mini and was still able to keep the unlimited plan, now with LTE. The only problem is when I stick in the nano sim to the iPhone 5, LTE does not work. I downloaded the APN profile for data to work, but it only picks up 4G service, not LTE. I have LTE here in Los Angeles and the iPad mini shows full bars "LTE" but the iPhone 5 does not. Anybody have similar issues when sticking in a prepaid or other sim cards to the iPhone 5??
I'm not expecting an unlimited plan. I just want an iPhone 5 with data-only, even if it's capped. Does the hack work still for putting an iPad SIM into the iPhone? Can the iPad SIM really work in the iPhone 5 if physically trimmed down to size of the miccro sim?
I would LOVEEEE an iPhone 5 with data-only!!! I rarely have the need to talk. It's all txt via Google Voice app, surfing, etc. Only data stuff. I currently buy the minimum voice plan just because it's required by the carrier, and they require it because they know that if they didn't they'd lose a lot of monthly rev.
I can confirm that this works well on Verizon. Don't even have to mess with apn settings. I chopped an ipad sim down to size, poped it in my iphone5, and it has worked like a charm for 2 months now. Hard to do better than 10$ a month iphone5 data only plan.
Yes, the sim will work if cut and sanded. No, AT&T will not like it and your service will eventually be cut.