Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4g + ipad data sim?

Detrias · Nov 29, 2011, 08:13 AM

My question is if the mobile hotspot elevate 4g (currently offered by at&t with a minimum 5Gb data plan for 50$) is purchased out of contract, can i swap in my iPad 2Gb at&t data plan to it? Or is it just not compatible? I ask because i feel like 5Gb would be a bit of an overkill for my needs, and the $25 iPad plan is perfect for me. I have read around that uses the same micro sim card that the iPad does but not info related directed towards my question

For the record i live in a city with 4g coverage already deployed and with heavy hspa+ coverage, so is it possible? Even if it requires some tinkering i don't mind. If i were willing to buy it for the sake of trying it and it didn't worked, whats at&t return period for mobile hotspots?

Any feedback regarding my issue would be greatly appreciated, good day

sashakla · Feb 16, 2012, 01:49 PM

Hey, were you able to confirm either way?
I am also thinking of using my iPad 3G SIM card with the device - would like to know if it works BEFORE I buy it

candrist · 02:51 PM

This should work just fine. The iPad uses the APN of "Broadband" and so does the AT&T Elevate. You may have to get a new LTE micro sim though.

Detrias · Mar 11, 2012, 07:22 PM

I can confirm this indeed works, thankfully i was still on the return period and I'm now waiting for the iPad 3 with the LTE built in. For anyone else who either goes with the wifi only version or an earlier one, this is a great alternative for tethering. Also you have to buy the elevate at the retail price if you don't want to be obligated to sign into a 5GB data plan contract.

DjPiLL · Mar 21, 2012, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by candrist

This should work just fine. The iPad uses the APN of "Broadband" and so does the AT&T Elevate. You may have to get a new LTE micro sim though.

How did you get around the issue of the Elevate requiring a regular sized sim and the ipad requiring the micro sim?

I would like to purchase one data plan sim to use in both an Elevate and an ipad 3. Wondering if I should get a sim provisioned for the ipad 3 and use that in the elevate, or get the sim provisioned for the elevate and use that in the ipad 3.

I already have the elevate so I am out of contracts and such. Thanks in advance.

drkstar · Mar 28, 2012, 08:43 PM

Any update on this? Thinking about going down this route...

Thanks...

Quote:

Originally Posted by DjPiLL

How did you get around the issue of the Elevate requiring a regular sized sim and the ipad requiring the micro sim?

I would like to purchase one data plan sim to use in both an Elevate and an ipad 3. Wondering if I should get a sim provisioned for the ipad 3 and use that in the elevate, or get the sim provisioned for the elevate and use that in the ipad 3.

I already have the elevate so I am out of contracts and such. Thanks in advance.

doofoo · Mar 31, 2012, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drkstar

Any update on this? Thinking about going down this route...

Thanks...

Curious about this as well. I have a ipad3 with unlimited lte that I would like to share with an elevate device, or some other mifi type device without paying for another entire service plan while on the road.

Anyone done it? Do any of the devices use the micro sim?

drkstar · Mar 31, 2012, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doofoo

Curious about this as well. I have a ipad3 with unlimited lte that I would like to share with an elevate device, or some other mifi type device without paying for another entire service plan while on the road.

Anyone done it? Do any of the devices use the micro sim?

Purchased an unlocked Elevate 4G Hotspot with no contract and micoSIM card adapter from Amazon...

will report back next week...

doofoo · Mar 31, 2012, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drkstar

Purchased an unlocked Elevate 4G Hotspot with no contract and micoSIM card adapter from Amazon...

will report back next week...

I just picked up a Elevate 4G Hotspot today as well. I just went ahead and signed up for the 5G for now since I currently have a old Sprint 3G MIFI I pay $60 for the past 4+ years, it is horrible on the road so I am going to cancel that.

I'll try my ATT iPad 4G Unlimited microsim when I get home on Monday/Tuesday.

I hate having to worry about limits. I would pay $100/mo to have unlimited within reason or throttled after some certain limit instead of just starting to pay overages.. I hate overage charges.

doofoo · Apr 2, 2012, 10:47 PM

I can confirm it works great.. I just tested the Elevate with my iPad card. Saves me from having to pay for 2 monthly fee's

drkstar · Apr 3, 2012, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doofoo

I can confirm it works great.. I just tested the Elevate with my iPad card. Saves me from having to pay for 2 monthly fee's

Great News!
My Elevate 4G is in route...

drkstar · Apr 7, 2012, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doofoo

I can confirm it works great.. I just tested the Elevate with my iPad card. Saves me from having to pay for 2 monthly fee's

Can confirm also that it works great... just need a micro SIM -> SIM adapter...

ebika · Apr 12, 2012, 04:56 PM

Thanks for all the replies in this thread. I have an Elevate 4G is on its way to me so I can use my my iPad 3rd gen unlimited AT&T LTE plan SIM.

GunsandGadgets · Oct 3, 2012, 08:49 AM

I've had my ipad unlimited data plan in an at&t elevate for a few months now and it works great. I use it to keep my ipod touch and Google nexus 7 tablet online.

But now I'm considering buying an unlimited plan off of someone to put in my ipad and give it to my wife.

Would this work?

My concern is that my original plan is still associated with the ipad and putting in a new plan would some how cancel the original that is now in my elevate.

Anyone have any experience with this? Thanks.

iphone5att64 · Nov 10, 2012, 10:38 PM

Do you get LTE speed on the Elevate 4G with a 3G SIM from an iPad 1 or 2?

mwchris · Jan 1, 2013, 05:22 PM

Have any of you been able to confirm using an iphone sim with an unlimited data plan in a mobile hotspot? Will the Elevate recgonize the sim?

I want to do away with my internet at home as I am not home often. I can add a dumb phone to my account for $10. So I was thinking of taking my iPhone unlimited sim, forwarding the phone calls to the new phone, and putting the sim in a mobile hotspot.

What do you guys think?

wordoflife · Jan 1, 2013, 09:27 PM

also worth mentioning, Verizon ipads have free tethering. That's why I went with Verizon even though I was originally going with AT&T

einmusiker · Jan 1, 2013, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wordoflife

also worth mentioning, Verizon ipads have free tethering. That's why I went with Verizon even though I was originally going with AT&T

I was gona say... why not just use the free hotspot on the iPad? That's what I do better than swapping sims around

wordoflife · Jan 1, 2013, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by einmusiker

I was gona say... why not just use the free hotspot on the iPad? That's what I do better than swapping sims around

Yeah, i agree.
at&t doens't allow it unless you have one of the more expensive plans though.

mwchris · Jan 2, 2013, 02:54 PM

I have ATT - I am not switching to Verizon. I do NOT want to carrying around an iPad.

So . . . can anyone confirm if an iPhone sim with data plan will work in an ATT 4g Mobile Hotspot device?

Nov 29, 2011, 08:13 AM	#1
Detrias macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2011	Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4g + ipad data sim? My question is if the mobile hotspot elevate 4g (currently offered by at&t with a minimum 5Gb data plan for 50$) is purchased out of contract, can i swap in my iPad 2Gb at&t data plan to it? Or is it just not compatible? I ask because i feel like 5Gb would be a bit of an overkill for my needs, and the $25 iPad plan is perfect for me. I have read around that uses the same micro sim card that the iPad does but not info related directed towards my question For the record i live in a city with 4g coverage already deployed and with heavy hspa+ coverage, so is it possible? Even if it requires some tinkering i don't mind. If i were willing to buy it for the sake of trying it and it didn't worked, whats at&t return period for mobile hotspots? Any feedback regarding my issue would be greatly appreciated, good day __________________ 13" Macbook Air (2010), 1.86 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 128 GB SSD iPad 3 32GB LTE (at&t)
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Mar 8, 2012, 02:38 PM	#3
candrist macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2012	Should Work This should work just fine. The iPad uses the APN of "Broadband" and so does the AT&T Elevate. You may have to get a new LTE micro sim though. __________________ MacBook Pro 13" (2009) AppleTV 2 (720p) VZW White iPhone 4S 16gb AT&T Black iPhone 4S 16gb iPad 2 64gb + AT&T 3G Unlimited (Grandfathered) Last edited by candrist; Mar 8, 2012 at 02:51 PM.
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Mar 11, 2012, 07:22 PM	#4
Detrias Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2011	I can confirm this indeed works, thankfully i was still on the return period and I'm now waiting for the iPad 3 with the LTE built in. For anyone else who either goes with the wifi only version or an earlier one, this is a great alternative for tethering. Also you have to buy the elevate at the retail price if you don't want to be obligated to sign into a 5GB data plan contract. __________________ 13" Macbook Air (2010), 1.86 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 128 GB SSD iPad 3 32GB LTE (at&t)
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Apr 2, 2012, 10:47 PM	#10
doofoo macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2006	I can confirm it works great.. I just tested the Elevate with my iPad card. Saves me from having to pay for 2 monthly fee's __________________ 15" MBP i7 (2.2Ghz, 8GB, 120GB SSD, 750GB OptiBay), 2009 27" iMac i7 Quad 2.8Ghz (8GB, 1TB) 64GB iPad AT&T LTE, 64GB iPad 3G AT&T, 16GB iPad 2 Wifi
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Nov 10, 2012, 10:38 PM	#15
iphone5att64 macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2012	Do you get LTE speed on the Elevate 4G with a 3G SIM from an iPad 1 or 2? __________________ 10/26 11 AM: iPad 4 Black 64 GB AT&T. 11/14: Shipped. 11/20: Scheduled delivery. 11/16: In-store pickup. 11/19: Delivered. 1/5: Returned.
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Feb 16, 2012, 01:49 PM	#2
sashakla macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2010	Hey, were you able to confirm either way? I am also thinking of using my iPad 3G SIM card with the device - would like to know if it works BEFORE I buy it
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Apr 12, 2012, 04:56 PM	#13
ebika macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2008	Thanks for all the replies in this thread. I have an Elevate 4G is on its way to me so I can use my my iPad 3rd gen unlimited AT&T LTE plan SIM.
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Oct 3, 2012, 08:49 AM	#14
GunsandGadgets macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2012	I've had my ipad unlimited data plan in an at&t elevate for a few months now and it works great. I use it to keep my ipod touch and Google nexus 7 tablet online. But now I'm considering buying an unlimited plan off of someone to put in my ipad and give it to my wife. Would this work? My concern is that my original plan is still associated with the ipad and putting in a new plan would some how cancel the original that is now in my elevate. Anyone have any experience with this? Thanks.
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Jan 1, 2013, 05:22 PM	#16
mwchris macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky	Iphone Sim in Mobile HotSpot Have any of you been able to confirm using an iphone sim with an unlimited data plan in a mobile hotspot? Will the Elevate recgonize the sim? I want to do away with my internet at home as I am not home often. I can add a dumb phone to my account for $10. So I was thinking of taking my iPhone unlimited sim, forwarding the phone calls to the new phone, and putting the sim in a mobile hotspot. What do you guys think? __________________ Vēnī, vīdī, vīcī First was green, second was tan, third was white, and fourth is silver.
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Jan 1, 2013, 09:27 PM	#17
wordoflife macrumors 604 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Republic City, URN.	also worth mentioning, Verizon ipads have free tethering. That's why I went with Verizon even though I was originally going with AT&T __________________ "When we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change."
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Jan 2, 2013, 02:54 PM	#20
mwchris macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky	I have ATT - I am not switching to Verizon. I do NOT want to carrying around an iPad. So . . . can anyone confirm if an iPhone sim with data plan will work in an ATT 4g Mobile Hotspot device? __________________ Vēnī, vīdī, vīcī First was green, second was tan, third was white, and fourth is silver.
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