iPad Mini: iphone 5 sim (unlimited) on ipad mini lte

[dreamover]

I have an AT&T iphone 5 with unlimited data. (they start throttling at some point, but i've never used that much). i am in the market for an ipad mini. i was just gonna go with the wifi because i have no desire to pay for another cellular plan. but i was wondering about getting an iphone mini with LTE, just in case i needed to get online where there was no wifi. i know there's a way to do it with the WAP settings on the iphone 4 to ipad 3g. has anyone been able to do it with iphone 5 -> mini?

i'd really just like it for convenience and i can stomach paying an extra $129 for the convenience of being able to get online if i need it, but i can't stomach paying $30/month when i won't use it much.

i understand this may have been answered in another thread before, if someone can point me in the right direction that would also be appreciated!

[baypharm]

What is an " iphone mini with LTE"???

[DyslexicKobe]

So basically you want to use the data plan you have with your iPhone with your iPad mini? If that is what your stating then all you have to do is

1. Make sure you have an ATT iPad Mini
2. Take simcard out of iPhone 5
3. Pop sim card into the iPad mini.

[Thedeathbear]

Originally Posted by DyslexicKobe

So basically you want to use the data plan you have with your iPhone with your iPad mini? If that is what your stating then all you have to do is

1. Make sure you have an ATT iPad Mini
2. Take simcard out of iPhone 5
3. Pop sim card into the iPad mini.

I believe you need to jailbreak it and install an APN editor. I remember that the iPad needed that when I tried to put my iPhone 4 sim in it.

[Anti-Lucifer]

I do this all the time with my VERIZON LTE ipad 4. I just take out the sim in my Verizon iphone 5, use one of the nano to micro sim size sim adapters and it works 100% without any necessary settings changes. Even the hotspot works 100%!

Best part is you get Verizon's awesome LTE network and it's just fantastic experience using LTE on an ipad.

I don't use my iphone 5 for anything but calls, text, and some few image browsing. The screen is too small, it's pathetic vs an iPad mini/iPad 10"

And web browsing on LTE is as fast as on home wifi and sometimes even faster!

NOTE: Calls dont' come in at all when using the iPhone 5 sim in an iPad LTE device. You do still receive text messages (iMessages only). You can facetime the same way. But because I have my email and phone number linked to all my iOS devices, it just rings into my ipad LTE. The only issue is you need to restart the ipad for the LTE to activate. If you just stick in the iphone 5 sim into the ipad LTE even switching cellular connection on and off, it won't work. You must restart the iPad. When you are done, you can stick the nano sim back into the iphone 5 and it will work WITHOUT restart. I don't know why my ipad LTE needs to be rebooted to activate the LTE.

[rotarypower101]

Does this work with ATT iPhone sim and ipad mini + cellular?

Anything else required to make swapping a sim from one device to another?

Is the APN change required?

Do the ATT units require a hard reset when swapping sims?

TIA

[bursthead]

Originally Posted by rotarypower101

Does this work with ATT iPhone sim and ipad mini + cellular?

Anything else required to make swapping a sim from one device to another?

Is the APN change required?

Do the ATT units require a hard reset when swapping sims?

TIA

You can try it.. But there is not guarantee that they will automatically change your data plan from unlimited to the tethering plan if you are swapping sims. Att is different than Verizon when it comes to swapping sims.

[fsamara]

Originally Posted by bursthead

You can try it.. But there is not guarantee that they will automatically change your data plan from unlimited to the tethering plan if you are swapping sims. Att is different than Verizon when it comes to swapping sims.

Were you able to get your AT&T iPhone 5 SIM in AT&T iPad mini? I have been trying to do so for the longest time. I know I can change the APN, and it works, but I am only getting 3G, not LTE.

Cheers

[bursthead]

Originally Posted by fsamara

Were you able to get your AT&T iPhone 5 SIM in AT&T iPad mini? I have been trying to do so for the longest time. I know I can change the APN, and it works, but I am only getting 3G, not LTE.

Cheers

I don't have an AT&T ipad mini, but from what you are saying I think the problem is with your data plan. Att has a weird system for each phone assigned data packages. It's nothing like it is on Verizon where you can do a swap. I believe to get LTE on your mini, you might have to call up ATT and ask for them to change the data plan from iPhone data to a regular LTE data package.

I had to do this recently with my iphone 5 verizon which I am using on the ATT network. I purchased the new HTC m7 and when I swapped sims I could only access 4g. It wasn't until I called ATT and had them change the plan over to a regular LTE data package from the iphone data package that I was able to use LTE.

[sbddude]

Att wont allow it. iPhone plans are completely separate from iPad plans. Your only options are:

1. Jailbreak and tether
2. Change to the 5gb plan and tether
3. Pay for the ipad plan seperately.

I tether from my gs3 to ipad using bluetooth and it works great. The ipad can initiate the connection and bluetooth uses very little battery.