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amirite

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Aug 17, 2009
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What if I buy a 3G iPad in the U.S. for the UK? I know they're not locked, but when in the UK how would it work?

As far as I know you go the settings app and can purchase a 30 day data plan from AT&T. How would that work in the UK? Would it know I was in the UK and show UK providers instead? :confused:

And what about if I were to buy one in the UK and go to the U.S.?
 

matthewHUB

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Nov 29, 2005
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I also am intrigued about this. I am currently in Eastern Europe and I use a vodafone broadband modem with a SIM card inside to get 3G internet with my macbook air. Would I be able to just put the sim straight into the iPad and it would auto-connect?

Would be awesome if so.
 

amirite

macrumors 6502a
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Aug 17, 2009
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I also am intrigued about this. I am currently in Eastern Europe and I use a vodafone broadband modem with a SIM card inside to get 3G internet with my macbook air. Would I be able to just put the sim straight into the iPad and it would auto-connect?

Would be awesome if so.

It would be a likely yes if the iPad didn't use a SMALLER sim (microsim). You could cut the sim smaller and it would possibly work, but I doubt you'd want to do that :D
 

matthewHUB

macrumors 6502
Nov 29, 2005
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will there be some kind of workaround to make a microSIM from a regular sim? I reckon the companies offering mobile broadband like Vodafone, t-mobile, tele2 etc, will charge a premium for microsims as they'll know they're for the iPad.
 
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