Even better is year round cellular for free with the T-mobile 200MB/month free plan. Activated it with no problem on my Verizon iPad mini.
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Even better is year round cellular for free with the T-mobile 200MB/month free plan. Activated it with no problem on my Verizon iPad mini.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
Even better is year round cellular for free with the T-mobile 200MB/month free plan. Activated it with no problem on my Verizon iPad mini.
Can't quite squeak by at 200MB but I'd love the details of how you got that activated. Is it just buy a tmobile SIM and sign up somewhere? If so, where? Any special steps?
Buy a sim and out it in the iPad of course. Turn off WiFi and then go to settings, Cellular Data, View Account. From there, it will guide through setting it up. It's all done on the iPad.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
Thanks, I'll keep that in mind if I can get the data diet down to 200MB/month. Right now, I run at about 300MB/month so it's not that far.
Why Not Tether to Your Windows Phone?
I have AT&T and while tethering I can speedtest 28mps on my iPad mini through their cellular connection on my Windows Phone. That charge is an additional $20 a month to my plan, and allows me an additional 2GBs of data on the months that I upgrade my plan. I don't see how paying the extra cellular and then paying for these crap plans makes any sense.
I have AT&T and while tethering I can speedtest 28mps on my iPad mini through their cellular connection on my Windows Phone. That charge is an additional $20 a month to my plan, and allows me an additional 2GBs of data on the months that I upgrade my plan. I don't see how paying the extra cellular and then paying for these crap plans makes any sense.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O8I9oAMhhY
I followed this....pretty much as stated above. You can often get T-mobile sims for 99 cents or free with promotions although the official price is $10.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
In my case, there's no cell phone and cell phone service toll. iPad mini + VoIP + earbuds with mic covers all of my "cell phone" needs just fine. That plus this AT&T plan makes my annual cell phone service cost $100 give or take. I prefer that to $400-$1100+ that some pay to also have a "real" cell phone. My needs are simply such that I don't need one and use VoIP on the mini to cover the occasional situations where I do.
It seems the $25 3 month plan and the $5 one day plan aren't available. https://buyasession.att.com/sbd/Common/ShopRatePlans.action
I can't find an announcement AT&T discontinued them.
I can't find an announcement AT&T discontinued them.
The 1GB for 3 months for $25 is still there but the $5 per day is gone.
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I seem to get a different screen. I didn't sign into an account, but just clicked on the option to view the plans.
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Well mine is different because I went to the website on my computer.
https://dcp2.att.com/OEPNDClient/
https://dcp2.att.com/OEPNDClient/
AT&T gives you choices...All carriers make you have a data plan just to own a smartphone. Yes, I have a AT&T data share plan...we pay $90 per month for 2 phones, unlimited talk and text 3 GB of data , any unused data at end of month will roll over for an additional 30 days. The last thing I want is to be locked into a monthly data plan for my iPad. 95% of the time I am on wifi. However we live in a rural area and all we can get for Internet is DSL..no cable and it drops often since the lines have not been updated in over 30 years. I use the $25 3 month 1 GB plan for backup and occasional use away from home. When we go on a RV trip I activate the $50 monthly plan, making sure I cancell the automatic renewal when I get back home. It is great to only pay out when you want to and the amount you want....saves me hundreds of dollars each year.
The plan Is separate from your phone cellular plans and you can only get to it thru your tablet. You activate it when you want and is not automatically renewed...the monthly prepaid plans do auto renew, but you can take it off auto renew any time you want. I activate the $50 monthly plan when we leave on a RV trip and deactivate it when we are within 5 days of returning home. This means I may only pay $100 a year as opposed to $600 a year monthly.
Auntjay, I assume you mean July 2015.....
Yes, I, too, am using the $25/3month/1GB plan here, too -- just a couple of days ago, in fact, did it again on my iPad Mini. I have it on both of my iPads and although I don't need to use it often, when I need it, I've got the cellular data plan available to me and this has been very handy.
And, yes, it needs to be set up on the iPad itself.
Yes, I, too, am using the $25/3month/1GB plan here, too -- just a couple of days ago, in fact, did it again on my iPad Mini. I have it on both of my iPads and although I don't need to use it often, when I need it, I've got the cellular data plan available to me and this has been very handy.
And, yes, it needs to be set up on the iPad itself.