iphone5att64
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Can I get a standard nano-SIM from AT&T and use it in new iPad Cellular models or is the Apple SIM required? I want to use the SIM in other devices as well as the iPad.
Carrier Do AT&T nano-SIMs work on iPad Cellular models or is the Apple SIM slot non standard?
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Aibocyrus
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You can go into any AT&T and pick up a nano. I just activated an iPad pro with one yesterday evening. Works perfectly fine =]. There's no charge for a sim either. Just make sure the line is already created for the iPad, or have the account holder go in with you as only account holders can activate any new lines of service. Authorized users don't have this permission.
You cannot use your cell phone sim in the iPad..even if it is the same size they use different APN profiles...you can only use a sim provisioned for a hotspot or another tablet...not a phone
Aibocyrus
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They will know that when he goes in lol
Lobwedgephil
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Normal tablet At&t sim works fine, I switched mine from Air to the Pro with no issues.
iphone5att64
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I was asking about iPad data nano-SIMs, but thanks for clarifying. I'll have to specify to AT&T that it's for an iPad.
If I remember correctly from my experience with AT&T few years ago, once you sign up for a plan on the iPad, you can use the SIM on any other devices, including phones (thus giving you a phone with data only connectivity). The only catch is that to renew the plan, you have to do it on the iPad.
You can use any of the sims on anything... But... FYI, I had an ipad (data only) sim I ran for a month on an iphone 4 that I use for a GPS on my motorcycle (I do not want calls, it is only for the gps maps), and they switched it to a phone. The system was smart enough to realize it.
It is sad, I just want a GPS, but have to pay for a phone line I never use.
It is sad, I just want a GPS, but have to pay for a phone line I never use.
Wow, how can AT&T do that? Did you do the prepaid iPad plans that you can subscribe from the iPad itself? That kinda sucks if AT&T can magically change the prepaid plan that you already pay for.
I know T-Mobile simply block the device type.
It isn't a pre-pay plan. I simply added a new device to my family share plan. I used an iPad IMEI, but used my iphone. It worked for a bit, then it simply switched over to a phone plan. I tried... They won.
Ah okay. Try the prepaid route then. The last time I tried it, I can use the SIM on any devices. The only catch is it can only be renewed on the iPad. Hopefully it has not changed.