Thanks b.c. - a really helpful post! ^^
Just one follow-on question regarding the bit I've bolded above... can you/somebody confirm what the AT&T APN settings are please? (just like to be prepared in case I counter any problems... !!)
BTW - as you use up your data, you get both alert box warnings on the iPad and email warnings from AT&T. I got such messages with 12%, 9% and 1% data remaining. Then another set of messages when I was fully out of data. Also email confirmation when you cancel the plan.
Post 44 of this thread is where I said I used a UK visa card. At first it said it failed but then instantly connected to the internet and I used 800megs in the 10 days I was there.Cool beans!
I saw in another thread someone got it to work in the US with a UK Visa card too. I'd go hunt the thread and link it here - but i'm on my way out the door to my parents house.... home of working AC unlike here where it hasn't worked since friday.
Ok, I finally got it working. I had to connect to a wifi network to access the AT&T self serve option. Once I entered in my information, the "no signal" changed to AT&T and showed full bars. I used my Canadian American express card and it worked no problem.
Everything works great now.
hi
i was going to use att sim card, does a canadian amex card still work when ordering data for ipad
regards mark
I've done it twice now while in Florida and it worked no problem, using my Canadian AMEX card. I used the address of the place I was staying at.
I went to a local AT&T store and told them I had an iPad and they gave me a free sim card. You might have to ask for that though, because the first guy was going to charge me for the card and the manager told him no, it's free.
Thanks for the info. I just purchased a card from eBay and will use my Canadian Amex card to activate. My question is, can you activate in Canada? or are you doing it once you hit state side. Further, I a little confused about canceling the data plan at the airport. Any info is appreciated. Thanks
I've never tried activating it while still in Canada. If you're connected to wifi, that might work.
Before you leave the US, you should cancel the data plan so that you don't get billed on a monthly basis. You can cancel at anytime in the settings menu.
Really useful thread all. I visit NYC frequently as my partner is living there for the year. I'll be looking to purchase an iPad 3 over Easter and just wanted to ascertain that there shouldn't be any issues buying a US iPad for UK use. I'll probably be going on a long road trip in August when I'll use the iPad with an AT&T data plan, but it doesn't sound like there are any issues swapping SIM cards between counties.
To confirm, I should buy the AT&T 3G iPad and not Verizon for use in the UK? We don't have Verizon cell band networks in the UK so I'm a little confused by them.
All feedback appreciated. Cheerio.
Thanks for the info. I just purchased a card from eBay and will use my Canadian Amex card to activate. My question is, can you activate in Canada? or are you doing it once you hit state side. Further, I a little confused about canceling the data plan at the airport. Any info is appreciated. Thanks
Just want to bring this back up.
I have activated the AT&T data plan on the iPad2 while in Canada and then drove down. I was not charged any extra. It was the 3G for $30 plan.
I was connected to wifi at home, but I turned on the cellular data, went into the prompts. I had to setup a new account as I had last used the account back in October.
I used my Canadian Amex card, but used a US address, including the postal code for the billing info. I have used 2 different addresses, one on the west coast and one on the east cost and they both work with the same sim card.
Previously, I tried to use one of those prepaid Visa cards but with no luck. I was probably doing it wrong, but I spent an hour at a Starbucks entering and re-entering the info and trying various addresses. I bought 2 Visa cards, one from WalMart and one from Walgreens. Ended up just using them for food.
I am waiting to hear the official word on hotspot capability from AT&T and the new iPad with LTE.
can i buy an american refurb ipad 2 with 3g and use it in canada under telus or rogers? if so, anything special i need?
Does it just seem to be Canadian Amex cards that are not checked as I was wondering if my UK Amex card would work?
can i buy an american refurb ipad 2 with 3g and use it in canada under telus or rogers? if so, anything special i need?