Well, after realizing how much 2GB really is in my life - aka nothing, I went through 500 mb in less than 2 days - I went in search of finding a way to get the unlimited 3G plan. There were two solutions:
-Buy an iPad 3G with the plan currently on it (or just the SIM) and get the owner to transfer your credit card info and allow you to change all the user info before paying for it. If you are doing this over eBay, make sure you buy a $30 prepaid VISA and transfer the iPad account to that CC and not your own. If it's ebay it's even sketchier because you don't really know if it will work.
-Buy an iPad 3G that was bought before June 7th that has never been activated 3G. This sounds crazy but I actually found exactly this. I bought a 16GB 3G iPad for $500 this morning. The option to sign up for the $30 plan was not available. I called into ATT and explained to them that I bought it before june 7th and I need to activate it. The first rep told me no, and gave the the typical BS. I asked to speak to the manager, explaining that I bought it before the date and their memo did not say I had to sign up for the plan at a certain time, it just said I needed to buy the iPad before June 7th. He then proceed to sign me up. This is what you will need -
-Original purchaser's full name
-iPad's IMEI #
-the iPad you'll be using
-They will call Apple to verify the purchase date with the original purchasers name and IMEI
-They will ask you to sign up for the 2GB plan
-The rep will set up a new option to add the $30 unlimited data
-You will then have that plan canceled and they will make you log into your account again
-Now, you will see the new plan option and select it
-Put in your cc info and you're all set
Took me about 1 hour total but now I have unlimited 3G and tethering to all my devices. I canceled my iPhone's data plan and just using prepaid $50/month for unlimited talk+text and no contracts
Hope this will help anyone needing info and trying to get unlimited data.
-Buy an iPad 3G with the plan currently on it (or just the SIM) and get the owner to transfer your credit card info and allow you to change all the user info before paying for it. If you are doing this over eBay, make sure you buy a $30 prepaid VISA and transfer the iPad account to that CC and not your own. If it's ebay it's even sketchier because you don't really know if it will work.
-Buy an iPad 3G that was bought before June 7th that has never been activated 3G. This sounds crazy but I actually found exactly this. I bought a 16GB 3G iPad for $500 this morning. The option to sign up for the $30 plan was not available. I called into ATT and explained to them that I bought it before june 7th and I need to activate it. The first rep told me no, and gave the the typical BS. I asked to speak to the manager, explaining that I bought it before the date and their memo did not say I had to sign up for the plan at a certain time, it just said I needed to buy the iPad before June 7th. He then proceed to sign me up. This is what you will need -
-Original purchaser's full name
-iPad's IMEI #
-the iPad you'll be using
-They will call Apple to verify the purchase date with the original purchasers name and IMEI
-They will ask you to sign up for the 2GB plan
-The rep will set up a new option to add the $30 unlimited data
-You will then have that plan canceled and they will make you log into your account again
-Now, you will see the new plan option and select it
-Put in your cc info and you're all set
Took me about 1 hour total but now I have unlimited 3G and tethering to all my devices. I canceled my iPhone's data plan and just using prepaid $50/month for unlimited talk+text and no contracts
Hope this will help anyone needing info and trying to get unlimited data.