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Che Castro

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I'm getting an iPad Air 2 cellular , I have at&t mobile share family plan 25gb a month
Can I add my iPad to my at&t plan and use the 25gb without paying any extra money ?

I won't be using the cellular much only on rare occasions comcast internet goes down or if I take my iPad on a trip
Or can I also just swap the sim from my iPhone 6 into my iPad ? Back & forth without any problems , I would prefer not to do this but if my first option is not free I'll go with the second
 
is the second option going to work? swapping sim cards between iphone and ipad
without any hassle
 
With the mobile share plan, you get the free Hotspot feature. Unless you need a connection when you don't have your phone, there's no need to get a cellular model. For me, it works great.
 
Sounds like you'd be ok with a T-Mobile sim and signing up for the free 200 MB a month. That is of course if you are in a coverage area and able to use it.
 
rhinosrcool said:
With the mobile share plan, you get the free Hotspot feature. Unless you need a connection when you don't have your phone, there's no need to get a cellular model. For me, it works great.
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It was a GameStop deal for a used iPad Air 2 cellular 64gb $439

I wasn't looking for cellular , it was the only one available for the 64gb


And I know about hotspot on my iPhone but that drains the battery
 
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JackieInCo said:
T-Mobile has the SIM card for $.99 right now on their site.
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when i go there i says its free with a code, but it doesn't show the 200mb plan , only the 1gb and up

do i just select that ?



nobody has answered my question about swapping iPhone sim to the iPad air 2 on at&t without any problems
 
If you use your iPad on cellular ALL THE TIME, the $10 a month is worth it.

Remember, tethering your phone uses the phone's battery. When you use cellular on the iPad directly, you're only using the iPad's much larger battery. You can sit there online with your iPad for two hours and your phone will still be at 100%.

Also, you can use your iPad as a mobile hotspot, again without draining your phone's battery. So if you travel a lot with your laptop and iPad, it can be useful as well.

However, if you only occasionally use your iPad away from Wifi, it's not worth it. You may find it better to just tether for those times. I'm actually on the fence about removing my iPad Air from my plan because I rarely use it on cellular these days and the $10 a month for something I rarely use adds up.

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Che Castro said:
nobody has answered my question about swapping iPhone sim to the iPad air 2 on at&t without any problems
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This will work fine. I did it as a test to see if it would work and it did. However:

1) Swapping SIM cards is a pain. You need the SIM removal tool, and the parts are tiny and can get lost.
2) You will miss any calls or SMS messages sent to your phone number while the SIM is in the iPad.
 
Che Castro said:
when i go there i says its free with a code, but it doesn't show the 200mb plan , only the 1gb and up

do i just select that ?



nobody has answered my question about swapping iPhone sim to the iPad air 2 on at&t without any problems
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Just order the sim card. Once you get it, put it in the iPad and go to settings, cellular data, view account. Sign up for a new account and then you can select only the 200Mb free plan.
 
I read somewhere you can call apple and have them do a diagnosis on your iPad to make sure is working right

How is that done over the phone or chat ?
 
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