Question re: rate plans for new iPad (HD or 3)

[koigirl]

I am considering purchasing a new iPad 3 and letting my husband have my iPad 2 with 3G. I know everyone is expecting the new iPad to offer LTE. Will this involve a more expensive rate plan to use 4G/LTE than the current plans offered for 3G coverage on existing iPads? For example, I pay AT&T $25 for 2GB data for my iPad on a month-by-month basis. I don't always need anything other than wifi but there are times when I do need 3G coverage for traveling. I'm not sure I would want to spend more than what I'm currently spending for iPad data, though, and am uncertain know how the 4G rate plans work for AT&T and Verizon. This could be a deal breaker for me.🙁

 

[miles01110]

Will this involve a more expensive rate plan to use 4G/LTE than the current plans offered for 3G coverage on existing iPads?

Nobody knows until rate plans are announced by the carriers. I don't see it being any cheaper, though.

 

[RetiredInFl]

Nobody knows until rate plans are announced by the carriers. I don't see it being any cheaper, though.

If it's LTE that will be another excuse for them to raise the rate.

 

[Stealthipad]

If it's LTE that will be another excuse for them to raise the rate.

Not so sure about rates going up but with LTE you will be burning through the 2 or 3gb plan at an alarming rate!😱

 

[NutsNGum]

Not so sure about rates going up but with LTE you will be burning through the 2 or 3gb plan at an alarming rate!😱

If you're only browsing webpages you won't be going through it any faster than you would with any other type of data connection!

 

[deeddawg]

If it's LTE that will be another excuse for them to raise the rate.

They already did. AT&T got rid of the $25 2GB plan a while back, substituting a $30 3GB plan in its place.

https://www.macrumors.com/2012/01/18/att-introduces-new-smartphone-data-plans/