iPad mini Sim question ipad mini

[rubined]

I have an iPhone 5. Can I take out the sim and put it in my ipad mini (AT&T) and maintain unlimited Internet on the mini? If so, what do I do with my iPhone 5 to get service back? Thanks.

 

[MacDarcy]

I have an iPhone 5. Can I take out the sim and put it in my ipad mini (AT&T) and maintain unlimited Internet on the mini? If so, what do I do with my iPhone 5 to get service back? Thanks.

Um.....no.

 

[fsamara]

Why not? They are both from the same provider, and use the same data plan. Can someone explain why this is not possible?

 

[kevroc]

Why not? They are both from the same provider, and use the same data plan. Can someone explain why this is not possible?

FWIW, my AT&T iPhone unlimited sim works in my Verizon iPad. It's only 3G speeds, but it works.

 

[Blorzoga]

If AT&T detects that you're using an iPhone sim card in you iPad (which they can do), they will cancel your unlimited data.

 

[cheezeit]

It works if you use a Verizon mini. They won't know what it is and you'll get data. HSPA, no LTE but you'll get data.

 

[Adamjamesrees]

I'm in UK and using my Three nano sim from my iPhone 5 in the mini. Even tho everyone told me it wouldn't work.

 

[PDE]

I'm in UK and using my Three nano sim from my iPhone 5 in the mini. Even tho everyone told me it wouldn't work.

We're lucky in the UK with Three - excellent pricing and virtually no restrictions imposed. I spend 8.90 pounds/month (=14 USD) for 200 mins, 3000 texts and 500mb data - and I can also use the hotspot function for my laptop without issue even though it formally is not allowed. At least they don't block it.


Update: ha ha, just after I wrote the above I got a tethering warning from three telling me that I should contact them if I want to tether. I never got that with pay as you go, so I assume they enforce only on monthly plans?

 

[pooleman]

I created a thread about this this morning but no one responded to it.

http://www.iphonefaq.org/archives/97988