All iPads Unlimited AT&T iPhone 5 SIM in AT&T iPad 3?

[YodasMaster]

Hey guys,

I came across this article that mentions Verizon allowing customers on unlimited LTE data plans to drop their SIM card in an iPad or other LTE enabled device without fear of having their service cancelled. Does anyone know if AT&T is the same way?

I'd hate to try it out and have my unlimited plan taken away.

http://www.phonenews.com/verizon-af...ard-usage-in-hotspots-tablets-lte-ipad-20053/

This paragraph specifically catches my interest.

As we noted in our precursor article on the new LTE iPad’s capability to use Smartphone SIM cards, Verizon (and following suit, AT&T), both agreed to a term in the FCC’s auctioning of new (C-Block) 700 MHz spectrum. Both carriers were interested in the spectrum, specifically for use on LTE deployments. And the FCC knew it.

Essentially, at the request of the public, and companies like Google, the FCC imposed rules that require 700 MHz license holders to not retaliate against subscriber device changes, of any kind. You get to keep the same plan, regardless of what kind of device it sits in.

Thanks!

 

[AlvinNguyen]

Hey guys,

I came across this article that mentions Verizon allowing customers on unlimited LTE data plans to drop their SIM card in an ipad or other LTE enabled without fear of having their service cancelled. Does anyone know if AT&T is the same way?

I'd hate to try it out and have my unlimited plan taken away.

http://www.phonenews.com/verizon-af...ard-usage-in-hotspots-tablets-lte-ipad-20053/

Thanks!

Well I can tell you that you can't go from iPad to iPhone. My friend tried that and lost his unlimited iPad plan.

Also Found this in my research. I have unlimited ipad data plan with AT&T but unfortunately I can't use it in an iPhone.


AT&T had caught people trying to do SIM swapping to share no-longer-available unlimited plans between devices. They warn you a few times, then deactivate the SIM requiring a call to CS before reactivation. Eventually, they'll just cancel your service for violating the T&C.