Verizon mifi SIM in an AT&T iPad mini?

[Plasticjoe]

Hello first I would like to preface this request that I am a total newbie as far as iphones, ipads, SIM cards and all of that. I recently won an ipad mini from work. It's an AT&T one. I have a Verizon mifi. I have read online that SIM cards can be trimmed down and used in other devices successfully. Is this something that I could do and it work?
I know that the mifi I think has a standard SIM card and the ipad mini has a smaller SIM card in it.
What steps would I take to switch it over from the mifi unit over to the ipad ?
Would it jeopardize my account with Verizon ?
Just curious as a total newbie on this stuff

Thanks in advance for your replies

Joe

 

[Steve.P.JobsFan]

Hello first I would like to preface this request that I am a total newbie as far as iphones, ipads, SIM cards and all of that. I recently won an ipad mini from work. It's an AT&T one. I have a Verizon mifi. I have read online that SIM cards can be trimmed down and used in other devices successfully. Is this something that I could do and it work?
I know that the mifi I think has a standard SIM card and the ipad mini has a smaller SIM card in it.
What steps would I take to switch it over from the mifi unit over to the ipad ?
Would it jeopardize my account with Verizon ?
Just curious as a total newbie on this stuff

Thanks in advance for your replies

Joe

You can't do that, I'm afraid.

The cellular chip in your iPad mini works only on "GSM" equipment.

AT&T runs their network on "GSM".

Verizon runs their network on "CDMA".

You can't access a CDMA network on an iPad that only supports GSM.


PS: Welcome to MacRumors!

 

[Plasticjoe]

so I guess it's not a matter of changing the SIM card... my luck.... thanks for the info