iPad data plans.

rscosworth · 18 Jul 2011 at 11:39

metachi said:
not the best..but cant beat this price tho and yes i do find Three network is the best.

T-Mobile great in Scotland, better than Voda/o2 in the locations I use it.

ChrisD. · 18 Jul 2011 at 12:24

n111ck said:
You would need to unlock the mifi.

This easy to do? Trust me if discussion isn't allowed on here please.

AcidHell2 said:
What's tmobile like on 3G coverage, I know it's subjective due to location. I find Three has beaten all other networks I've tried hands down.

3 and T Mobile now network share with Orange, and while not there 100% yet, you should see the same reception on all networks in most of the country.

Vodafone and O2 are network sharing, but they are way behind compared to the others.

I have a Vodafone iPhone and a 3 Mifi, and the 3 reception trounces the Vodafone one where I live.

ChrisD. · 18 Jul 2011 at 13:33

Ignore, just did a google and have unlocked my mifi, got my Vodafone SIM in there now and although it is having issues connecting, I think it's fully unlocked.

shine · 18 Jul 2011 at 14:07

MilanoChris said:
3 and T Mobile now network share with Orange, and while not there 100% yet, you should see the same reception on all networks in most of the country.

T-Mobile and Orange are sharing signals
T-Mobile and 3 are sharing masts

BUT T-Mobile AND Orange are not sharing anything with 3.

ChrisD. · 18 Jul 2011 at 14:15

I could be wrong, but I was told that by someone who works in the industry. His words to me were:

Three now network share with T-Mobile and Orange (Everything Everywhere following their merger). If you have a T-Mob, Orange or 3 phone all will have the same coverage. I work in the industry, and although the network sharing is not totally complete its pretty much there. Vodafone and O2 also now network share, but their sharing project is miles behind currently.

And Wiki states:

Joint venture with Hutchison 3G UK

On 3 September 2010 Everything Everywhere announced that Orange would join Mobile Broadband Network Ltd (MBNL), the 3G network sharing joint venture formed in December 2007 between T-Mobile UK and Hutchison 3G UK (H3G UK). MBNL will become a 50/50 joint venture between Three UK and Everything Everywhere, with Orange contributing several thousand of its base stations for network sharing purposes.[12] MBNL was created after T-Mobile and Three UK agreed to pool their respective 3G infrastructures in a 50/50 joint venture. At present MBNL’s HSPA-based infrastructure covers more than 90% of the British population, and by the end of 2010 this figure is expected to rise to more than 98%, with the JV having already consolidated more than 7,000 of the 12,500 cell sites that the initial two partners had said will be merged by October 2010.[12]

Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_Everywhere

shine · 18 Jul 2011 at 17:00

I stand corrected!

n111ck · 18 Jul 2011 at 19:15

MilanoChris said:
This easy to do? Trust me if discussion isn't allowed on here please.

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I havent unlocked mine yet - there are plenty of guides if you google - it doesnt look too hard but does come with the usual risks.

Glaucus · 18 Jul 2011 at 19:36

I'll stick with three then. Ok it's £4 more expensive and less data. But then I didn't use all the data allowance on three anyway. Only used 2 out of the 3GB, so taking that into account reception is much more important than pure data.

Speed · 7 Nov 2011 at 14:02

Hate to thread bump but it saves creating another one...

Are these two deals still the best? Just got a 3G iPad and need to sort out a sim card and data plan for it. Just light usage.

Deleted member 77746 · 7 Nov 2011 at 14:50

I didn't get the 3G version I just tether from my iphone 4.

Speed · 7 Nov 2011 at 15:12

That doesn't help me! lol

I don't own an iPhone.

Ur round next · 7 Nov 2011 at 15:43

mrbell1984 said:
I didn't get the 3G version I just tether from my iphone 4.

Snap

Speed · 7 Nov 2011 at 16:06

Ok anyone got anything helpful to say? Any better plans around for light users?

Mattus · 7 Nov 2011 at 23:52

You can get the Three 3GB SIMs for £8-9 at auction. They're valid for 3 months (assuming you don't use more than 1GB a month, which I'd say is enough for light usage).

That's less than £3 a month. I think you'd struggle to beat that for value!

Speed · 8 Nov 2011 at 00:27

Thanks, I'll give one of them a try!

MikeHiow · 8 Nov 2011 at 01:01

I ended up buying my iPad2 on a contract - I think it cost me £99 + £25/m for a 16GB 3G with 15GB of data with Three.

I'm not normally a fan of contracts, but at the time, an iPad2 16GB 3G was £500, so I'm essentially paying £8/m for 15GB of data.

MrMoonX · 8 Nov 2011 at 17:43

use the three 1gb/£7.50 its pretty good tbh

MrMoonX · 8 Nov 2011 at 17:44

MikeHiow said:
I ended up buying my iPad2 on a contract - I think it cost me £99 + £25/m for a 16GB 3G with 15GB of data with Three.

I'm not normally a fan of contracts, but at the time, an iPad2 16GB 3G was £500, so I'm essentially paying £8/m for 15GB of data.

yeah but bet your contract is 24months, so you got screwed, its cheaper to buy the ipad2 outright and take out a separate contract for data, plus yours is now locked to three, where as if you bought it from apple you can just change providers at will

Matty_Boy · 9 Nov 2011 at 10:01

Has anyone tried the "3" Sim Only 1 month rolling plan for £5.11 with a 2GB allowance, cut the SIM down and put in IPAD?

Combat squirrel · 14 Jun 2012 at 23:03

What's the state of play these days ? I was on a 3 £15 a month unlimited data plan, but now 3 block that saying it can only be used in a mobile phone, I cancelled that contract and went out and bought another plan, because someone told me I needed to send a text every 3 months....but I put the new sim in and it was instantly blocked again.....seems they changed there system ......

So where can I get unlimited data for less than £20 a month? Also if not what the hell are companies playing at ? Thieving gits....