Quick iPad question

Phate · 18 Sep 2011 at 08:46

Hey all,

Quite simply, if someone *cough* Dad...were to bring me back an iPad from vegas (complete coincidence that he's there right now at the time of this posting) and it was a 3G one would I be able to put a UK sim in it and would it work?

Also would it activate through iTunes etc?

I'm sure the answer is yes, just want confirmation!

Ta!

Alex_L · 18 Sep 2011 at 10:09

That is the case, with the exception that they sell two versions in the US (GSM and CDMA) so you definitely want an 'ATT' one not a 'Verizon' one.

Phate · 18 Sep 2011 at 21:41

Yerp, after further research I found this out. Dad's now text me saying "We are fully iPaded up"

Brian8bit · 18 Sep 2011 at 21:43

Just hope customs don't decide to be pedants.

FragnaticDeath · 18 Sep 2011 at 21:53

I don't get why in the USA it is so much cheaper. Not fair i say

VaderDSL · 18 Sep 2011 at 21:54

Well there's always the sales tax to be added onto the price you see on the web. It's usually cheaper though

Phate · 18 Sep 2011 at 22:19

Brian8bit said:
Just hope customs don't decide to be pedants.

He's taking them out of their boxes and putting one in his hand luggage and the other in his friends so should be fine!

jawor121 · 20 Sep 2011 at 12:38

My dad brought an iPad, iPhone and two iPods from USA and customs didn't even bother with it, iPods were still in the boxes, so was the iPhone and he had the iPad in its case and walked through with it.

Phate · 20 Sep 2011 at 14:29

It's in the country!

Donkeyfumbler · 21 Sep 2011 at 12:37

I did look at doing the same a while back, but then realised that once you added US sales tax on to it, plus having to buy a UK charger it was hardly any cheaper at all and much more hassle. Bought one in the UK instead.