New iPAD WITH CELLULAR

[Alex101]

I've bought the 64GB iPad4 Wi-Fi, but the store made a mistake and gave me the Wi-Fi & Cellular pad. If I did want to add the card and use the cellular part, can I do it at odd times as and when, or will I be required to have an ongoing contract with a provider. If an ongoing contract in the UK, what is the lowest cost I can get away with?

Alex

 

[scifan57]

I've bought the 64GB iPad4 Wi-Fi, but the store made a mistake and gave me the Wi-Fi & Cellular pad. If I did want to add the card and use the cellular part, can I do it at odd times as and when, or will I be required to have an ongoing contract with a provider. If an ongoing contract in the UK, what is the lowest cost I can get away with?

Alex

You should be able to use a pre paid SIM card in your iPad. Contact your cellular provider for terms and costs.

 

[Alex101]

Thanks scifan57, I have just spoken with my provider and a card can be purchasesd to go in the i-pad and from what was explained to me it only gets used if there is no Wi-Fi signal available to hook up with. I will be going into the store to check this out in more detail, but I appreciate the help.

Alex

 

[scifan57]

Thanks scifan57, I have just spoken with my provider and a card can be purchasesd to go in the i-pad and from what was explained to me it only gets used if there is no Wi-Fi signal available to hook up with. I will be going into the store to check this out in more detail, but I appreciate the help.

Alex

I'm glad I could be of help.

 

[f4780y]

Orange (EE) do a £10 month to month iPad deal with 2GB data which is decent for the price (no contract). Other carriers are available

 

[Alex101]

Thanks f4780y ................... sounds like a Darlek contact and I like real names. However, I am with Orange and when called I was told about this. Just a question, which I will be asking, is there, can the 'cellular connection' be controlled, or does it just jump in where no Wi-Fi is around. My thoughts were that I would first check if there was a Wi-Fi free connection and THEN decide if I wanted to go Cellular. Is that possible ?
Alex

 

[f4780y]

In the iPad Settings, you have full control over Wifi, Cellular, etc. You only need to have it turned on when you want to. Airplane mode is also good to control that...

and my member name means - fatboy

 

[Alex101]

Thanks for that. Sigh of relief that my pennies are not being wasted. Great news.

Alex

 

[Alex101]

In the iPad Settings, you have full control over Wifi, Cellular, etc. You only need to have it turned on when you want to. Airplane mode is also good to control that...

and my member name means - fatboy

This may sound like a stupid question, but the EE guy was not very forthcoming to the likes of me being a bit of a dummy on this subject. Can you give me any 'very rough' idea, if I buy a £10 card, how long 'time wise' it would run if it were constantly on surfing or viewing a film or you tube item. I believe it is charged at so muck per Mb, but that does not relate and a guidance to time would be helpful.

Thanks

Alex

 

[scifan57]

This may sound like a stupid question, but the EE guy was not very forthcoming to the likes of me being a bit of a dummy on this subject. Can you give me any 'very rough' idea, if I buy a £10 card, how long 'time wise' it would run if it were constantly on surfing or viewing a film or you tube item. I believe it is charged at so muck per Mb, but that does not relate and a guidance to time would be helpful.

Thanks

Alex

That's a question that can't really be answered, as there are too many variables involved. These would include, which sites you visited, whether or not you downloaded anything, how much streaming video you watch, etc..

 

[Alex101]

Lets just say it was ALL streaming video from You Tube and nothing else. How long would the card last then?

Alex

 

[scifan57]

Lets just say it was ALL streaming video from You Tube and nothing else. How long would the card last then?

Alex

That would depend on the strength of the connection and the quality of the video.

 

[Alex101]

That would depend on the strength of the connection and the quality of the video.

Not even a guestimate to be helpful ?

 

[scifan57]

Not even a guestimate to be helpful ?

Without knowing the technical aspects of this case as well as the cellular carriers rates, there's no way to predict in advance what the cost will be. Have you thought about getting a pre-paid SIM card with as much data as you think you'll need? You can always purchase more data if necessary.

 

[Alex101]

Without knowing the technical aspects of this case as well as the cellular carriers rates, there's no way to predict in advance what the cost will be. Have you thought about getting a pre-paid SIM card with as much data as you think you'll need? You can always purchase more data if necessary.

I have no idea what amount of data I need. The question relates to buying a pre-paid SIM card and it's an approximation of time that £10, or $10 is likely to allow if I was streaming a you-tube video. Is it likely to be one hour, 5 hours or more. Is there no way you can hazard a guess ?

Alex