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AT&T has said that iPad owners who managed to get and keep the unlimited data plan before the telco discontinued it will be able to transfer the plan to the iPad 2. The company has graciously confirmed this in correspondence with the tech blog Engadget.This is, obviously, ridiculous. How could AT&T possibly stop you from using the plan on a new device? The only way to do that would be to axe unlimited data for all iPad users, both new and old. After all, the SIM card can just be pulled from the (unlocked) iPad 1 and slotted into the iPad 2.
I spent last Summer in Berlin, Germany, and the only iPad data plans on sale required signing up for a long-term contract. The only pre-pay plans were for phones. So I bought a regular phone SIM and chopped it down to fit into the iPad’s micro SIM slot. With the correct setting, it all worked fine.
At least this is good news as regards AT&T’s intentions. We now know that the company isn’t going to somehow reach into your SIM card via its 3G connection, detect that you are using an iPad 2 and send the heavies around to give you the once-over. You can now safely stop considering the tin-foil case you were planning to buy for the tablet.
AT&T to allow grandfathered unlimited iPad data plans on iPad 2, your weekend rave to continue [Engadget]
See Also:
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- Verizon Signals the End of the Unlimited Data Plan
- Verizon iPhone Gets $30 Unlimited Data for Limited Time
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