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From: nospam on 31 May 2010 18:25
In article <michelle-D3E449.15130631052010(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote:

> > > > Good idea. WiFI is SO LIMITED! I think the iPad can do 3G via AT&T
> > > > so why not laptops?
> > >
> > > They can; all you need to do is buy a card to plug into the card slot,
> > > and pay the fee to the carrier.
> >
> > and sign up for a 2 year contract. the cool thing about the ipad is that
> > it's pay as you go.
>
> To be picky, it's not quite pay as you go; it's month-to-month, with
> automatic renewal unless you specifically cancel.

pay as you go and prepaid generally mean no-contract plans. at&t's pay
as you go voice plans require periodic refills but can be set up as
auto-renew.
From: Juan I. Cahis on 31 May 2010 19:43
Dear friends:

nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote:

>In article <j1q506d15dskbqagv7ffp2mgqprufhafmn(a)4ax.com>, Juan I. Cahis
><jiclbchSINBASURA(a)attglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> >> Well, it depends about how the extra payments for not necessary and
>> >> redundant SIMs affects your monthly budget. Don't forget that it exist
>> >> "the rest of the World".
>> >
>> >yes it does, but it's not apple's fault that carriers where you live
>> >are charging high prices. complain to *them*.
>>
>> Sorry, but you don't understand my point of view, I know that my
>> English is far from perfect, so I will to try to explain you again.
>
>likewise.
>
>> My idea is that I don't want to pay for an extra third SIM (Telecom
>> chip) than for the two I already have. The first one, I use it in my
>> iPhone, and the second one, I use it in an USB dongle that I plug in
>> any computer I have when I want to connect it to the Internet through
>> a 3G connection.
>
>you can cut the dongle's sim for the ipad and then use an adapter when
>using it in the dongle.

That could be an excellent solution, do you really know of these
adapters that allow you to insert a "Micro SIM" in an USB dongle which
uses the bigger "Standard SIM"? Could you tell me where to buy it,
preferably from a store where I can buy it through the Internet?

>> If I buy a 3G iPad, Apple will force me to pay for a third SIM,
>> because the SIM for an iPad is form-incompatible with the SIM I use in
>> my actual USB dongle. Unless, the Telecom provider gives it me for
>> free, I will need to pay more than I pay to them today. And that is
>> valid for any Country in the whole World.
>
>apple is not forcing you to do anything and what are you going to do if
>your next phone or dongle uses a microsim? t-mobile came out with a
>micro-sim device and that was *before* the ipad came out.
>
>> So, what I would expect is that somebody builds an iPad-like device
>> with an USB port where I can plug my actual USB 3G dongle,
>
>someone might build that, but that's awfully clumsy to have to have a
>dongle sticking out the back, and then you can't use the dongle on
>another device when you're using the ipad.
>
>one of the advantages of the 3g ipad is that it's *always* on line,
>with no need to plug in a dongle and initiate a connection. email
>alerts will arrive when you get new email, push notifications will
>arrive without delay, etc. it 'just works.'
>
>> or, at
>> least, one device that it will accept the same standard SIM that I
>> actually use in my USB dongle.
>
>buy a phone that uses a microsim (which is also standard), such as the
>next iphone, assuming the leaked photos are true.


Thanks
Juan I. Cahis
Santiago de Chile (South America)
From: Jochem Huhmann on 31 May 2010 19:55
Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA(a)attglobal.net> writes:
>>you can cut the dongle's sim for the ipad and then use an adapter when
>>using it in the dongle.
>
> That could be an excellent solution, do you really know of these
> adapters that allow you to insert a "Micro SIM" in an USB dongle which
> uses the bigger "Standard SIM"? Could you tell me where to buy it,
> preferably from a store where I can buy it through the Internet?

http://microsim-shop.com/


Jochem

--
"A designer knows he has arrived at perfection not when there is no
longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away."
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
From: nospam on 31 May 2010 19:58
In article <n3i8069jhha2bmq6a1ulsfdf6557jfn63f(a)4ax.com>, Juan I. Cahis
<jiclbchSINBASURA(a)attglobal.net> wrote:

> >you can cut the dongle's sim for the ipad and then use an adapter when
> >using it in the dongle.
>
> That could be an excellent solution, do you really know of these
> adapters that allow you to insert a "Micro SIM" in an USB dongle which
> uses the bigger "Standard SIM"? Could you tell me where to buy it,
> preferably from a store where I can buy it through the Internet?

i posted the link before.

<http://microsim-shop.com/making-your-own-microsim.html>

do you have a meat cleaver? :)

<http://www.johnbenson.net/How_to_Convert_a_SIM_to_a_MicroSIM_with_a_Mea
t_Cleaver/How_to_Convert_a_SIM_to_a_MicroSIM_with_a_Meat_Cleaver.html>

another option is get a 3g wifi router and use your dongle in that,
creating your own wifi hotspot for all of your devices.
From: Juan I. Cahis on 1 Jun 2010 10:28
Dear Jochem, that is great, thanks a lot!!!!

Jochem Huhmann <joh(a)gmx.net> wrote:

>Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA(a)attglobal.net> writes:
>>>you can cut the dongle's sim for the ipad and then use an adapter when
>>>using it in the dongle.
>>
>> That could be an excellent solution, do you really know of these
>> adapters that allow you to insert a "Micro SIM" in an USB dongle which
>> uses the bigger "Standard SIM"? Could you tell me where to buy it,
>> preferably from a store where I can buy it through the Internet?
>
>http://microsim-shop.com/
>
>
> Jochem
Thanks
Juan I. Cahis
Santiago de Chile (South America)
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