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From: Chris Ridd on 8 May 2010 13:43 On 2010-05-08 17:49:50 +0100, Bruce Horrocks said: > On 08/05/2010 14:19, Chris Ridd wrote: >> On 2010-05-08 12:55:23 +0100, Bruce Horrocks said: >> >>> On 08/05/2010 09:54, Martin S Taylor wrote: >>>> You say that 'no amount of compensation can possible compensate'. >>>> Wouldn't >>>> you accept a brand-new, top-of-the-range sports car in exchange for your >>>> little finger? There's a Man from the South who might just make you >>>> an offer. >>> >>> Moot point really. My entire right arm has now been surrendered for >>> the 64GB 3G version. >> >> I thought it cost an arm *and* a leg? > > No, it's just an arm. The leg goes to Vodafone. How much are Vodafone et al charging for the iPad plans? The US plans were supposed to be "cheap" - did Apple get the UK carriers to play similar ball? -- Chris
From: Woody on 8 May 2010 14:06 Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: > On 2010-05-08 17:49:50 +0100, Bruce Horrocks said: > > > On 08/05/2010 14:19, Chris Ridd wrote: > >> On 2010-05-08 12:55:23 +0100, Bruce Horrocks said: > >> > >>> On 08/05/2010 09:54, Martin S Taylor wrote: > >>>> You say that 'no amount of compensation can possible compensate'. > >>>> Wouldn't > >>>> you accept a brand-new, top-of-the-range sports car in exchange for your > >>>> little finger? There's a Man from the South who might just make you > >>>> an offer. > >>> > >>> Moot point really. My entire right arm has now been surrendered for > >>> the 64GB 3G version. > >> > >> I thought it cost an arm *and* a leg? > > > > No, it's just an arm. The leg goes to Vodafone. > > How much are Vodafone et al charging for the iPad plans? The US plans > were supposed to be "cheap" - did Apple get the UK carriers to play > similar ball? Orange are charging $STUPID for the contracts, or the weekly plans: <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/may/07/orange-ipad-price-plan s> �2/day (200M) or �15/Month for 3GB (plus 750MB of wifi - huh?) I think with that and �100 to get a 3G iPad, I think I am happy with the �50 mifi at �7.50 for 5GB/Month -- Woody www.alienrat.com
From: Bruce Horrocks on 8 May 2010 14:08 On 08/05/2010 18:43, Chris Ridd wrote: > On 2010-05-08 17:49:50 +0100, Bruce Horrocks said: > >> On 08/05/2010 14:19, Chris Ridd wrote: >>> On 2010-05-08 12:55:23 +0100, Bruce Horrocks said: >>> >>>> On 08/05/2010 09:54, Martin S Taylor wrote: >>>>> You say that 'no amount of compensation can possible compensate'. >>>>> Wouldn't >>>>> you accept a brand-new, top-of-the-range sports car in exchange for >>>>> your >>>>> little finger? There's a Man from the South who might just make you >>>>> an offer. >>>> >>>> Moot point really. My entire right arm has now been surrendered for >>>> the 64GB 3G version. >>> >>> I thought it cost an arm *and* a leg? >> >> No, it's just an arm. The leg goes to Vodafone. > > How much are Vodafone et al charging for the iPad plans? The US plans > were supposed to be "cheap" - did Apple get the UK carriers to play > similar ball? No idea but I expect it will be the same as their 'mobile broadband' offerings but with an up-front charge for supplying a microSIM card instead of you buying one of their dongles. -- Bruce Horrocks Surrey England (bruce at scorecrow dot com)
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 8 May 2010 14:17 On Sat, 8 May 2010 19:06:40 +0100, usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk (Woody) wrote: >Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: > >> How much are Vodafone et al charging for the iPad plans? The US plans >> were supposed to be "cheap" - did Apple get the UK carriers to play >> similar ball? > >Orange are charging $STUPID for the contracts, or the weekly plans: > ><http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/may/07/orange-ipad-price-plan >s> > >�2/day (200M) or �15/Month for 3GB (plus 750MB of wifi - huh?) Orange has some affiliated Wifi hotspots, which you would usually have to pay for as you use them. With that SIM you get free usage. That link says they're the BT OpenZone network. >I think with that and �100 to get a 3G iPad, I think I am happy with the >�50 mifi at �7.50 for 5GB/Month Couldn't one stick the Mifi SIM (after trimming/getting it as a microSIM) into the iPad? Or did Apple lock the iPad to Orange, after all? I thought they were not carrier locked. Cheers - Jaimie -- If it wasn't for C, we'd all be using BASI, PASAL and OBOL
From: Chris Ridd on 8 May 2010 14:19
On 2010-05-08 19:06:40 +0100, Woody said: > Orange are charging $STUPID for the contracts, or the weekly plans: > > <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/may/07/orange-ipad-price-plan > s> > > �2/day (200M) or �15/Month for 3GB (plus 750MB of wifi - huh?) 3 gigs doesn't seem like much per month. > I think with that and �100 to get a 3G iPad, I think I am happy with the > �50 mifi at �7.50 for 5GB/Month That makes more sense. -- Chris |