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From: Woody on 8 May 2010 14:42 Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > 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? Yes, but after trimming it I would need some kind of frame to put it back in anything else. I am sure they will make that, but seems a faff, > Or did Apple lock the iPad to Orange, after all? I thought they were > not carrier locked. No, they aaren't. I think it is just that Orange announced their plans first, I don't think they want to be left until last again. -- Woody www.alienrat.com
From: Arthur on 12 May 2010 08:16
On 07/05/2010 16:46, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote: > > And for not using the iPhone as a data connection (or GPS, for that > matter!). > Hmm I'd not thought of other devices using my iPhones GPS, damm that's going to irritate me now :) I got to play with an iPad last week and was struck how sociable it was - several of us gathered round the maps app[1] while someone held it horizontally and we discussed the best route to the pub. [1] it felt just like gathering round a traditional paper map. Arthur |