iPad uses micro sims
in [UK Mobile]
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From: Smurf on 29 Jan 2010 11:17 The Apple ipad is coming out in the uk by June, it seems, it has been announced that the version which has 3g data capability will be unlocked (though Apple have an agreement with ATT to provide what appears by american standards a monthly no minimum term contract which allows 250mb for $14.99 a month, pretty crappy by uk standards but good for the US), the iPad will work on any standard 3g network, but said it needs a 'micro sim'. I havent come across a micro sim before, are they common place here in the UK? Are they available on request? I have a great little contract with 3g, but inside their usb dongle is just a standard sim. Anyone experieince with mini sims?
From: Steve Wyles on 29 Jan 2010 11:34 On 29/01/2010 16:17, Smurf wrote: > The Apple ipad is coming out in the uk by June, it seems, it has been > announced that the version which has 3g data capability will be unlocked > (though Apple have an agreement with ATT to provide what appears by american > standards a monthly no minimum term contract which allows 250mb for $14.99 a > month, pretty crappy by uk standards but good for the US), the iPad will > work on any standard 3g network, but said it needs a 'micro sim'. > > I havent come across a micro sim before, are they common place here in the > UK? Are they available on request? I have a great little contract with 3g, > but inside their usb dongle is just a standard sim. Anyone experieince with > mini sims? > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro-SIM it appears the contacts are the same, just a smaller plastic carrier. Steve
From: Roger Mills on 29 Jan 2010 12:07 In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Steve Wyles <steve(a)inhouse.co.uk> wrote: > On 29/01/2010 16:17, Smurf wrote: >> The Apple ipad is coming out in the uk by June, it seems, it has been >> announced that the version which has 3g data capability will be >> unlocked (though Apple have an agreement with ATT to provide what >> appears by american standards a monthly no minimum term contract >> which allows 250mb for $14.99 a month, pretty crappy by uk standards >> but good for the US), the iPad will work on any standard 3g network, >> but said it needs a 'micro sim'. I havent come across a micro sim before, >> are they common place here >> in the UK? Are they available on request? I have a great little >> contract with 3g, but inside their usb dongle is just a standard >> sim. Anyone experieince with mini sims? >> >> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro-SIM > > it appears the contacts are the same, just a smaller plastic carrier. > > Steve It not *that* long ago that SIMs were credit card sized! -- Cheers, Roger ______ Email address maintained for newsgroup use only, and not regularly monitored.. Messages sent to it may not be read for several weeks. PLEASE REPLY TO NEWSGROUP!
From: Smurf on 29 Jan 2010 12:15 Roger Mills wrote: > In an earlier contribution to this discussion, > Steve Wyles <steve(a)inhouse.co.uk> wrote: > >> On 29/01/2010 16:17, Smurf wrote: >>> The Apple ipad is coming out in the uk by June, it seems, it has >>> been announced that the version which has 3g data capability will be >>> unlocked (though Apple have an agreement with ATT to provide what >>> appears by american standards a monthly no minimum term contract >>> which allows 250mb for $14.99 a month, pretty crappy by uk standards >>> but good for the US), the iPad will work on any standard 3g network, >>> but said it needs a 'micro sim'. I havent come across a micro sim >>> before, are they common place here >>> in the UK? Are they available on request? I have a great little >>> contract with 3g, but inside their usb dongle is just a standard >>> sim. Anyone experieince with mini sims? >>> >>> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro-SIM >> >> it appears the contacts are the same, just a smaller plastic carrier. >> >> Steve > > > It not *that* long ago that SIMs were credit card sized! Its the same with curly wurlys, they used to be the size of a small ladder....
From: Roger Mills on 29 Jan 2010 16:54 In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Chris <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: > Roger Mills <watt.tyler(a)googlemail.com> wrote: >> In an earlier contribution to this discussion, >> Steve Wyles <steve(a)inhouse.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> On 29/01/2010 16:17, Smurf wrote: >>>> The Apple ipad is coming out in the uk by June, it seems, it has >>>> been announced that the version which has 3g data capability will >>>> be >>>> unlocked (though Apple have an agreement with ATT to provide what >>>> appears by american standards a monthly no minimum term contract >>>> which allows 250mb for $14.99 a month, pretty crappy by uk >>>> standards >>>> but good for the US), the iPad will work on any standard 3g >>>> network, >>>> but said it needs a 'micro sim'. I havent come across a micro sim >>>> before, are they common place here >>>> in the UK? Are they available on request? I have a great little >>>> contract with 3g, but inside their usb dongle is just a standard >>>> sim. Anyone experieince with mini sims? >>>> >>>> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro-SIM >>> >>> it appears the contacts are the same, just a smaller plastic >>> carrier. >>> >>> Steve >> >> >> It not *that* long ago that SIMs were credit card sized! > > Its always a question of space. Since the handsets got smaller, > smaller sims were needed. The ipad is just the next step, therefore > this development is the consequent step. Apple was always a leader in > technology. > When it comes to the ipad, small devices require small simcards. > :-) > Chris But the iPad is surely quite *big* compared, for example, with a mobile phone. Smaller and smaller devices may be fine for youngsters with good eyesight and nimble fingers - but what happens when they grow old? Do they stop using them? -- Cheers, Roger ______ Email address maintained for newsgroup use only, and not regularly monitored.. Messages sent to it may not be read for several weeks. PLEASE REPLY TO NEWSGROUP!
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