AT&T Details 3G Data Plans for the iPad

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Posted April 28, 2010 at 1:39pm by iClarified

AT&T has published the final details on its 3G data plans for the Apple iPad.

AT&T is offering simple and straightforward 3G pre-paid data plans for iPad - complete with easy, on-device activation and management. Data plans for iPad include access to more than 20,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots nationwide at no additional cost.

Domestic Data Plans for iPad
Recurring monthly charge with no long term contract
● $14.99 per month for 250 MB
● $29.99 per month for unlimited data
● Unlimited access - no added cost - to AT&T's 20,000+ Wi-Fi Hot Spots

How do I manage my 3G plan for iPad? Can I turn service off or change my plan?
Once you sign up for iPad 3G data service, you can add to or cancel your domestic plan at any time - no penalty. For domestic plans, if you do not cancel, your service will automatically renew every 30 days to provide a more seamless data experience on an ongoing basis. For example, if you activate service on May 9, your service will automatically renew 30 days later with the same plan. If you do make a change, a new 30-day window begins.

What happens if I exceed the amount of data in my selected plan before the end of one month?
With the on-device management system, you can check your data usage in Settings>Cellular Data on your iPad at anytime. Also, for the $14.99 plan, iPad will even let you know when you're about to reach your 250 MB data limit. You'll get three alerts - at 20 percent, 10 percent, and zero. With each alert, you can choose to add more data or wait and do it later.

If you do exceed the amount of data in your plan, your plan will expire, but it's easy to add another one. Also, with domestic plans, you can wait until the 30th day from your purchase when your plan will automatically renew going forward.

Helpful Reminders
● One month is based on 30 consecutive days, and starts at the date and time of your purchase
● Charges will appear on credit card bill
● Change domestic data plan at any time
● Visit Settings>Cellular Data on iPad to check data use

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yoshac - April 28, 2010 at 6:46pm

More incentive to use PDAnet via your cellphone for data access on the iPad

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dlr - April 28, 2010 at 2:19pm

They should really be calling it the Ben Dover plan...especially for iphone users with a data plan. To double charge for mobile data like this is rediculous imo. I'm a happy Canadian with my wifi model I purchased in Vegas. Wifi is so much faster than 3g and it's available in so many places...and with my data equipped iphone, I can't possibly think of a reason to add data to my iPad. I'm sure too that unfortunately, there are many people that will think they'll be able to use their phone plan data on the 3g iPad...are they going to be pissed when they find out they'll have to shell out more money per month for iPad data... Quick free plug to vajacases.com...fantastic custom leather cases you need to check out for the iPad as well as other gadgets!