30 day Tariffs for iPad in UK

I don’t consider any of the daily or 7 day plans to be worth writing about so if you’re interested in them, go look them up. This is a comparison of the 30 day plans available from the 4 UK carriers who have announced support for the iPad 3G. Click on the Corporate Logos to … Continue reading “30 day Tariffs for iPad in UK”

I don’t consider any of the daily or 7 day plans to be worth writing about so if you’re interested in them, go look them up. This is a comparison of the 30 day plans available from the 4 UK carriers who have announced support for the iPad 3G.

Click on the Corporate Logos to be taken to their respective pages.

Carrier Cost £ Data included Notes
Three 7.50 1 GB
O2 10 1 GB and Cloud, BTOpenZone
Vodafone 10 1 GB
Three 15 10 GB
O2 15 3 GB and Cloud, BTOpenZone
Orange 15 3 GB and BTOpenZone
Vodafone 15 3 GB
Orange 25 10 GB and BTOpenZone
Vodafone 25 5 GB

So how do you choose which to buy?

The table above is sorted on Increasing Cost, Decreasing Data, Decreasing ‘additional’ benefits. You should be able to quickly discern which are the best plans.

If you want to keep your costs low, then look at the tariffs from Three. They’re certainly the cheapest and you get heaps of data inclusive.

If coverage matters then you should probably look at Orange as they have the widest coverage in the UK.

If you want fast access and tend to be around urban areas, then having ready access to BTOpenzone when you need it (and the Cloud I suppose), would mean O2 is a good option.

If you plan to travel with your iPad and can’t get a local SIM, Vodafone’s roaming rates are a fraction of the costs of other networks.

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  2. The UK is more expensive? That’s unpossible!

    For those who are interested: AT&T deal is $14.99 (£10.40) for 250 MB or $29.99 (£20.79) for ‘Unlimited’. AT&T have said that Unlimited means actually unlimited data but realistically how much is this going to be. I use 3G pretty constantly on iPhone and I’ve used about 7 GB in 2.5 years. Others have higher usage I know but for my needs, I’ll likely be selecting a Three SIM.

  3. There was a post where someone actually tested the “unlimited” part of that AT&T deal. With he did GIGS AND GIGS of downloading. Some triple-digit number over a weekend. All for that flat $29.99. USA Win!

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