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
Frequently Asked Questions:
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
• Use Settings>Cellular Data on iPad to check data use
Source: AT&T
I just wish I could get the 250mb plan for my two iPhones!
Seems simple and straight-forward, I look forward to using it! A mere 24 hours away!
Watch out for RECURRING charges! Lots of people will be paying for an extra month when they didn’t plan on it.
What about international roaming? I wonder if I can use this during trips to Canada on Rogers’ network… and if so, what’s the added cost?
It’s the customers responsibility to cancel the contract before the 30 days are up.
does anyone think the next ipod touch will have 3g capability and be available with these two data plans?
What, still no iPhone tethering to my MacBook Pro after the ATT CEO said they were working on it?
Yup, I’ll carry an iPad sometimes, but I almost always take the MBP, and that is what needs a seamless connection, since WiFi is not always available.
$14.99/mo for iPhone tethering @ 250 megs ought to be just great. It is the emails and attachments which need to come and go from the MBP that count.
No mention of roll-over. Buying a bucket of bits for a fixed cost. 1 TB data for $50.
@jjjj — Just iCal the date & set an alert; I do that with bills all the time to remind me when they’re due.
sticking to the wi fi model , less hassle
If you cancel your monthly unlimited plan on day 28, can you still use it for day 29 & 30 or are you cut off on day 28?
C’mon AT&T;, this you can figure out quickly, but all you have to do is flip the tethering switch on the iPhone and it’s done. I really hope Verizon gets the iPhone soon.
I wan’t to get an iPad, but I am going wifi only in hopes that I will be able to tether to my iPhone soon.
OK, off thread, but I gotta share how GREAT my local Apple store’s customer service is.
I purchased my 64gb iPad the first day, loved it, but decided I had to return it because it didn’t show the upcoming slides in Keynote.When in play mode it only shows the slide you’re on, not all of the ones before and after. I confirmed this with the Apple store reps, and the online customer support. The only way I could justify getting one was if I sold one of my Macbooks that I do presentations with and used the iPad to replace it. Getting an iPad leaves me with a Macbook if I need a laptop, and I’m just carrying around a whole lot less in my gig bag.
I paid the 10% restocking fee and said goodbye to all of it’s iPad goodness.
So, today, I see on TUAW.com, that when you actually PLUG IN the iPad to a projector, it shows all of the slides in standard presenter mode and the slide that’s on the screen in center display on the iPad. The iPad only shows the slide it’s on when not plugged into a video projector because it thinks you’re using it to make a presentation with the iPad.
The Apples store rep was wrong, the Apple online rep was wrong, and I was out my 10% restocking fee.
I head down to the Mission Viejo Apple store, confirm that TUAW is in fact correct, and ask about getting another iPad and “would it be possible to get my 10% restocking fee back?” Not thinking that it would be possible, but ya never know if you never ask.
They can’t give the 10% back, but they decided to sell me the same accessories I had purchased before at 99% off.
Not a homerun, but certainly taking care of the customer. It was partly my fault for not actually plugging it into a projector in the first place, but partially their fault for not telling a dummy like me to do that when I called and asked.
I’ve been to a lot of local Apple stores, none of them beat the Mission Viejo store for customer service and helpfulness.
Now, if they would just send me the email saying they’ve received a shipment of iPads so I can go pick it up!
BTW… here’s the link to the TUAW.com article if any of you are wondering.
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/09/real-life-ipad-presenting-with-an-ipad-keynote-and-vga-connec/
It is uncharacteristically thoughtful of AT&T;to offer warning signals, then deactivate your data plan if you exceed the 250 MB monthly limit instead of charging you an exorbitant rate for the excess (with no warnings) as they do when you exceed your monthly allotment of talk time. It obviously wouldn’t work to automatically deactivate a cell phone when the monthly talk limit is reached, but AT&T;could warn users if they wanted to.
Interesting.
There’s a rumour going around in Canada that Rogers will allow subscribers who already have a data plan with them toi add a second device. No extra charge at all.
That would sure be great.
Unfortunately the iPad isn’t available yet here so we’ll have to wait to see.
Actually, there is also the Enterprise Plan that AT&T;has not published. As a government agency, we are billed for our iPad data plans at a somewhat lower rate. No credit cards involved. So this information relates only to the “consumer version” of iPad data usage.
@Jim TIV
Hey Jim, thanks for posting your experiences. Here in the UK we have it one better as we don’t have to pay any restocking fee if you’re not happy with your purchase for whatever reason!
I’ve always liked the service in their stores as they don’t actually hassle you and you really get to play around with the product before deciding to buy or not.
Thanks for the iPad VGA output info as well. I was reading recently how not all apps outputted the display by default so was having second thoughts about purchasing one. I can really imagine myself giving Keynote presentations and photo slide shows so I can’t wait to get my hands on one now. Pity I’m in the UK and there’s still no price or release date….
So, how does this free ATT WiFi work with the iPad? It’s a real pain to login on the iPhone.
@Jaribbs. You are cancelling auto-renewal, not the plan you purchased. It’s like prepay, you still have the whole 30 days.
Is it possible that association with Apple is rubbing off on ATT and they are starting to believe the don’t always have to screw the customer? … Nah, they’re the phone company!
@ David F.
Good point! I get a corporate discount on my iPhone plan, so maybe I can get a similar discount on my iPad data plan(?)
I wonder if you can tether the iPad?
@LeftCoastDude
I believe Jobs sent a one word e-mail to someone answering that question
“No”
Too bad, I blame ATT
It is not about the more than 20,000 free Wi-Fi hot spots or the data plans’ pricing.
Listen. It is about whether there are enough thick enough pipes for the huge huge volume of data comms that’s coming up.
Again. It is about whether there are enough thick enough pipes for the huge huge volume of data comms that’s coming up.