Ipad Sim

[wiggy]

Last year I had a T mobile SIM for my Ipad that cost me £5 for six months and had a chunk of free data for the duration. Does anyone know of a similar deal for 6 months or a year? I don't want a contract as the usage is only for when on the boat.

 

[forelle541]

3 do 3gig lasting 3months for about £12 on E Bay.

 

[Ex-SolentBoy]

Do you have an iPhone? I just tether my phone to my iPad. I never use my phone data allowance up anyway and I seems such a waste to buy more.

 

[Cantata]

Last year I had a T mobile SIM for my Ipad that cost me £5 for six months and had a chunk of free data for the duration. Does anyone know of a similar deal for 6 months or a year? I don't want a contract as the usage is only for when on the boat.

I bought one of those in April (but it was 10 quid, not 5) and it's still going! Do they expire, then?

 

[wiggy]

I have HTC that I can tether to but seems slower than using iPads own SIM card

 

[forelle541]

It pays to have a different sim in the iPad to the phone say 3 in the pad and orange in the phone so that you get signals in most places, especially if using them off shore.

 

[Highndry]

I've checked into this in some depth for our office iPads and the '3' deal is the best available if you dont want a tie- in. I get our sims from Amazon and cut them down to micro size.

 

[Tomahawk]

I have one of those 3 cards...
When I started using it it was good..

Now it takes about five minutes to sumit this ..

I am presently borrowing First Officers WiFi service as the 3 is carp

 

[Highndry]

I have one of those 3 cards...
When I started using it it was good..

Now it takes about five minutes to sumit this ..

I am presently borrowing First Officers WiFi service as the 3 is carp

How long have you had it? They should last three months or 3 gb, whichever comes first.

 

[Tomahawk]

How long have you had it? They should last three months or 3 gb, whichever comes first.

Oh about two weeks... I have plenty of data and tome left... but the connection speed is dropping by the hour! Seriously it takes about five minutes to reload the show forum page..... If I try to open a thread, I may as well sail to Turkey before it opens

 

[BrendanS]

That's not down to the sim, it's down to either your connection or the number of people using the same transmitter at the same time. I use Three sims almost solely for personal internet use, both a pay monthly dongle, and a payg (three month, 3GB) sim, and have done for years, and they don't fade over time unless there is a connection or contention issue.

 

[forelle541]

I am using one now, it's usually faster than my home wifi.

 

[Highndry]

I suspect you're trying to use it in an area where there's no 3G coverage. You'll still get internet connectivity if there's just a 2G signal but it will be very, very slow.