Over in the UK, Orange will sell you a brand new 16GB 3G iPad for just £200 ($311), compared to the usual retail price of £530, or a whopping $826. There’s a catch, of course: To get this low price, you need to sign up for a contract.
If you’re planning on using the 3G part of your iPad for a full two years, then this may be a good deal. New customers will pay £27 per month for 24 months, which gives a total cost of ownership of £847, or $1,320. That sounds expensive, but remember that the iPad already costs a lot more outside the U.S, and £27 per month isn’t too overpriced even off-contract.
You can opt for the other iPads, too: the 32GB is £250 ($390) and the 64GB £350 ($545). All plans give you just 1GB per month, except the 64GB which can enjoy “unlimited” data (actually 3GB).
I’m surprised that US carriers haven’t started doing this already. Perhaps, though, AT&T is terrified that too many people will sign up and its network will become even more overloaded.
Coming soon.
iPad contracts [Orange]
See Also:
- Austrian iPad Will Be Subsidized With Contract
- Samsung Galaxy Tab: Cheaper Than iPad, But Not Really
- How to Use an iPad on (Almost) Any Data Plan in the World
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