Carriers Vodafone, Orange and O2 have all made spookily similar statements regarding iPad tariffs. All three companies have said that they will offer dedicated price-plans for Apple’s tablet when it launches internationally in May, although none has named a price.
The UK is best served, with all three telcos set to offer an iPad package. Orange is planning to also offer tariffs in France, Spain and Switzerland. This is especially good news for Spain, which is forced to buy the iPhone from the horrible Telefónica.
We don’t yet know if these plans will be as forward thinking as those in the US, but hopefully there will be contract-free options like AT&T is offering. What we do know is that pretty much all European carriers use the GSM standard, which should make for some competition and low prices. It also means that US travelers will be able to avoid roaming charges by popping in a foreign SIM, just like you can do with most anything that isn’t an iPhone.
Orange announces it will offer dedicated iPad price plans [Orange via Engadget]
O2 announcement [Twitter]
Vodafone announcement [Twitter]
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