If you are yet to purchase an iPad, see the new combined iPad and monthly data plans from T-Mobile and Orange. Get an iPad 2 or the new iPad 3 from just £139.00 and pay only £25.00 a month for your data plan! Read more here
Please note, all iPad MicroSIM’s are suitable for both the ‘iPad’ and ‘iPad 2′ models.
Below is a comprehensive chart detailing all current and available iPad and iPad 2 price plans in the UK. Each plan comes with a free iPad MicroSIM card. Also take a look at the new MiFi service from 3. We have not included MiFi in the comparison chart as it’s a stand-alone product and a different type of service. If you want to save cash, already have a WiFi only model or you are unsure of the 3G version, our MiFi atricle is a must read!
For more info on Mifi visit 3 direct here or read our MiFi atricle here
Best coverage
| Apple iPad monthly price plans in the UK | Cost per GB | ||||
| Orange Most inclusive |
10GB + unlimited Wi-Fi | 30-day contract | £2.50 | £25 per month | Order Now |
| Three Best value |
10GB | 30-day contract | £1.50 | £15 per month | Order Now |
| Vodafone Best coverage |
2GB + 1GB Wi-Fi | 30-day contract | £7.50 | £15 per month | Order Now |
| O2 | 3GB + unlimited Wi-Fi | 30-day contract | £5.00 | £15 per month | Order Now |
| Orange | 3GB + unlimited Wi-Fi | 30-day contract | £5.00 | £15 per month | Order Now |
| T-Mobile | 1GB | 30-day contract | £15.00 | £15 per month | Order Now |
| O2 | 1GB + unlimited Wi-Fi | 30-day contract | £10.00 | £10 per month | Order Now |
| Vodafone | 1GB + unlimited Wi-Fi | 30-day contract | £10.00 | £10 per month | Order Now |
| Three | 1GB | 30-day contract | £7.50 | £7.50 per month | Order Now |
| Vodafone | 500MB | 30-day contract | £15.00 | £7.50 per month | Order Now |
| Apple iPad daily / weekly price plans in the UK | |||||
| O2 | 500MB + unlimited Wi-Fi | No contract | £4.00 | £2 a day | Order Now |
| Orange | 200MB valid for 1 day* | No contract | £10.00* | £2.00 per day | Order Now |
| T-Mobile | 250MB valid for 1 day* | No contract | £10.00* | £2.50 per day | Order Now |
| T-Mobile | 500MB | 30-day contract | £30.00 | £7.00 per week | Order Now |
| Orange | 1GB valid for 7 days | 30-day contract | £7.50 | £7.50 per week | Order Now |
| *Worked out over a 31 day month. This plan is capped at £40 per month so you never pay any more than this, no matter how much you use. #Unlimited Wi-Fi refers to access points via BT Openzone & The Cloud. Please refer to networks t&c’s. | |||||
Data allowance explained
When you connect to the internet using your iPad you use some of your data allowance. This allowance is limited depending on your chosen iPad price plan (Pay As You Go or a monthly contract). Different amounts of data are used depending on your online activity.
For example, 500MB of data is equivalent to the following:
- Send 500,000 emails without attachments
- Send 1000 emails with photo attachments
- 5000 visits to basic websites like Twitter or blogs
- 1500 visits to rich content sites like bbc.co.uk, guardian.co.uk etc
- Download 50 low quality or 12 high quality tunes
- Watch 60 views of 4.5 minute YouTube™ videos
