T-Mobile Offering Free Data for New iPad Mini and iPad Air
T-Mobile is offering 200 MB of free data for those who buy the new iPad Mini or iPad Air.
There has been plenty of Apple excitement and buzz yesterday after the company revealed the new Retina iPad Mini and iPad Air. Those pondering the purchase of a Cellular + WiFi version of the new iPads with T-Mobile as their service provider have just a little more to be excited about.
T-Mobile is offering users who buy the new iPads the deal of free 200 MB monthly data. For reference, AT&T is offering 250 MB monthly data for $14.99. Verizon and Sprint are offering 1 GB of monthly data for $14.99 and don't have equivalent tiers.
For those only looking to check their emails and use iMessage every once in a while, 200 MB is a decent deal, especially since it's free, though whether it justifies dropping an extra cash for the cellular model over the WiFi-only model is up to the user.
More from Apple's announcements:
- Apple's New iPad Air and iPad Mini 2 Pack iPhone 5s' A7 Chip
- Apple's New Mac Pro to Ship in December at $2,999
- Apple Announces Haswell MacBook Pro Starting at $1299
- Apple Announces OS X Mavericks and It's Free
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Question: if i get the iPad from T-mobile, will I be able to use it with Verizon's data plan later on? Or am I stuck with T-mobile?
I never realized just how horrendous AT&Ts pricing was...
This is monthly data for internet usage, not cloud storage. I don't use 200GB/month on all my devices combined let alone a single tablet. This is a great option for people who don't stream and just need something cheap for basic browsing and email usage. Hopefully they'll expand this offer for non-Apple devices.
P.S. I know it is Apple but I'm still surprised they're selling their ipads for the same $400 & $500 price points (wi-fi only). Anybody who cares about get good bang for the buck would be wise to pick up a Nexus 7 or two (of course there are other options that are better too).