iMore » data roaming http://www.imore.com More of everything iPhone and iPad Sun, 27 May 2012 07:29:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 AT&T international data plans for iPad come at a hefty price http://www.imore.com/2010/05/04/att-international-data-plans-ipad-hefty-price/ http://www.imore.com/2010/05/04/att-international-data-plans-ipad-hefty-price/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 15:41:03 +0000 Jeremy Sikora http://www.tipb.com/?p=27145 att-settings-6

Yesterday AT&T released roaming data plans for the iPad 3G and they do not come cheap. Pricing starts at $25 per month for 20 megabytes and goes as high as $200 for 200 megabytes. Unlike the normal data plans, these international plans do not auto-renew on a month to month basis. Here's the full breakdown:

  • $24.99/month: 20 MB data
  • $59.99/month: 50 MB data
  • $119.99/month: 100 MB data
  • $199.99/month: 200 MB data

These plans work in over 90 countries and can be accessed directly from your iPad 3G's cellular data settings. You do have the option to select a start date and AT&T encourages travelers to set this up prior to leaving the country.

What are your thoughts on the above prices? Too much to be paying for data in this day and age? And with the iPad 3G being unlocked and GSM, could pay-as-you-go MicroSIM plans picked up when you visit be a far cheaper alternative (if they become available). Sound off in the comments!

[AT&T, thanks everyone who sent this in!]

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Have an iPhone on AT&T and want to travel internationally without re-mortgaging your house to pay for the data roaming? You're in luck... mostly. Engadget says the USA's exclusive iPhone carrier has just released two new plans to help mitigate your risk: $119.99 for 100MB and $199.99 for 200MB.

Realizing AT&T does have to pay other carriers for any users on their networks, we still can't help but wonder if there's an ulterior motive... Given the poor marks AT&T's network received in Wired's survey when compared to European carriers, maybe Ma Bell is trying to dissuade frustrated users from fleeing the country? Unfortunately, these new plans are pretty much Rogers' 2006 domestic rates, and probably still competitive with several international carrier-gougers!

So, AT&T travelers, will these new plans encourage you to keep the data roaming enabled for your next trip?

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