Oh yeah, there’s a new iPad on sale today. Which means that purchasers of the new 3G model will probably also need a MicroSIM to get their data fix wherever they go. Let’s take a look at the current state of the MicroSIM market.
It was only 10 days ago that Australian MacTalk editor Anthony Agius published a way to get a 365 day expiry for prepaid iPad use on Telstra by cutting up a regular prepaid SIM card. Telstra must have been paying attention, because they’ve just launched a prepaid MicroSIM option for the iPad with 12GB of data and a full year to use it.
We’re nine days away from the iPhone 4′s launch, which means it’s time for Telcos to start trying to convince you they’re the best place to get the iPhone. It seems like Optus has struck first with the announcement that they’re offering customers a 2-in-1 SIM card that can be used in your current phone, but has a smaller MicroSIM componenet that can be popped out when you get your iPhone 4. Clever.
The iPad bandwagon is huge. Even with everybody already on board, there was still plenty of room for Internode to join the party with the announcement of their new NodeMobile MicroSIM cards.
Sure, you could take the DIY route to turn your SIM card into a MicroSIM and vice versa or you could simply purchase Cut My SIM, a clever, glorified hole-punch.
Gus over at Lifehacker has done me a huge favour. He created a simple to navigate chart of all the different iPad 3G MicroSIM plans from all the different carriers. Now I don’t have to do it!
Well, they sure took their sweet time in announcing the pricing for their iPad MicroSIMs, but Vodafone and Three have come out with a pretty darned competitive pricing plan for anyone picking up a 3G tablet…
So you pre-ordered your shiny new iPad 3G, but what about the MicroSIM card that makes the “magic” happen? Well, David Flynn over at APC tells us that starting today, Telstra will begin selling their pre-paid MicroSIM cards, while Optus will start selling theirs tomorrow…
MAXroam’s iPad-friendly microSIM will let you take your coffee-shop wankery from Starbucks to streetside cafes in Milan. Their microSIMs cost an extravagant €75/$105 for 50MB of data, but at least you’ll be able to tweet smugly from your iPad, right?
Mitchell Bingemann at Australian IT reckons all the Australian carriers are all clamouring to introduce the miniature SIM card standard nobody had heard of a week ago.
