Ipad and 3 network (UK)

Have you connected to iTunes since inserting the SIM?

iTunes updated some 'carrier settings' after I'd inserted but not activated the O2 SIM.

Have you got a Cellular Data tab in the iPad's Settings? Anything in there?

Glad you sorted it - just sounds as though the activation took some time. I didn't find O2's website any help in saying how to configure their service.

Afternoon - how long did it take three to activate the sim?

Mine has been four hours - and still nowt!

Any advice appreciated.

Dc

Excellent

thank you - will keep an eye on it then

did notice they sent a text to the ipad!

Doesn't really feel thought out by three does it?

Keep posting back and let me know how you get on

cheers

Darren

I found switching the iPad off and on a few times seemed to help. I thought sitting and waiting might not work as well as the usual handshaking that must happen when you switch the iPad on.

Also, switch off Wi-Fi and go to three.co.uk/my3 in Safari and it should auto log you in. It's not optimised for iPad display but it seemed to work fine.

AC, the O2 3G data plan is all set up from within the iPad itself.

Settingns> Cellular Data> View Account> then set up and account from within the Account Window.

I didn't check the O2 Web Site, I set up the account and within seconds it was active and up and running. Now O2 just need to sort out their Pay As You Go daily allowance option, which drops your allowance at midnight, instead of giving you 24hrs from the time of purchase.

necronym wrote:
AC, the O2 3G data plan is all set up from within the iPad itself.

Settingns> Cellular Data> View Account> then set up and account from within the Account Window.

Yes, easy to do once you notice the Cellular Data tab.

I didn't check the O2 Web Site, I set up the account and within seconds it was active and up and running. Now O2 just need to sort out their Pay As You Go daily allowance option, which drops your allowance at midnight, instead of giving you 24hrs from the time of purchase.

I can partly see why it ends at midnight but it's a bit of a con to advertise 24hr access - I mean who's going to set an alarm to sign up for 24hr access at 00:00 hrs?

Here are the instructions: http://ask3.three.co.uk/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE/,/?New,Kb=MBB,TS=MBB,varset_USER NAME=MBB:mbbUser,docid=1666

Brought my IPad 3G which was purchased in the USA to the UK and went to the Apple Store in Cambridge for help on changing from AT&T to a UK sim card provider. Their genius offered no help. Went to the O2 store and they had a mini sim card and account for the IPad however when the sim card was inserted it would not bring up the account set up portal so there was no way to set up the account on my IPad. Fortunately the manager of the store had a IPad 3G which he purchased in the UK and he was able to set up my O2 sim card account on his IPad and then move it to my IPad. This round about worked and I was able to use 3G which is very spotty in the UK during my visit. However, there was NO View Account setting to cancel the the account and I had to go back to the store and have the same manager put the sim card into his IPad to cancel the account prior to leaving. This experience would negate that you can easily travel and use mini sim cards from other countries in your IPad. Is this a glitch with Apple software that does not allow you to open multiple sim card accounts? Regardless, it needs to be addressed and corrected by Apple as many people like myself purchased the 3G model believing the marketing that they could easily use it with multiple sim card accounts while traveling abroad. I appreciate any comments...especially from Apple.

Apple are unliley to reply directly here.

I would send feedback here if I were you, though they won't reply:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html

AC