Will an Ipad 2 wifi+3g purchased in the U.S work in India?

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Will an Ipad 2 wifi+3g purchased in the U.S work in India?

Hi people. I am new to this forum. I am planning to buy an iPad 2 in the U.S. My friend's coming down to India next month, so she will be bringing it along with her. I just want to know if it will work here. I don't want to unlock it, just because the original seal will go off. Please help me. I read somewhere that an AT&T model is factory unlocked. Is it true? So will that work anywhere in the world?

Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.6), Iphone 4, Ipod classic 120gb

Posted on Mar 23, 2011 9:13 AM

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Templeton Peck

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Mar 23, 2011 9:16 AM in response to Ajesh Ashok

Is it true? So will that work anywhere in the world?

Yes

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Davaraj

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Mar 24, 2011 1:08 AM in response to Ajesh Ashok

Yes the iPad 2 will work in India as it is not locked to any particular carrier. BSNL has announced a new ipad plan. Check it out at http://www.indiabucket.com/bsnls-3g-data-plans-for-ipad/

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Davaraj

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Mar 24, 2011 1:13 AM in response to Ajesh Ashok

Get the GSM (AT&T) model and not the Verizon model.

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salahkh

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Mar 25, 2011 9:35 AM in response to Ajesh Ashok

Gents, I have the same issue, I am dying for an iPad2, I live in Abu Dhabi where we apply GSM. If I got iPad from AT&T would it work in UAE (Abu Dhabi)?

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Rudegar

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Mar 25, 2011 9:50 AM in response to salahkh

unlocked gsm devices like ipad at&t work on every gsm network

funny how it seem people from all over the world ask this
where in iphone forum people from all over the world ask how they can unlock their at&t locked phone for usage in their country 🙂
if those people had asked first like here they would not be in a world of trouble 🙂

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Apr 8, 2011 12:55 PM in response to Ajesh Ashok

Similar case...I have an ipad2 at&t being brought from the US...
i read this post on a different forum...

http://www.ipadforums.net/ipad-help/21452-3g-usa-ipad-troubleshooting-edge-netwo rk-india.html

To sum up, it says : Unless the ipad2 is activated with at&t first, it will not accept any other networks in India or anywer else..

does this mean that the ipad2 should be registered with at&t before making it possible to access other networks...??

URGENT !! i have only 3 days to do something, if necessary...

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wegras

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Apr 8, 2011 1:54 PM in response to Ipad2-4India

o sum up, it says : Unless the ipad2 is activated with at&t first, it will not accept any other networks in India or anywer else..

rubbish

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Apr 12, 2011 2:36 AM in response to wegras

So, what is the verdict? Do we need to activate AT&T in the US before we take the iPad out of the country and use it with other SIMs?

Thanks!

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Ajesh Ashok Author

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Apr 14, 2011 2:01 AM in response to wegras

But I read somewhere on the net that for an iPad 1 to accept any other network, anywhere in the world, we need to sign up with AT&T first. Is it the same for iPad 2 also or its not required? That is, get the iPad 2, get it to India, insert some local SIM and get access?

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Apr 26, 2011 2:21 AM in response to Ajesh Ashok

So, a whole lot of posts and nothing conclusive from someone who has actually done it, either way. Just to be sure, I am planning to get an AT&T connection activated and then bring it over. Unless, someone has brought it over to India without doing it and has got it working on the 3G here.

Help, people!

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Venkat27

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May 30, 2011 3:47 PM in response to Ipad2-4India

So, did anyone finally take back the ipad2 3G version and use it directly with a carrier in India without activating AT&T in the us. Can some one who has done it confirm. Since, there are so many people asking the question, I presume many must have taken it back by now

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Jun 15, 2011 10:03 PM in response to Venkat27

Finally! I got my iPad 3G(AT&T) from the US. It was not activated there, but it came with the AT&T micro sim anyways. I got a BSNL 3G sim, activated and charged it, cut it down to the microsim size and the iPad automatically connected to CellOne network. No hitches! Have been using it since yesterday.

So, there is absolutely no need for the 3G to be activated anywhere before you bring it to India.

Hope this brings relief to all those who have been waiting for an update from a real user in India.

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Jun 16, 2011 4:46 AM in response to desiapple

Hi DesiApple

Can you let me know which city you are in? Your answer could not have come at a better time as I plan to do exactly what you said and was struggling to figure out if activation was needed or not!

Let me know if we can touch base for me to understand better a couple of things from your experience.

Vincentian

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Aug 22, 2011 10:48 PM in response to Ajesh Ashok

The info posted by DesiApple was useful. I bought IPad2 with 3G. It was with AT&T connection. I did not activate the AT&T 3G connection. I used the wireless to register and use my IPad2 for browsing, downloading the applicaitons and uploading the songs/photos when I was in US.

When I came to Chennai by default it was showing Airtel connection with the AT&T microsim which got shipped along with the Ipad2. I replaced that SIM with the Airtel 3G sim card(I went to the Airtel showroom in Adyar-Chennai to have my regular SIM card cut into MicroSIM card size. Thy did it for free). I did not have to do any additional configuration. By default once I inserted the SIM and booted the IPad2, I was able to browse and view content from Youtube and carry out all regular activities using the IPad. So all who are looking to carry a Ipad2 from US can feel free to carry a model with 3G support with AT&T connection.

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Dec 2, 2011 3:03 AM in response to desiapple

brother please give ur contact no i need help from u...

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