iPad 3 + 4G - Rogers - No Service

As in I won't be able to activate data on-device, on-demand? Balls to that. Unacceptable. We'll see if Bell or Verizon have something better to offer. That's ridiculous.

Unfortunately, looking at Rogers iPad data plan page, it looks like dursino is right - cant activate from device on iPad 3 and seems like you need to enroll to their monthly plans or flex plans. Rogers still says you can activate iPad 2 on device but for LTE (new ipad) this can not be done.

I really like better the "no plan" approach we had on iPad 2. Will now look at their data sharing plan since I don't use enough my iPad on the road to justify having a monthly plan on it. And for what it is worth, bell and telus appear to have gone the same route.

I hope I am mistaken.

This may be a temporary thing though... It's possible at least.

If you go to this page:

http://www.rogers.com/web/content/ipad-dataplans?cm_mmc=Redirects-_-Consumer_Wir eless_Eng-_-iPad_PrelaunchDataPlans_0510-_-iPad#ActivateYouriPad

and click on the "Activate your iPad plan" link, a popup will tell you how to activate your 4G LTE iPad yourself on-device. Except it isn't working... I've run some experiments and it may be that the activation servers are overloaded.. getting some error messages. Will try again when they may be less busy.

Bob the link you have is to activate the sim on an iPad 1 or 2 using 3G. The new iPad requires LTE and it can't be activated using that link.

You're right... it says 4G network, not device.

The beauty of the iPad 2 plan was that you could activate it on-device only when you need it, like on trips.

I hope the LTE plans can be turned off and on while on the road.

And I hope the LTE plans don't lock the device to Rogers so I can still use my AT&T SIM card while in the U.S.

I agree with Trepex and Tim. The fact that we can no longer activate on-device and on-demand with Rogers is unacceptable and, yes, this is total garbage. For what it's worth, I just picked up a Telus SIM (which I paid $10 for) and it's the same deal. Then again, that's really no surprise as Telus didn't previously offer on-device activation. Frankly, I'm considering sending back the unit to Apple, downgrading to a Wi-Fi only model and use my iPhone as a hotspot when I'm on the road.

Ok so just to confirm, i was getting a "No Service" with both my Rogers and Bell sim on the New IPad. I just called Bell to activate data sharing on my iphone and New Ipad - had to give them my ICCID and after rebooting my device, I was able to see the Bell network (as opposed to the "No Service).

Only reason i am keeping the LTE device and not switching back to Wifi is that i am hoping when i travel to the stats i will still be able to use my AT&T card as i was doing with iPad 2. If not the case, then i agree that hotspotting from my iphone would be a good alternative.

At least the Bell customer service rep was friendly and efficient.

Jacou, if you have your 3G AT&T SIM handy, try slapping it in the device. Did that with mine and clicking Settings > Cellular Data > View Account returns this: This device requires an AT&T 4G LTE compatible SIM card. Now, check out AT&T's LTE iPad plans and read the fine print: http://bit.ly/yIx0KR

"Plans are monthly..." and "Offer not available for on-tablet activation".

Looks like pay-as-you-go is no longer an option with most carriers...

I caved and went to a Rogers store and got my Sim card activated there. I got a deal that took $50 off and I went to a graduated plan that they offer here for LTE. Once they put my sim into the system, magic happened and rogers lte showed up. Real pain in the butt to get this done but at least it works on the network.

Looks like it's the same for a lot of bell people as well. For what you say Nicolas it looks like this pay-as-you-go option isn't available anymore but maybe become available later.

cheers

By the way I am really loving the dictation feature on the new iPad. It works really well! Good luck with all your connections.

Funny how my iPhone 4, 4s sim works fine in the new iPad, but not my iPad 2 sim, can someone elaborate on that.

Glad to hear you got things worked out Tim. As for me, I called Telus and got the SIM activated on their $5 monthly Flex plan. The rep told they might soon offer a prepaid as-you-go plan with on-device activation with a credit card.

Now, let's enjoy the darn thing a little 😉 Cheers

i had the same problem. Went to the nearby Rogers boutique. Signed for 1y (flex plan). first 2 months with unlimited data (to get you hooked to the greatness of LTE 🙂 ) followed by 4 months of double data plan. After a few minutes, new ipad 4G worked like a charm.

Like most of us, i was expecting in-device activation just like on my first ipad.