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9 points

My iPad keeps asking me to set up a new cellular data plan

Using an iPad Air 2 128GB with Cellular/WiFi iOS v8.1.2

I keep getting a notification that asks if I want to set up a cellular data plan.

I don't want to set up a cellular data plan.... Maybe someday in the future, but not now. I don't see any way to turn this off. Under the cellular option in settings, there is no toggle to turn this on or off. I read elsewhere something about turning off Bluetooth, but this does not fix my problem.

I read elsewhere to take out the SIM, but then I saw a follow up that it didn't help that guy. I don't want to take out the SIM, I may very well just lose it.. lol..

Any suggestions to turn off this annoying, repeating notice?

Thanks!!

iPad Air 2 WiFi, Cellular, iOS 8.1.2

Posted on Dec 13, 2014 4:49 PM

21 replies

Jan 23, 2015 5:09 AM in response to Dr.Germ

Same message I keep getting. Apple please help? I don't want this dumb pop up anymore. When I am ready I will sign up for a cellular plan.

Jan 28, 2015 6:57 AM in response to KatSexiNikki

Okay.. so it didn't FULLY work for us either.. but it did DECREASE the amount of pop ups... so that is at least good. Here is what I am going to try next:

1. I am going to update to the latest iOS 8.1.3 (release yesterday 1/27/15

2. I am going to remove the sim card (Apple said to try that????)

I will report back later.. I know it is annoying.

Jan 28, 2015 9:33 AM in response to TechCoorSSC

Okay removing the SIM CARD seems to have worked after one notification that the sim card is missing, I didn't get another pop up.. UNLESS I shutdown the iPad, on restart it gave me one notificaiton pop up then not again. SO FAR!

drjwr

Level 1

46 points

Feb 22, 2015 3:52 PM in response to TechCoorSSC

Yup, this is a super annoyance.

On my iPad Air 2 this happened all the time and was helped somewhat by toggling off the "Cellular Data" under Settings > Celluar. But then, either through iOS 8.1.3 or the most recent iTunes(asaurus) update, not all my music would sync and my books were resyncing all the time. Blecch. Restore from backup did not help, so I restored as a new iPad, which cured the syncing problem . . .

but the cellular data plan querie now appears all the time, even with "Cellular Date" turned off.

Yikes.

What happened to "it just works"?

Mar 7, 2015 2:30 AM in response to Dr.Germ

I recently picked up an Air 2 cellular because I do intend on adding it to my plan eventually, but have no need for it now. Experiencing the same annoyance constantly and I intend to use the work arounds, but come on Apple this is ridiculous. This is essentially a high end laptop considering the $900+ price tag and there hasn't been a fix or even an official response to this thread for 3 months? That's extremely disappointing.

Greggo4

Level 1

4 points

Aug 29, 2015 1:15 PM in response to Dr.Germ

Forty five minutes with AppleCare on this one:

[1] Remove sim card from ipad;

[2] Do a hard reboot of your iPad (push down off button and then home button both at same time until apple logo appears. Let it run its course, it will reboot; [3] Put your sim card back in. You're good to go.

Technician told me in several weeks from today (maybe during September 2015) Apple will do another update to the IOS, and he thinks this will be addressed. In the meantime, you do this sim card trick, and you should not see this ridiculous message again - and WITHOUT succumbing to paying money to your carrier or whatever.

My iPad keeps asking me to set up a new cellular data plan