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iPad 3G connectivity in Ireland.

  • 11-01-2013 6:54am
    #1
    osarusan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,692 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I'm considering buying an iPad here in Japan. Now, i have concerns about Japanese iPads being locked in terms of 3G - some people have told me that after leaving Japan, the iPad is unusable in terms of 3G anywhere else, but that's a problem at the Japanese end i suppose.

    I'll possibly/probably be moving back to Ireland in about 14 months, and while the 3G connectivity in Japan is superb, I'm wondering if it is good in Ireland.

    As well as that, how widespread is free wifi in Ireland (outside the home), and how easy do Irish internet provides make it to connect to a portable device from home broadband internet?

    I'm hoping some people will have some infor for me.


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  • #2
    guil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,497 ✭✭✭✭guil


    3G all depends on location. Also I think Japan use a different network than us so I don't know if a gsm sim will work in it. Look at the specs for the iPad and if it says GSM it will work.


  • #3
    webpal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,303 ✭✭✭webpal


    I use my 3G on my phone and turn on hotspot. My ipad can then pick up that signal via wifi. 3G is easy enough to get with a phone package but can be difficult to get on its own for, hence I just went for the wifi model.


  • #4
    culabula
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,213 ✭✭✭culabula


    osarusan wrote: »
    Hi all,

    I'm considering buying an iPad here in Japan. Now, i have concerns about Japanese iPads being locked in terms of 3G - some people have told me that after leaving Japan, the iPad is unusable in terms of 3G anywhere else, but that's a problem at the Japanese end i suppose.

    I'll possibly/probably be moving back to Ireland in about 14 months, and while the 3G connectivity in Japan is superb, I'm wondering if it is good in Ireland.

    As well as that, how widespread is free wifi in Ireland (outside the home), and how easy do Irish internet provides make it to connect to a portable device from home broadband internet?

    I'm hoping some people will have some infor for me.

    You're right in that Japan is unique in locking iPads -this was widely-documented at launch.

    In the meantime you should explore official avenues of having it unlocked.


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