Cell C Fast 3G on iPad

Yes apparently they do stock the micro sim cards of a little extra. Yes you get full 3G support on the Cell C network with the iPad 2, but only edge with the iPad 1.

Otherwise just cut up a Cell C SIM, it's not too hard and works perfectly. I'm pretty clumsy and I did it.
 
Or get a MiFi / Small 3G router and WiFi the iPad 1 or 2 to the 3G router.

The iPad is in any case not that mobile (cannot carry it in your "jean pant"), so keep the 3G router / Mifi in the same bag. Then you can use the same SIM in a phone etc.
 
jasweb said:
Or get a MiFi / Small 3G router and WiFi the iPad 1 or 2 to the 3G router.

The iPad is in any case not that mobile (cannot carry it in your "jean pant"), so keep the 3G router / Mifi in the same bag. Then you can use the same SIM in a phone etc.
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Just make sure that mifi supports the higher speeds, and that your gps/location services still works without a sim installed (ipad 3g models uses assisted gps which relies on cell phone networks)
 
I've bought the 2gb package de my iPad 2. The only reason is to ensure that I have access to dropbox where ever I am. I get better speed with my iPad 2 then with my E1820.

Regarding the microsim. You need to do a sim swap and it costs about R100 more
 
alisiaoh said:
I tried cutting up a cell C sim to put in an ipad 1 and it didint work..... :(
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Yes it will only connect with EDGE on the iPad 1, because it doesn't support 900Mhz 3G. It works great in the iPad 2.
 
Synaesthesia said:
Yes it will only connect with EDGE on the iPad 1, because it doesn't support 900Mhz 3G. It works great in the iPad 2.
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the ipad is not even picking the sim up... and i took a lot of care not to damage the "chip" part of the card.... will be going in to the istore over the weekend to get a another sim and data package.
 
Damn that sucks, I've cut two micro sims and they worked great. Here's the instructions that I followed:
http://www.solutios.com/simcutting/
Basically align the wires on it with another micro-sim. It's not about not cutting the chip, but just about aligning the wires. You will cut a small sliver of the chip away.
 
Hi, will the ipad 1 pickup 3G with the current 8.ta 10gig special (sim)
 
Synaesthesia said:
Yes apparently they do stock the micro sim cards of a little extra. Yes you get full 3G support on the Cell C network with the iPad 2, but only edge with the iPad 1.

Otherwise just cut up a Cell C SIM, it's not too hard and works perfectly. I'm pretty clumsy and I did it.
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You mean if I cut the normal cell c sim card and make it micro sim then I can get full 3G network? I also using iPad1 and I am connecting with edge network and it is too slow. How can I get full 3G network on my ipad1 ?
Please help
 
Dbn2626 said:
You mean if I cut the normal cell c sim card and make it micro sim then I can get full 3G network? I also using iPad1 and I am connecting with edge network and it is too slow. How can I get full 3G network on my ipad1 ?
Please help
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You can't, because Cell C works with the 900 MHz frequency and the iPad 1 doesn't support 900 UMTS, only the iPad 2.

You can only get EDGE on the iPad 1 with Cell C.
 
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