Beware! Don’t choose the wrong Ipad 3G plan or else!

The apple Ipad 2 has been out for a couple of month carrying some major improvement on their hardware and appearance. Introducing 2 major data plan provider to support their 3 connection which is AT&T and Verizon. Both are very strong and reliable provider to support Ipad 3G plan. But Having 2 options in many case found to be so confusing. Many consumer and might also you will ask the same question: “Which ipad 3g data plan should I get?” Quite frankly, no one can answer that question except you.

In this article I will roughly guide you to choose the best 3G data plan for you. So hopefully with all the information will take you to the best decision on what Ipad 3G plan should you use.

What 3g plan available out there?

Let’s talk a bit about our 2 main providers for Ipad 3G plan in US, which is AT&T and Verizon. As you might know, AT&T has been experience in 3G world for quite a long time, while Verizon running on a CDMA connection. And now, both of them will support your 3G data plan with different package. There are in total 6 data package you can choose ranging from 250mb up to 10 gb per month. Here are the packages:

AT&T:

• 250mb/month : $15
• 2gb/month : $25

Verizon:

• 1gb/month: $20
• 3gb/month: $35
• 5gb/month: $50
• 8gb/month: $80

Given the package both provider offers, AT&T looks likely will dominate the low data connection, while Verizon will dominate the hardcore user.

Keep in mind that both don’t offer a contract for each Ipad 3G plan since both are prepaid, so you can easily upgrade/downgrade your package.

Which Ipad 3g plan should I choose?

So with all the information about Ipad 3G plan packages, it’s time for you to make some consideration on what data plan package you will use.

I already give one clue which is to consider a low data or high data connection. Now the question is how much do you plan to use your data plan per month? To make you get the idea, this is what you can do with a 250mb/month:

• Browse up to 500 website
• 35 minutes of standard definition Youtube video
• 70 songs on itunes
• 4000 facebook photo
• Thousand of standard email

You can start to calculate how much you will need every month to support your connection. But if you are planning to use a mix of 3G and Wi-Fi, than I would say that 250mb package is more than enough for you.

For you who like to travel abroad, I recommend you to take AT&T as they have a wide network outside US that will help you a lot when you need to make an urgent connection overseas.

My Final Tips to pick the right 3G data plan

Now you may have your rough calculation on budget and data usage per month. My final tips is to take the cheapest data plan to get your exact number on how many data you use per month. You can easily change your Ipad 3G plan to the bigger package anyway.

So that is all I can give to you. Hope now you have more knowledge to help you decide on what 3G data plan should you pick for your new Ipad.