Telstra reveals its prepaid Next G plans for Apple's 3G iPad, spanning from $20 for 1GB to $100 for 12GB, all with 30 day expiry.
Telstra is the first Aussie carrier to reveal details of its 3G – or should we say, Next G – plans for the Apple's iPad, which
launches here on May 28th.
The contract-free 'Pre-Paid SIM for Apple iPad Kit' costs $30 and includes an initial 1GB of data. Customers who activate the kit by June 30th will score an additional 2GB of data, giving you a whopping 3GB to chew through.
Five recharge options are available, all with 30 days expiry for unused data.
The entry-level $20 pack comes with 1GB; $30 gets you a 3GB top-up; the mid-range $60 recharge comes with 6GB; $80 lands you 9GB, while the $100 top-up comes with 12GB (although we're open to suggestions as how any iPad user could gobble up 12GB, or even 6GB, in just 30 days).
The pre-paid iPad microSIM starter pack will be sold at Telstra Stores and
"selected partners". Recharges are available via Bpay or through purchasing vouchers at outlets including Telstra stores and dealers, Australia Post, Target, Big W, Dick Smith, Woolworths, Safeway, Coles Fone Zone, K Mart, Retravision and Newslink newsagencies.
Apple's 3G-capable iPads will sell for $799 with 16GB of storage; the 32GB model comes in at $929, with the flagship
64GB 3G iPad at $1,049. Apple will begin taking pre-orders for the May 28th release at
Apple.com.au from tomorrow Monday May 10th