Orange iPad deals

Orange iPad deals explained

Orange is consistently rated as one of best mobile broadband service providers around. Sign up for a mobile broadband Orange iPad deal and you’ll get great coverage, impressive speeds and the chance to surf the net with your iPad wherever you go.

What iPad deals does Orange offer?

Like rival carriers, Orange offers both pay as you go and monthly contract iPad deals.

Orange's pay monthly SIM only deals for those who already own an iPad or don't want a lengthy contract, operate on a monthly rolling contract basis. That means that unless you cancel them they will automatically be renewed for another 30 days. This system means you are free to leave at any time, so there’s no need to worry about getting tied into a long contract.

Customers who choose Orange Pay Monthly 15 are entitled to 3GB of usage per month for a monthly charge of £15. For people with higher usage requirements, especially downloading songs and watching clips online, Orange Pay Monthly 25 offers a monthly download limit of 10GB for £25.

Orange’s pay as you go iPad deals operate in exactly the same way as mobile phone and mobile broadband PAYG offers. That is, customers simply add credit as and when it is required.

A payment of £7.50 will get you 1GB usage to be used over a seven-day period. Alternatively, you can add 200MB for £2 for a single day or choose the Orange pay what you use iPad deal. This charges takers 5.1p per MB they use, with the maximum monthly charge capped at £40.

Buying an iPad with Orange

Orange's product range also takes in contracts bundled with iPads. Like mobile phone deals, these spread the cost of the iPad over the course of a lengthy contract.

If you do sign up with Orange for one these deals, you're looking at a minimum monthly outlay of £25 per month, plus a one-off fee to cover the cost of the iPad.

Orange iPad deal sweeteners

There are a number of incentives and advantages to choosing an Orange iPad deal over one from another provider. These include:

• All consumers who sign up for pay monthly Orange iPad deals get unlimited browsing at BT OpenZone and The Cloud Wi-Fi hotspots.

• Orange iPad deals also entitle subscribers to participate in the Orange Wednesdays promotion, offering two-for-one cinema tickets every Wednesday. The same two-for-one promotion also applies to pizzas at PizzaExpress with free garlic or dough balls included.

• As a special introductory offer all new Orange customers get £10 of free credit to get them started as well as the iPad microSIM card you’ll need to get online with.

• Orange’s mobile broadband coverage is routinely rated among the best around. This is underscored by the fact that the carrier consistently tops the YouGov dongle tracker report – one of the broadband sector’s most extensive customer satisfaction surveys.

What other iPad deals are there?

Alongside Orange, O2, Three, T-Mobile and Vodafone have entered the UK iPad deals market with comparable offers.

Are Orange iPad SIMs compatibile with other devices?

The short answer is no. The reason being, the iPad comes with a brand new SIM card technology called microSIM that comes with the Orange iPad deals and enables you to get online. These are about 50 per cent smaller than standard SIM cards and cannot be used with your other mobile broadband enabled devices.