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Post at 18-9-2011 10:34  Profile P.M. 
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ipad help plz

I don't know too much about iPad, but I want to purchase one in HK. Is it possible to get 3g access in China with an iPad purchased in HK? Or do I have to purchase one in China to get 3g access there?
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Post at 18-9-2011 10:57  Profile P.M. 
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it will work, but be prepared to get huge roaming bill.... roaming from hk carriers is ridiculously expensive...

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Post at 19-9-2011 02:40  Profile P.M. 
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Reply #1 jjz242's post

You can purchase one in HK and use sim card from China network (that has 3G / web surfing data plans). I'm not too familiar with the networks in China, but the iPads purchased in HK are definitely unlocked to be used anywhere.
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I don't think any iPads are locked to a particular carrier.  US stores only differentiate between the the carrier bands used (ATT/GSM or Verizon/CDMA) but they don't require you to sign a contract.  I have plenty of friends that bought an iPad in the US and used them without problems in Taiwan using a Taiwan SIM.  

Just make sure the iPad is good for GSM networks and you should be fine just about anywhere.
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QUOTE:
Originally posted by jjz242 at 18-9-2011 10:34
I don't know too much about iPad, but I want to purchase one in HK. Is it possible to get 3g access in China with an iPad purchased in HK? Or do I have to purchase one in China to get 3g access there?

You can buy an iPad in HK and it will work in China.  All you need is a SIM, and a data contract that includes China either as a local network or with roaming.  

Roaming charges will be high, unless you subscribe to a local data provider - data roaming is currently the cash-cow that the networks are milking for all they can.  

If you spend most of your time in HK, 3HK provide a good deal, at $68 per day for data roaming in China (about half what the other networks charge), and the monthly charge for HK is also a very reasonable iro $98-$160.

But if you spend most of your time in China, get yourself a SIM in China, and use that when you are there.   FYI China Unicom has a JV with 3HK, and they provide roaming in HK via 3HK's network.




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