Apple iPad price plans released for 3 network
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Fourth operator jumps on 3G bandwagon ahead of iPad's UK launch
Mobile operator 3 has announced price plans for Apple's 3G iPad tablet, which goes on sale in the UK this Friday.
The web, email and app tablet comes in two versions: wi-fi only, or wi-fi-plus 3G. The latter requires a micro SIM card and mobile access in order to get online when out of range of a wi-fi router or hotspot.
3 has two monthly tariffs for iPad users: either £7.50 for 1GB of data per month, or £15 for 10GB. As with other UK iPad price plans, there is no minimum contract length with users able to come and go on a month-by-month basis.
3 is the fourth operator to enter the iPad arena - Orange, O2 and Vodafone have already announced price plans for the device - including daily and weekly rates for iPad use. Click here to read more on Orange's iPad price plans, and here for more details on O2's or Vodafone's iPad price plans.
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs gives the world its first glimpse of the iPad earlier this year
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In other iPad news, The Times has reported that Apple has signed a deal with DSGi to stock the device at 139 Currys and PC World stores exclusively for two months from launch, after which rival retailers will presumably look to grab a slice of iPad pie.
A spokesman for DSGi confirmed the retailers will be stocking the device.
The iPad is currently available for pre-order on the Apple website but the shipping date is listed as June - suggesting there may be some delay for customers seeking to buy an iPad online.