Want to Switch Your iPad Data Plan? It's Not That Hard to do...

[Jeff Campbell]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://gigaom.com/apple/quick-tip-transfer-your-ipad-3g-data-plan-to-a-4g-lte-plan/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+TheAppleBlog+(GigaOM:+Apple)' target='_blank'>http://gigaom.com/apple/quick-tip-t...(GigaOM:+Apple)</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"One of the reasons to get the new iPad is to take full advantage of the 4G LTE wireless connectivity options offered by cell carriers. But what if you already have an iPad, and already have a data plan for that iPad?"</em></p><p><img height="414" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1331914111.usr105634.jpg" width="600" /></p><p>A simple walk through of the process, for both AT&amp;T and Verizon data plans, and it's surprisingly easy.&nbsp;</p>

[Michael Knutson]

I tried it several times, and while it actually said that the switch was completed, it never did, and the LTE/4G service never worked, despite re-starting a couple times. I finally just canceled the old service and signed-up for new service. Worked out okay, as it's now $5 (US) more for another GB of data.

I do wish that there were a family plan, as I added my wife's new iPad as well, making for more confusion, as we now have two iPhones, two iPads, and U-Verse service, all with different billing and accounts (each with its own userid and password).