O2 announces data plans for iPad Wi-Fi + 3G in UK
10 May 2010 09:47 
Products and Devices
O2 today announced further details of its dedicated data tariffs for iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G. All iPad data tariffs will be available without a long contract and include unlimited access to BT Openzone and The Cloud Wi-Fi hotspots at no additional cost.
Apple and O2 have worked together to provide a breakthrough way to easily activate, manage and monitor an account right on iPad. Customers will be notified as they approach their data limit with a direct link to iPad settings to check data usage, top up the account and upgrade or cancel their tariff.
iPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. Users can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch user interface. iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G models are just 0.5 inches thick and weigh just 1.6 pounds—thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook—and deliver up to 10 hours of battery life for surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching videos or listening to music, and up to nine hours of surfing the web using a 3G data network.*
“We are truly excited to provide service for iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G,” said Sally Cowdry, O2’s Marketing Director. “We’ve worked closely with Apple to make sure customers get an excellent experience when using their iPad Wi-Fi + 3G on O2. Not only will it be quick and easy to buy value for money data access from the device, but customers will also benefit from our overall, award-winning service wrap which includes great network and great customer service and the added benefit of access to thousands of public Wi-Fi hotspots.”
O2 will be supporting iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G with a range of great value Pay & Go mobile broadband tariff options, giving customers the freedom and control to switch on or off mobile data as best suits their needs, directly on the device. O2 micro sim packs for iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G will be available through O2 retail stores and O2’s website. Visit www.o2.co.uk/ipadtariffs for more information.
O2 iPad Wi-Fi + 3G Data Pricing
Data plans do not require a minimum term contract. All tariffs include unlimited access to BT Openzone and The Cloud Wi-Fi hotspots.
For further information on data tariffs please visit www.o2.co.uk/ipadtariffs.
For more information about iPad please visit www.apple.com/ipad.
* Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.
** Recurring payment tariffs automatically deduct payment from a customer’s chosen payment method every 30 days. Recurring tariffs can be cancelled through the iPad up to 24 hours before the next payment is due.
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Telefónica UK Limited is a leading communications company for consumers and businesses in the UK, with 23 million mobile, fixed line and broadband customers as at 31 December 2011.
Telefónica UK Limited is part of Telefónica Europe plc, a business division of Telefónica S.A. which uses O2 as its commercial brand in the UK, Ireland, Slovakia, Germany and the Czech Republic, and has 58.1 million customers across these markets.
Telefónica UK employs around 11,000 people in the UK and has 450 retail stores.
Telefónica UK launched its sustainability plan for people and planet in February 2012. The company has announced that over the next three years, it intends to help one million young people develop new life skills and save 4 million tonnes of carbon emissions. See www.o2.co.uk/thinkbig/blueprint
O2 is the naming rights partner of The O2, the world-class entertainment venue.
O2’s UK 2G mobile network provides voice and data services which are available to 99% of the UK’s population.
O2’s UK 3G (HSPA+ 900 / 2100 MHz) network currently provides voice and high speed data services to over 84% of the UK population at speeds of up to 14.4Mbp and 21Mbps in major cities.
O2 was the first UK operator to deploy a 4G/LTE trial network which has demonstrated peak speeds of over 100Mbps to a mobile device.
Telefónica Europe also owns 50% of Tesco Mobile, which operates in the UK and Ireland, and 50% of Tchibo Mobilfunk in Germany.