Apple has announced via its UK website it will be shipping the 3G version of the iPad in April for the UK.
This means the official UK version of the iPad will first land in late March, and will be followed just days later by the better specified but more expensive 3G variant.
Steve Jobs said at the time of launch that the international iPad data plans would be announced in June or July, so observers have taken this to mean that a deal to provide data in the UK had been struck sooner than expected.
Apple was remaining tight-lipped at the time of writing over the iPad’s UK pricing, but it has been forecast to start at about £400. The American retail price is from $499.
A number of networks, including Orange, O2 and Vodafone, have been tipped to provide the data, which will be enabled through microSIM cards – different to those seen in your average mobile.
TechRadar reported, however, that this would mean that users on a decent price plan for their phone wouldn’t be able to just buy a 3G iPad and surf the net using our existing mobile phone SIMs.
And although rumours of a data supply deal are in the air, no news has yet been announced about the winners.
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