MiPad

Yep...... I got it.....

I may have said to people in the past that I wouldn't get one, but on Friday, T-Mobile delivered me my iPad. And i'm well happy with it.

When the iPad was 1st announced, I - like most of the world - saw it as nothing more than a oversized iPod/iPhone. 6 months later, and over 2million sold, I finally got my hands on one.

Here is my justification for getting one....

T-Mobile UK are now offering the iPad for £199 on a 2 year £25 per month contract. Over 2 years (plus the upfront cost), the iPad will cost £799. This is the 16Gb Wi-Fi & 3G model that Apple sell for £529 Sim free. Now, with Apple's iPad deal, you get no Sim card & no Data allowance. With T-Mobile, I get 2Gb of data per month included. Now, if i were to get a Mobile Broadband Sim card to use in the iPad (Sim from T-Mobile), the Data would cost £15 per month. Times that by 24 & you get £360. Add that to the upfront cost (£529) & it costs £889 over 2 years.....

Ok, hope that made more sense to you than me!! Here is a simpler breakdown:

T-Mobile UK iPad deal:

• £199 upfront cost for the iPad
• £25 per month for 2 years
• 2Gb of data to use per month
• Total cost over 24 months = £799

Sim free iPad deal:

• £529 upfront cost for the iPad
• £15 per month (30 day contract)
• 3Gb of data to use per month
• Total cost for month 1 = £544.
• Cost after month 2 = £559
• Cost if used for 24 months = £889

So the T-Mobile offer is'nt really that bad when you think about it!

Ok, so a full review of the iPad is coming soon (prob on wednesday now), so check out my Blog soon!