gsm microSIM are available. all gsm connections r now 3G enabled. TATA photon sales a *TATA Photon+ to WiFi *device at around 5000 rupees: http://www.tataphoton.com/tata-photon-wi-fi.aspx
On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 3:53 AM, Alpana B. Sarangapani < [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Krishnendu: Glad to see your note here.. > > Not sure about the 3G iPads. > > iPads (WiFi) are handy and useful in hotels that have (free) WiFi access. > For us, in December, it laid idle and asleep while we were in Guwahati. > > Tata Photon's has a portable WiFi router that can create a portable > hotspot for upto 5 computers, I saw. so that may work for the WiFi version, > not sure about the cost. Their service (for Photon+) was a little better > last time we were there (Dec. 2011), but was very slow reception, > especially at night, don't know why. > > I think the cost for the 3G plan to cover over there with an iPad/service > provider from here woudl be sky-rocketing. We can't even afford the phone > charges from our provider from here, we just get local pre-paid cards > through friends/family members there, feel helpless sometimes without some > of the gadgets, but its not worth it to use services from here - if offices > pay for it, that's different, but then you will be able to use for office > work only, not to call your mama, dada, or pehideu, so the local services > are much better. > > My two cents.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 11:43:47 -0800 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Assam] iPad > > > > Has anyone used ipad (purchased in US) in India ? > > > > The questions I have are -- > > > > 1) Are the 3G ipads (AT&T) locked or does it work with a SIM in India > ? I understand it requires microSIM . Is it something available in > Guwahati ? > > > > 2) For the WiFi version, is there a way to make it work with Tata > Photon (or something similar). iPad does not have a USB port but I heard > Tata Photon has come up with something called portable Wifi which can make > it work. > > > > Thanks > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > assam mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
