Hi Ronda Thanks for putting me on the right track.. My account was already set up and the part I tried to do was for people without an iTunes account!
A senior moment but I am a bit stressed. Diana On 01/02/2012, at 9:11 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi Diana, > > To begin activating service on a 3G iPad, tap Settings > Cellular Data > View > Account, fill in the fields , tap the name of the plan that you want, and > then tap Next to continue the activation process. > > Once your plan is active, if your iPad is connected to the cellular data > network, you’ll see an icon near the left of your status bar that indicates > the type of connection you have. > > To disable 3G connectivity temporarily, you have two options: > > 1. Open the Settings app, and at the upper left, turn on Airplane Mode. > This turns off all wireless communications—Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth, and GPS. > A white airplane  icon appears in the status bar, indicating that the iPad > is in Airplane Mode. > > Or > 2 In the Settings app, tap Cellular Data, and set the Cellular Data switch to > Off. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" > 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD > > OS X 10.7.2 Lion > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > > On 01/02/2012, at 8:39 AM, Diana & Graham Stevens wrote: > >> I just got a new SIM for my iPad. I activated it last night but then had to >> got out. When I came home I was too tired to finish setting up the account >> so I turned off 3G and used WiFi to check the outside temperature, >> >> This morning I forgot it was on WiFi and attached it to the MacBookPro and >> it transferred everything but no prompt to set up the account. >> >> I disconnected the iPad, turned on 3G and reconnected. Still no prompt. >> >> I need to do this before I go to hospital at lunch time. Can someone please >> help? >> >> Best wishes to all fro Diana > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
