The carrier is also starting a tablet trade-in program and confirmed that users would get 200 megabytes of data "free for life." October 23, 2013 9:02 AM PDT Apple's new iPad, the iPad Air. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) T-Mobile's bringing the "Uncarrier" model to Apple's new iPads. Related stories Apple's newest biz strategy: Free, free, free iPad Mini adds Retina -- and a few grams iPad Mini Retina arrives -- with supply issues, says analyst Why would anybody buy a 16GB iPad 2 for $399? Customers can buy an iPad from T-Mobile with no money down and pay in 24 monthly installments. The 16-gigabyte iPad Air, for instance, normally costs $629. Under T-Mobile's offer, a customer would pay $26.25 a month for two years. An iPad Mini with Retina Display would cost $22.08 a month for 24 months. T-Mobile is hoping that the iPad will bring in new revenue beyond smartphone plans. The company hasn't traditionally been strong with tablets, partially because it has never before sold the iPad. But with an agreement struck to get the iPhone 5 into its stores earlier this year, it was expected that T-Mobile would get the iPad as well. As listed on Apple's site, T-Mobile will offer 200 megabytes of data for free to all tablet users, and people can pay up for more data in plans that are similar to what the carriers offer. More to come.
The carrier is also starting a tablet trade-in program and confirmed that users would get 200 megabytes of data "free for life."
Apple's new iPad, the iPad Air.
(Credit: James Martin/CNET)
T-Mobile's bringing the "Uncarrier" model to Apple's new iPads.
Related stories
- Apple's newest biz strategy: Free, free, free
- iPad Mini adds Retina -- and a few grams
- iPad Mini Retina arrives -- with supply issues, says analyst
- Why would anybody buy a 16GB iPad 2 for $399?
Customers can buy an iPad from T-Mobile with no money down and pay in 24 monthly installments. The 16-gigabyte iPad Air, for instance, normally costs $629. Under T-Mobile's offer, a customer would pay $26.25 a month for two years. An iPad Mini with Retina Display would cost $22.08 a month for 24 months.
T-Mobile is hoping that the iPad will bring in new revenue beyond smartphone plans. The company hasn't traditionally been strong with tablets, partially because it has never before sold the iPad.
But with an agreement struck to get the iPhone 5 into its stores earlier this year, it was expected that T-Mobile would get the iPad as well.
As listed on Apple's site, T-Mobile will offer 200 megabytes of data for free to all tablet users, and people can pay up for more data in plans that are similar to what the carriers offer.
More to come.
