AT&T, Verizon to sell iPad 2 from 11 March

News Wireless United States 10 MAR 2011
AT&T, Verizon to sell iPad 2 from 11 March
US mobile operators AT&T and Verizon announced that they will both start selling Apple's iPad 2 on 11 March. Announced earlier this month by Apple, the iPad 2 with 3G access sells for USD 629 for the 16GB model, USD 729 for 32GB and USD 829 for 64GB. AT&T offers 3G service with no contract required, for USD 14.99 for 250 MB per month or USD 25 for 2 GB. As a promotional offer, customers taking the USD 25 plan will get the first month free. Enabling Wi-Fi sharing on the devcie requires customers to take the more expensive data plan and pay another USD 20 per month for an additional 2GB data. Verizon's plans start at USD 20 per month for 1GB. Verizon customers can get 3GB for USD 35, 5GB for USD 50 or 10GB for USD 80. In addition to the mobile operators, Apple's own stores, Best Buy, Target, Walmart and select Apple resellers will sell the iPad 2 from 11 March.

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Mobile

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Apple,  Verizon

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United States

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Data services, Launch, Consumer devices, Pricing

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