iPhone & iPad Share Data?

[Anonymous]

Hi,

Can anyone tell me if it's possible to share my pay monthly iPhone's data allowance with my Apple store bought iPad mini?

Cheers.

[MI5]

Only if you tether from the iPhones Wifi hotspot.

[Anonymous]

Ok, understood, thanks MI5.

I bought a 'cellular' iPad so I could access the internet while out-and-about which came with a £15 pre-loaded O2 SIM.

The 30 days have now expired on that but I don't like the 30 day limit on O2's data tariffs as I'm likely to be using a varying amount of data every month. Is it possible to buy a data allowance which doesn't expire or, failing that, any way of tying the iPad SIM to my iPhone contract / account to get a better deal than the £10 for 1GB for 30 days?

I suppose I'm basically looking at whatever would be the best, most economic option for a varying amount of data-usage on the iPad.

Also, slightly-off topic but related, at the minute I see text messages on both the iPad and iPhone. If I get a non-O2 SIM for the iPad, would that break that link?

Thanks for your help.

[MI5 · Accepted solution]

Text messages are linked to your Apple ID, so any sim card wouldn't make any difference.
If the iPad is unlocked, look at other networks for a better deal that suits you. You can only share data on O2 contracts and they have to be set up to share when new, so you can't just add a random device later on I'm afraid.

[Anonymous]

Many thanks.

Just to be sure, SMS messages are linked via Apple ID, not just iMessages?

That's a shame; O2 seem to be cutting themselves out of a market if that's the case.

[MI5]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Many thanks.

Just to be sure, SMS messages are linked via Apple ID, not just iMessages?

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Yes, you can check by taking your sim out of the iPad.

[Anonymous]

That was going to be my next test

Thanks for your help.

[MI5]

No worries mate