Can I share data between and iPhone and a iPad using the sharer plans?

[lanceuppercut]

https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/simplicity/

Would I be able to get one of the above tariffs (eg £20 3gb/month) and then get a PAYG/free SIM for my iPad and share the data with that using the sharer plans?

If I need to get a separate contract tariff for my iPad then that's of no use to me as I am a light iPad user but want the option there of using my iPhone's data when needed.

Thanks.

[MI5]

I don't believe you can share on a PAYG account.....

[lanceuppercut]

Oh that's a shame, I don't really want to spend an extra £8/month on something I might use occasionally.

Oh well.

[MI5]

How about a giffgaff data sim and just add the £7.50 gigabag when you need to use it....?

[lanceuppercut]

It doesn't entirely suit my needs as the data runs out. If it was 1gb without expiry, I wouldn't mind paying the £7.50 every so often.

[MI5]

No worries, it was just a thought.....

[lanceuppercut]

I appreciate the advice/suggestions though!

[Anonymous]

I am not familiar with Apple so others may correct me but if I have read this right you have or want to have a sim only deal for your iPhone and somehow share the data with your pad?

If your iPhone is on contract (i.e. not as a payg) could you not use your iPhone to tether the data connection?

[lanceuppercut]

It was more the saving of battery on the device that was sharing the data and thought if it were possible to essentially use 2 SIM cards to a single account, I'd been all over that but I'm not paying for 2 accounts when I can simply tether and suck up the battery usage.

[Anonymous]

not exactly a shared tariff but they are Top-up, and on some of them the data rolls over up to 90 days...

https://mobilebroadbandaccess.o2.co.uk/Services/AllPackages