14 DAY TRIAL // Tomorrow, Apple would have its iPad 2 available for purchase in a number of 25 new countries, and the UK is among them, where various wireless carriers already confirmed plans to add the device to their offering.
Orange UK and T-Mobile UK are two of these carriers, both of which should range the Apple iPad 2 as of tomorrow, and some info on the cost this device would sport on their networks started to emerge.
At Orange, the new tablet PC is expected to feature a price tag of £199 when purchased with the signing of a contract agreement with the wireless carrier.
The 16GB Wi-Fi +3G iPad 2 would sport the aforementioned price tag, when purchased with a £25 per month contract for two years.
In related news, we learn that T-Mobile UK might have the device available for its existing customers for £199 on a £25 per month contract, while asking around £228 for the same device from new customers.
At both wireless carriers, the monthly plans offer 1GB of anytime data, along with 1GB of “quiet time data” (data consumed between midnight and 4pm).
“iPad 2 is the next generation of Apple's magical device for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games, reading ebooks and much more,” Orange stated on the new device.
“The amazing new iPad 2 improves on the original iPad by being thinner, lighter and faster, all while maintaining the same incredible 10 hours of battery life.”
The launch will take place tomorrow in London, and Orange reportedly has a numberof 10 iPad 2 units to be given away during the event.
Also tomorrow, Apple will have the iPad 2 available in a number of 25 new countries around the world, including: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, and, of course, the UK.