User's Guide

SetupcellularserviceoniPad(Wi-Fi+Cellularmodels)
IfyouhaveaWi-Fi+Cellularmodel,youcansignupforacellulardataplan.Thishelpsyoustay
connectedtotheinternetwhenyouʼreawayfromaWi-Finetwork.Contactyourcarriertosetupa
cellulardataplan.
iPadPro12.9-inch(5thgeneration)andiPadPro11-inch(3rdgeneration)canconnectto5G
networks.SeetheAppleSupportarticleUse5GwithyouriPad.
ThecellularconnectionrequiresaSIMfromyourcarrier.iPadsupportsthefollowingtypesofSIM:
eSIM(oniPadmodelsthatsupporteSIM;notavailableinallcountriesorregions)
EmbeddedAppleSIMorAppleSIMcard
Physicalnano-SIMfromyourcarrier
SetupyourcellularplanwitheSIM
OnmodelsthatsupporteSIM,youcanactivatethecellularservicefromyouriPad.Youmayalsobe
abletotravelabroadwithiPadandsignupforcellularservicewithalocalcarrierinthecountryor
regionyouʼrevisiting.Thisoptionisnʼtavailableinallcountriesorregions,andnotallcarriersare
supported.
1. GotoSettings >CellularData.
2. Dooneofthefollowing:
TosetupthefirstcellularplanonyouriPad,selectacarrier,thenfollowtheonscreen
instructions.
ToaddanothercellularplantoyouriPad,tapAddaNewPlan.
ToscanaQRcodeprovidedbyyourcarrier,tapOther.PositioniPadsothattheQRcode
providedbyyourcarrierappearsintheframe,orenterthedetailsmanually.Youmaybeasked
toenteraconfirmationcodeprovidedbyyourcarrier.
Alternatively,youcanactivateyourcellularplanthroughyourcarrierʼsapp(ifsupported).Gotothe
AppStore,downloadyourcarrierʼsapp,thenusetheapptopurchaseacellularplan.
YoucanstoremorethanoneeSIMonyouriPad,butyoucanuseonlyoneeSIMatatime.Toswitchto
anothereSIM,gotoSettings>CellularData,thentaptheplanyouwanttouse(belowCellularPlans).
SetupyourcellularplanwithanembeddedAppleSIMorAppleSIMcard
OnmodelswithanembeddedAppleSIMorAppleSIMcard,youcanactivatethecellularservicefrom
youriPad.YoumayalsobeabletotravelabroadwithiPadandsignupforcellularservicewithalocal
carrierinthecountryorregionyouʼrevisiting.Thisoptionisnʼtavailableinallcountriesorregions,
andnotallcarriersaresupported.
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