Having a computer with always on connectivity is absolutely a luxury, but for those that need it, it’s incredibly convenient. The biggest problem with cellular iPads, outside of the $130 up charge, is that most people, it’s hard to justify another monthly cellular bill when you may only want to use it once or twice a month on your iPad.

Today, AT&T announced Unlimited Day Pass, a service that offers on-demand data for cellular iPads for $3 a day. This doesn’t require signing up for a data plan and is available to cellular iPad users, regardless of their carrier.

How It Works

According to AT&T’s press release, once you activate this service, you’ll have 24 hours of cellular data access on the AT&T network.

Users can activate this service right from the Settings app on their iPad.

A customer’s first day pass is complimentary, courtesy of AT&T, with a limit of one per customer.

Requirements

This service is available to customers in the US with a Wi-Fi + Cellular iPad with eSIM support. This list of eligible iPads are:

iPad Pro – 2020 and newer

iPad Air – 3rd generation (2019) and newer

iPad – 7th generation (2019) and newer

iPad Mini – 5th generation (2019) and newer

At this time, Unlimited Day Pass is only available to iPad users, though AT&T says they plan to expand this service to other devices like Android tablets and smartwatches in the future.

You do not need to be a current or existing AT&T subscriber to utilize this service.

AT&T Unlimited Day Pass should now be available to US iPad users via the Settings app.

Link: AT&T