Are iPad mini 2's CDMA or GSM only or are they both?

[ScaryFatKidGT]

Is this the cheapest I can get into 128gb? Apple iPad mini 2 with WiFi + Cellular 128GB AT&T Black MF116LLA - Best Buy

They had the wi-fi models for $450 but it looks like they are sold out, are these locked to at&t or could I just pull the sim card and use with any carrier in the future? Or more likely just use it as a selling point when I want to get rid of it.

 

[chscag]

All cellular iPads (Mini, Air, etc) are usable on both networks. So, in effect they are CDMA and GSM. Of course you need the correct sim card inserted. And, iPads are not locked.

 

[ScaryFatKidGT]

All cellular iPads (Mini, Air, etc) are usable on both networks. So, in effect they are CDMA and GSM. Of course you need the correct sim card inserted. And, iPads are not locked.

so do i have to pull the sim before i turn it on?

 

[chscag]

If you pull the sim card from the AT&T iPad Mini 2 cellular model, it will show "no service". It has to have a sim card from a carrier. When I purchased my iPad 3 cellular model, it came with a sim card for Verizon. I used it on the Verizon network for awhile and then later on changed it to T-Mobile. The T-Mobile store charged me $10 for the sim card and they give me free data every month.

 

[ScaryFatKidGT]

If you pull the sim card from the AT&T iPad Mini 2 cellular model, it will show "no service". It has to have a sim card from a carrier. When I purchased my iPad 3 cellular model, it came with a sim card for Verizon. I used it on the Verizon network for awhile and then later on changed it to T-Mobile. The T-Mobile store charged me $10 for the sim card and they give me free data every month.

So they wont "lock" when turned on with a sim in them? I really only want wi-fi, do you think $500 is the cheapest i'll find one?

 

[chscag]

So they wont "lock" when turned on with a sim in them? I really only want wi-fi, do you think $500 is the cheapest i'll find one?

No, iPads do not lock to a carrier. If you only need WiFi, you should be able to find one for $500 depending of course how much flash space you need. My iPad 3 is 32 GB and I probably would get 64 GB the next time.

 

[ScaryFatKidGT]

No, iPads do not lock to a carrier. If you only need WiFi, you should be able to find one for $500 depending of course how much flash space you need. My iPad 3 is 32 GB and I probably would get 64 GB the next time.

I need 128, I have a 64gb 4th gen iPod I got a year after they came out then I didn't want to get a 5th gen because I just got a 4th so I have been waiting for the 6th gens for 3 years now and they still haven't made one.

BB had the 128gb wi-fi iPad mini 2's for $450 but they are sold out, now the cheapest they have is the AT&T ones for $500.