Hutchison Austria to offer discounted iPad with 2-year contract for i-Mo 3G modem

Coveting an iPad, but not willing to pay full price? If you happen to live in Austria and don't mind committing to a two-year data contract, Hutchison's got you covered. The carrier's offering a 333 Euro (approximately US $455) discount if you sign up for a 29.90 Euro, 5GB monthly data contract. Sounds great, but frankly we still don't know how much it's gonna cost outside of the US -- the foreign sites still list American prices, as far as we can tell. The other catch is that instead of offering the integrated 3G version, you're getting a Huawei i-Mo 3G modem to create a personal WiFi cloud with the iPad. Elegant? Not really, but it's still quite the deal (short-term, at any rate). No indication when Apple's device will hit Austria, but we gotta imagine they wouldn't set up such an offer without a short-term plan.

[repent Posted Feb 6th 2010 6:10AM]

Here in Austria you get for €15 15GB

http://www.drei.at/webshop/prepareSelectionTarifDetail.do?tarifId=ATS0020&snId=C33282&preselected=ATO0909

[Machnus Posted Feb 6th 2010 2:12PM]

Seeing the "3" 333€ discount on iPad is not that much remarkable. You can get it on whatever device you want. Local retailers like "Saturn" place large ads in their stores saying: "Get a 3 contract and pick yourself a 333€ discount on whatever you want". Someone should try this on a dishwasher ;-)