O2 will not be selling iPad 2

Network provider, O2 have confirmed that they will not be selling the iPad2 on subsidised contracts but would not give a reason as to why.

Instead, O2 directed their customers to their existing pay as you go microSIM offer, telling them they would have to purchase the tablet elsewhere.

A statement released by the company said “O2 will continue to offer great value, flexible data tariffs for iPad 2 and the unique ability to manage these tariffs on the device itself”. O2 also said that customers using the iPad 2 on their network would benefit from unlimited WiFi at BT Openzone and Cloud hotspots.

Other carriers, such as Vodaphone and Three, have remained coy on whether they will be selling the iPad 2, but T-Mobile and Orange have announced that they will be stocking the upgraded version of the iPad, as well as discounting the original device.

Ipad 2’s launch was met with an underwhelmed response after it was revealed that the new device is simply a minor upgrade to the first iPad, with the same size screen, same resolution and same storage options.

The device will, however, sport a thinner chassis, front and back facing cameras and upgraded processor chip.

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