Originally Posted by
LAXlocal
on my old iPad 2 ( not an Air)
Settings/Cellular Data + cellular data options / but no Manage T-Mobile account. So maybe its only newer iPads that get the 5GB option,
the 200MB free goes away real quick , so I just keep it as a back-up
but I would really love to pay for the 5GB add on
Manage T-Mobile showing on our iPad Mini (A1455) still, after a recent Reset on iOS 9.3.5 (there was an OTA carrier update, from T-Mobile) ... so, not a newer device for sure.
Below "Current plan status" - choose your plan - On Demand passes, 500 MB, 1 GB, 3 GB, 5 GB and 7 GB (all for US, Canada & Mexico ... 1 day, 7 day and 30-day pass) Fine prints below: 5 GB for 5 months - available on select devices as one-time offer at activation only ...
It also noted "Account suspended after 365 days of inactivity ..." Having this account & activated free sim for a while, the option to purchase 5 GB is no longer showing up.
The better & more flexible travel option - for us - is to pop our Project Fi data-only Sim in there (installed on a BLU R1 HD, dual Sim of course) @ $10 for 1 GB of data, domestic & international.