O2 has three iPad plans: one daily plan and two monthly plans. On the daily plan, the operator will offer customers the chance to top up their data allowance, if needed, with 500MB extra. On the recurring monthly plans, customers will be able to add either 1GB or 3GB extra, but customers are not allowed to have more than 5GB on their accounts.

Table 1: O2's iPad Data Plans

Orange is the only operator that has structured a plan on a pay-per-MB basis. Customers will pay monthly, but only for the data they consume. For Orange's other data plans, customers will pay extra for any data used that goes beyond the plan's data allowance at a rate of 5 pence per MB.

Table 2: Orange's iPad Data Plans

Vodafone's iPad data plans are only available on Apple's UK Website since the operator itself has not revealed the price details. A Vodafone UK spokesman was unable to comment on Light Reading Mobile's request for more information about the iPad.

Table 3: Vodafone's iPad Data Plans

The operator data plans are in addition to the cost of the device itself. In the UK, Apple has set a range of prices for different iPad models. For example, the WiFi-only iPad with 16GB of storage costs £429 ($643) while the iPad with WiFi and 3G connectivity and up to 64GB of storage costs £699 ($1,047).

The iPad will be available at the end of this month in many markets outside the US and UK. Apple said on Friday that the iPads would be available in Apple stores on May 28 in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK. (See iPad Coming to 9 More Countries.)

— Michelle Donegan, European Editor, Light Reading Mobile