Apple has added new financing options for cellular iPad purchases. As of today, you can buy cellular iPads directly from Apple with 36-month financing from AT&T and Verizon.

Prior to this change, the only financing option available for cellular iPad purchases from Apple was the 12-month interest-free financing offered by Apple Card. The new AT&T and Verizon options are available across Apple’s entire iPad lineup, including iPad, iPad Air, iPad Air, and iPad Pro.

AT&T and Verizon both say the cellular iPad financing offers are available to existing subscribers “when connecting to a new line of service.”

One difference between Apple Card financing and the new carrier options is that the carrier financing promos spread the payments out over 36 months. This dramatically lowers the monthly payment amount compared to the 12-month Apple Card financing.

The new carrier financing options come just a few weeks after Apple raised prices on every iPad model. It makes sense that Apple is looking to add more ways to entice shoppers to buy an iPad despite the higher prices.

For example, the 11-inch iPad Pro with cellular starts at $1,399, up from $1,110 before last month’s price increases. With Apple Card financing, that equates to $116.58 per month for 12 months. With financing through AT&T or Verizon, you’ll pay roughly $38 per month, but for 36 months.

Do these new financing options change the calculus for you when buying a cellular iPad? Let us know down in the comments.

• iPad (A16): from $427 (Reg. $449)
• iPad Air: from $599 (Reg. $749)
• iPad Pro: from $1,139 (Reg. $1,119)

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