Monday, May 31, 2010 Prepaid plans way to go for iPads IPAD users will be ushered towards prepaid data plans by carriers because billing systems are not yet worked out for more-profitable post-paid bills and because carriers cannot sell the iPad device through long-term contracts. There are also concerns consumers are more susceptible to ''bill shock'', where customers run up huge bills for using data above their prescribed plan, on 3G-enabled iPads, which would increase complaints and consumer dissatisfaction. Posted in Apple at 10:02:29 AM EDT