Carrier AT&T activation fee for unlocked? What?

[Brien]

I'm still on a grandfathered unlimited plan, but since AT&T no longer offers subsidies I have to pay full price. I understand this... but it looks like even if I buy the phone outright through Apple, AT&T still charges a $20 activation fee?

What's to stop me from just putting the SIM from my current iPhone in the new one?

 

[Hal~9000]

You sound surprised like you didn't already know AT&T is a greedy POS company that would sell its grandma to the flesh trade if it would bring back a dollar

Of COURSE they will try anything they can to rip off their customers for further profits. Apparently 3 billion in profit per quarter isn't enough

Simply call up and tell them demand the activation fee waived due to its ludicrousness. People have already don't that for years with the $45 one.

 

[james92se]

What's to stop me from just putting the SIM from my current iPhone in the new one?

Nothing at all. I do this every year on AT&T - just swap in my current SIM.

Although I'm not sure if that gets you out of the activation fee. Can't remember at all if I got charged one two years ago when I got my 6 Plus.

 

[whyamihere]

I was worried about this when I bought my iPhone 6 and 6s full price. I never got a charge from them. Simply take the SIM out of the phone that you receive and put your current SIM in and then activate it. It's unlocked and there's no activation fee.

 

[yanki01]

the fee is $20? i thought it was $45 when i got my iP6 on launch day. I also got the fee waived. they tried to give me their BS on what goes into the activation process i told them to save it. got my money back as a "courtesy" and "long time customer".

 

[Armen]

I think Verizon charges $30.00. Oh joy.

 

[DrewDaHilp1]

Nothing at all. I do this every year on AT&T - just swap in my current SIM.

Although I'm not sure if that gets you out of the activation fee. Can't remember at all if I got charged one two years ago when I got my 6 Plus.

It doesn't, they still charge you. I do this every year. They literally do nothing and charge you for it.
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the fee is $20? i thought it was $45 when i got my iP6 on launch day. I also got the fee waived. they tried to give me their BS on what goes into the activation process i told them to save it. got my money back as a "courtesy" and "long time customer".

I think it's $40-45.