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Become Upgrade Eligible for iPhone 3G?
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You should do a backup of the phone first no matter what, just to make sure. But otherwise I think everything should remain the same, the only thing is that on bootup, it wont recognize the sim, so will need an activation.
I did this last night with my wife's iPhone and my Treo. The only thing that got screwy on her phone after I put her SIM card back in was the voicemail password, even though I didn't "set up" my new visual voicemail box after I did the activation. I just had to do the automated password reset (dial 611 from the phone, and a couple of prompts after that), put that in the iPhone and change it to a new one. She's fine now.
Everything else stayed on the iPhone. Contacts, calendar, music, right down to the bookmark in the audiobook she's listening to right now. The important thing is that you don't SYNC the iPhone to your computer when you activate it. Just activate it, select your data plan, wait for it to come back up and be seen in your iTunes. Then, disconnect it, take out your SIM, put the original one back in, and you're golden. Of course, make sure you back up their phone on their iTunes before you try to do any of this. Always have that backup.
Of course, with my Treo, I can't do MMS anymore. Actually something that I would use from time to time on the Treo, but since I won't have it with the iPhone 3G anyway I need to get used to not using it anymore.
Yep. My friend's data was untouched. All registration does is allow you to add a data plan onto your AT&T account--it doesn't sync your data with your friend's iPhone.
Like I said, within minutes after I registered, we switched back SIM cards and his phone was completely in tact. He even called me right away to test it, and everything worked fine.
question.
just did this with a friends iphone. got through and submitted, but how long does it take to see the change to my at&t account?
just did this with a friends iphone. got through and submitted, but how long does it take to see the change to my at&t account?
Is it showing up in your AT&T account yet? I'm planning to do this tonight with my wife's iPhone, although I'm 99% sure it will screw my Blackberry Curve data plan. Oh well... no work email for a week is not that big of a deal.
Well... I really wanted this to work. At first I thought it worked because both phones show the same message (instead of different--like earlier in the day). But the message is:
Not sure if that means it worked, or not.
We apologize for the inconvenience, but we are unable to support this request online. Please contact Customer Service at 1-800-331-0500 for assistance with your request.
Not sure if that means it worked, or not.
It just worked find for me when I used a buddies iPhone. It showed online instantaneously after activation. Funny thing is, I had to go through this process even though I have had an iPhone since last July. I sold it in preparation for the new iPhone and my voice mail didn't work when I switched phones. So when I called them to fix my voice mail, they removed the iPhone from my account and I was no longer eligible for an upgrade. So word of caution, don't make any changes with a CSR after you get your iPhone activated. Just deal with any issues until Friday when you pick up your new phone!
Well, now its showing the upgrade message, so looks like it worked. Cool.
This line is eligible for reduced equipment pricing when you sign up for a new 2-year service agreement. All iPhone purchases require a 2-year service commitment.
I can't imagine they'd ask questions on Friday. The store employees just want to sell. Last time I was in the AT&T store the sales guy offered to sell me his Jailbroken iPhone for $250. ;-).
I need help!
Will this solution work for two phones?
Here is our situation....
We have a family plan with five lines. We switched to AT&T last May(actually May before last May) because we are bigtime Apple peeps and knew we would have these phones. We decided to wait for gen 2 for two of us (my son and myself) whilst my husband received gen 1 as a gift last Christmas. The other two lines are for elderly moms for emergencies as a gift from us so they have no desire for iPHones. My son and I want the newset gen and now have found we are not eliigible because it has only been 14 months.
My fist issue with this, aside from the fraud of the announced price which shoud have had a giant astertisk, is that AT&T already ripped us off when we bought the five phones- we sent all the yada yada yada paperwork and bar codes etc. -FLAWLESSLY but they sent ONE rebate to us as all were in the same envelope. They would not relent. SO we essentially actually received ONE discounted phone. They owed us for five- and I was furious at the time. I had no idea we would fast forward to this point of being asked to pay an extra $200 each for two iPhones.
I am beyond annoyed- we have a famnily plan that with my husbands iPhone plan, my sons data and text, the extra lines etc. is $200 a month. They get $2oo a freaking month from us and now deny us this upgrade!
Is it possible to put two different cards in my husbands iPhone and up grade the service? Because I have a vision of me handcuffed to something in the AT&T store in protest on Friday if not....
I also want to know if you pay $175 a LINE to cancel an account- or just one fee for the one account. Because I will cancel, give back the MOm phones, and deny them that extra $20 a month that they get for essentially nothing right now.
AT&T is losing my respect, what little was left.
Will this solution work for two phones?
Here is our situation....
We have a family plan with five lines. We switched to AT&T last May(actually May before last May) because we are bigtime Apple peeps and knew we would have these phones. We decided to wait for gen 2 for two of us (my son and myself) whilst my husband received gen 1 as a gift last Christmas. The other two lines are for elderly moms for emergencies as a gift from us so they have no desire for iPHones. My son and I want the newset gen and now have found we are not eliigible because it has only been 14 months.
My fist issue with this, aside from the fraud of the announced price which shoud have had a giant astertisk, is that AT&T already ripped us off when we bought the five phones- we sent all the yada yada yada paperwork and bar codes etc. -FLAWLESSLY but they sent ONE rebate to us as all were in the same envelope. They would not relent. SO we essentially actually received ONE discounted phone. They owed us for five- and I was furious at the time. I had no idea we would fast forward to this point of being asked to pay an extra $200 each for two iPhones.
I am beyond annoyed- we have a famnily plan that with my husbands iPhone plan, my sons data and text, the extra lines etc. is $200 a month. They get $2oo a freaking month from us and now deny us this upgrade!
Is it possible to put two different cards in my husbands iPhone and up grade the service? Because I have a vision of me handcuffed to something in the AT&T store in protest on Friday if not....
I also want to know if you pay $175 a LINE to cancel an account- or just one fee for the one account. Because I will cancel, give back the MOm phones, and deny them that extra $20 a month that they get for essentially nothing right now.
AT&T is losing my respect, what little was left.
I share your thoughts on AT&T with regard to iPhone upgrades. I think, however, that you can swap sims and sign up for iPhone plans for both you and your son and BOTH be eligible for 2nd Gen iPhones at the upgrade price. Just (1) follow the instructions for your sim card (i.e., swap and sign up) and then (2) follow the instructions for your son's sim card (swap and sign up) and your MyWireless (AT&T online) should show you're both eligible. It apparently worked for me (my wife had the Gen 1 iPhone, and I had the blackberry). Do it before AT&T changes things, though (aka soon).
As if this wasn't obvious...
I can confirm that adding an iPhone data plan will hose your Blackberry's email & data features. At first I thought this was not the case, because mine continued to work for 4+ hours afterward. However, it's now totally stopped working (voice still works). It's been a strangely quiet morning. I think I like it, actually
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I can confirm that adding an iPhone data plan will hose your Blackberry's email & data features. At first I thought this was not the case, because mine continued to work for 4+ hours afterward. However, it's now totally stopped working (voice still works). It's been a strangely quiet morning. I think I like it, actually
.BlackBerry Curve Enterprise Plan
Long time reader, first time poster... (be kind)
I'm curious after having read this thread if anyone has attempted this "SIM card switch-aroo" with an existing Enterprise Dataplan? I have a BlackBerry Curve with the Enterprise Dataplan, and would love to become iPhone upgrade eligible before my scheduled equipment upgrade in 2009.
If I was to able to locate someone that was willing to let me use their iPhone for a SIM swap (which is the first hurdle I must overcome), will AT&T/iTunes let me add an iPhone data plan with an existing enterprise data plan? Will that then cancel my enterprise data plan (which is fine with me) and bill me just for the iPhone data plan or will I have both data plans on my next bill?
So many questions and so little time to find someone with an iPhone to swap.
Kj
Long time reader, first time poster... (be kind)
I'm curious after having read this thread if anyone has attempted this "SIM card switch-aroo" with an existing Enterprise Dataplan? I have a BlackBerry Curve with the Enterprise Dataplan, and would love to become iPhone upgrade eligible before my scheduled equipment upgrade in 2009.
If I was to able to locate someone that was willing to let me use their iPhone for a SIM swap (which is the first hurdle I must overcome), will AT&T/iTunes let me add an iPhone data plan with an existing enterprise data plan? Will that then cancel my enterprise data plan (which is fine with me) and bill me just for the iPhone data plan or will I have both data plans on my next bill?
So many questions and so little time to find someone with an iPhone to swap.
Kj
Did this last night for my line, my brothers line, and my fathers line, using my Wife's iphone. The website says all 3 of us are upgrade eligible and I called ATT just to confirm, which they did. This works great.
Here is my procedure:
1. Backed up (synchronized) my wife's iPhone to her computer.
2. Turned phone off, removed wife's SIM card.
3. Placed my SIM card in and plugged phone into my own computer.
4. Turned phone on (it may turn on by itself) and opened itunes.
5. Activated phone and waited 3 minutes (did not synch any files from my cpu to phone).
6. Removed my sim and replaced my wife's.
7. Made a test call with both our normal phones. (They worked fine.)
8. Checked ATT website and called ATT cust service to verify upgrade status.
Everything worked fine for me and had I not told my wife what I was doing, she wouldn't even know anything happened. There was no need to do any sort of restore at all since the activation did not reset the phone.
Here is my procedure:
1. Backed up (synchronized) my wife's iPhone to her computer.
2. Turned phone off, removed wife's SIM card.
3. Placed my SIM card in and plugged phone into my own computer.
4. Turned phone on (it may turn on by itself) and opened itunes.
5. Activated phone and waited 3 minutes (did not synch any files from my cpu to phone).
6. Removed my sim and replaced my wife's.
7. Made a test call with both our normal phones. (They worked fine.)
8. Checked ATT website and called ATT cust service to verify upgrade status.
Everything worked fine for me and had I not told my wife what I was doing, she wouldn't even know anything happened. There was no need to do any sort of restore at all since the activation did not reset the phone.
Had I told my wife what I was doing to her precious iPhone, I probably would have been sleeping on the couch
I have the Blackberry Curve + Enterprise, that I purchased last year (i.e., 2009 date for upgrade). When you SIM swap, it will at first show two data plans, but then it will cancel the Blackberry Enterprise plan and your email will stop coming. It will let you add the iPhone plan, and your next statement should have a BB plan pro-rated, then $20 iPhone 1.0 plan for a couple days, and the new iPhone 2.0 (probably Enterprise?) plan pro-rated for the rest of the billing statement.
It works 100% as described. I now show "eligible" for the discount upgrade.
Is it correct that you can't put the BB plan back on because the iphone data plan must be on your account at the time you upgrade to the iphone 3g?
I'm guessing you can only have one data plan at a time... and that switching back would take off the iPhone data plan, and you'd be SOL for the upgrade. Just guessing... not sure. Probably not worth changing back, though, after setting up "your" iPhone.
OK- my son, the tech monster in the house, has switched my sim card to my husbands iPhone and I will try this on both....
Does it not seem odd that my husband- who already has an iPhone is now eligible to upgrade at discount a mere 7 months later? My thought, and they are not from my happy place, lol, is that they know they cannot play on and manipulate his lust for an iPhone since he has one already.
Does it not seem odd that my husband- who already has an iPhone is now eligible to upgrade at discount a mere 7 months later? My thought, and they are not from my happy place, lol, is that they know they cannot play on and manipulate his lust for an iPhone since he has one already.
I have one other question-since my husband is elligible but does not want a new one can I buy it and transfer it to my number?