Can you preorder online on Apple or ATT if you don't have a SSN?

[rugox]

Just as the title says, my friend is staying in the States for awhile and he doesn't have a SSN. Can he still preorder it online?

 

[AustinIllini]

Just as the title says, my friend is staying in the States for awhile and he doesn't have a SSN. Can he still preorder it online?

Does he have an account with an American carrier?

 

[mohsy90]

If you are ordering through Apple for AT&T, they will require the SSN to check your plan eligibility and give you the subsidized pricing.

 

[dave006]

Just as the title says, my friend is staying in the States for awhile and he doesn't have a SSN. Can he still preorder it online?

No. However, he would be able to purchase a no contract iPhone 5 when they are available.

The SSN is used to run a credit check before setting up a post-paid contract and providing you with a discounted iPhone.

Dave

 

[rugox]

He doesn't have an account with any American carriers. Iphone 5 would be his first phone. I saw that you do need an SSN to check the eligibility on the apple site, but what about ATT?

 

[PhoenixMac]

Apple site checks for AT&T that would mean that AT&T checks as well.

 

[soleilvie]

If I'm porting a number from AT&T to Verizon, do you know if I will need to enter the account owner's SSN? I'm not the account owner but I am an authorized user. Just wondering if I'll need to ask my friend for his SSN.

 

[Bugdozer]

If I'm porting a number from AT&T to Verizon, do you know if I will need to enter the account owner's SSN? I'm not the account owner but I am an authorized user. Just wondering if I'll need to ask my friend for his SSN.

Yes, I did a mock sale as we are porting numbers fom AT&T to Verizon. It needed account holders social security number and drivers license number as well as password o the account.

 

[ECUpirate44]

Only last 4 digits right....

 

[teamjaycub]

If you are just upgrading an existing line, do you just need the last 4?

 

[i-John]

He doesn't have an account with any American carriers. Iphone 5 would be his first phone. I saw that you do need an SSN to check the eligibility on the apple site, but what about ATT?

ALL subsided iPhones require a contract, so yes they ALL check your SSN.

Only option is full price.

 

[ECUpirate44]

If you are just upgrading an existing line, do you just need the last 4?

I Think... Someone confirm.

 

[nostresshere]

I Think... Someone confirm.

You need to be able to log into the account. Try it now.

and read this > https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1440604/

 

[teamjaycub]

Yea, pretty sure now at most you will need last 4 of SSN if you are a current customer.

 

[SenseiPhone]

He doesn't have an account with any American carriers. Iphone 5 would be his first phone. I saw that you do need an SSN to check the eligibility on the apple site, but what about ATT?

Ask him to buy in full price without commitment, contract or whatsover.

 

[willmtaylor]

Does he have an account with an American carrier?

Ask him to buy in full price without commitment, contract or whatsover.

If his friend doesn't live in the States and is just going for a visit how/why would he have an account with an American carrier? (Don't you think the OP would've mentioned that?)

What choice would he have other than purchasing full price and off contract?

 

[dchao]

Just as the title says, my friend is staying in the States for awhile and he doesn't have a SSN. Can he still preorder it online?

If you are an US resident, you can use your SSN to buy an on-contract phone. Once you get the phone , terminate the contract and pay the ETF. You give your phone to your friend, and he/she pay you $199+ETF. If its an AT&T phone, your friend need to unlock it when taking it out of the US.