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Did you do this?

  • Yes, it worked.

    Votes: 103 16.6%
  • Yes, it didn't work.

    Votes: 42 6.8%
  • No, I'm sticking with 2gb/200mb

    Votes: 107 17.3%
  • No, I already have unlimited.

    Votes: 367 59.3%

  • Total voters
    619
So far (about 3hrs) no text message for me. I can use WIFI & texting but no data if I go out.

I started with a Moto Krzr that has had the $30 plan for about 3 days. It was my temporary phone from when I sold my 3GS but I recently added the $30 plan to it. Today I got my IP4. I put the SIM in a SIM cutter (too lazy to wing it) and put it in the new iPhone. SIM works fine but so far nada from AT&T. Worse case I'll probably just stick with 200 megs if this fails but I'm trying it just for the principle since I did have "unlimited" until I sold my 3GS a month or so ago.

Just curious, if you're getting by on a 200mb plan now wouldn't you want to stay on it instead of paying $15 more a month for unlimited?

What are these sim cutters I keep reading about and what are they used for?

Cuts down a regular sim into a micro sim I believe.
 
I still have no luck to get msg/txt ..

Did you ever make a call from the nokia phone?

What was your data plan when you called?

that sucks, no I didn't make a call from the nokia phone never took it out of the box. I didn't even make a call on my iphone for that matter I just responded to the text messages I was getting form other people and when I remembered I didn't make a call that is when I got the text messages from att back to back. Oh and by the way I had the 200mb data on my Iphone before I switched to the unlimited data for non smartphones. Hope it works out for you too, I had to try more than once myself
 
just called all numbers are correct damn it

It is okay. I still have no luck even with correction of wrong number.

Well, I decided to take advantage of this.
We can have this $30 unlimited plan as long as they allow or don't recognize our iphone. What we have right now is for wap. I used benm's method to get connected.
It is better than iphone's unlimited data plan since it has unlimited text. At least it has same speed. Only downside is no visual voicemail and maybe no MMS? I'm not sure, but I can live without this.

Now I remember that rep said I need to choose correct iphone data plan otherwise visual voicemail and email wouldn't work when I add $30 nonsmartphone data plan. I think he realized I do this trick on purpose not for unlimited iphone data plan.

Anyway, if they don't send txt and change the plan to iphone's, then I will make a full use of this $30 unlimited txt+data plan, even choose cheaper plan like $15 unlimited web since I don't txt alot.

Anyone see any problem here?
 
It is okay. I still have no luck even with correction of wrong number.

Well, I decided to take advantage of this.
We can have this $30 unlimited plan as long as they allow or don't recognize our iphone. What we have right now is for wap. I used benm's method to get connected.
It is better than iphone's unlimited data plan since it has unlimited text. At least it has same speed. Only downside is no visual voicemail and maybe no MMS? I'm not sure, but I can live without this.

Now I remember that rep said I need to choose correct iphone data plan otherwise visual voicemail and email wouldn't work when I add $30 nonsmartphone data plan. I think he realized I do this trick on purpose not for unlimited iphone data plan.

Anyway, if they don't send txt and change the plan to iphone's, then I will make a full use of this $30 unlimited txt+data plan, even choose cheaper plan like $15 unlimited web since I don't txt alot.

Anyone see any problem here?

you actually have data? my phone will not connect to anything over the att network. All I have it text and voice
 
that sucks, no I didn't make a call from the nokia phone never took it out of the box. I didn't even make a call on my iphone for that matter I just responded to the text messages I was getting form other people and when I remembered I didn't make a call that is when I got the text messages from att back to back. Oh and by the way I had the 200mb data on my Iphone before I switched to the unlimited data for non smartphones. Hope it works out for you too, I had to try more than once myself

Thanks,
I might try once more. From the scratch.
I thought I could start over by setting IMEI number without changing $30 unlimited non smart phone data plan. But maybe this is wrong.
 
wow, I just got my 2 text messages. I let my battery die out naturally and when the phone turned back on the messages came.

update: just logged in and dataphone for iphone is there with unlimited. It is also my Bday today. Thanks att
 
Looks like I'm SOL. The AT&T system recognizes the phone as an iPhone, the dataplans show the NEW iPhone plans and my current plan is still the $30 dumbphone plan (and my web browsing is not working).
 

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It's completely different, because the music is not illegal loophole. People can change their phones when they want if they do not change your smart phone, and decide not to, then switch back to the iPhone, and it happens to get unlimited data? No biggie.
 
Yeah - don't even touch the dumb phone. Just follow the guide step by step.

that has nothing to do with anything... i used my dumbphone to make some calls after having switched to the $30 unlmtd data/txt for non-smartphones... wanted to get a few calls logged in, just so they had record of me using the dumbphone (in case they harassed me later)... popped sim out and into my iP4... 30min later, had the iphone unlimited data...
 
Looks like I'm SOL. The AT&T system recognizes the phone as an iPhone, the dataplans show the NEW iPhone plans and my current plan is still the $30 dumbphone plan (and my web browsing is not working).

have you tried just rebooting your iphone?
 
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