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EASY method - New data plans to Unlimited
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I think you are going to try it before me. My cycle ends Oct. 11....I was going to do it on Sept. 11 but wasn't home all day.
It won't affect your rollover, since that's your base plan. This will only affect your data (and text messaging if you have an unl. plan setup currently.) I actually am waiting to do it myself. I've been waiting to get my screen protectors for my iP4 before I do it. I want the phone all ready
Got my iphone in Aug but finally tried to switch to unlimited yesterday by calling to give the IMEI of my dumbphone. I haven't received any texts from ATT yet, so today I put my SIM into my dumbphone to at least call and check email and will put it back into the iphone and make calls again.
I know I may have to wait a few days, but I also have the combined billing w/ my home and internet, so I'm unable to check OLAM directly.
Do you think this will affect the switch or should I call and decombine my bill?
I can also get the IMEI from a friend's old 2G iphone but physically can't get my hands on one, so I can't log into iTunes with it. If the dumbphone method won't work, would calling in the 2G IMEI and requesting a 2G unlimited dataplan work? Or are those only grandfathered in?
I know I may have to wait a few days, but I also have the combined billing w/ my home and internet, so I'm unable to check OLAM directly.
Do you think this will affect the switch or should I call and decombine my bill?
I can also get the IMEI from a friend's old 2G iphone but physically can't get my hands on one, so I can't log into iTunes with it. If the dumbphone method won't work, would calling in the 2G IMEI and requesting a 2G unlimited dataplan work? Or are those only grandfathered in?
Did you add the $30 Unlimited Data and Text plan for the dumbphone? From what I have read that's the feature that kicks in the whole "unlimited iPhone data loop hole". If you didn't, call back from the dumbphone and ask them to add the text/data plan. That should do it...
I will open a account with att and will have a family plan with an iphone 4 with 2G data and a dumb phone with no data plan, which my wife will be using. my plan also has 17% discount from work
1) can I use this dumb phone for this process?
2) after switching to unlimited data, does discount still apply to the $30 data option?
thanks
1) can I use this dumb phone for this process?
2) after switching to unlimited data, does discount still apply to the $30 data option?
thanks
At the time, I requested and they said that they put me on the $30 unlimited data and text. I'm unable to check online to see if that's truly the case, but I'm thinking of calling to have them decombine my home and wireless billing so that I can check. The other option is I try to call and give them the iPhone IMEI and see if they'll switch me to unlimited like some people did, but I'm afraid they'll just put me back on 2gb. I already have to call in and complain again of our internet card since they sent an email saying we are now capped at 5gb, even though I called twice already and the reps assured us that we were grandfathered into unlimited.
Has anyone else had an issue with a bill being delayed?
I paid my last bill on aug 28th - it is now sept 23rd and I dont even have a bill to view, let alone pay.
I dont remember exactly which date I performed the switch to unlimited, but could it be that from 28th to the unlimited date is prorated, and a new bill cycle starts from unlim date?
Has anyone else noticed something like this?
I paid my last bill on aug 28th - it is now sept 23rd and I dont even have a bill to view, let alone pay.
I dont remember exactly which date I performed the switch to unlimited, but could it be that from 28th to the unlimited date is prorated, and a new bill cycle starts from unlim date?
Has anyone else noticed something like this?
If you press *225# on your phone, you can get the balance. I know somebody who unknowingly went on paperless billing but never received an email of the bill. That person didn't realize their account was past due until the phone was shut off.
Billing cycles are not affected by any changes in your account including changes to the voice plans, data plans, texting plans and equipment upgrades. I have been through all of them and have never had my billing cycle changed.
You don't have to use your iphone to make the first call. I did it from my home phone. After everything is set up, and OLAM shows the 30 unlimited dumb phone plan. THEN you need to use the iphone to make some calls to trigger the switch in the system.
Thanks guys.
After speaking with 3 different reps (all of which insisted that i didnt see a bill on mywireless because my MAILING ADDRESS was incorrect
) I finally realized my error. I recently moved and between transferring bills, trying to keep track of leftover payments, moving costs etc etc etc I actually paid the AT&T bill twice - once due at the end of august and another the next week as soon as the bill posted.
So everything is fine. (I know, you were all holding your breath.)
lol
Strike 1 - Went thru the whole thing with no problem until we got to the data plan. He kept trying to give me the $20/$10 plan and said the other plan must be some sort of local promotion. I canxed the whole swap and said I'd call back later.
He told me a few times that there's no difference in the two plans and asked why it mattered. I can't see any difference. Are there any? even minor ones?
He told me a few times that there's no difference in the two plans and asked why it mattered. I can't see any difference. Are there any? even minor ones?
are you on a family plan? the difference for me was the $20 data plan was a family data plan that worked for all 3 oh my phones. i simply called and said i saw the $30 unlimited data text plan on my olam but it would not let me switch and to call them. so i did and told them i want the 30 plan because i dont want to share the data with the other two users on my account. golden from there.
i did this whole process the other day again. i simply took the sim out of one of my iphone 3gs and stuck it in an lg dumb phone and made a few calls. the lg automatically showed up on my olam when i signed in. and it automatically put me on the $10 text and $20 data. so my only call to them was to have them switch the data plan to the unlimited plan for dumb phones. never mentioned iphone to them. switched to the iphone again and with in an hour it was all done
Yes, we have a family plan with 3 lines and no text plan. There is another dumb phone on the account and when I view it in OLAM, I can see the $30 unlimited plan. I tried to tell the rep that's the one I want but he kept saying that there's no difference...
Edit: I'm not sure I have the type of familiy plan you are refering to. We don't share data...
So could I order just a sim card from AT&T using my P1i (I checked AT&T's website the ESN comes up as a dumb phone, I can get the $30 unlimited internet), put it in the P1i for a while then stick it in my iPhone 3G to get unlimited internet back?
It's actually why I never went back to AT&T but if I can get unlimited internet on the iPhone 3G again and perhaps upgrade to the iPhone 4 that would be great.
It's actually why I never went back to AT&T but if I can get unlimited internet on the iPhone 3G again and perhaps upgrade to the iPhone 4 that would be great.
look at your $20 data plan carefully. are you sure it does not say unlimited shared data plan or family data plan? because mine did. just keep calling till you find someone who will switch it to the 30 unlimited plan