First time upgrading under a business account

[filmfanatic24]

I have purchased the new iPhone on release day everyday since the first launch. This year my line has been transferred to the company that I work for. My plan is to pay full price for the 5 (selling my 4s to recoup some of th cost).

My question is: since the 5 doesn't have the same SIM as the 4s I can't just swap them when the new phone arrives, I'll have to activate it in iTunes. Since it's been a long time I can't remember if you need account details to do this. I clearly don't know the social or the billing info for the company.

Anyone done something like this in a past launch that can lend some insight? I would like to not have to tell the company anything if I can, since I own my current phone and am paying for the new one.

 

[FelixDerKater]

I have purchased the new iPhone on release day everyday since the first launch. This year my line has been transferred to the company that I work for. My plan is to pay full price for the 5 (selling my 4s to recoup some of th cost).

My question is: since the 5 doesn't have the same SIM as the 4s I can't just swap them when the new phone arrives, I'll have to activate it in iTunes. Since it's been a long time I can't remember if you need account details to do this. I clearly don't know the social or the billing info for the company.

Anyone done something like this in a past launch that can lend some insight? I would like to not have to tell the company anything if I can, since I own my current phone and am paying for the new one.

They will usually request a letter of authorization from someone listed with administrative authority on the account. Contact your IT department. After that, you can get a new SIM card. You may even be able to get a discounted price through the corporate plan. Good luck!

 

[filmfanatic24]

Well I don't expect to get a discount, I really don't want to involve the company at all if possible (only been with them a few months). Ideally I could play full price, plug into iTunes, tell it th phone number and just have it activated.

Unfortunately I'm starting to think it won't be that easy.

 

[FelixDerKater]

That would be nice. They say it depends on the size of the company.

Last time, I used the upgrade from one of my lines to use on my wife's corporate line. They wouldn't even issue a new SIM without that letter.

 

[filmfanatic24]

That would be nice. They say it depends on the size of the company.

Last time, I used the upgrade from one of my lines to use on my wife's corporate line. They wouldn't even issue a new SIM without that letter.

It's a pretty small company, under 30 people.

 

[filmfanatic24]

Ok here is a new idea.

What if I open a new account as a Mobile Share with my wife's phone to get the subsidized price. Will I be able to take that new phone with the new number and my old phone with the line my work pays for into an AT&T store and have them swap the lines for me? Thus putting my work pay line in the new phone and my new line in the old phone?

 

[dave006]

Yes this will work just fine AT&T can move devices to any line of service. Once buy it an commit to a new 2 year contract they don't care what you do with the actual device.

Note that the Mobile Share data will be about $30 for the "new-line".

Do you plan to keep that new line alive?

Dave

 

[filmfanatic24]

Ideally what I would do is get the new line, switch the 5 over to my work line and then dump the new line and sell the 4s.

The area I see my running into a problem with is that the 5 has the new SIM and thus wether I will have to get the business to give authorization for a new one to be activated.