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I inherited an iPhone - now what?
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Is it an iPhone 4 or 3GS? You can tell whether it is a Verizon iPhone or At&t iPhone by comparing the antenna gaps with internet stock pictures.
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You don't need a contract, just go to an AT&T store and get a new sim card for it.
You don't need a contract, just go to an AT&T store and get a new sim card for it.
I literally inherited it. It was part of an estate so I can't talk to the person. I can pick up the Internet through my home wifi.
Thanks, I will give it a try. Any way to make it a hot spot for my wifi iPad?
Sorry to hear this.
Bear in mind it may be partway through a contract. I don't know what happens to the phone if someone dies halfway through a contract - would the provider just write it off, or would they be crappy enough to ask for the phone back..?
Try taking it into an Apple Store and see what they say.
If the OP deos not have an existing account with AT&T, they WILL have to sign a contract!
If the OP deos not have an existing account with AT&T, they WILL have to sign a contract!
Not if you already have the device.
You are not obligated to the previous owners contract even if they willed the device to you. You can contact ATT and inform them the previous owner passed, carrier's generally require a death certificate to so no one will be required to pay an early termination fee if in a contract.