Going to preorder the iPhone 4 on the 15th and want to sell my 3GS on craigslist asap. Can I just buy this att gophone http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=12456294&findingMethod=rr& and insert the sim from my 3GS in it until I receive my iPhone 4? Just wondering if there will be any problems with using my sim, I assume it will be fine since it is an ATT phone.
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If I insert my sim from my 3GS into a gophone, will it work?
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Yes it will, but save some money and buy a refurbished GoPhone from ATT. They have one slightly better than the one you linked to for just 8.99. I have this one and it works fine with my 3GS sim. I use it all the time when I go somewhere I don't want to take my iPhone.
Nokia 2330 GoPhone
Nokia 2330 GoPhone
LMAO. Same phone I picked up 3 days ago. Let me inform you it'll be hard not having it around but it's manageable. You'll sit there in the option menu hoping something will jump out at you but you know it won't.
Awesome! I am going to the ATT store tomorrow and buying that!
EDIT: I see thats online only, i'll pay a couple bucks more I guess.
Yeah, the phone sucks, but it's nice to have basically a disposable phone for situations where you don't want to take your iPhone. Like on lake trips and in Strip Clubs on Bourbon Street. Just pop the sim in the cheap GoPhone and get as drunk as you want without worrying about dropping and/or losing your phone. Haha.
Yeah, the phone sucks, but it's nice to have basically a disposable phone for situations where you don't want to take your iPhone. Like on lake trips and in Strip Clubs on Bourbon Street. Just pop the sim in the cheap GoPhone and get as drunk as you want without worrying about dropping and/or losing your phone. Haha.
Haha very true.
Funny, I called AT&T about this same question and got two different answers. One said no problem, the second (an alleged supervisor) said if I put my iPhone 3Gs SIM card in a Go-phone, the system would detect that its not an iPhone and drop my data plan. I have the $30 unlimited, so I am hesitant to do that.
Unfortunately, I only qualify for the $399/$499 'upgrade.'
Unfortunately, I only qualify for the $399/$499 'upgrade.'
Funny, I called AT&T about this same question and got two different answers. One said no problem, the second (an alleged supervisor) said if I put my iPhone 3Gs SIM card in a Go-phone, the system would detect that its not an iPhone and drop my data plan. I have the $30 unlimited, so I am hesitant to do that.
Unfortunately, I only qualify for the $399/$499 'upgrade.'
I have seen others post that this happens. And yet even others saying their data was never dropped.
Seems to me it's a toss-up, just depends on if AT&Ts scanners catch you.
I've been rolling with a goPhone for a week now since selling my 1st gen on Craigslist and I checked my bill online and they did change my phone to the goPhone and they dropped my data plan. I still get the full upgrade price, but I will have to choose one of the new data plans...since I was on the $20 data plan and never went over 2 gigs, I'm not worried about having an unlimited plan.
Didn't you read the thread before replying? We know about the cheap unlocked phone answer. The question remains: will AT&T take off the unlimited data while he(me or we) are using the unlocked phone?
I received both answers from AT&T, I don't know what to believe anymore.
That's a great point, thank you for that suggestion.
I still have to find a buyer for my 32GB 3Gs first though.
BE CAREFUL!!!!!!
I checked my eligibility for an early upgrade. I was able to upgrade for $399-$499. I'm cool with that so I sold my 3GS and bought a temporary GoPhone. I'm still paying my iPhone Data plan and inserted my sim into the go phone. Their system now sees me as a "no iPhone user" which ultimately took away my upgrade!!!
I called multiple times and now have a case file and MIGHT get my upgrade option back. If not they want me to pay $699 or something crazy.
I checked my eligibility for an early upgrade. I was able to upgrade for $399-$499. I'm cool with that so I sold my 3GS and bought a temporary GoPhone. I'm still paying my iPhone Data plan and inserted my sim into the go phone. Their system now sees me as a "no iPhone user" which ultimately took away my upgrade!!!
I called multiple times and now have a case file and MIGHT get my upgrade option back. If not they want me to pay $699 or something crazy.
No biggie for me, I'll just borrow my Mom's cell phone if I need to. She uses 10 minutes a month, so she won't miss it.
Heard this a lot recently... thus why I'm opting to just survive w/o a phone till the 24th. I hope they reinstate your eligibility.