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Is this possible, or am I way off base here?

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shortman

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Feb 24, 2011
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I currently have 2 phones on my plan, both unlimited data and neither are ready for an upgrade. I paid full price for an iPhone for me, and for my wife I am wondering if I can do the following.

Buy an iPhone on launch day as if I am adding it to my plan as a new phone and pay the $199 for it. Then after a day transfer the new iphone to my wifes line and throw a dumb phone on that line. therefore I don't have to pay data for that phone since it is not needed on a dumb phone and it will just tag on top of my current 700/month talk plan and only cost me $10 for a new line?

Am I base here, if not can you please correct me?

Thanks !
 
Walk in and tell them what you want: To purchase a family plan line (ghost line) for $9.99 and place that qualified upgrade on your line, thus giving you the iPhone5 for $199. and a non-smartline sim.

No reason to try and workaround as AT&T doesn't care what you do with the added line.
 
shortman said:
I currently have 2 phones on my plan, both unlimited data and neither are ready for an upgrade. I paid full price for an iPhone for me, and for my wife I am wondering if I can do the following.

Buy an iPhone on launch day as if I am adding it to my plan as a new phone and pay the $199 for it. Then after a day transfer the new iphone to my wifes line and throw a dumb phone on that line. therefore I don't have to pay data for that phone since it is not needed on a dumb phone and it will just tag on top of my current 700/month talk plan and only cost me $10 for a new line?

Am I base here, if not can you please correct me?

Thanks !
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I did this with the 4S and now have an upgrade to use every year. It will work.
 
Yes, this has been discussed often over the past few days. You just pay the $10 per month on the other line, plus taxes.



(luckily, most people make their title more descriptive so you can find it)
 
And, if you do not like the answers in this thread, read the few dozen others with hundreds, if not thousands of answers already posted.

As said, time to move along.
 
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