Long story short, my girlfriends iPhone got destroyed in hurricane Ike and can't afford $400 for a new one. However, her mom recently switched to AT&T about 2 weeks ago and is still within her 30 days to return her phone. Can we have her mom return her phone and purchase an 8GB iPhone at the subsidized rate, then my girlfriend can use it with her service? We'd then mail her mom a regular phone we have to use. Will this work? Or does AT&T require her mom to have the 3G data plan at the time of ordering over the Internet?
There is one other option... I also have an old iPhone, so if I activate that old one on her line (formerly 3G), then go to Best Buy and try to purchase another iPhone 3G Best Buy will see her account has the old iPHone, will they let her upgrade?
There is one other option... I also have an old iPhone, so if I activate that old one on her line (formerly 3G), then go to Best Buy and try to purchase another iPhone 3G Best Buy will see her account has the old iPHone, will they let her upgrade?
) is very different from the standard, "I'm an idiot and I threw my iPhone out the window, and then when I picked it up, I put it in my back pocket and then went to use the toilet and it fell in, but I still want to get Apple to pay for it" kind of story. AT&T doesn't benefit any from her wandering around with no cell phone to use on her expensive service contract. They should be willing to work with you. And Apple has always been very sympathetic to exceptional circumstances.