Swapping devices when upgraded on a different line

They should give you a new sim, or sell you one.

 

Is the SIM that comes in the new iPhone already tied to the line it's ordered on? Seems strange that Apple would be able to do that to every phone that's ordered.

 

I've done this before when the iPhone 4S came out on ATT, and a quick trip to one of their stores fixes everything. They'll swap phones to the correct lines. Just don't activate the iPhone 5 before going to the store!

 

I am also wondering about the same.

my line is not eligible until next year, but when I called the rep said that one of my other line is eleigible and that I can order on that line and when it is shipped to me, I can call them or go to the store and they will be able to put my number and line into that new iphone?

I think I will go to the ATT store and find out more about this, has anyone have experience swapping. The other line does not have data plan,s o my owrry is that they willa dd data plan to that line.

 

^ Exactly this. Before you even turn the phone on, go to the store. I fried 2 SIMs last year trying to activate on a different line. The IMEI is tied to the SIM and will not work unless you go to the store and get it straightened out.

 

Seems or sounds pretty easy. Spoke to an AT&T customer care person today and also checked with the store, both said either to call in or just come to the store and what they will do is just assign the number to the correct devices being swapped. There is no need for sim change it seems as they will just reassign the Imei number for the phone being swapped. Both said very simple and not an issue at all. Am also doing the upgrade from a non smartphone plan for one and they said the old plan will revert back and data charges will be dropped. It has to be done before plugging in to iTunes. Hope this helps.

 

Seems easy enough

 

Sprint only uses a SIM for international roaming, so there's no need to worry if you're a Sprint customer, you can just swap as usual.

 

supposedly you can call att from a different phone of course and they will update the sim in the new iphone and activate it to your line.. they have a official article on it.

here is the link

http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB411462#fbid=wAmMVjKu8w1

 

I am not sure but verizon does not use sim cards right and sprint as well. I imagine you just call and give them the IMEI number from the phone and they will do it for you as well.

 

I figured as much. Probably the same method as att then.