Wow. Ok, that's news to me. I'd be hesitant to try that if I had a legacy plan with AT&T. I'm sure if you port over to another carrier and you had a legacy AT&T plan with unlimited data, your chances of getting that plan back would be close to zero.
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T-Mobile USA Rolling Out Software Update for Existing Unlocked iPhone Customers
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Wow. Ok, that's news to me. I'd be hesitant to try that if I had a legacy plan with AT&T. I'm sure if you port over to another carrier and you had a legacy AT&T plan with unlimited data, your chances of getting that plan back would be close to zero.
Before making the decision I checked with both carriers. AT&T will waive the ETF if you return within two months (they actually said 59 days). Tmobile won't charge you anything as long as you cancel within two weeks I believe (just paid for the SIM card). I'm going to test probably for less than two weeks and if the service doesn't work well enough after the carrier update in the area I use it most I will port right back to AT&T and no damage done.
-Mike
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Visiting Newark, NJ Harrison, NJ and Woodbridge, NJ
-Mike
And yet you asked why Verizon was listed. So if the comment wasn't really why then why make the comment.
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Apples a different company with different rules.
Depending on the terms of the policy they could. And they might. And if you signed and agreed to those terms you are stuck with them.
As for your stocking up comment this is a third party who might also handle ATTs claims and have stocked up for that. It's unlikely they can return any phones to Apple same as Best Buy etc so they might just use such a method to dump any excess. After all they only have to make sure those that bought and signed up post launch t-mobile phones gets that phone. Folks that signed up before what signed up a different phone so the company only has to insure they get what they signed up.
Not neccessarily. If you paid full price the phone is unlocked at purchase. Or rather not locked. Technically all gsm phones are unlocked when they leave the factory. When you connect it to iTunes to activate it that's when the proper carrier lock is downloaded etc. so if you pay full price no carrier is listed and you just plug into iTunes and done. And actually once t-mobile is official you might not have to bother with plugging it into a computer. They might have OTA set up to work
As I noted in another thread, this is not quite correct re unlocked AT&T i5/4S/4. In the refarmed areas the 1900 max is 21Mbps not 42Mbps. I believe this is because they don't have enough spectrum to go whole hog.
The 42Mbps is limited to the AWS part of the spectrum and that will only be available with the new TMo i5 or, potentially, the revved AT&T i5 (absent some Apple update or hack that unlocks the AWS band for HSPA+ on the older AT&T i5s.)
Thanks for correction... Either way, as for as I've been told (in this thread), the iPhone 4S is only HSPA+ (or HSPA) is only up to 14Mbps... So as long as I get the iPhone 4S's full 4G capability I'm good!!! At least on the 4 lines I'm bringing over from AT&T... I didn't want to get stuck on 2G or 3G... As long as I get some 4G I'm good.
Plus, I also got six T-Mo iPhone 5 on order... 10 lines total... Oh, plus one Sonic 2.0 hotspot to use for my iPads & laptops on the road.
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How did you get free overnight shipping for the 12th??!?
I got it through my T-Mo Business Acct Rep
but you can call them and ask them to do it... They should be able to
Worth a short phone call to see if they can do this, worst they can do is say no. Thanks for everything!
Worth a short phone call to see if they can do this, worst they can do is say no. Thanks for everything!
Call and Post what they say so we all know, thx #
Although, this thread is about the Software Update... Go to:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1566531/
this thread is about the Launch, Shipping, ETF (early termination fees), etc.
Petition
From what I hear the hardware on the AT&T iPhone5 and the tmobile iPhone is the same as far as the radio chipset. If that is the case why don't we start a massive petition and send it over to Apple, Tmobile, and even the Whitehouse requesting that they release an update to unlock the band(s) in question. Just talking about it on the forum accomplishes nothing but a petition at least stands a better chance.
-Mike
From what I hear the hardware on the AT&T iPhone5 and the tmobile iPhone is the same as far as the radio chipset. If that is the case why don't we start a massive petition and send it over to Apple, Tmobile, and even the Whitehouse requesting that they release an update to unlock the band(s) in question. Just talking about it on the forum accomplishes nothing but a petition at least stands a better chance.
-Mike
Now I'm sure you would lose unlimited data with AT&T if you switched even for 5 minutes.
I switched to Sprint from Verizon for a week when the iPhone 4S came out and when I saw how slow Sprint's 3G network was I went back to Verizon. They took away my unlimited plan when I came back.
Tmobile will only allow insurance on iPhones purchased from them. They will not insure or process insurance claims for unlocked iPhones purchased through Apple or other retailers.
There is a very easy way to tell if you have a refurbished iPhone 5. If you go to Settings > General > About look at the model numbers.
Refurbished units start with ND and retail units start with MD.
As far as I've been told by a few AT&T cust serv reps when they try to convince me to switch to their New Mobile Share Plans, customers can come back to the Unlimited within 60 days. (I currently have 6 lines with AT&T; 2 unlimited & 4 with their 3GB plan), but doesn't matter for me since I'm porting lines over to T-Mo
I don't know if same offer work when cust leave company and come back, but I think it does.
I don't think tests right... b'cus I've received 4 iPhone 4S replacements... Two came in New Apple OEM Boxes and I was told by Asurion they gas New in stock and two others came in white boxes and I was told by Asurion I would get Refurb b'cus they were out of stock on New ones
All four Asurion replacements start with MD (just checked).
Not sure what market you're in but be aware that those lines bringing over unlocked iPhones might have some spotty HSPA+ service depending on your area.