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Upgrade from contract to Next. Can I let someone use old iPhone

macosxuser01

macosxuser01

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Jan 10, 2006
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Sacramento, CA
In September last year I signed a 2 year contract with AT&T with iPhone 5C. Then sometime this year I notice I was upgrade eligible with AT&T Next. So I upgrade to AT&T Next and got myself iPhone 6.

So my friend just broke her phone (Samsung S3) and she's wondering if she can use my iPhone 5C. Do I need to get it unlocked before she can start using it? She has AT&T so it shouldn't be problem for her right? Do I need to go into AT&T? What about the SIM card? Should I take it out? (I'll ready activated my iPhone 6 btw)
 
Yes, she should be fine. However, I believe the 5C uses Nano sim card and the S3 uses the micro. So she may need to go to the AT&T store and get a nano-sim card. And no, your phone doesn't need to be unlocked since it's on the same network. But you could request an unlock for your her.
 
macosxuser01 said:
In September last year I signed a 2 year contract with AT&T with iPhone 5C. Then sometime this year I notice I was upgrade eligible with AT&T Next. So I upgrade to AT&T Next and got myself iPhone 6.

So my friend just broke her phone (Samsung S3) and she's wondering if she can use my iPhone 5C. Do I need to get it unlocked before she can start using it? She has AT&T so it shouldn't be problem for her right? Do I need to go into AT&T? What about the SIM card? Should I take it out? (I'll ready activated my iPhone 6 btw)
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You can just give her the phone. She has to take it to AT&T and they'll put a new SIM card in it and activate it. No problem.
 
Shadowbech said:
Yes, she should be fine. However, I believe the 5C uses Nano sim card and the S3 uses the micro. So she may need to go to the AT&T store and get a nano-sim card. And no, your phone doesn't need to be unlocked since it's on the same network. But you could request an unlock for your her.
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Thank you!

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TimUSCA said:
You can just give her the phone. She has to take it to AT&T and they'll put a new SIM card in it and activate it. No problem.
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Thanks for your help
 
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