My line is not eligible for an upgrade, but my dad's is (we're on the same family plan). Is it possible for me to upgrade on his line but then use it for my line? I know it shouldn't be a problem normally, but the iPhone 4 uses a micro-SIM right? That means they would be switching him to the micro-SIM and not me... Does anyone have any ideas on how this is going to work?
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Upgrade on a different line
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Yes, my wife and I do this every year. Just explain to the associate what you want to do and they will make sure the right line is activated before you leave the store. This year my line is up for upgrade, but it's my wife's turn to have the new iPhone, so she will be getting my upgrade, and next year I will get hers. Easy peasy!
so if i'm using a friend's upgrade, I'll have to go with him into the store and so the associate can activate my phone?
They will most likely need access to your account, so I'd say yes.
Another option is they activate the phone on his account. You have to go to the store eventually to pick up a micro-sim, then you swap phones and put your sim in the phone.
So either way you go to a store.
from what the AT&T representative told me, you can order your iphone anywhere you want, once you received the phone you call the AT&T people and tell them what number you want the iphone to be activated on.
Right, everything has to go through AT&T anyway. The painless way to do is just give apple rep the number thats eligible to upgrade and if you want to use a different number that is different from the eligible line just give AT&T a call.
I'm curious on this also. The guide featured here on the site says you have to call AT&T, but I'm wondering if that's even necessary.
