Upgrade Question + Scheme

[doctordowling]

So I have a family plan with three phones. The main line is up for an upgrade, the other two aren't (one dumbphone and my iPhone 4 is on the other). I want to upgrade the main line to an iPhone 4 (16GB) and pay the $199, wait a few days, call AT&T tell them I dropped it or it fell in a pool or something and is completely broken and have them take off the data plan and add my old non-smartphone back on to that line. That way, I can turn around and sell it on eBay for pure profit (asking price is $700+) which would translate to around $500 of profit.

Do any of you see any flaws in this plan? I know that my upgrade eligibility would be used up and pushed forward a year but besides that is there really anything that could go wrong?

 

[EddyP]

Go for it. I don't see anything that could possibly go wrong.

 

[0s and 1s]

So I have a family plan with three phones. The main line is up for an upgrade, the other two aren't (one dumbphone and my iPhone 4 is on the other). I want to upgrade the main line to an iPhone 4 (16GB) and pay the $199, wait a few days, call AT&T tell them I dropped it or it fell in a pool or something and is completely broken and have them take off the data plan and add my old non-smartphone back on to that line. That way, I can turn around and sell it on eBay for pure profit (asking price is $700+) which would translate to around $500 of profit.

Do any of you see any flaws in this plan? I know that my upgrade eligibility would be used up and pushed forward a year but besides that is there really anything that could go wrong?

Instead of lying and making up an elaborate story, why don't you...

1) Purchase an iPhone 4 at an upgrade price
2a) Sell said iPhone 4 on eBay while you...
2b) Visit a local AT&T store and ask for a new SIM card to transfer service since the iPhone 4's mini SIM card will not be compatible with old phone unless you have an adaptor.

 

[Tom G.]

You would sell your word for $500.00 (you admit you are planning on lying), you're not worth much are you. All the grinning icons won't cover that up.