I called aT&T to activate my iPhone on a different line, the person said I was good to go. I turn the phone on and it tells me the number will be activated on the number I used to upgrade so I canceled and turned it off. Did the upgrade swap go wrong? Is the other person's sim deactivated now?
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upgrade swap gone wrong?
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having the same problem. ive been on hold with att for an hour now. they said its an itunes issue and theyre trying to transfer me to an apple rep. this is rediculous!
Maybe it didn't propagate through he system yet? Please keep us updated, as I have a similar situation looming when my phone arrives. My wife is at work, so I can't fry her sim before she gets home!
Please keep us updated on this as I am in the same position and will be calling AT&T as soon as I receive my phone to swap.
Thanks
Yeah I'm trying to have the phone working on my line as well but if I go through the setup it seems like I'll deactivate my relative's phone (she's in another state) which would be a big headache to correct. I guess I'll have to call up AT&T.
Damn, I can't believe I didn't think about this before. We have a family plan on Verizon with 5 phones, only one was eligible for upgrade and it wasn't mine. We ordered the 4S on the line that was eligible and was planning to do a ESN swap against my number.
So am I understanding correctly that the SIM the phone comes with will be pre-programmed against the number we did the upgrade on and I will need to go to a Verizon store to get a new SIM and have it programmed?
So am I understanding correctly that the SIM the phone comes with will be pre-programmed against the number we did the upgrade on and I will need to go to a Verizon store to get a new SIM and have it programmed?
Very likely. Please keep us updated, I am still waiting for my phone. Appreciate you sharing.
Verizon phones don't have SIM cards, we're all talking about AT&T here. In your case, the phone you ordered will be pre-programmed for the number you are upgrading. If you want that to be different you're going to have to speak with Verizon.
I think you can handle the swap through the Upgrade/Transfer feature on My Verizon.
same exact situation here.
i'm using another person's line on my family plan, but she is out of country. i'm worried i might deactivate her sim in her current iPhone 4.
hopefully this can be resolved fairly simply with a call.
i'm using another person's line on my family plan, but she is out of country. i'm worried i might deactivate her sim in her current iPhone 4.
hopefully this can be resolved fairly simply with a call.
Servers might not be overloaded by then, but that is the best way right now. If my phone isn't activated with the correct number by the time my patience runs out I will be heading to my local AT&T.
Were you able to verify if you had any impact on the other phone? Is it still working even though you initiated the activation process?
going to try again soon. I did not verify but the other phone owner has not contacted me about having phone problems. When it shows what number it will activate under it says something like: by pressing next you will begin activating with this number blah blah blah. So, as long as I don't hit "next" the other line should stay active.
Yeah, because they can't!
Lol, I needed that.
Don't worry though we both have home phones (old school) so if there was a problem I would know. Also, I just tried again and still no luck. When the storm at my house let's up I will go get a microsim with my number and swap. Hopefully, I won't have to go get one though.