Upgrade swap questions

[poose22]

I am using my moms upgrade eligibility to get an iphone 5 for my girlfriend for christmas. I will not be turning the phone on as it can cause problems with the swap process. What I am wondering is:

- When I call ATT and have them do the swap to my girlfriends line, will her old iphone 4 be deactivated right then and there? Or will it deactivate when she turns on the iphone 5 and does the activation on the phone on christmas?

- And I plan on buying the iphone 5 from Best Buy and have it "not activated" when buying it. I can still have ATT do the upgrade swap even though I bought it from Best Buy, correct?

I tried getting a hold of ATT, and was unsuccessful today, so I wanted to ask here. Thanks in advance.

 

[Jordan921]

Aslong as they don't activate it when you buy it you should be fine. Make sure you get a nano sim for your girlfriends line and have it ready to be activated on Christmas.

 

[sarcosis]

In reality, you don't have to wait to open it and turn it on. Unlike CDMA model phones, your AT&T similar can be moved around as often as you please soblong as its a similar device. I believe if you get it from best buy, they will turn it on right there and actiave it under your moms line dice you are using her upgrade. I think its part of their SOP if you want the upgrade price. You might want to turn it on to make sure it works too. Nothing like getting a gift and but having it work.

Either way, its a non issue since you will need AT&T to get you a new nanosim so you can stick it in fir your GF. All you have to do is give AT&T a call and they will get everything set up in no time.