What if you have a Co-Signer?

[Garrett]

Will I need him to come to the store when I buy the phone? I pay the bill, its under my name.

I haven't ready any answer to this, and I don't want to wait 15 minutes to talk to some computer through AT&T.

 

[rolex54]

I would think that they would, you are signing a new contract and if you must activate in the stores (dumbest idea ever) then that person will most likely need to be there.

 

[alejovh1]

if you don't have credit I think you may have to buy the line on someone's else name, make sense?

 

[tritonj]

I would think that they would, you are signing a new contract and if you must activate in the stores (dumbest idea ever) then that person will most likely need to be there.

you make it sound like in store activation is a new thing, that is how the business has been doing it for years.

 

[Garrett]

you make it sound like in store activation is a new thing, that is how the business has been doing it for years.

Please don't go off topic, I just need a simple answer, thats all.

 

[lindsayanng]

you make it sound like in store activation is a new thing, that is how the business has been doing it for years.

Activation in stores is NOT a new thing if you are paying full price for the phone.

 

[PAH Mac]

I was wondering about this too since my account is actually in my wife's name. I noticed that when the account holder is logged into AT&T they can add a "retail authorized user" to the account. This person is authorized to make changes to the account in a retail store. It would seem that if you have your parent/spouse add you as a retail authorized user that they would not need to go to the store with you. I am going to be on a business trip when the new iPhone comes out and am hoping to snag one on my trip. I realized this could be a problem since the account is not in my name. Hopefully this should take care of it.

 

[Garrett]

I was wondering about this too since my account is actually in my wife's name. I noticed that when the account holder is logged into AT&T they can add a "retail authorized user" to the account. This person is authorized to make changes to the account in a retail store. It would seem that if you have your parent/spouse add you as a retail authorized user that they would not need to go to the store with you. I am going to be on a business trip when the new iPhone comes out and am hoping to snag one on my trip. I realized this could be a problem since the account is not in my name. Hopefully this should take care of it.

Thank you! I was already an authorized user, and didn't know it. Now I can sleep at night!