Will AT&T detect my imei

[skillz1318]

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Work gives us AT&T blackberrys and I have an iPhone 4 on AT&T. I put my work BB SIM in my iPhone and didn't have data but voice and texts works. Then I went to http://www.unlockit.co.nz/ and set a custom apn and now data works great on the iPhone.

Now I want to cancel my iPhone to save $90 a month and port my number to use google voice.

Will AT&T or work know I'm using my BB SIM in my iPhone?

Just trying to save money and consolidate phones...

Thoughts?

 

[r.j.s]

AT&T will know you are using an iPhone and will add the data plan.

Bad idea, this plan.

 

[skillz1318]

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Will they automatically add it? Some work people have iPhone's I'm just not up for an upgrade yet.

So worst case they change my data plan to an iPhone data plan? Does contract get extended automatically?


I'm fine with data plan changing to iPhone. I just don't want to lose data cause then google voice won't work

 

[eastercat]

Your job is okay with paying for your personal cell phone plan? It seems like the sort of thing they have grounds to fire you over.

 

[MikePA]

Your job is okay with paying for your personal cell phone plan? It seems like the sort of thing they have grounds to fire you over.

Why? Much easier, and less expensive, to reimburse people who use their personal phone for work than it is to manage corporately owned phones.

 

[skillz1318]

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They pay for work BB and most people just use it as personal cell as well which is permitted. I want to port my number to google voice so I can cancel my personal line. They don't care if you use your work phone for personal use.

Edit: I just want to ensure BB sim will continue to receive data. Its fine if it changes to iPhone data plan and BB data is cancelled. It's same price.

 

[CocoaPuffs]

It's uninformed to use business phone as personal. No one cares, but when they do care, you'll regret the silly decision of trying to save $60 a month.

 

[Applejuiced]

You should be fine but make sure your work is ok with it also.

 

[MikePA]

• They pay for work BB and most people just use it as personal cell as well which is permitted.
• They don't care if you use your work phone for personal use.

It's uninformed to use business phone as personal. No one cares, but when they do care, you'll regret the silly decision of trying to save $60 a month.

Some times saying it twice just isn't enough.

 

[eastercat]

That's great that your job will pay for work BB and allow you to use it for personal use. However, does this also apply to iphones? Just because they're willing to pay for BB, doesn't mean they'll pay for the iPhone. At least the iphone data plan costs the same as BB, which would be a good argument in your favor.

They pay for work BB and most people just use it as personal cell as well which is permitted.

 

[skillz1318]

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Yes they pay for iPhones as well. I'm just not up for an upgrade yet.

 

[MDMike]

Unlockit and IMEI detection

I have been using a 3GS for my wife with no data plan and a swapped SIM card for about a year or so. I also insured that the cellular data was turned off in the settings. I just got a letter from AT&T advising that they detected an iPhone on the account and they provided the IMEI of my phone. It also states that they will be adding a data plan to my account. I read somewhere else that they do occasional IMEI "sweeps" and that's when they nab you. Anybody have any information on this?

 

[Applejuiced]

I have been using a 3GS for my wife with no data plan and a swapped SIM card for about a year or so. I also insured that the cellular data was turned off in the settings. I just got a letter from AT&T advising that they detected an iPhone on the account and they provided the IMEI of my phone. It also states that they will be adding a data plan to my account. I read somewhere else that they do occasional IMEI "sweeps" and that's when they nab you. Anybody have any information on this?

Yes, that happened to alot of people including a few family members.
They just send us a text saying an iphone data plan has been added to the account.

 

[eastercat]

You'd have to do t-mobile or pre-paid to avoid the required data plan.

I have been using a 3GS for my wife with no data plan and a swapped SIM card for about a year or so. I also insured that the cellular data was turned off in the settings. I just got a letter from AT&T advising that they detected an iPhone on the account and they provided the IMEI of my phone. It also states that they will be adding a data plan to my account. I read somewhere else that they do occasional IMEI "sweeps" and that's when they nab you. Anybody have any information on this?

 

[skillz1318]

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Modified my apn and still using my work att blackberry sim in my iPhone. Working great!

 

[rocknrolldoggy]

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Modified my apn and still using my work att blackberry sim in my iPhone. Working great!

It's just a matter of time before the system sweeps catches up.

 

[eastercat]

For the OP, it's not a big deal to switch to the iPhone data plan; the cost for the blackberry and iPhone data plan are equivalent. Of course, if you'd been reading the thread, you would know that.

It's just a matter of time before the system sweeps catches up.

 

[ericvmazzone]

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Modified my apn and still using my work att blackberry sim in my iPhone. Working great!

The IMEI is how your equipment is identified. People think they can hide where they are at by switching sim cards and doing various deeds, but the imei is still seen by the network. The sim controls the phone number, the imei is the hardware. You will eventually be caught out as having an iPhone on a noniphone plan because YOU can't change the IMEI by exchanging sims. The terms of use for AT&T state that all iPhones be on iPhone plans.

So yes, AT&T can and will, at their discrettion put you back onto the iPhone plan on your current number. So if your company agreed to pay for a BB for your business use and AT&T sees you using that company paid for sim in an iPhone, do you really think your company will be pleased to have the BB be dropped and iPhone added? Heck your company could terminate you and demand the iPhone as their property IF you may have access to proprietary materials via the phone.

So don't do it. Just cart around both phones OR ask your company for permission and have them handle the switch.

 

[skillz1318]

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My company said they can't switch data plans (not technically possible according to them) without me switching to a new phone which is BS. So I'm fine if ATT does it for them.

 

[Krandor]

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My company said they can't switch data plans (not technically possible according to them) without me switching to a new phone which is BS. So I'm fine if ATT does it for them.

So you are trying to get AT&T to do something your company says they won't do for you? now you are getting into dangerous ground with your job.

 

[Geckotek]

Are you using it in place of the BB to connect to your company e-mail? If so, they will notice that A) your BB is no longer connecting to BES and B) that an iPhone is connecting to Exchange (most likely) for e-mail.

If they are cool with that, no biggie. In my company, I am tracking down these users and getting them to sign a waiver stating that they are ok with me wiping their personal device at any time (no whining allowed if I wipe all their personal data ).

 

[skillz1318]

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[skillz1318]

So you are trying to get AT&T to do something your company says they won't do for you? now you are getting into dangerous ground with your job.

Not that my company won't, they said they called AT&T and were told it's impossible to change my data plan to an iPhone...I would have to buy an iPhone and get in a 2 year contract. I just know that's incorrect.

Are you using it in place of the BB to connect to your company e-mail? If so, they will notice that A) your BB is no longer connecting to BES and B) that an iPhone is connecting to Exchange (most likely) for e-mail.

If they are cool with that, no biggie. In my company, I am tracking down these users and getting them to sign a waiver stating that they are ok with me wiping their personal device at any time (no whining allowed if I wipe all their personal data ).

I'm using it with GOOD Enterprise which my work uses for iPhone corporate email. I don't care if they erase my device...it's backed up every day or two...

 

[jav6454]

Like many have said before, it's always a time lapse before you get switched to an iPhone plan.

 

[Applejuiced]

Are you using it in place of the BB to connect to your company e-mail? If so, they will notice that A) your BB is no longer connecting to BES and B) that an iPhone is connecting to Exchange (most likely) for e-mail.

If they are cool with that, no biggie. In my company, I am tracking down these users and getting them to sign a waiver stating that they are ok with me wiping their personal device at any time (no whining allowed if I wipe all their personal data ).

Lol
Mean boss