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Current AT&T user. Will I just be able to buy the Iphone!?

antpod

antpod

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Will I just be able to purchase the phone and pop in my sim card since I'm already a subscriber? I own a RAZR right now but my friend is willing to buy it off me. I don't have to pay an extra fee do I just because I'm getting a different phone, right? I mean I already am a AT&T customer. And if I do how much?
 
You will have no extra fees other than the $20 more for data. You can't use your existing SIM card. The iPhone comes with a pre-installed SIM card.

Q. Does iPhone work out of the box?
A. No. iPhone must be activated before it can be used. iPhone includes a pre-installed SIM card for your convenience.
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Aperture said:
You will have no extra fees other than the $20 more for data. You can't use your existing SIM card. The iPhone comes with a pre-installed SIM card.
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Ahh ok thanks! :D

I was told there was a $160 (or $175, I forget) termination fee to cancel my current phone to get this. I thought that was ridiculous though and my friend re assured me that it wasn't true. What was that termination fee about?
 
antpod said:
Ahh ok thanks! :D

I was told there was a $160 (or $175, I forget) termination fee to cancel my current phone to get this. I thought that was ridiculous though and my friend re assured me that it wasn't true. What was that termination fee about?
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$175 is the iPhone termination fee.

AT&T specifically states that any customer can switch to the iPhone regardless of eligibility of upgrade or what have you without incurring any fees.
 
janey said:
$175 is the iPhone termination fee.

AT&T specifically states that any customer can switch to the iPhone regardless of eligibility of upgrade or what have you without incurring any fees.
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Hold on... So even though I'm in the 2 year contract with my RAZR I can go ahead and get the Iphone with no fee except for the initial 20 dollar Iphone activation fee? :confused:
 
antpod said:
Ahh ok thanks! :D

I was told there was a $160 (or $175, I forget) termination fee to cancel my current phone to get this. I thought that was ridiculous though and my friend re assured me that it wasn't true. What was that termination fee about?
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janey said:
$175 is the iPhone termination fee.

AT&T specifically states that any customer can switch to the iPhone regardless of eligibility of upgrade or what have you without incurring any fees.
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Janey is exactly right. All termination fees are being waived for the iPhone assuming the 2 year contract overwrites your existing one and restarts you back to 2 years left.
 
antpod said:
Hold on... So even though I'm in the 2 year contract with my RAZR I can go ahead and get the Iphone with no fee except for the initial 20 dollar Iphone activation fee? :confused:
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The $20 iPhone fee is added on top of your current monthy rate to cover unlimited web/mail and 200 SMS messages. Other than that, you can absolutely upgrade to an iPhone without penalty.
 
Aperture said:
The $20 iPhone fee is added on top of your current monthy rate to cover unlimited web/mail and 200 SMS messages. Other than that, you can absolutely upgrade to an iPhone without penalty.
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So that 20 dollars pays for a month of those features on top of my plan I have now?

Btw, thanks everyone, really appreciate all the quick and accurate answers this late. :)
 
Aperture said:
Yes.
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Wow! That actually sounds really good lol which is strange from a phone company plan.... So after that month no more extra features unless I change my plan to one that supports them...? Correct? I think that might settle on my worries.
 
antpod said:
Wow! That actually sounds really good lol which is strange from a phone company plan.... So after that month no more extra features unless I change my plan to one that supports them...? Correct? I think that might settle on my worries.
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Your current voice plan stays the same, it just adds on an extra $20 voice plan on top of that, which replaces any existing data plan.
 
antpod said:
Wow! That actually sounds really good lol which is strange from a phone company plan.... So after that month no more extra features unless I change my plan to one that supports them...? Correct? I think that might settle on my worries.
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Well actually the iPhone requires a plan that has the $20 data. Therefore you need to keep the $20 on your plan every month to keep using your iPhone.
 
Aperture said:
Well actually the iPhone requires a plan that has the $20 data. Therefore you need to keep the $20 on your plan every month to keep using your iPhone.
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Oh, for real?.. Ah well, what would be the cheapest for a family plan but just for my plan(like there are 5 people on the family plan for me but I'm the only one getting the Iphone, so I'll be the only one who needs the extra plan)
 
antpod said:
Oh, for real?.. Ah well, what would be the cheapest for a family plan but just for my plan(like there are 5 people on the family plan for me but I'm the only one getting the Iphone, so I'll be the only one who needs the extra plan)
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I assume you pay $9.99 now (for your line)? It would be $29.99 for your line w/ an iPhone + the other 4 line's costs.
 
antpod said:
Oh, for real?.. Ah well, what would be the cheapest for a family plan but just for my plan(like there are 5 people on the family plan for me but I'm the only one getting the Iphone, so I'll be the only one who needs the extra plan)
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the $20 data plan is only added to your particular line and nobody else. it's the only one you can get for your situation.
 
antpod said:
Ohhh ok. So what does this plan include?
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On the link Janey sent, make sure to hit "Existing Customers" and look at the cheapest plan. (the $20 one)

Anyhow, you get:

Unlimited Email/Web on AT&T's EDGE
Visual Voicemail
200 SMS (or text messages)
 
Hmmm ok thanks once again.

It's pretty much perfeect me. The only thing is I use Gmail... Since Google is a pretty much major player with the Iphone do you think they will change it up to be able to use with the Iphone email application?
 
antpod said:
Ahh ok thanks a lot, really appreciate it.

And one more thing, how does this compare to other phone services plans with unlimited data?
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Sorry, but what exactly are you asking? How does it compare to unlimited data plans on other carriers or how does it compare to the data plans for AT&T's other smartphones.. or what? Sorry, it's late and I'm not reading all that clearly.
 
antpod said:
Hmmm ok thanks once again.

It's pretty much perfeect me. The only thing is I use Gmail... Since Google is a pretty much major player with the Iphone do you think they will change it up to be able to use with the Iphone email application?
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Apple said in the iPhone introduction video them program does indeed work with Gmail. I guess you're set then, right? :)
 
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