iPhone 3G - Activation Issues!

[rowensiv]

I got an iPhone 3G off eBay. I have an AT&T Plan as it is now (NOT an iPhone Plan), and want to use the 3G on it without paying the $30 /month data charge, because I already have the $15/month MediaNet. I tried to use QuickPwn to Activate the phone last night, but it just gave me no signal, and occasionally a "NO SERVICE" message. I also tried Pwnage, but with the same results.

I was looking for help on this last night, and found that if you un-check "Activate" in pwnage, it would be okay, and I could use the phone. But here's where it gets bad, AT&T just sent me a Text MSG saying that "My plan is inelgible for an iPhone 3G, to call them immediately to avoid extra charges."

How can I solve this one guys?

Thanks,
Rob

 

[rowensiv]

Ok, I redid everything again! My 3G now gives me no signal at all! HELP!

 

[mrcharlie91]

You deserve it

People here in macrumors are not hackers nor criminals.

We are not here to help you illegally use the phone. If AT&T don't want

you to use other plan than they said, you better get with the program.

They are so kind, giving you warning texts, I would have charged you

without any warnings. Just go to Apple/AT&T Store tell them the truth,

and activate the plan. If you can't afford the data plan, don't use iphone.

It's not fair someone pays less than others and still get the same thing

 

[Hawkeye411]

Can't you activate it and ask them to turn off the data so you won't have and data charges?

 

[rowensiv]

Thanks for your help. Last time I checked, it wasn't illegal to unlock/jailbreak a device.

 

[Knolly]

Okay, so you already have it hactivated, right?

Plug it in and sync it with iTunes so iTunes makes a backup of the phone.

Make a new IPSW with Pwnage tool but do NOT check the activate box. Restore it with Pwnage.

Now plug in the iPhone, iTunes should prompt you to restore from a backup. Do that. You should now get a signal.

 

[integragsr]

I am in the same situation as you are, I have a pantech duo with 200 txt message plan and I got a 16gb black iphone for $400 through craigslist(good deal btw) , so far I don't have any problems with the iphone, neither att has sent me a msg saying that i should change my plan, so I guess since I had the pantech duo with 200 txt msg, my sim card that belonged to the pantech duo works in the iphone with no problems. There is one thing though, when I check my att account instead of showing the pantech duo as my phone, it shows my iphone with just the 200txt msg plan and thats all. I haven't been charged with any pay per data fee.

 

[Inukami]

Wait are you trying to unlock or jailbreak ???
You cant unlock a 3G iPhone by software.

 

[rowensiv]

okay, i know you cant unlock it. i have heard that by like 500,000 people today. i dont want it unlocked. i want to use it on AT&T! just not with an iphone plan...

 

[jeffmc]

People here in macrumors are not hackers nor criminals.

We are not here to help you illegally use the phone. If AT&T don't want

you to use other plan than they said, you better get with the program.

They are so kind, giving you warning texts, I would have charged you

without any warnings. Just go to Apple/AT&T Store tell them the truth,

and activate the plan. If you can't afford the data plan, don't use iphone.

It's not fair someone pays less than others and still get the same thing

umm this is NAHT illegal

and plenty of people here are "hackers"

try again next time


for the record, what you are trying to do i believe IS technically unlocking the phone

even though you are using the same provider, the service is different.

the iphone is "locked" to an iphone service contract which you do not have, therefore unlocking is necessary, you'll need to wait for the dev team to release a 3g unlock

 

[Inukami]

Actually i think you can just go to the store and ask for any plan except prepaid. Monthly plan works in anyways, prepaid you need to unlock it since its a different type of plan not supported by the 3G iPhone.

 

[rowensiv]

i figured i was gonna have to wait...

its just a matter of time

 

[calvy]

You have to unlock it to get it to work with another SIM, even if it's another AT&T sim. Hell, I had to unlock my first gen iPhone in order to use the SIM card from my 3G in it.

So, unless you get a proper plan, I think you are stuck until they can get this thing unlocked.

 

[alejandrodj]

here is what you need to do. get a friend that has an iphone 3g with the plan that goes with it already. borrow his sim. and after you pwn it or whatever you wanna do with it, plug it to itunes and itunes should activate it with no issues. then just switch sim cards and it should work. im telling you cuz i have an iphone 3g with the plan of the 30 bucks...(yes i know it sucks) then i tried a sim of att that has a cheaper plan. and it worked.
i hope it helps.