iPhone to Genius Bar without At&t?

[AppleLover9o]

Hey, I have an iphone 3G 8GB that I am having some problems with :/. Home button working sporadically. I have Applecare till' 2011 though.... So, I was wondering if I can take it to the Genius Bar to get it fixed even though I don't have Applecare?

I have it on At&t PAYG just using Data plan(unlimited internet, 19.99 ) FYI.

Thanks!
AppleLover9o

 

[thegoldenmackid]

Do you have a regular iPhone Sim card.

 

[guydude193]

I have Applecare till' 2011 though.... So, I was wondering if I can take it to the Genius Bar to get it fixed even though I don't have Applecare?

That's awesome. How do you have it and not have it? Ha. And you have AT&T if you're using a pay-as-you-go phone. But you'll want to use a regular iPhone SIM, like thegoldenmackid said.

 

[AppleLover9o]

Like... an AT&T one? I have the PAYG one...

If I bought a AT&T sim card(regular) and put in, would that work? Like this..

http://cgi.ebay.com/AT-T-3G-iPhone-...2a00189fb3&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_956wt_1167

Is that what you mean? Sorry.. Kinda new to all this sim card stuff.

Do they make me get a plan? I can't afford a plan yet :/ which is why I get the PAYG stuff

Thanks for your reply!

Thanks,
AppleLover9o

 

[AppleLover9o]

That's awesome. How do you have it and not have it? Ha. And you have AT&T if you're using a pay-as-you-go phone. But you'll want to use a regular iPhone SIM, like thegoldenmackid said.

Could you show me what you mean by "regular iPhone SIM"?

Links please?

Sorry, I bet I look major dumb hah

Thanks,
AppleLovaer9o

 

[Nermal]

Is that what you mean?

Your post said that you have AppleCare until 2011, then stated that you don't have AppleCare. I think you meant that you have AppleCare but no AT&T contract SIM.

 

[AppleLover9o]

Your post said that you have AppleCare until 2011, then stated that you don't have AppleCare. I think you meant that you have AppleCare but no AT&T contract SIM.

Correct, sorry.

I don't have an at&t sim.. like.. I don't have an at&t iPhone plan. I do PAYG.

I have Applecare till 2011 though .

Thanks,
AppleLover9o

 

[dhlizard]

Your post said that you have AppleCare until 2011, then stated that you don't have AppleCare. I think you meant that you have AppleCare but no AT&T contract SIM.

Who knows what he means ? I'm not sure he knows what he means.

Before you take your phone to Apple, restore thru iTunes as new phone and you will need a regular AT&T sim.

 

[AppleLover9o]

Correct, sorry.

I don't have an at&t sim.. like.. I don't have an at&t iPhone plan. I do PAYG.

I have Applecare till 2011 though .

Thanks,
AppleLover9o

Cha-ching??

http://cgi.ebay.com/Used-at-t-3G-SI...a003289d2&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_1222wt_1167

Thanks,
AppleLover9o

 

[AppleLover9o]

Who knows what he means ? I'm not sure he knows what he means.

Before you take your phone to Apple, restore thru iTunes as new phone and you will need a regular AT&T sim.

-I have an iPhone
-It's a 3G
-It's a 8GB
-It's under AppleCare until 2011
-I love it
-Recently the iPhone's Home button has not been working to full capacity...
-I wanna take it to the Genius Bar
-Typically, they replace these if there's issues, that's what I was told anyway.
-They Acivate the phone before you leave with it though.
-I am on PAYG, for data only. Not an iPhone plan.
-What do I need to get to make sure they can activate the replacement?


Consider me clear hah

Let me know if you need more info.

Thanks,
-AppleLover90

 

[guydude193]

-I have an iPhone
-It's a 3G
-It's a 8GB
-It's under AppleCare until 2011
-I love it
-Recently the iPhone's Home button has not been working to full capacity...
-I wanna take it to the Genius Bar
-Typically, they replace these if there's issues, that's what I was told anyway.
-They Acivate the phone before you leave with it though.
-I am on PAYG, for data only. Not an iPhone plan.
-What do I need to get to make sure they can activate the replacement?


Consider me clear hah

Let me know if you need more info.

Thanks,
-AppleLover90

If I'm not mistaken, Apple typically doesn't fix iPhone's on different carriers? I'm certain I'm wrong about that, but just a thought. Anybody else?

 

[AppleLover9o]

If I'm not mistaken, Apple typically doesn't fix iPhone's on different carriers? I'm certain I'm wrong about that, but just a thought. Anybody else?

haha, it's AT&T Pay As You Go. Sorry, Should have been more thorough.

Thanks,
AppleLover9o

 

[dhlizard]

-I have an iPhone
-It's a 3G
-It's a 8GB
-It's under AppleCare until 2011
-I love it
-Recently the iPhone's Home button has not been working to full capacity...
-I wanna take it to the Genius Bar
-Typically, they replace these if there's issues, that's what I was told anyway.
-They Acivate the phone before you leave with it though.
-I am on PAYG, for data only. Not an iPhone plan.
-What do I need to get to make sure they can activate the replacement?


Consider me clear hah

Let me know if you need more info.

Thanks,
-AppleLover90

And my original answer still stands ----> Before you take your phone to Apple, restore thru iTunes as new phone and you will need a regular AT&T sim (which I see you have located on EBay) Good Luck.

 

[AppleLover9o]

And my original answer still stands ----> Before you take your phone to Apple, restore thru iTunes as new phone and you will need a regular AT&T sim (which I see you have located on EBay) Good Luck.

Thanks SOOOO much

I will move forward with that purchase..

No issues if there's no plan on the sim right?

Will restore when I get that sim from the ebayer

THANK YOU DHLIZARD!

(and others)

Thanks,
AppleLover9o

 

[Nermal]

If I'm not mistaken, Apple typically doesn't fix iPhone's on different carriers? I'm certain I'm wrong about that, but just a thought. Anybody else?

I know that Apple won't replace iPhones from different countries. For example if I brought an NZ iPhone to the US, if Apple replaced it then the new phone would be locked to AT&T which wouldn't suit me when I returned home.

As for different carriers, I have no idea. In NZ the phones aren't "tied" to a carrier like they are in the US so I don't know what the rules are like over there.

 

[AppleLover9o]

And my original answer still stands ----> Before you take your phone to Apple, restore thru iTunes as new phone and you will need a regular AT&T sim (which I see you have located on EBay) Good Luck.

Just to quadmillionfivefourthreetwoone check, they wont make me get a AT&T plan when they replace/ service it will they? They just need the sim in there to activate the phone?

Why do they need to even activate it?

Thanks,
AppleLover9o