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Should I sign up early to get a free/cheap phone as a backup/throw around phone?
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How do you know which ones are 3G? My old phone was stolen Saturday, and I'm looking for a free / cheap phone to replace it (I'm with AT&T but out of contract).
att webpage..list of phone and the one that has a fireburst icon with 3g on...is 3g
Duh. I guess I didn't see that option on any of the phones I was interested in, so I figured it must have been hidden somewhere that I couldn't see.
I'm not really a fan of any of the phones that offer 3G now, so I guess my next question would be how much it matters for someone who's only going to use the phone as a phone. Is there any danger of GSM being phased out anytime soon?
eh if you are only using phone as phone..3g would not matter with you at all..
3g is basically the internet connection you get on your phone..its not even aval in everywhere. GSM is not going to phase out anytime soon..otherwise..iphone would be in danger too.
Yea that's something I really need to know. Is the iPhone sim card compatible with regular att phones. Cuz I'm trying to purchase a go phone and use it as a iPhone shield lol.
I would leave my iphone at home or in my car when I decide to go out to a night club or anywhere that is very risky to have a 600 dollar phone on you(Due to dropping, getting it stolen, spillage, being drunk and handling an expensive phone lol, an any crazy thing I wouldn't want happening to my investment).
That way all I do is take out the sim card, and put it in my scrap phone, and use it till I get back to my house. Att has go phones that start at 20 dollars if u buy it online.
I would leave my iphone at home or in my car when I decide to go out to a night club or anywhere that is very risky to have a 600 dollar phone on you(Due to dropping, getting it stolen, spillage, being drunk and handling an expensive phone lol, an any crazy thing I wouldn't want happening to my investment).
That way all I do is take out the sim card, and put it in my scrap phone, and use it till I get back to my house. Att has go phones that start at 20 dollars if u buy it online.
I would...but i'm worried that the "beginning" of my new 2 yr contract won't come into effect on time. What if I place the order and it doesn't go through until after 6pm on Friday or whenever I activate the iphone.
Do you say try amazon because Best Buy wouldn't work for getting the upgrade or just because its cheaper?
cheaper, alot more rebate.. usually ship the next day and the phone is activated before it shipped.
Just picked up my free Motorola Razr V3xx from AT&T and signed up for a new plan that will be the exact same price as the iPhone plan. It'll make a smooth transition and I can get everyone over to my new number.
Glad I went in and got a free phone! Now i've got a backup/safety phone (for times when it's too dangerous to have an iPhone!)
Glad I went in and got a free phone! Now i've got a backup/safety phone (for times when it's too dangerous to have an iPhone!)
i think it was in Pogue's set of question's/answers today, but it's been stated that if you have a "recent" sim, that i should work in the iPhone.
that says to me is that the sim that comes preinstalled can also be used in another phone. and even if it isn't, stiff get a freebie phone before you get the iPhone, the stick the thing on eBay, Cragslist or give it to a relative or friend or something. assuming they don't change that policy, why the hell not do it?
that says to me is that the sim that comes preinstalled can also be used in another phone. and even if it isn't, stiff get a freebie phone before you get the iPhone, the stick the thing on eBay, Cragslist or give it to a relative or friend or something. assuming they don't change that policy, why the hell not do it?
Okay, so now I'm in an odd situation..
I ordered the wife a Sony 810i from Amazon. It may arrive next week.
I'm looking to add the iPhone into her line, since all the rebates may require it.
So, can I set up an immediate temp iPhone account using iTunes, and then call in to have it formally move it over to my wife's plan when hers arrives next week? Or doest that create an ATT snafu that will get me numerous charges?
I ordered the wife a Sony 810i from Amazon. It may arrive next week.
I'm looking to add the iPhone into her line, since all the rebates may require it.
So, can I set up an immediate temp iPhone account using iTunes, and then call in to have it formally move it over to my wife's plan when hers arrives next week? Or doest that create an ATT snafu that will get me numerous charges?
im really interested in seeing if this works... because if so i will be siging up for a voice plan to get a new phone then going and activating my iphone to replace it. and keeping the old one as a backup.... please keep me updated... i probrably wont activate the phone until monday anyway if i get it... so i want to know if this works
I dont think it will work,cause unless u didnt sign a contract. why would you want a new phone? I thought u had Cingular bro. If not just waited out.
everyone can sign up with iphone..the contract will be succeeded by the iphone contract.
Well they can't really, because Apple probably required them not to subsidize the phone. It was mentioned a long time ago how that people perceive the phone being of less value when they do that.
The guy at AT&T told me it "would absolutely work." This is due to the iPhone being unsubsidized and being the exact same price for new customers and existing customers. Since existing customers' current contracts are "reset" to 2 years when you activate the iPhone, there is no harm in starting a new contract right now to get a new phone. The only difference is that you'll have to pay for the few extra days (for example, if you got a free phone today and an iPhone tomorrow, in the end, you'll have one day's worth of charges prior to the iPhone's 2 year contract.)
this is a great idea. i was thinking about how i would hate to ruin my $600 iPhone when i was drunk at the bar or in bad weather conditions, etc.
i plan to try eBay and Craigslist to find a cheap Samsung D807
i plan to try eBay and Craigslist to find a cheap Samsung D807