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can someone please explain to me why it is that I cannot upgrade to the iPhone 3Gs if I chose to do it? Why are they restricting me

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jamoke jamoke
 
 November 09, 2009 02:14 AM | view on twitter
I'm going to make a lot of assumptions here: Largest of which is that your in the US, and your using AT&T.

To check your upgrade availability on your account, dial *639#. AT&T will send you a text message articulating when you are eligible for upgrade. The upgrade date is largely based on the amount of your bill, how well you paid it, when you signed your contract, and how long into your contract you have paid. However this information is only related to the discount that you can receive on a new 3GS phone when you extend your contract. It's my understanding you can choose to pay full amount for the 3GS from either AT&T or Apple.

I assume that the restrictions are in regards to your upgrade eligibility, and not to your ability to upgrade if you want to. Technically you can hop onto e-bay and upgrade yourself without anybodies approval.


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suavenyc72 suavenyc72
 
November 09, 2009 01:13 PM
Okay, I am with ATT and in the USA... so my question is why when I asked at the store they told me I wasn't eligible for an upgrade? Which okay is true cause I'm not until 2010, but they didn't tell me or mention that I can just get an iPhone 3Gs if j wanted to. So my question to you is, all I have to do is go to ATT with an iPhone 3Gs will they hook it up for me? I know I will haveto pay for a new plan though right? So can I get an iphone from anywhere and het it connected at ATT?

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jamoke jamoke
 
November 09, 2009 01:53 PM
Yup. If you get an iPhone 3GS it will either be setup from whoever you get it from or AT&T can help you set it up. The process on AT&T's part is just a matter of telling their towers which SIM card to talk to. If you already have a SIM card, thenyou would merely need to put that into your 3GS and connect it to iTunes.

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pblasman pblasman
 
November 12, 2009 11:13 PM
A word of advise before you go ahead and just plug an AT&T SIM Card into an iPhone. Make sure you have an unlimited data plan. If you don't have an unlimited data plan, your bill will be huge, even if you don't surf the net. The iPhone constantly sends data back and forth across the network.

You can go into the settings and disable the data functions, but I don't trust the phone. I think it still leaks data across the cell network.

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