Comments on: AT&T to iPhone Users: Be On the Proper iPhone Data Plan?

By: david

david — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:54:43 +0000

Kyle, What ever happened with your 3.0 upgrade?

By: david

david — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:51:32 +0000

Geoffroy- do you know if there is a way to revert back to an older software version. Thinking that might eliminate the data plan debacle.

By: Geoffroy

Geoffroy — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:55:53 +0000

Mark, what software version of Iphone are you running?

By: mark

mark — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:04:39 +0000

I recently recieved a message from att saying i had high data usage they shut my internet service off . I have had this problem everyday for three days in a row ,every time I call them they say they have resolved the problem.I expect to wake up in the morning with no internet service. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM?

By: matt

matt — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 04:52:06 +0000

I got around this with my Iphone. Buy 2 of the same gophones. Go online to activate at ATT. Activate the sims card from the 1st using the 2nd phones EMIE. This way the card won't be locked or "married" to the phone that it was package with. [ I bought the 1st phone authorized it the card, using the its EMIE turned it on, took out the card and it didn't work in the Iphone only in the gophone. Found out that it was married to the phone, essentially the sims was locked for 180 days or something stupid. So I purchased a second one. ] With the second I first tried to authorize it with my Iphone EMIE but it didn't work (it said call error occurred call customer service…lol ..screw that), and so tried it using the EMIE from the 1st gophone that I had already activated ( ie…the one it wasn’t package with, I figured they’re both the same brand, model , why would ATT care about that) The authorization went through, so I popped the sims card out of the plastic credit card looking thing and straight into the Iphone (note … it never touched the gophone, its first use of service was the Iphone)...bam… 4 bars ATT logo and a 3G. I found out I lost the “15 start up minutes” that came with the phone because I didn’t use the original packaged phone to authorized (If you read the fine print, its in there and says when activated the sims won‘t function on antoher phone for a period of time…screw that…), so I put 30.00 in the account, got the data plan (19.99) and the 1 a day 0.10 minute plan...works great...

I’ve been keeping an eye on my data plan.. I noticed my bill data is 500000kb a month and this is what you want to keep an eye on even though my phone says I move close to 85 to 95 mg….I’m in WIFI a lot because of home and University settings but I knew I was drastically under there fake unlimited plan ( which is really 5 gb).

I’d say just buy one from the store and copy the EMIE from another package because there next to the sku number, but when I purchased mine at check out is when its electronically registered or something (something like authorizing, or activation came up on the register, even the Target employee commented that on they scan differently.)

By: iPhone hacka

iPhone hacka — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:58:31 +0000

@robert

They know because of the IMEI would be my guess.

I also just got this text message from at&t this morning:

We need your help regarding your iPhone account. Your iPohne does not currently have the necessary data plan required for all iPhones. Please call us by Sept 14. Just dial 611. We appreciate your business.

I have been using a 1st gen iPhone that was never registered with at&t for 2 years on my $15 a month data plan and never received this message before. This weekend I upgraded to a 3G that had previously been registered with at&t before and now I got this message. I have heard that they will automatically upgrade you to the #30 dollar plan if you like it or not!

By: robert

robert — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:18:46 +0000

Just got this Free Text Msg from AT&T:

"We need your help regarding your iPhone account. Your iPohne does not currently have the necessary data plan required for all iPhones. Please call us by Sept 14."

How do they know that I have an iPhone? My SIM card is from my old Sony Ericsson phone.

By: Chobbs1

Chobbs1 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:30:01 +0000

I gotta agree with Al. I have been paying for a legit plan and feel it is totally worth it. I really do not see, in this case, how bucking the system has any benefit!?!? What? Less money? Yes but at the price of my own peace of mind?. Not worth it.

Example: I cheat system>>AT&T blocks my workaround>> I find a fix>> AT&T comes back with another block>> I am getting very angry at all the time I need to invest to keep saving a mere 15 amonth>>AT&T charges my account for back usage>> now I feel violated! Is all this worth it to me? Hell no! Plus all the time AT&T spends on trying to recoup these costs could be spent on improving the network. Everyone loses.

So, IMHO, pay your fair share. If you feel it is not fair find a service that you feel is. Again, this is only my opinion on this particular subject, not a judgement on people as a whole. So try not to take my comments personally.

By: hard_hat

hard_hat — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:19:59 +0000

yeah I got another question ! You know how you can transfer your old number from your existing carrier ! Can you change your number but still use that same account that you wanna transfer??

By: hard_hat

hard_hat — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:55:00 +0000

I got one question!! What happens if I purchase an iPhone 3g (u know wit the 30$ data plan) and I switch the sim card into another phone like an (lg vu) will the data plan work for that phone??