Comments on: Existing AT&T GoPhone Accounts Get iPhone Support http://www.phonenews.com/existing-gophone-accounts-get-iphone-support-2767/ Providing complete coverage of the wireless industry, cell phone news, and future 4G technologies. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:27:31 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: AT&T signals an abrupt end for prepaid iPhone plans | iphone-zone.co.cc http://www.phonenews.com/existing-gophone-accounts-get-iphone-support-2767/comment-page-1/#comment-29406 AT&T signals an abrupt end for prepaid iPhone plans | iphone-zone.co.cc Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:17:55 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/existing-gophone-accounts-get-iphone-support-2767/#comment-29406 [...] am an AT&T customer, and have been so since the weekend that the iPhone debuted. I am on an official iPhone GoPhone plan. I have paid monthly for two years and am up to date on said payments. After two years, AT&T [...] [...] am an AT&T customer, and have been so since the weekend that the iPhone debuted. I am on an official iPhone GoPhone plan. I have paid monthly for two years and am up to date on said payments. After two years, AT&T [...]

]]> By: AT&T signals an abrupt end for prepaid iPhone plans | Techdare http://www.phonenews.com/existing-gophone-accounts-get-iphone-support-2767/comment-page-1/#comment-28476 AT&T signals an abrupt end for prepaid iPhone plans | Techdare Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:24:08 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/existing-gophone-accounts-get-iphone-support-2767/#comment-28476 [...] am an AT&T customer, and have been so since the weekend that the iPhone debuted. I am on an official iPhone GoPhone plan. I have paid monthly for two years and am up to date on said payments. After two years, AT&T [...] [...] am an AT&T customer, and have been so since the weekend that the iPhone debuted. I am on an official iPhone GoPhone plan. I have paid monthly for two years and am up to date on said payments. After two years, AT&T [...]

]]> By: AT&T signals an abrupt end for prepaid iPhone plans | Apple http://www.phonenews.com/existing-gophone-accounts-get-iphone-support-2767/comment-page-1/#comment-28466 AT&T signals an abrupt end for prepaid iPhone plans | Apple Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:15:59 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/existing-gophone-accounts-get-iphone-support-2767/#comment-28466 [...] am an AT&T customer, and have been so since the weekend that the iPhone debuted. I am on an official iPhone GoPhone plan. I have paid monthly for two years and am up to date on said payments. After two years, AT&T [...] [...] am an AT&T customer, and have been so since the weekend that the iPhone debuted. I am on an official iPhone GoPhone plan. I have paid monthly for two years and am up to date on said payments. After two years, AT&T [...]

]]> By: iWyre http://www.phonenews.com/existing-gophone-accounts-get-iphone-support-2767/comment-page-1/#comment-28461 iWyre Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:13:40 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/existing-gophone-accounts-get-iphone-support-2767/#comment-28461 [...] am an AT&T customer, and have been so since the weekend that the iPhone debuted. I am on an official iPhone GoPhone plan. I have paid monthly for two years and am up to date on said payments. After two years, AT&T [...] [...] am an AT&T customer, and have been so since the weekend that the iPhone debuted. I am on an official iPhone GoPhone plan. I have paid monthly for two years and am up to date on said payments. After two years, AT&T [...]

]]> By: Taylor http://www.phonenews.com/existing-gophone-accounts-get-iphone-support-2767/comment-page-1/#comment-25222 Taylor Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:22:53 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/existing-gophone-accounts-get-iphone-support-2767/#comment-25222 Notice this update is as of February 13, 2009. I had read reports of people getting their pick your plan and pay as you go working on the iPhone 3g from 2008, but had not seen anything recent. Since I think that 2 year contracts are the bane of existence, I decided to take the risk and go for it. I went to the ATT store and signed up for a "pick your plan" plan with a cheap $20 phone. I then went out and got an iPhone on craigslist. The phone had a clean restore done on it and needed activation. I took the SIM card out of my $20 phone and plopped it into the iPhone only to see a "Connect to Itunes" message. I connected it to iTunes - no dice! I could not get passed activation. I jailbreaked it, but was unable to unlock it. So i went down to the ATT store and got a blank SIM card - i did not tell them my phone # and i did not have them activate it. I came home and dropped the fresh SIM card into my iPhone 3g and connected it to iTunes - and it took me passed the activation screen! Then i took the SIM card from my $20 nokia and threw it into the iPhone. Success! Now I'm running a jailbroken iPhone 3g on my pick your plan SIM and loving life. The only issue now, for those that are not aware, is that ATT nixed the Unlimited MediaNet data plans - which means I can't get data on my beloved iphone. However, I researched this before buying and was well aware of this - I plan on using it mostly on my WIFI. In order to make sure I didn't get any outrageous data costs - I SSH'd into my iPhone and updated the APN info so that theres no possible way for the iPhone to use data while its not on my wifi. All good! Hope this helps some people out there... Notice this update is as of February 13, 2009.
I had read reports of people getting their pick your plan and pay as you go working on the iPhone 3g from 2008,
but had not seen anything recent. Since I think that 2 year contracts are the bane of existence, I decided to take the risk and go for it.
I went to the ATT store and signed up for a “pick your plan” plan with a cheap $20 phone.
I then went out and got an iPhone on craigslist. The phone had a clean restore done on it and needed activation.
I took the SIM card out of my $20 phone and plopped it into the iPhone only to see a “Connect to Itunes” message.
I connected it to iTunes – no dice! I could not get passed activation. I jailbreaked it, but was unable to unlock it.
So i went down to the ATT store and got a blank SIM card – i did not tell them my phone # and i did not have them activate it.
I came home and dropped the fresh SIM card into my iPhone 3g and connected it to iTunes – and it took me passed the activation screen!
Then i took the SIM card from my $20 nokia and threw it into the iPhone. Success!
Now I’m running a jailbroken iPhone 3g on my pick your plan SIM and loving life.
The only issue now, for those that are not aware, is that ATT nixed the Unlimited MediaNet data plans – which means I can’t get data on my beloved iphone. However, I researched this before buying and was well aware of this – I plan on using it mostly on my WIFI.
In order to make sure I didn’t get any outrageous data costs – I SSH’d into my iPhone and updated the APN info so that theres no possible way for the iPhone to use data while its not on my wifi. All good!
Hope this helps some people out there…

]]> By: Christopher Price http://www.phonenews.com/existing-gophone-accounts-get-iphone-support-2767/comment-page-1/#comment-22983 Christopher Price Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:06:51 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/existing-gophone-accounts-get-iphone-support-2767/#comment-22983 John, you need to either buy one on eBay, or open a standard AT&T account and cancel service. Pat, iPhone 3G can be activated as an iPod using the QuickPwn and/or PwnageTool utilities. John, you need to either buy one on eBay, or open a standard AT&T account and cancel service.

Pat, iPhone 3G can be activated as an iPod using the QuickPwn and/or PwnageTool utilities.

]]> By: John http://www.phonenews.com/existing-gophone-accounts-get-iphone-support-2767/comment-page-1/#comment-22977 John Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:08:12 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/existing-gophone-accounts-get-iphone-support-2767/#comment-22977 How can I get an iPhone 3G and activate it on prepaid? Will they sale me the phone for 199 in the at&t store? How can I get an iPhone 3G and activate it on prepaid? Will they sale me the phone for 199 in the at&t store?

]]> By: pat http://www.phonenews.com/existing-gophone-accounts-get-iphone-support-2767/comment-page-1/#comment-22613 pat Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:52:29 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/existing-gophone-accounts-get-iphone-support-2767/#comment-22613 i dont know if mines first gen or not. and is there a way to by pass the SIm card process and just use the iphone like an ipod touch? i dont know if mines first gen or not. and is there a way to by pass the SIm card process and just use the iphone like an ipod touch?

]]> By: Christopher Price http://www.phonenews.com/existing-gophone-accounts-get-iphone-support-2767/comment-page-1/#comment-22599 Christopher Price Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:29:53 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/existing-gophone-accounts-get-iphone-support-2767/#comment-22599 On an iPhone 3G that will work without any modification. If you have a first-generation iPhone, you will need to jailbreak it first, using PwnageTool. On an iPhone 3G that will work without any modification. If you have a first-generation iPhone, you will need to jailbreak it first, using PwnageTool.

]]> By: pat http://www.phonenews.com/existing-gophone-accounts-get-iphone-support-2767/comment-page-1/#comment-22595 pat Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:36:31 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/existing-gophone-accounts-get-iphone-support-2767/#comment-22595 i have an iphone.and i want to put prepaid on it. if i activate the sim in the prepaid phone and then put the sim in the iphone, will it work? i have an iphone.and i want to put prepaid on it. if i activate the sim in the prepaid phone and then put the sim in the iphone, will it work?

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