I need information! Please

[Miguelb37]

I don't have a AT&T account but I bought an iPhone 3G and I would like to get it activated what are some cheap plans or anything I can do to get it set up

[jii]

To be honest,since you're not already with AT&T and all, I think your cheapest option would be to go through StraightTalk. Unlimited talk/txt and supposed unlimited data (I say supposed because if you exceed their 2GB cap, your speeds will drop to around 100kb for the duration of the month) for $45/mo.

[Miguelb37]

And I can do that with an iPhone 3G??

[jii]

Of course. They're just an MVNO. All you'll need to do is buy one of their SIMs.

[wingrider01 ACE - Geek]

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jii wrote:

Of course. They're just an MVNO. All you'll need to do is buy one of their SIMs.

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the iphone is locked to att, not to sure it will work with a straight talk sim. Also since he is not the original owner of the device and did not purchase it from a authorized retailer the phone will more then likely not be unlocked

[jii]

Again, they're an MVNO. Even locked devices will work when going through them as they're just piggybacking off of AT&T, T-Mo, Sprint and I believe Verizon. One will not need a carrier unlocked phone when considering most GSM MVNOs here that offer BYOP service.

[wingrider01 ACE - Geek]

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jii wrote:

Again, they're an MVNO. Even locked devices will work when going through them as they're just piggybacking off of AT&T, T-Mo, Sprint and I believe Verizon. One will not need a carrier unlocked phone when considering most GSM MVNOs here that offer BYOP service.

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Interesting, two of the serivces you mention are not gsm but cdma, also found this concerning the Iphone and straighttalk

http://www.ehow.com/info_12163883_can-iphone-used-straight-talk.html

http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1760217-How-To-AT-amp-T-locked-iPhone-4-MMS-working-on-St...

So it appears it is not as straight forward as it seems

[jii]

I wasn't calling Sprint and Verizon GSM carriers, just listing the carriers ST rents from.

As for getting the MMS/Internet to work on ST with an iPhone, I've got my lady's non-jailbroken rig to work just fine, as well as the 920 I use for work. Some may be turned off by having to spend 5 minutes getting their phone to work, whether or not they're saving money in the long run. If that's the case here, just stick with AT&T.

[wingrider01 ACE - Geek]

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jii wrote:

I wasn't calling Sprint and Verizon GSM carriers, just listing the carriers ST rents from.

As for getting the MMS/Internet to work on ST with an iPhone, I've got my lady's non-jailbroken rig to work just fine, as well as the 920 I use for work. Some may be turned off by having to spend 5 minutes getting their phone to work, whether or not they're saving money in the long run. If that's the case here, just stick with AT&T.

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I guess anything is easy if you are technically orientated, will have to hand a locked corporate phone to my mother-in-law and have her set it up for this service to she how she does - and see calls to ask where the power switch is on the PC.

In any respect, have a good day