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GoPhone service on iPhone or other 4G devices
Good news! You can now use GoPhone service on your iPhone and other 4G devices!
We know you want prepaid options for the latest devices. That's why you can activate GoPhone prepaid service as long as your iPhone or other 4G device isn't under contract. You can purchase a new iPhone or other 4G device with our no-commitment pricing option.
With GoPhone for your iPhone or other 4G device, you can use the following services:
- Wi-Fi data only (including AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots)
- Voice
- Text Messaging
- Picture & Video Messaging on iOS5.x and prior versions
- Voicemail
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lavette_artis
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11 Messages
11 years ago
So , this only for postpaid customers? Can you be prepaid and purchase and iPhone and get service?
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Wild Banchi
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11 years ago
No, iPhones are available to use with prepaid GoPhone service as well. This thread is to let people know that it's available. You can use an iPhone on a prepaid plan.
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lavette_artis
Tutor
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11 Messages
11 years ago
cool! thx
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sullystuff
Voyager
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1 Message
11 years ago
I visited an AT&T store this morning. The rep gave me a SIM card and told me I needed to call customer service to set up my iPhone 4 on a prepaid plan.
So I called customer service and they said it can't be done. I referenced the web page listed in the first reply and she couldn't find it. She said these forums aren't monitored by AT&T so it was probably was a fake.
Has anyone successfully with AT&T's blessing put their iPhone on a prepaid plan?
Thanks for any help.
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21stNow
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11 years ago
If you remember the rep's name and the store location, please forward that to @ATTHelpForums. AT&T reps should not call forum posts fake, especially one started by an AT&T employee. It's one thing to not know something; the rep should find out more information. It's another thing to accuse other people of dishonesty to mask his own ignorance.
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Wild Banchi
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11 years ago
I've been using an iPhone 4 on my prepaid GoPhone plan for almost 9 months, now. I did not activate my SIM card with the iPhone. Instead, I activated the SIM in a different phone that was "approved", and later cut it down and switched it. Keep in mind, SIM cards are locked to the original device it was activated to for a period of up to six months. I've been using my current SIM card for almost 3.5 years. I've used this SIM in 5 different phones in that time span. I would strongly recommend doing this. I have never tried to activate an iPhone's IMEI number with a fresh SIM card.
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Osttiroler
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100 Messages
11 years ago
Do you have cellular data?
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Wild Banchi
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10.2K Messages
11 years ago
Nope! I don't need and/or want a data plan, which is why I went the prepaid route.
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Osttiroler
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100 Messages
11 years ago
My question is: Is it really true that AT&T data service shuts off just when they realize from the traffic it is an Iphone.
Can someone give me an answer.
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21stNow
Professor
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2.7K Messages
11 years ago
You are asking how to get around a carrier's rules on the carrier's forum. This is not the best place to ask a question like that.
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