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Gophone prepaid micro SIM options for iPhone 4?
Hello,
I have a European (factory unlocked) iPhone 4 (similar to those on AT&T although unlocked). I am coming next week to San Francisco, CA for a two weeks stay and I would like to use my iPhone 4 for voice and data (prefrably on a prepaid plan). So my questions are...
1. Can I go to an AT&T retail store and ask for a Gophone microSIM for iPhone 4? Do they give micro SIM cards for prepaid? Should I just ask for a normal SIM and use a microSIM cutter?
2. What is the cost of the SIM card? Do they give it for free if I add a certain amount of funds to my account?
3. If I use the $2 Unlimited Daily Talk and Text plan what is the the biggest data feature package that I can add in my account?
4. Is there an addon package thatn can reduce the international long distance rates to Europe (currently $0.49)?
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hme83
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nospamboz
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It worked fine that last time I was in the US a few months ago. I did "meddle" with it; first: getting my Australian carrier to unlock it so I could use an AT&T SIM, and second: enabling the data.
Once I even had some interaction with AT&T prepaid support, who complained at first but shut up when I pointed out that neither I nor the phone was ever contractually connected with AT&T, so as far as they were concerned my iPhone was just another GSM phone. Since the question I was asking then wasn't iPhone-related, I was able to get the issue resolved.
So, yes, I use my iPhone on AT&T prepaid. The reason I'm on the forum now is that I heard about the new prepaid data plan, researched it, and saw a question I could answer. I'll be back in the US in a few months, so I'll find out then if it still works, but I don't expect any problems.
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nospamboz
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It looks like there may be a new data plan starting next week, so check the gophone website then. I doubt they'll have any special international packages, though.
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-plans/pyg-cell-phone-plans.jsp
I had an unlocked iPhone from Australia over a year ago. I walked into the AT&T store, told them I forgot the phone but needed a GSM prepaid SIM and they sold it to me, no problem. More than free, they actually gave me a bonus when I deposited money then, though that may have been a special at the time. You can probably do the same now, but I doubt they'll have prepaid microSIMs, so you'll likely need a cutter.
At the time I was able to find via Google ways to enable AT&T data. You needed programs to allow you to modify files on the iPhone, but it can be done. I don't remember the details, though.
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pkalaits
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Thanks guys for the promt reply!
@nospamboz: So you succesfully used data with your iphone when you were there or did you have connection problems?
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Wild Banchi
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So are you actually using an iPhone on a prepaid GoPhone account? The last I heard was that they were no longer provisioned for prepaid use and had to be meddled with to work. I have wanted one since last year, but cannot get one because I'm on a prepaid GoPhone plan...
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Wild Banchi
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nospamboz
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According to this Australian forum thread, AT&T do sell microsims at their stores. Apparently whether they sell it to you is up to the whim of the salesperson, so if you can't buy it at one store, try another. Good luck.
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1296230&p=14
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