If I have a phone that I'm paying on through the ATT next, but I'm not currently using the phone (early upgrading) can my old phone be sold to a friend and them reactive it?
If your friend is with AT&T, yes. Just swap sim cards and he should be good. If not, your contract needs to be paid in full, phone been out for sale for at least 6 months, and you need to submit an unlock request.
The unlock request would allow them to use the phone on any GSM service, not just AT&T. Unlocking has nothing to do with who pays the bill.
The monthly bill is tied to the SIM card, not the phone. The NEXT bill is tied to the person that purchased the phone. AT&T doesn't care who uses the phone as long as the bill is kept current.
What if you do the buy one take one promotional for the free Samsung TV? It says you need to upgrade to the S7 AND add another line. The other line would receive credit for the new phone. So if I had an upgrade to the S7 and added another S7 to the new line (Which I don't need) how could I sell that extra phone on a site like Amazon? What steps would I take?
slyfielj
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If your friend is with AT&T, yes. Just swap sim cards and he should be good. If not, your contract needs to be paid in full, phone been out for sale for at least 6 months, and you need to submit an unlock request.
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The unlock request would allow them to use the phone on any GSM service, not just AT&T. Unlocking has nothing to do with who pays the bill.
The monthly bill is tied to the SIM card, not the phone. The NEXT bill is tied to the person that purchased the phone. AT&T doesn't care who uses the phone as long as the bill is kept current.
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