Using a Iphone on AT&T's pay as you go, easier and cheaper than you think, write up

[Brickman]

The other confusing part is the voice text plan. How is it pay as you go if for $2/day you can get unlimited talk/text? That is far cheaper than the other unlimited options for sure.

But that brings me back to what I said, that plan is not for smart phones. AT&T knows what phone he is using the instant he turns it on and connects to their network. They likely could just kick him onto one of the required plans at any time.

I just wonder if the fact that the Sim card is bought from AT&T and not "locked" to any phone causes AT&T not to able to tel that it is an iPhone? I don't know but I wonder if that is how they could not tell??

 

[sting7k]

I just wonder if the fact that the Sim card is bought from AT&T and not "locked" to any phone causes AT&T not to able to tel that it is an iPhone? I don't know but I wonder if that is how they could not tell??

They know it's you based off the SIM, they know what phone based off the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number. Every phone has one, it's the VIN for cell phones.

 

[onlyifuknewme]

This is not worth all the trouble. Better off getting a brand new Iphone with new contract and paying the monthly fees. At least there's rollover minutes if you dont go through all 450 minutes

 

[MustangLife]

I'm not getting unlimited data. I get the 500MB plan. Which is good enough a month for me. With wifi and netflix over the tv. I just don't use much data. But I got tired of going through hassles with at&t and don't want to be tied up into a contract. I bought this phone outright in July 2009 so what reason do I need to be on a contract.

This wasn't a post about its better to get off of a at&t contract. It was just to show everybody on here that you have options and how to obtain those options. Thats all. But I can tell yall now. I never had a monthly bill from at&t less than $100. Most of the time it was $130.

Thanks
Josh

 

[sting7k]

I'm not getting unlimited data. I get the 500MB plan. Which is good enough a month for me. With wifi and netflix over the tv. I just don't use much data. But I got tired of going through hassles with at&t and don't want to be tied up into a contract. I bought this phone outright in July 2009 so what reason do I need to be on a contract.

This wasn't a post about its better to get off of a at&t contract. It was just to show everybody on here that you have options and how to obtain those options. Thats all. But I can tell yall now. I never had a monthly bill from at&t less than $100. Most of the time it was $130.

Thanks
Josh

Just seems like a lot of hassle for nothing. I guess if you use a lot of voice minutes and not data this keeps your bill low. But I don't remember the last time I used over 100 minutes in a single month, plus I have 4000+ roll over minutes. Why was your bill so high? Mine is ~$80/month for a single line.

Just don't be surprised if you start getting messages from AT&T.

 

[Totalimmortal363]

If you bought it outright you can go to any store and have it setup on postpaid service with no contract. Along with postpaid service you get access to AT&T's roaming agreements across the country as well as a much larger data network.

You're making your own life harder...

 

[sedative]

I could understand going through the headaches for another reason that nobody mentioned..

What about those people that want to use AT&T and cant afford the $500-1500 deposits they sometimes require?

 

[Totalimmortal363]

I could understand going through the headaches for another reason that nobody mentioned..

What about those people that want to use AT&T and cant afford the $500-1500 deposits they sometimes require?

Highest standard deposit is $750, lowest is $150. Anything higher and you owe AT&T money directly.

 

[steffytailor]

http://www.iphonepayasyougo.org.uk

For those who are living in UK, iphone pay as you go is a better plan to have than to have a contracted iphone. With iphone pay as you go, you can get rid out of those hefty monthly bills, which frustrates you at the end of every month. And you can credit your calling from any general store by buying a top up voucher. So, it won't cost you any extra bugs for the thing which you won't do from your iphone.

 

[Eileen89]

I set up a PAYG account for my daughter with my old 3GS. She mostly texts with an occasional call here and there.This plan has been great as I only pay about $25/week for her. She uses WiFi for data so there was no need for a prepaid data plan. If a person does use a lot of data I don't think prepaid is the way to go since AT&T's rates are expensive as far as data goes.


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[elitegamer767]

For those who are living in UK, iphone pay as you go is a better plan to have than to have a contracted iphone. With iphone pay as you go, you can get rid out of those hefty monthly bills, which frustrates you at the end of every month. And you can credit your calling from any general store by buying a top up voucher. So, it won't cost you any extra bugs for the thing which you won't do from your iphone.

Yes but you have got to think most people get iPhones on contract to greatly reduce paying a hefty sum of money upfront for the phone I agree that it's cheaper and easier on pay as you go but if you think you pay £500 for an iPhone from apple on pay as you go or free on contract for £36 a month then people who don't have that much at that moment will think about contract.


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[Alli]

I set up a PAYG account for my daughter with my old 3GS. She mostly texts with an occasional call here and there.This plan has been great as I only pay about $25/week for her. She uses WiFi for data so there was no need for a prepaid data plan. If a person does use a lot of data I don't think prepaid is the way to go since AT&T's rates are expensive as far as data goes.


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$25/week is about $100/month, which is less than I pay on my regular plan. Are you sure this is cost effective?

 

[Jimbos Jumbos]

I think he meant $25/mo

I did the exact same thing. I gave my daughter my old 3GS. She had been using it for an itouch and also had a track phone. I walked into the ATT store in my mall with her iphone. I asked the guy if I could use her iphone on the ATT pay as you go plan. He said yes. He gave me a sim card for free. He asked how she wanted to use the phone. Since my daughter only sends text and never talks, I signed her up for the 500 text /mo for $10. I put $50 on her account and turned off the 3G data in settings. I told her that she can only have the data when on wifi.

It has been 3 months, she has not had any issues. ATT knows that she has an iphone on the pay as you go. It has been about $15/mo. (she doesnt talk much on the phone). Calls are .10/min

 

[Eileen89]

$25/week is about $100/month, which is less than I pay on my regular plan. Are you sure this is cost effective?

That was a definite typo, Alli. I pay $25/month. I wouldn't spend $100/month for prepaid.


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[aizel_babe]

question: because i bought a phone from my friend and it is locked to at&t and accidentally i update that to ios 5.01-4.12.01 which is there are solution to unlocked it so i decided that i will need to get an at&t sim and prepaid one which is paygo plans but i havent got it yet . but im browsing some forums that if get a paygo sim from at&t and subscribe to $50 per month with unlimited text calls and data. but for iphone 4 the data plans does not work. so can u please help me thanks

 

[aizel_babe]

question: because i bought iphone from my friend and it is locked to at&t and accidentally i update that to ios 5.01-4.12.01 which is there are solution to unlocked it so i decided that i will need to get an at&t sim and prepaid one which is paygo plans but i havent got it yet . but im browsing some forums that if get a paygo sim from at&t and subscribe to $50 per month with unlimited text calls and data. but for iphone 4 the data plans does not work. so can u please help me thanks

 

[Eileen89]

question: because i bought iphone from my friend and it is locked to at&t and accidentally i update that to ios 5.01-4.12.01 which is there are solution to unlocked it so i decided that i will need to get an at&t sim and prepaid one which is paygo plans but i havent got it yet . but im browsing some forums that if get a paygo sim from at&t and subscribe to $50 per month with unlimited text calls and data. but for iphone 4 the data plans does not work. so can u please help me thanks

I said this in the other thread, but I'll post it again. You will need to enable the correct prepaid data settings if you plan on using an iPhone with a AT&T prepaid sim card.


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[smileyboy]

Sounds miserable. I think Straight talk would be a better option

 

[Eileen89]

Sounds miserable. I think Straight talk would be a better option

What's "miserable" about it? The iPhone works perfect my my daughters prepaid sim.


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[plachtastar]

iPhone 4 ios 4.3.3

I've tried every AT&T profile from Unlockit - APN Changer for your iPhone on my iPhone 4 with IOS 4.3.3. I'm using a Pay As You Go contract through AT&T. Has anyone experienced this same problem? I would really enjoy data on my phone if possible