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AT&T Customers: 4 Steps to Become Instantly Eligible for iPhone 3G

Posted July 7, 2008 10:00 AM by Jovan Washington
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Current AT&T customers who don’t have a first generation iPhone, or who aren’t eligible for an upgrade, will have to pay an extra $200 to purchase an iPhone 3G. Sad, but true.

However, if you follow these simple instructions (instead of waiting until upgrade time rolls around, or impatiently throwing down an extra $200 for an unsubsidized iPhone) then you will be able to get yourself an iPhone 3G also.

All you need is a little help from a friend who already has an iPhone.

1. Grab a friend who already has a first generation iPhone.
2. Remove the SIM card from your friend’s iPhone and replace it with the one from your own phone.
3. Plug the iPhone into a Mac or PC running a recent copy of iTunes. (iTunes will recognize that the iPhone is loaded with a different SIM and begin the activation process.)

Note: You’ll literally need to sign up for an iPhone plan at this point, sign a new two-year contract… etc

4. When you’re done, you can return your friend’s SIM to the iPhone and your SIM to your phone.

Simple, eh? Word of this has been spreading all over the internet. Steve Jobs may reach his goal after all.

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  1. Step 5:
    ... because your buddy’s IMEI number is recorded he’s then subsequently SOL when he comes to upgrade eventually.

    Posted by Bob on July 7, 2008 11:12 AM

  2. Ha! You have a point Bob

    Posted by Jovan Washington on July 7, 2008 7:10 PM

  3. I am so confused.  How does that make me eligible for an upgrade? My date is a year away… Signing up for an iPhone plan will miraculously make a 3G appear in my hands?  Someone please explain this to the slow person.

    Posted by Julia on July 8, 2008 9:59 AM

  4. Julia,

    It is known that all existing iPhone owners are automatically eligible for the iPhone 3G, so following the procedure above will allow one without an iPhone to purchase an iPhone 3G for the subsidized price of $199 or $299.

    However, as Bob points out, the practice may not come out fine and dandy as expected due to the fact that the IMEI number of the phone (now registered with you and your friend) may only allow one upgrade per IMEI number, so it is probably a good idea to see if your friend isn’t upgrading to the iPhone 3G.

    The theory sounds marvelous, but I am not so sure about the outcome.

    Posted by Jovan Washington on July 8, 2008 11:52 AM

  5. Yes, it will make you eligible for the 3G, I am saying this because yesterday i did it and today in my account says that I am eligible for the 3G phone

    Posted by Darwin on July 9, 2008 6:57 AM

  6. Good to know. Thanks Darwin!

    Posted by Jovan Washington on July 9, 2008 12:27 PM

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