I want to get the Galaxy SII but my phone is not due for an upgrade till next year. There is a phone on my family plan that is upgradable right now. Now I know I can go to the AT&T store and they will let me use that upgrade for my phone but can I do the same from other places as in Costco, Walmart or even online places?
i've done it several times, at different stores including best buy, i've also cancelled the data plan on the phone after buying it by calling at&t. Keep in mind if you don't have a 4g data plan on the line you are going to use it on you may need to call them to switch it.
I used my Wife's upgrade to get my Captivate. We just told the guys at Best Buy we had an upgrade for line x, but we are using it for line y. was not a problem. Plus when you buy the phone and put the sim for your phone in it AT&T will detect the IMIE of a smartphone and put a data plan on your line. My Wife's line wasn't even bothered.
Yeah. It's called a cross-ugrade. They'll process the upgrade on eligible line, then reverse that line to it's original IMEI and do an IMEI change on your line.
Yes, as others have stated this is a cross upgrade. Just did this at Radio Shack. Just waiting on the my phone to be transferred from one store to another.
Yeah, we've done this several times on our plan too.
Strange though, at best buy, we upgraded one line from a captivate to a note and they made the upgraded line (not the new note) change to the new 4g sim card...no harm done but it was just odd. I wonder if they would have done the same thing at the att store.
Strange though, at best buy, we upgraded one line from a captivate to a note and they made the upgraded line (not the new note) change to the new 4g sim card...no harm done but it was just odd. I wonder if they would have done the same thing at the att store.
I just got my brand new GS2 from Sam's Club online with upgrade/ extension for $49, they didn't even ask for proof of membership. You can get it from anywhere that works with the cell companies. I actually encourage you to shop around, you can get a better deal that way.
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I also did the same thing at Walmart. You will love this phone for 49 bucks.
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