Iphone + Att prepaid, will this fly with apple as a legit activated ATT account - Forums at ModMyiFone.com - iPhone

anticspants · #1 (**permalink**) 03-03-2008, 09:58 AM

Curious If possible so i can get my phone serviced, having problems with the touch screen, apple refused to look at it without activated att account

Hackme · #2 (**permalink**) 03-03-2008, 05:21 PM

Thats not gonna work... its not legit and they dont make 20 dollars a month from att for you and they know it. They wont service it the way it is so use a friends iphone account and sim if possible.

anticspants · #3 (**permalink**) 03-03-2008, 06:41 PM

unfortunately i dont know anyone. So im out of options and so frustrated.
Im about to just open an ATT account, but worried about not getting my deposit back for two months.

alectra82 · #4 (**permalink**) 03-03-2008, 08:41 PM

nevermind

biggzsizzle · #5 (**permalink**) 03-03-2008, 08:50 PM

hey there's a place here in Mississippi that will service a "non-service-agreement-unlocked" iphone,...pm me and i'll give you the info if you're interested.

ksong12 · #6 (**permalink**) 03-23-2008, 08:59 PM

Well, if you activated by failing the credit check (or entered your social security number fake), then you are fine. They will consider that a legit activated one.

But if you hacktivated it through other methods, sorry, they will NOT.

CaliLuke · #7 (**permalink**) 04-25-2008, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ksong12

Well, if you activated by failing the credit check (or entered your social security number fake), then you are fine. They will consider that a legit activated one.

But if you hacktivated it through other methods, sorry, they will NOT.

I tried tonight but it seems that even a fake SSN leads you through the activation just fine... I didn't have the stomach to press the last confirmation button, so I don't know if at the last minute the process gets interrupted, but I can't get stuck in a 2 years contract just for that...

Suggestions?

Mavrick · #8 (**permalink**) 04-30-2008, 08:00 PM

I unplugged my Ethernet cable during the Itunes registration process. It allowed me to get the proper numbers assigned to the phone, pick a number etc. Then the last step when it would verify and start the account I unplugged the data cable. It wrote to the Iphone and then the install choked. Did what I wanted. My SIM was activated on another phone so I dropped it into the Iphone during install. Hope that helped.

karl.ev · #9 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 08:13 PM

I know it's been a few days, but I called Apple and they replaced (according to the warranty site) my iPhone. The rep said "it's an apple product, and even if you didn't activate it, we'll service it as long as you didn't modify the software"

AKA wipe it and you should be fine. The warranty on the Apple site says "warranty is not dependent on activation" and if they don't agree, shove that in their faces.