Questions Before Switching to Pay as You Go

[wr1020]

Hey all, brand new here to the forums and also about to be a brand new Android user. I've been with AT&T for close to four years and have owned nothing but iphones. I'm tired of the same OS and also tired of two year contracts so i'm looking to buy a Galaxy Nexus directly from google and going with a pay as you go. From browsing the Tmobile site i see that i can port my number from ATT which is what i plan on doing. I'm going with the $30 100 minutes and "unlimited" data (5 gb) and unlimited texting plan. Does anyone know once i go through the activation of the new phone and port the number over if that automatically cancels my service with ATT? Do i have to call them to cancel my line after i get my t mobile service up and running or when the port happens does that cancel my service automatically? I've already fulfilled a two year contract, it ended back in April so i know i won't have any ETF's etc. I sent in the form yesterday to get my current iphone unlocked as well to up the re sale value a bit.

Also, once i activate my service with t mobile will all the features of the phone as in texting, data, etc work right out of the box? I was looking to use my current iphone with a straight talk plan but saw that MMS can be an issue with iphones and straight talk. If anyone can answer any of these questions i'd appreciate it, thanks!

 

[chunkcohen]

1. Keep your AT&T account active so that you can port your number to the new T-Mobile account. Do not cancel it until that process is finished (it might take a couple of days for the transfer to complete). But this won't automatically cancel your actual AT&T account. You still need to call them to cancel service.

2. Text, MMS and data should all work out of the box with a T-Mobile SIM. If you run into issues, you can always verify the APN settings.