??s About buying off of contract

[Xsie]

I've never bought off contract before. I have a Iphone5 which I plan to selll and then buy the HTCOne off contract. How will I obtain a sim card? I mean I can't use the one I have for my Iphone. Or can I? If I have to get a new sim card from an att store, I'm assuming I have to pay for that as well?? Will I get a different phone #? I know I can back up my contacts and pictures, but not quite sure how to do that either. Just curious of the whole process of doing this. TIA!

 

[Phil Nickinson]

I've never bought off contract before. I have a Iphone5 which I plan to selll and then buy the HTCOne off contract. How will I obtain a sim card? I mean I can't use the one I have for my Iphone. Or can I? If I have to get a new sim card from an att store, I'm assuming I have to pay for that as well?? Will I get a different phone #? I know I can back up my contacts and pictures, but not quite sure how to do that either. Just curious of the whole process of doing this. TIA!

For AT&T, you should be fine. In fact, you should be able to use your iPhone SIM in the HTC One. They may be a little bit of plan wonkiness (I've never had an iPhone on my line -- anyone clear that up for me?) but otherwise you go in, buy the phone, and leave. I've done that a few times in the past weeks, actually.

 

[Xsie]

For AT&T, you should be fine. In fact, you should be able to use your iPhone SIM in the HTC One. They may be a little bit of plan wonkiness (I've never had an iPhone on my line -- anyone clear that up for me?) but otherwise you go in, buy the phone, and leave. I've done that a few times in the past weeks, actually.

Phil, can you preorder off contract??

 

[Phil Nickinson]

Phil, can you preorder off contract??

Checking on that. And I was wrong about the SIMs -- forgot the iPhone went smaller in the 5.

 

[HushH]

...They may be a little bit of plan wonkiness (I've never had an iPhone on my line -- anyone clear that up for me?)...

Yes, after a week or two you'll start getting texts/e-mails saying that a compatible data plan must be added. That can be done through OLAM. But in the meantime there shouldn't be any issues using data - it's just an administrative thing.

 

[Woosh]

How will I obtain a sim card?

AT&T Store.

I'm assuming I have to pay for that as well??

They shouldn't charge you, just tell them you need a different size SIM card. Iirc AT&T did charge for new SIMs, perhaps if they are lost? But I can't imagine them charging you for something they basically get for free after you're paying $600 for a phone.

Will I get a different phone #?

No, they will just provision your account with the new SIM.

I know I can back up my contacts and pictures, but not quite sure how to do that either. Just curious of the whole process of doing this. TIA!

I believe they will do that for you. I know T-Mo does at least. All my contacts and photos are in Google's cloud so I've never had to deal with it. But I would suggest asking the person who sells you the phone. They should do it for free for you.

 

[eak1570]

you guys think HTC one off-contract price = $599? (32GB)

 

[Phil Nickinson]

Just heard back from AT&T PR. You can preorder off-contract.

 

[Xsie]

Just heard back from AT&T PR. You can preorder off-contract.

SWEET!!!!!!!! Thanks Phil!!!! You just made my day! ;}

 

[rion_j]

Phil, any word on price off contract?

 

[Jnorton2724]

$599.99 off contract for HTC One 32 GB probably.

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[nokia4life]

I've never bought off contract before. I have a Iphone5 which I plan to selll and then buy the HTCOne off contract. How will I obtain a sim card? I mean I can't use the one I have for my Iphone. Or can I? If I have to get a new sim card from an att store, I'm assuming I have to pay for that as well?? Will I get a different phone #? I know I can back up my contacts and pictures, but not quite sure how to do that either. Just curious of the whole process of doing this. TIA!

I always buy off contract you can pre order when they ship the phone to you they will send a new Sim card with it for that phone

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[SteveISU]

I've bounced from my 5 to a Note 2, One X+,ect with no problems using a adapter and never got a text from ATT about my plan.

 

[TwoHappyLife]

no 64GB off contract..?

 

[That70sGAdawg]

It is generally $300 more for off contract. I may use my iPad Mini "line" that I rarely use and not under contract to upgrade- Thinking outside the box...

 

[Xsie]

I've bounced from my 5 to a Note 2, One X+,ect with no problems using a adapter and never got a text from ATT about my plan.

Adapter??

 

[SteveISU]

Adapter??

Amazon.com: Nano to Micro/Normal SIM Card Adapter for Apple iPhone 5 4S 4G 3GS 3G: Cell Phones & Accessories

 

[Mexico619]

Just heard back from AT&T PR. You can preorder off-contract.

That's good to know but any word if that includes the 64GB?

 

[giper54]

Amazon.com: Nano to Micro/Normal SIM Card Adapter for Apple iPhone 5 4S 4G 3GS 3G: Cell Phones & Accessories

Use double sided tape to make sure the nano sim doesn't fall out. An empty sim adapter in a slim problem equals broken phone.

 

[giper54]

It is generally $300 more for off contract. I may use my iPad Mini "line" that I rarely use and not under contract to upgrade- Thinking outside the box...

Can you use the SIM card in your iPad mini in a.phone and have it work? If not can you upgrade a tablet plan to a phone line and get a contract price?