If you get rid of an old iPhone and upgrade to a new 16GB one, AT&T makes you go through the entire activation process all over again. I received my 16GB iPhone today and activated it, so just so there’s no confusion, I’ve outlined the steps below:
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If you get rid of an old iPhone and upgrade to a new 16GB one, AT&T makes you go through the entire activation process all over again. I received my 16GB iPhone today and activated it, so just so there’s no confusion, I’ve outlined the steps below:
Hacker Jon Lech Johansen, most famous for his work decoding copy-protected DVDs, has discovered how to activate the iPhone “without giving any of your money or personal information to AT&T.”
If you’ve yet to buy or activate your iPhone, you might benefit from these 5 iPhone activation tips, based on advice given to me by a helpful AT&T employee working in the activations department.
About 2 percent of iPhone buyers had trouble activating their phones because of a server overload at AT&T, reports the Washington Post.
Believe it or not, I had to drive back to the Apple Store today to exchange my new iPhone for another.
The phone I originally purchased had something loose in the USB port that brought it out of charge mode with even the slightest movement of the USB cable.
I was the first person to go back to the Apple Store to report an iPhone problem, they told me, so the issue may be a rare occurrence.
The problem is, since I activated the first iPhone, activating this second one is proving to be a major hassle.
