iPhone as GoPhone?

On 17/09/2011 17:40, Anonymous wrote:
> On 14 Sep 2011 00:52:24 GMT, John Doe<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Not that it matters, but... I wonder why someone who has been on
>> UseNet for years and still does not know how to introduce prior
>> authors thinks he's qualified to provide technical help. Everybody
>> else on UseNet is smart enough to use a newsreader that properly
>> introduces prior authors.
>
> And this is coming from a top-poster? People in glass houses
> shouldn't throw stones...

Was going to say the same but really CBA ;-)

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On 9/14/11 PDT 12:21 PM, Doug Anderson wrote:
> John McWilliams<[email protected]> writes:
>
>> On 9/13/11 PDT 8:51 PM, Doug Anderson wrote:
>>> nospam<[email protected]> writes:
>>>
>>>> In article<[email protected]>, Doug Anderson
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>> You might want to not tell them you are using this on an iPhone. You
>>>>>>> won't need to unlock your iPhone for an AT&T prepaid SIM to work.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> you *definitely* don't, since iphone on gophone is not supported.
>>>>>
>>>>> By "not supported" you mean that AT&T says that you aren't allowed to
>>>>> use the iPhone as a prepaid phone. But as far as I can tell, they do
>>>>> nothing to enforce that on phones that are no longer under contract.
>>>>
>>>> they don't seem to actively block it, but if you need to call at&t for
>>>> anything (or visit a store) they will see what device you are using.
>>>
>>> If you choose to show them, yes.
>>>
>>>> you also have to use a custom apn since the default one won't work but
>>>> that's minor.
>>>
>>> And only matters if you have data usage.
>>>
>> Not a lot of point to having an iPhone without data, is there?
>
> Actually a lot. I used to carry a cell phone and an ipod. Now I just
> carry my iphone (without data) and have cell phone and ipod
> functionality in one device.
>
> In addition, I spend most of my day at home, work, or other places
> with WIFI, so I have email and internet access as well.
>
> Yes, having a data plan might be nice, but I have what I have for
> about $15 per month, and getting a data plan would end up costing me a
> lot more when all was said and done.

Well, I wasn't trying to pick nits, but data is data, whether it comes
via WiFi or cell towers, (3G, Edge, etc.). But a data *plan*, that's a
fish of a different stripe/color/specie. What I just learned from a day
in Canada, is that data streaming in to populate the Maps on my iPhone
adds up to a lot of "data"..... about $1900.00 worth.

So, a i/GoPhone can still connect to WiFi; very handy.

John McWilliams <[email protected]> writes:

> On 9/14/11 PDT 12:21 PM, Doug Anderson wrote:
> > John McWilliams<[email protected]> writes:
> >
> >> On 9/13/11 PDT 8:51 PM, Doug Anderson wrote:
> >>> nospam<[email protected]> writes:
> >>>
> >>>> In article<[email protected]>, Doug Anderson
> >>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> You might want to not tell them you are using this on an iPhone. You
> >>>>>>> won't need to unlock your iPhone for an AT&T prepaid SIM to work.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> you *definitely* don't, since iphone on gophone is not supported.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> By "not supported" you mean that AT&T says that you aren't allowed to
> >>>>> use the iPhone as a prepaid phone. But as far as I can tell, they do
> >>>>> nothing to enforce that on phones that are no longer under contract.
> >>>>
> >>>> they don't seem to actively block it, but if you need to call at&t for
> >>>> anything (or visit a store) they will see what device you are using.
> >>>
> >>> If you choose to show them, yes.
> >>>
> >>>> you also have to use a custom apn since the default one won't work but
> >>>> that's minor.
> >>>
> >>> And only matters if you have data usage.
> >>>
> >> Not a lot of point to having an iPhone without data, is there?
> >
> > Actually a lot. I used to carry a cell phone and an ipod. Now I just
> > carry my iphone (without data) and have cell phone and ipod
> > functionality in one device.
> >
> > In addition, I spend most of my day at home, work, or other places
> > with WIFI, so I have email and internet access as well.
> >
> > Yes, having a data plan might be nice, but I have what I have for
> > about $15 per month, and getting a data plan would end up costing me a
> > lot more when all was said and done.
>
> Well, I wasn't trying to pick nits, but data is data, whether it comes
> via WiFi or cell towers, (3G, Edge, etc.).

If you say so. But my wifi data is free, and if I get data from cell
towers I have to pay for it.

So to me there is a big difference.

1) goPhone does NOT support iPhone officially

2) If you unlock the iPhone through jailbreaking it may work, but
usually only for talk. No guarantee ANy other function will work

3) Why don't you try T-mobile? You may be able to buy iPhone elsewhere
and activate it on T-mobile. If not, they have several decent Android
phones that's almost as good as iPhone (in some respects, better)




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rihanna

In article <[email protected]>, rihanna
<[email protected]> wrote:

> 1) goPhone does NOT support iPhone officially

true

> 2) If you unlock the iPhone through jailbreaking it may work, but
> usually only for talk. No guarantee ANy other function will work

there is no need to unlock or jailbreak an iphone to use it with
gophone and data only requires changing the apn.

> 3) Why don't you try T-mobile? You may be able to buy iPhone elsewhere
> and activate it on T-mobile. If not, they have several decent Android
> phones that's almost as good as iPhone (in some respects, better)

if you don't mind being limited to 2g speeds, t-mobile is an option.