To answer your question about "Can at&t track the phone meid number?" AT&T most certainly can track the IMEI number of the phone in use on any line. GoPhones however are a good alternative when looking at replacing a broken phone on a post-paid or contract account. These phones are available at a sunstancial discount and offer pretty good value. Also, depending upon how long you had your old phone you may be eligable to do an early upgrade for your phone, give customer care a call, they will certainly review some options for you.

Questions on fraudelent pratices should not be addressed in these forums. To keep yourself and the other person out of legal jeopary, why not purchase a cheap replacement phone until you can afford a better one? There is a deductible involved in insurance claims.

I'm the primary account holder on my line and i recently cracked my phone i didn't get insurance (bad move on my part). Can i call at&t and say one of the other lines on my plan lost their phone wait till i get the new one and activitate for that line and get that person's old phone? Can at&t track the phone meid number?