Adding 2nd iPhone To AT&T Account?

Quick question, folks. I currently have an iPhone 3G on my AT&T account, as well as an additional Nokia phone line on the plan, which charges me an additional $10 a month. My Father decided he would like to get an iPhone 3G, but would like to add it to our plan. Ideal situation would be to "upgrade" the Nokia to the iPhone 3G, but have realized that I am not eligible for an upgrade. Thus, the cost of the iPhone 3G would be $399. Is there any way around this?
It seems my other option would be to add yet ANOTHER line to the account, which would allow me to get the iPhone 3G for $199, pay an additional $10 a month for the new line, and have that Nokia line go to waste since nobody will use it.
Any advice on what I can do to get the iPhone for $199?
Also, if there are two iPhones on one account (not a family account), do they share minutes, data, and text messaging? Or will a completely separate data plan be required for each iphone on the plan? Thanks so much

Vernexto wrote:
Quick question, folks. I currently have an iPhone 3G on my AT&T account, as well as an additional Nokia phone line on the plan, which charges me an additional $10 a month. My Father decided he would like to get an iPhone 3G, but would like to add it to our plan. Ideal situation would be to "upgrade" the Nokia to the iPhone 3G, but have realized that I am not eligible for an upgrade. Thus, the cost of the iPhone 3G would be $399. Is there any way around this?
The place to ask this is with AT&T, not the iPhone user to user technical support forum. Any "advice" you get here would not be authoritative.
It seems my other option would be to add yet ANOTHER line to the account, which would allow me to get the iPhone 3G for $199, pay an additional $10 a month for the new line, and have that Nokia line go to waste since nobody will use it.
Any advice on what I can do to get the iPhone for $199?
You just answered your own question.
Also, if there are two iPhones on one account (not a family account), do they share minutes, data, and text messaging? Or will a completely separate data plan be required for each iphone on the plan? Thanks so much!!!
Again, AT&T is the only place for authoritative info. What makes you think it would be possible for sharing minutes between individual accounts? If that were so, anyone could "share" with anyone else. What would be the point of a family plan if it was?

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