Mom's getting my iPhone, how to activate it?

Im getting my 3GS friday and giving my mom my 1st gen iPhone. How would she go about activating it? Do we need to call att or can it be done through iTunes? Sim card swap? thanks for the help!

If you want to her to have the data plan( costs monthly ) then call att. If you want her to just use Wifi, call att and disable the data plan and insert sim. If you put her sim in without being with the plan or disable, then expect big bills.

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