Switching Iphone's on a Family PLan

We have a family plan, and my brother is eligible for the upgrade price of 199$ for 8GB. However, he doesnt want the new iphone 3G, I WANT IT.
So if he gets the iphone 3G on his line, gets the data plan etc, can i put my sim card in the new phone? Will it work if i get the data plan on my sim? and will the his old iphone work with the newly activated sim if he comes home and activates his iphone 2G again with itunes?
Thanks

The SIM card is tied to the iPhone's IMEI number so putting your SIM in the 3G iPhone won't work. You'll have to wait until you're eligible for upgrade or pay the higher upgrade price if you don't want to wait.

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I am currently under my parents family plan. Our contract ends in November 2011. I would like to get the iphone soon. My father would like to downgrade his plan to something with less minutes. I would like to keep the same plan i currently have with my blackberry but would like to upgrade to the iphone. Would i have to wait until the contract ends to make all these changes? if not then will there be any charges beside the fee for the new phone itself?

mrod929 wrote:
I am currently under my parents family plan. Our contract ends in November 2011. I would like to get the iphone soon. My father would like to downgrade his plan to something with less minutes. I would like to keep the same plan i currently have with my blackberry but would like to upgrade to the iphone. Would i have to wait until the contract ends to make all these changes? if not then will there be any charges beside the fee for the new phone itself?
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I can certainly understand the need to save money, but we don't want to see you go anywhere for that to happen. It's true that each line has it's own individual contract and that contract cannot be switched to a different line of service. Have you had an opportunity to check out our Wireless Account Analysis http://bit.ly/vnLjqO to see if there's a way for you and your family to save money by staying with our great coverage? Many are finding the new plans can really save, especially with 4 lines on your account. You can also visit www.vzw.com/discount to see if your employer offers one of our great employee discounts. We would love for you and your family to stay with us after all these fantastic years together.
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I'm just about ready to buy my 2 iPhones (for me and my girlfriend), and I'm going for the family plan, plus unlimited texting for the both of us, which would be an additional $30, if I'm correct.
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I think this is going to work OK, considering what I've read above. But if you'd indulge me so I could clarify my understanding of this.
I've had an iPhone for a couple of months now, and my son, who lives in another city, is getting his mom an iPhone for Mother's Day. I have the single-user AT&T plan, of course. If I understand the above correctly, in order to add the second iPhone to my account and change the account to a Family Plan, I would:
• Dock the new iPhone to my computer, using my iTunes account.
• At the appropriate prompt, select the option to add the new iPhone to an existing account.
• Follow directions to convert that account to a Family Plan (according to whatever options I choose).
• Let the iPhone activate, then check my AT&T Web page to make sure my wife's name appears as the primary user.
Correct?
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Why was I under the impression that you had to buy a data plan when you add a line with a smartphone? I too have a family share plan and if I were to add a line to the plan, I could do so for $10/month but I'd have to get a basic phone otherwise to get a smartphone it would be $10/month + Data plan for that line... That's not the case?
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I am on a family plan where I have a smart phone and my father and mother have normal non-data phones.
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Hello. I really need help here. I need to find out some information about prices.
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How much monthly, though. Not at the start.
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also how much is the average govenrment charges + surcharges?
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