“If you want to set up your iPhone as a prepaid account, do not–no that’s not emphatic enough–do NOT, DO NOT attempt to set up the account in advance with AT&T,” Erica Sadun reports for TUAW.
“Just don’t. Trust me. Here’s how you should do it: Buy the iPhone. Connect it to iTunes. Sign up using 999-99-9999 as your social security number. After failing the credit check, select a GoPhone plan. After signing up for a GoPhone plan and being assigned a number and passcode, connect to the AT&T GoPhone funding page as prompted, enter your credit card or debit card information and you’re good to go. DO NOT attempt to fund your iPhone over the phone with AT&T. DO NOT set up your iPhone prepaid account in advance with AT&T,” Sadun reports.
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