iPhone 3G and Family Plans [Follow Up]

I said that I’d follow up, and so I am…

While waiting for my mother to finish eating, I went to the AT&T site to look at my account. From there I was actually able to add myself to be an “authorized user.”

Here’s what I did:

1. I went to the AT&T wireless site [I don't know about you, but I still type cingular.com]

2. I logged in with my phone number and password.

3. I clicked My Profile [it's under the big orange bar]

4. Down at the bottom, there it is; Authorized Users – Retail Stores

5. I put in my full name [as shown on my driver's license]

6. Clicked save, and then Save changes on the profile page

7. Did a little dance because of how easy it was.

Just for safety’s sake, I’ll still have my mother’s SS Number. 

iPhone 3G and Family Plans

Here’s a thought that Gizmodo, Engadget, and TUAW have yet to cover: upgrading to the iPhone 3G on a family plan. 

Personally I’m on a family plan, but really, it’s not in my name. Personally, I KNOW my mother won’t want to camp out in front of an Apple store for a couple days just to authorize the addition to the account. 

Enter dialing 611. iGerard and I both called up the AT&T hotline. Both of us got a different answer. 

The answer I got was: That since my mother will not be present, I will need to have her call up 611 again and have her make me an authorized user on the account. Once that’s been done, I’ll follow up on this after she’s called.

iGerard’s answer: When activating the iPhone 3G in store, he will just need a photo ID and the account holder’s last 4 digits of their social security. 

Both answers we got seem logical. In the event of not being able to just give them the SS number, I’m going to go ahead and get authorized. I’m going to go ahead and follow up on this in a later post.

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iPhone 3G

Yes, today’s July 4th…forget about the fireworks and stuff [kidding] it’s ONE WEEK till the iPhone 3G comes out. It also means that I’m going to be camping in 6 days! Yes, that’s right I will be camping. I can’t wait, and I bet neither can you…

I have to do a little bit of research for the release tomorrow or something. I’ll let you all know how that goes.

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