Switching Cell Phones

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Nouvelle Lune

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Whats up everybody! I'm new hear and have a quick question.

First off let me give you a brief overview of my situation.

My service provider is At&T and I have 3 lines on a family plan. My primary line is due for an upgrade in 4 months and my other 2 lines (wife and son lines) are already due for an upgrade.

I am planning to upgrade my wife's cell phone (Motorola v180) with a new phone. But, my wife really likes my son's cell phone the Motorola v551. Since my son has been experiencing switching his SIM card from his v551 to the v180 and vice versa, I was wondering would it be possible to get my wife a new phone, along with a 2-year agreement, and take the new phone she gets and just switch out the SIM card so that the new phone will go to my son and my wife gets my son's v551? Will this be in any violations with AT&T and the new service contract on my wifes line? Since my son line is not getting upgraded, will the switching of my sons SIM card to my wifes new phone in any way harm his upgrade eligiblity in the future?

Thanks
 
You can use any phone you want with GSM service. The contract is for the voice service and not the telephone. If the upgrade involves a rebate, the rebate is tied to the telephone number. If the new phone is an iPhone, you have to go through Customer Service or a store to switch the iPhone to another line. This would require a new SIM card.

Since your son is eligible for an upgrade anyway, you can upgrade his line and he can still give his old phone to your wife. You can then use your upgrade or your wife's upgrade in the future.
 
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