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I don't have a SSN... how do I activate?

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Posted by: steppinchoi

I'm on a student visa and therefore don't have a social security #... should I get a rep to activate for me when I buy the phone? Or is it easier to call ATT after I buy the phone and come home


Posted by: johnnygadgets

If you are not a US citizen you won't be able to buy one. You'll have to wait til their available in Europe. You can only activate via Itunes. The store will not do it for you.


Posted by: melman101

Well, actually i would call AT&T and ask them. They have activated people's phones by the phone (LOL hope that makes sense) I think your best bet would be to call them before you buy an iPhone. Set up an account maybe get a free phone and then upgrade to iPhone via iTunes. Again I have not done this but if they let you have a contract you'll have no problems switching to an iPhone.


Posted by: BIGMERF

prepay ask for social?


Posted by: jhollington

It's certainly possible to activate an iPhone if you're not a U.S. citizen.

I was able to activate mine on a GoPhone plan without a SSN (I used my Canadian SIN instead, with my U.S. business address). I figured I'd fail the credit check with a Canadian SIN and my U.S. business address (since it's not on my credit file), but I wanted the GoPhone plan anyway, as I don't want a two-year contract for a phone that I'm not going to regularly be using. AT&T indicated that they'd be happy to activate a two-year contract for me as well if I wanted to either go through the proper credit-check channels, or visit an AT&T store and put down a deposit.

As I understand it, you can also activate a two-year contract if you put down a deposit at the store (or otherwise provide relevant credit-check info and pass a credit check). The activation still has to be done via iTunes, but AT&T can provide a pre-approved credit code that you can punch into the activation screen, in which case you should be able to activate without entering an SSN, or at least entering a pre-defined code that AT&T can give you.


Posted by: xcharliemx

Quote:
Originally Posted by johnnygadgets
If you are not a US citizen you won't be able to buy one. You'll have to wait til their available in Europe. You can only activate via Itunes. The store will not do it for you.


Prepay

http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...57&page=3&pp=15

Quote:
Originally Posted by aglowlight
I used 999-99-9001 and it failed allowing me to select go phone plan.



Posted by: steppinchoi

Thanks! I'll use my SIN I guess... hopefully it won't match a real SSN ahah

Quote:
Originally Posted by jhollington
It's certainly possible to activate an iPhone if you're not a U.S. citizen.

I was able to activate mine on a GoPhone plan without a SSN (I used my Canadian SIN instead, with my U.S. business address). I figured I'd fail the credit check with a Canadian SIN and my U.S. business address (since it's not on my credit file), but I wanted the GoPhone plan anyway, as I don't want a two-year contract for a phone that I'm not going to regularly be using. AT&T indicated that they'd be happy to activate a two-year contract for me as well if I wanted to either go through the proper credit-check channels, or visit an AT&T store and put down a deposit.

As I understand it, you can also activate a two-year contract if you put down a deposit at the store (or otherwise provide relevant credit-check info and pass a credit check). The activation still has to be done via iTunes, but AT&T can provide a pre-approved credit code that you can punch into the activation screen, in which case you should be able to activate without entering an SSN, or at least entering a pre-defined code that AT&T can give you.





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