1st Gen iPhone to Nexus One?

SpoonerStreet · 03-26-2010, 08:28 AM

I have the 1st gen iPhone with 2g and the $20/month data plan. I am thinking about purchasing the N1, but I have a question or two:

Would I just need to go get a new sim card to get the 3g (At&T)? Obviously, I would have to upgrade my data plan to the $30/month plan, but is it that simple?

I called At&T yesterday and talked to a very nice, but very clueless person. She hadn't even heard of the N1, and when I recommended that she ask around, she said that no one there was aware of it, which I found hard to believe.

Has anyone done this? I want to make sure that my new $529 phone is going to work on the network like it is supposed to.

Thanks!

defdrums · 03-26-2010, 09:39 AM

I used to work with tech support for at&t and yes it is very easy. You would have to get a new 3G sim card (unless you are already using one in your iPhone). They cost $25 but most sales reps would give it to you for free (they make commission on upgrading plans so they will get credit for the $30 plan you have to add). And that would be it; put the new sim in and you have 3G with the N1.

Enjoy

AhmedEltawil · 03-26-2010, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpoonerStreet

I want to make sure that my new $529 phone is going to work on the network like it is supposed to.

All I did was took my SIM card out of my BlackBerry Bold and placed it in my Nexus One and everything worked. I never experienced true 3G speeds like I am on the Nexus One, and I didn't have to setup the 3G settings, it just grabbed all the settings automatically from the network.

I didn't know that some SIM cards limit data speeds to 2G, but if that's the case with you then you better upgrade it to a 3G SIM card.

Good luck!

defdrums · 03-26-2010, 10:38 AM

Yes there are some older Sim cards that cannot do 3G (they can but the network doesn't recognize them). You can probably tell if your Sim is a 3G, it will be blue and have the at&t 3G logo on it. The older ones are all white and generic looking.

SpoonerStreet · 03-26-2010, 01:56 PM

hey, thanks everybody. Makes me feel a lot more comfortable about plunking down half a grand for a phone...

FredyG · 04-06-2010, 08:45 PM

I've got a question I someone wouldn't mind answering.

I just ordered my at&t version and currently have a first gen iphone. However, the sim card has the 3g logo on it. Would I still have to take it into at&t to change my data plan to the $30/month?

**WERA689** · 04-06-2010, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FredyG

I've got a question I someone wouldn't mind answering.

I just ordered my at&t version and currently have a first gen iphone. However, the sim card has the 3g logo on it. Would I still have to take it into at&t to change my data plan to the $30/month?

Answered in the thread you started elsewhere. Please don't cross-post.

03-26-2010, 08:28 AM	#1
SpoonerStreet Junior Member Member #5579 Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 6 Phone: Iphone 1st Gen Carrier: AT&T	1st Gen iPhone to Nexus One? I have the 1st gen iPhone with 2g and the $20/month data plan. I am thinking about purchasing the N1, but I have a question or two: Would I just need to go get a new sim card to get the 3g (At&T)? Obviously, I would have to upgrade my data plan to the $30/month plan, but is it that simple? I called At&T yesterday and talked to a very nice, but very clueless person. She hadn't even heard of the N1, and when I recommended that she ask around, she said that no one there was aware of it, which I found hard to believe. Has anyone done this? I want to make sure that my new $529 phone is going to work on the network like it is supposed to. Thanks!

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03-26-2010, 09:39 AM	#2
defdrums Junior Member Member #2591 Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 12 Phone: Not Listed Carrier: Not Listed	I used to work with tech support for at&t and yes it is very easy. You would have to get a new 3G sim card (unless you are already using one in your iPhone). They cost $25 but most sales reps would give it to you for free (they make commission on upgrading plans so they will get credit for the $30 plan you have to add). And that would be it; put the new sim in and you have 3G with the N1. Enjoy

03-26-2010, 10:38 AM	#4
defdrums Junior Member Member #2591 Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 12 Phone: Not Listed Carrier: Not Listed	Yes there are some older Sim cards that cannot do 3G (they can but the network doesn't recognize them). You can probably tell if your Sim is a 3G, it will be blue and have the at&t 3G logo on it. The older ones are all white and generic looking.

03-26-2010, 01:56 PM	#5
SpoonerStreet Junior Member Member #5579 Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 6 Phone: Iphone 1st Gen Carrier: AT&T	hey, thanks everybody. Makes me feel a lot more comfortable about plunking down half a grand for a phone...

04-06-2010, 08:45 PM	#6
FredyG Senior Member Member #4827 Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 147 Phone: N1 Carrier: AT&T	I've got a question I someone wouldn't mind answering. I just ordered my at&t version and currently have a first gen iphone. However, the sim card has the 3g logo on it. Would I still have to take it into at&t to change my data plan to the $30/month?

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