Upgrade Tips/Advice
I bought the original 2g iPhone on launch day, and the 3g a year later. I handed the 2g down to my wife and put both phones on a family plan. I was able to secure the $299 (32GB) price for an upgrade using my wife's phone number. SO...
On the 19th I'll have a 3GS that AT&T/Apple believe is intended for my wife's number, her original 2g, and my 3g. My goal is to upgrade my phone to the 3GS, hand down the 3g, and sell the 2g. Anyone know the best process for doing this?
Options I imagine:
1. Take SIM out of my 3g, place in new phone, and restore from my backup. Should give me a perfectly functional 3GS with my number and info.
2. Take SIM out of my wife's 2g, place in my 3g, and restore from her backup to overwrite my info on the 3g (possible?). Will the 2g card work? What about the new card?
-OR-
1. Activate 3GS using her account, transferring information but using the new 3GS SIM card, temporarily turning the 3GS into my wife's phone. Then swap with my 3G card, and restore 3GS using my phone data and 3g using hers.
-OR-
1. Take SIM out of my 3g, place in new phone, and restore from my backup. Should give me a perfectly functional 3GS with my number and info.
2. Place new 3GS SIM in my 3g, and restore/activate using my wife's number, presuming AT&T doesn't know/care between activating the 3GS or 3G.
HELP?
On the 19th I'll have a 3GS that AT&T/Apple believe is intended for my wife's number, her original 2g, and my 3g. My goal is to upgrade my phone to the 3GS, hand down the 3g, and sell the 2g. Anyone know the best process for doing this?
Options I imagine:
1. Take SIM out of my 3g, place in new phone, and restore from my backup. Should give me a perfectly functional 3GS with my number and info.
2. Take SIM out of my wife's 2g, place in my 3g, and restore from her backup to overwrite my info on the 3g (possible?). Will the 2g card work? What about the new card?
-OR-
1. Activate 3GS using her account, transferring information but using the new 3GS SIM card, temporarily turning the 3GS into my wife's phone. Then swap with my 3G card, and restore 3GS using my phone data and 3g using hers.
-OR-
1. Take SIM out of my 3g, place in new phone, and restore from my backup. Should give me a perfectly functional 3GS with my number and info.
2. Place new 3GS SIM in my 3g, and restore/activate using my wife's number, presuming AT&T doesn't know/care between activating the 3GS or 3G.
HELP?