Deal requires purchase of an AT&T PREPAID phone from either a Walmart store or from walmart.com. It does not have to be a smartphone. The Cingular Flip 2 also works.
If you have no intention of using the Walmart phone and want to swap to a different phone, verify the Walmart phone you buy has the same size SIM card as the phone you want to use (most use nanoSIM cards these days). To be safe, use the Walmart phone until your bonus data appears on your account.
Online activation does not give you an option to port your number. It will only give you a new number based on the zip code you enter during activation. Try calling customer service to activate if you wish to port your number over.
If you activated your phone with a new number and wish to port your old number over to it after the fact, read the warning below:
Warning about porting after activation: YMMV Several users are reporting that they aren't receiving the 17GB of bonus data after porting their number over and only receiving 8GB of bonus from the regular AT&T deal. Many are getting the runaround and being told to wait the entire 10 days to see if the full 17GB shows up. At least one user has so far and still hasn't received it. AT&T has escalated their case and they're waiting to hear back (https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=
Phone numbers:
AT&T customer service: 1-800-901-9878 or 611 on any AT&T mobile phone
AT&T's Port Activation Center: 1-888-898-7685
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Yes of course. That is the whole point. Btw the rep told me that this offer expires at the end of october.
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This deal is valid until first week of September. Spoke with a ATT rep last night, she said this is a new deal and she will be following my account to see if I get 17 GB bonus or not because I changed the sim, phone and port in my number on the same day (7/3) I bought the prepaid cards. Still waiting for 17 GB bonus data to kick in
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At least ATTCares on twitter tried to help me. They weren't able to make account changes for the bonus data, so they referred me to the CS number.
I think CS is stalling now until they find a fix for the issue.
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I have a few thoughts. I wonder if activating over the phone if you are porting a phone number would be better than activating on their website? Because I know for certain that AT&T's online prepaid activation does not have the option to port a number, you can only choose a new phone number. Maybe it has something to do with porting after setting up the account & getting a new phone number? I have no idea, just thinking out loud.
I have a few thoughts. I wonder if activating over the phone if you are porting a phone number would be better than activating on their website? Because I know for certain that AT&T's online prepaid activation does not have the option to port a number, you can only choose a new phone number. Maybe it has something to do with porting after setting up the account & getting a new phone number? I have no idea, just thinking out loud.
1-call in and have them port initially without ever getting a temp number
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2-activate the line, then call porting department at 8888987685 (not regular CS) and have them port your number. You may need to wait a bit to let port go through, then fund the plan.
I'm thinking Google Voice may be the answer. I've used GV for years but always with a secondary number, maybe that should be my primary and I would not be hostage to these cell providers. It works great nowadays, better in some cases(texts with large attachments)
I may try one more time in a couple weeks. I'm thinking this promo will not end before July 11 but has anyone heard a firm end date?
I may try one more time in a couple weeks. I'm thinking this promo will not end before July 11 but has anyone heard a firm end date?
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So if I get in on this deal and things go south, can I take my phone to any AT&T store and ask for assistance? Or will have have to return to Walmart and deal with another one of their brainless cretins?
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