How to change ownership of iphone

snoop7 · 11-02-2009, 11:57 AM

Hi,

I thinking about buying a second hand 3gs of ebay. Is there any way i can register it under my name after i've bought it?

I'm worried about people reporting it as "lost" after a couple of months.

Thanks

juls1585 · 11-02-2009, 11:59 AM

call at&t and let them know. you may be asked to provide their name as well. thats what i did when i first got mine. i called and they transfered it into my name

Picazzo · 11-03-2009, 04:42 PM

And also restore your iPhone as new in iTunes!

ZipZap · 11-03-2009, 07:50 PM

Second hand 3GS?

dturner · 11-03-2009, 07:56 PM

@ZipZap Check on ebay.

Krunk83 · 11-03-2009, 08:13 PM

I will be selling my 3G in the near future and I plan on just doing a restore to new and shipping it. SIM card and all. Once I activate the new phone my old 3G should be free from my name and number. I think AT&T automatically de-activates it.

Cjvdh · 11-03-2009, 08:16 PM

Check to make sure the phone doesn't have water damage, psychical damage, etc

dturner · 11-03-2009, 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by Krunk83

I will be selling my 3G in the near future and I plan on just doing a restore to new and shipping it. SIM card and all. Once I activate the new phone my old 3G should be free from my name and number. I think AT&T automatically de-activates it.

What you say is true, but I always remove/destroy the sim with the phones that I sell. That's just me though.

Krunk83 · 11-03-2009, 08:37 PM

I'll be selling it unlocked so I guess the person won't even need it. So I'll do that.