Not that it matters, but... I wonder why someone who has been on
UseNet for years and still does not know how to introduce prior
authors thinks he's qualified to provide technical help. Everybody
else on UseNet is smart enough to use a newsreader that properly
introduces prior authors.


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> In article <4e6fa785$0$4525$c3e8da3$460562f1 news.astraweb.com>, John
> Doe <jdoe usenetlove.invalid> wrote:
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>> > Doesn't AT&T still randomly audit their network for iPhones and
>> > shut off those without "proper" monthly plans? (After
>> > "warnings" via text message...)
>>
>> Did they ever? Why would they care after your two year contract
>> was over? How did they tell that the detected iPhone wasn't a full
>> priced unlocked iPhone? Wouldn't that drive customers to other
>> networks?
>
> when your contract is over, you go month to month on whatever plan you
> were on.
>
> if you pop a sim from a dumbphone into an iphone (and probably android
> too), the system will notice and give you a complimentary upgrade to
> the smartphone plan with a data plan.
>
> with prepaid, iphones are not supported at all, however, other
> smartphones are.
>
>