Cellular Phones/Eueopean iPhone

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Hi DebiN,
It sounds like you know quite a bit about the issues about bringing a European iPhone to the US. A Danish relative has an iPhone which is now out of contract (only locked in for 6 months) He wants to give me his 3g-S when the new one comes out summer 2010. Will I be able to use my current At&t sim card from my Blackberry and use the iPhone instead?

Thank you for your help!

Morten

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You can use your relative's iPhone, however, it will need to be SIM unlocked, if it is locked to his carrier. I don't know if his carrier SIM locks the device or not. If unlocked, it will work with your AT&T SIM card. However, please, please make sure that you contact AT&T and have them change your BlackBerry data plan to an iPhone data plan, otherwise, you will be charged for every kilobyte of data that you use. These plans cost the same, but are different to the billing system. Be 100% sure you do this. I hope this helps. Thanks. DebiN

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I can answer questions on cellular phones, the physical device, the network, contracts, billing, ordering, porting and what to look for when purchasing cell phones. I am located in the United States. I am an expert on BlackBerrys, Treos, HTC devices and iPhones as well as cellphones and aircards. I have over 15 years of experience in both the wireless and wireline world with the carriers. I have a lot of knowledge regarding the wireless providers - their services, prices and policies, both GSM AT&T and T-Mobile) and CDMA (Verizon, Sprint/Nextel). I am very familiar with the individual devices and their specifications. I can also answer questions regarding BlackBerrys, iPhones and other PDAs, both Palm-based and Windows-based. I can troubleshoot most any problem someone is having with their cellular device or with the provider.

Experience

Over 20 years in the Telecom industry working for the carriers with individuals, small business, medium business and large corporations(Fortune 500). Also worked as a professor in Maryland for 10 years teaching telecommunications.

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I belong to several organizations

Education/Credentials
Master's in Telecommunications

Awards and Honors
Received several awards for papers that I have published over the years

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