Switching unpaid phone to different line?
I was on my moms phone plan and had an iphone 6. She didn't pay the bill so our phones got disconnected. She refused to pay the bill and late fees so the phones are still out of service. This was last August. Literally a year. So my phone pretty much never got paid off through the contract. Not having a reliable way of communication is becoming a huge problem. So basically my question is, can I switch my phone to a different line/account if its not fully paid off? I can't afford to out right pay the rest off. Its with at&t and thats where I would like to stay. I was hoping I can switch it over to my sisters account and help with the bill.
If it's not fully paid off, it's not your phone, and as such no you can't switch it!
I'm not really sure on this. You should ask your carrier, but I do know that your phone and your mom's phone is probably blacklisted now since your mom didn't pay the bill. Your mom's credit will also go down.
Chances are AT&T has blacklisted the phone's IMEI (essentially unique ID), the IMEI blacklist is shared by almost all carriers everywhere. And before you ask, no you can't change the IMEI. The IMEI will probably be removed from the blacklist once all the unpaid fees are paid off.
Simply put, no.
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