Use AT&T GoPhone to replace broken on cotract phone?

May 7, 2013 8:23 AM

Can i buy a AT&T GoPhone to replace my mothers broken cell ?

My mother has AT&T and recently broke her cell phone. She is off contract now and would like to get a replacement before she heads out of town Without renewing. My thought was to buy a cheap AT$T GoPhone and put her SIM card in it for her to use. Some people have said that it will work fine others say that its a no-go. Just curious if any one has done this recently and how it worked out for them.

Thanks Much!

posted by slowtree to Technology (4 answers total)

As long as the sim fits. ATT even suggested this to me as a solution to a similar problem.
posted by Gungho at 8:51 AM on May 7, 2013

Yes, I did it, buying a 3G cheapo phone to replace my broken 3G phone. No issues at all.
posted by seventyfour at 9:04 AM on May 7, 2013

I did this once when I drowned a phone but the SIM card was fine. Worked fine for me!
posted by a fiendish thingy at 9:06 AM on May 7, 2013

Yes indeed. I've done it. It's no problem at all!
posted by Ruthless Bunny at 9:17 AM on May 7, 2013