http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/2007-06-26-iphone-review_N.htm
Typically, you activate a cellphone in the store when you buy it. Whether you're an existing AT&T customer or a newbie, Apple wants you to activate iPhone and pick your wireless plan at home through iTunes, without having to wait in line.
There's a one-time $36 activation fee, and you must sign up for a two-year service agreement with AT&T.
A series of straightforward setup screens in iTunes walks you through the activation drill.
If you're an AT&T customer, you can replace a handset on your account with iPhone or add a line to an existing account. You can also transfer an existing mobile phone number from another wireless provider.
The process takes only a few minutes, after which you can sync the device with your music, videos, photos, TV shows, calendars, movies, e-mail accounts and Web-browser bookmarks.
Typically, you activate a cellphone in the store when you buy it. Whether you're an existing AT&T customer or a newbie, Apple wants you to activate iPhone and pick your wireless plan at home through iTunes, without having to wait in line.
There's a one-time $36 activation fee, and you must sign up for a two-year service agreement with AT&T.
A series of straightforward setup screens in iTunes walks you through the activation drill.
If you're an AT&T customer, you can replace a handset on your account with iPhone or add a line to an existing account. You can also transfer an existing mobile phone number from another wireless provider.
The process takes only a few minutes, after which you can sync the device with your music, videos, photos, TV shows, calendars, movies, e-mail accounts and Web-browser bookmarks.