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  I have t-Moblie service Same thing happen to me about 10 months ago.   My son had a LG 9and lost his phone.   At the time T-Moblie wanted $209  a guy at the store told me just to purchase a T-Moblie prepaid phone ( and  not to tell anyone he told me to do this) so I checked Best Buy purchased the same T-Moblie phone on sale for $70.   Yes it was a prepaid phone.   I was told not to open the box and not to activate it.   I just brought the phone in to T-Moblie and they did everything to activate it and it was put on my plan nothing changed.  Thank goodness this guy told me I would have never have known.  Oh he also told me If you do purchase a used phone from ebay or some place like that just make sure you purchase an unlocked phone.  I know you said you have ATT I would think they would help you the same way T-Moblie helped me.  |