You could always go to the AT&T store and sign-up and get their free, or next to nothing cheap-o phone....
Now you're locked into a 2 year agreement.
Then, a couple days later, go in and say you want to upgrade that phone to the new 3G iPhone. Let them set you all up. You're 2 year agreement starts over on this day.
Now, go home, wait a few hours, and call AT&T and tell them you're just not ready to switch over to the 3G iPhone. I'm sure you can think of an excuse. Tell them it was a gift for your son, but his birthday is still a month away, and you want him to be able to still continue using his cheap-o phone he just got. Or just say you're scared of the new technology, and you want to switch back to your cheap-o phone for now. Or you could even say you lost the iPhone or dropped it in the lake. Either way, get them to switch service back to the cheap-o phone you originally got. They will have you take the SIM out of your new iPhone, and place it in the other phone. They will then remove the data plan.
Finally, after you verify cheap-o phone is working, hangup with AT&T. First, go online, and purchase MediaNet Unlimited or MediaMax Unlimited... something like that. I think it's $15 per month. That's your unlimited internet package. Now, you can also purchase a text messaging package if you'd like. Once these features have been added to your line, pull SIM card from cheap-o phone and put in your 3G iPhone.
Have fun! Now you're paying your $xx fee for minutes, plus $15 for unlimited 3G or EDGE internet, plus $xx for an optional text messaging package...
Note: I have never tried this myself, and I do not advise anyone else to do it either, since this could result in hefty fees if somehow they catch on, or even court and up to a $100,000 fine and 10 years in jail. Just kidding about that part, but seriously folks: Don't try this at home. Do it from the library or your neighbor's WIFI, so that if it comes back to haunt you, at least you can always say, "It wasn't me!" rotfl
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