Any bonus promotions with AT&T Wireless?
 

Does anyone know of any promotions with AT&T wireless? I'm thinking of making the switch to an iPhone but want to sweeten the pot by earning some bonus points at the same time. Any leads would be appreciated. Thanks!

You don't mention which airlines you want miles or points for but both Alaska ( http://www.mileageplanwireless.com/ ) and United ( http://www.mileagepluswireless.com/ ) have 5,000 miles through their programs; I don't know if iPhone is one of the choices but they offer all the carriers including AT&T.

JTB

As mentioned above a number of airline ff programs have mileage offers for wireless. However, when I was looking (about a year ago) I was never able to find one that worked for the iPhone. You can generally get about 5,000 miles to sign up but no one seems to offer the deal with the iPhone.

There is a referral program for AT&T, where both the referrer and the referred get a $25 gift card to spend on AT&T (which you can use to pay your bill). If you're interested, I'd be happy to refer you. There is a (very old) thread here about that, too... search for "cingular." The referral program is still in place. It's not miles, but it's not nothing. :) (The iPhone does qualify.)

Be careful with Mileage Plus Wireless. I signed up through them in a Delta promotion (same company) last April and still haven't gotten a single mile. I called the 800 number and they say to call Delta (and of course Delta tells me to talk to them). The email address on their website to request uncredited miles comes back returned. Still thinking what my next plan of action will be.

Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry9000/4.6.0.167 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/102)

Got my miles from the AS program :cool:

Signed up late march and they posted in around a month ^$

Not sure the iphone was an option either- I got the BB Bold...

Go to my website below, click on Telephone in the left menu, then on Cell Phone and Wireless Plans - Domestic at the top of the page. Scroll down to AT&T.

Please let me know of any dead links. I haven't looked at that page for awhile.

Thanks.

Thanks pgary - you have a great website.

compare prices first
 

Before purchasing or upgrading phone service with a seller who provides miles, I suggest you compare the phone prices to those offered from the cell phone company directly (either online, at store or by phone). I found that the intermediate seller offering miles often had higher prices, and since the purpose of miles is typically to save money by getting free tickets, unless you need the miles for a particular award or to keep your mileage account alive, getting miles for phone service may not be a good value.

Which is why the referral program, mentioned above, may be the best way to go... it works regardless of how one signs up, so one can sign up directly with the carrier or with an intermediate.

I should note then that the referral program should be combinable with bonuses given by intermediate sellers. I'm not positive about this, but it seems like that's the case.