Thank you for this article! It worked for me. I basically did what Brian did: https://osxdaily.com/2011/03/06/iphone-4-pay-go/#comment-203948 Note: Some users say this requires a jailbreak and others have been able to get it working without one, here’s how to jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 with Greenpois0n RC if you require a jailbreak. How to Enable Data & Internet on a Pay-Go iPhone 4 A pay-as-you-go plan does only work for a limited number of phone users. If you use your phone for calls, texts and data every day, then a PAYG plan will not suit your needs and could definitely cost you more long-term. Pay as you go’ (or PAYG) plans are similar to old-school prepaid plans — you usually recharge with a set amount of credit with no obligation to keep recharging, and you only pay for what you use. Some providers even carry long-expiries such as 180 or 365 days so you can last six months or an entire year before worrying about your phone plan again, as long as your credit stretches that far.

Don’t have an iPhone 4? No problem, setup an iPhone 3G or 3GS as a pre-paid iPhone, it’s even easier since you can just swap sim cards directly!Standard iPhone contract price points and tariffs factor in the cost of the handset as well as day to day use of the phone and this is reflected in their cost.

For a long time, if you wanted an iPhone, you had to sign up with one of Apple's cellular service provider partners, which in the United States included AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless, and Sprint PCS. These days, a PAYG plan is much less common, and differs from the standard prepaid plans on the market. The key feature of a PAYG plan is that you pay for what you use — any calls, texts or data will come out of your credit. Once you use up your credit, you’ll need to recharge. All of Virgin Mobile's "unlimited" cellular data plans include 2.5GB per month of high-speed 4G service, after which the service throttles down to 3G connection speeds. However, in some cases, if you opt to switch service providers, you can often port over your existing phone number, as long as it's active with another service provider when you want to make the switch. To a school, organization, company or government agency, where Pearson collects or processes the personal information in a school setting or on behalf of such organization, company or government agency.Products displayed by our referral partner will be the closest available match to your search inputs. If no reasonable match is available, no results will be displayed. Recently, T-Mobile and Metro PCS merged, so in the near future, pay-as-you-go plans from Metro PCS will most likely be replaced by T-Mobile's offerings. There are a number of popular Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) that provide PAYG phone plans, with some even offering plans that last a whole year. These providers include: Where required by applicable law, express or implied consent to marketing exists and has not been withdrawn. Now that you have the pay-go calling part taken care of, you can get data working too by installing a custom APN.