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You need a verifiable SSN to get an iPhone?!? Attn drug dealers, you can get BlackBerries and Droids from Boost or Cricket without giving any personal informat

by kgo 16y ago

You need a verifiable SSN to get an iPhone?!? Attn drug dealers, you can get BlackBerries and Droids from Boost or Cricket without giving any personal information.

scott_s 16y ago
Not for the iPhone itself, but for the account with AT&T or Verizon.
- jgh 16y ago
  They don't really need the SSN. If they press for it, tell them you're on a visa and you haven't been assigned one. Verizon entered 123-45-678 for mine and it let them create the account :P
  - edkennedy 16y ago
    Be prepared to put up a $400 security deposit if you have no credit/ssn
    - jgh 16y ago
      I got that with AT&T, not Verizon though.
      - ipince 16y ago
        That is... odd. I'm pretty sure that was an exception, not the rule. You must have caught the customer service rep on a good day :)
jokermatt999 16y ago
They're probably on Tracphones or similar pay-as-you-go phones.
iuygthyjuk 16y ago
But they don't match the chrome wheels on your cadilac esplanade! Drug dealers are fashion victims too
pmorici 16y ago
Those are pay as you go services are they not? The reason they are asking for an SSN is so they can do a credit check.