Want a GoPhone iPhone? Try all nines

A prepaid iPhone sounds like a great idea in theory, if for no other reason than the fact that "prepaid" sounds like "no contract" if you listen really carefully. Indeed, AT&T's offering iPhones on its GoPhone prepaid service, but if — and only if — the buyer first fails a credit check. Who the heck has ever heard of bad credit being a prerequisite for an awesome option? Anyway, we're hearing reports that a Social Security number of 999-99-9999 will automatically fail the credit check and hook you up with the GoPhone option. We'd try it ourselves, but we're plumb out of unactivated iPhones — so do let us know what happens if you try it, k?

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