Re: [apple-iphone] Re: iPhone 3 - My first and only smart phone

Paul, A new iPhone 4 8GB costs $.99 with a new 2 year contract. It is a
much better phone. The iPhone 5 is 16GB listed on the AT&T site for $199
with no activation fee. The fee is normally $30.


On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Bruce Carter <rbrucecarter@yahoo.com>wrote:

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>
>
> > My brother-in-law gave me his old iPhone3 since he has a new iPhone5 and
> has no use for his old phone. Believe it or not, I've never owned a cell
> phone before, much less a smart phone.
> >
> > I intend to use the phone to check products on Ebay and Amazon by taking
> a photo of the UPC when I go to garage sales. I also want to use the Garage
> Sale Rover ap.
> >
> > Will the iPhone 3 be good enough? Since I have this phone, what service
> should I use? Can I use any or will I be limited by what the iPhone3 allows?
>
> Another poster asked about the 3G vs. 3Gs - it is important. I don't
> believe Verizon had the iPhone in the iPhone 3 era, so you probably have a
> SIM card and are limited to ATT. But I may be mistaken - it shouldn't cause
> an issue for you, though, except occasionally the darn things get slightly
> unseated and you get the "cannot find sim card" error. Or some such
> wording.
>
> You will need a data plan to use the advanced features of the phone like
> internet access.
>
> The 3's are getting a bit dated in technology - I am not sure if the
> latest operating systems work on them or not, but you may not want to
> update your operating system when prompted - it may slow your phone to a
> crawl because the older processors can't handle the processing power
> required. There may be some apps that won't run unless you update the
> operating system, so it is your choice.
>
> Specifically, you will need to download the ebay and amazon apps. If you
> want to read UPC's you probably need an app for that. The camera in the 3
> is not nearly as good as in newer phones.
>
> At some point, you may be asked if you want to do an "upgrade". If you
> want to upgrade to a much better camera, you need to do it before August
> because a patent dispute is forcing Apple to take the 4 and 4S off the
> market after August.
>
>
>


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