If you do get a new iPhone, your 3G/S can be used as an iPod Touch with wifi and no activation. You will need a SIM card though. Here's a link to the instructions support.apple.com/kb/HT3406?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
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> On Jun 12, 2013, at 8:25 AM, Brent <flapdoodle@gmail.com> wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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>>> 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.
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>>> 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.
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>> 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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