Buying used iPhone to use as iPod Touch

[porcupine8]

I've found lots of things saying you can use your old iPhone as an iPod, but the consensus seems to be that you need a sim card in order to restore it.

I'm interested in buying a used iPhone 3 or 4 to use as an iPod, which generally won't come with a sim card. My phone is just a cheap fliphone with a mini-sim that won't fit in the micro-sim slot.

If I just buy an unactivated sim on ebay, will that work just to get it restored and set up?

 

[CEmajr]

Just buy an iPhone 3GS and any AT&T SIM card will activate it so that you can use it as an iPod.

 

[Agent-P]

Yes, any SIM card that belongs with the carrier the iPhone is locked to will work. Back when I got the 3GS, I bought an AT&T SIM card on eBay for super cheap so I could get past the activation screen. I'd assume that still works with newer models.

 

[Southern Dad]

I gave my old iPhone 4 to a five year old to use as an iPod. She loves it. I did Otterbox it first.