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can old iphone become an iPod?
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It's an honest question, some people simply don't know they can do that.
A manager in my office upgraded to the 5S, asked me how long he had to get the stuff off his old iPhone before he had to turn it back into AT&T, I said just take the SIM out and give it to your kid as a iPod. He didn't know he could do that, he thought he had to give it back.
His kid is happy and he's happy since his kid isn't playing with his iPhone anymore.
A manager in my office upgraded to the 5S, asked me how long he had to get the stuff off his old iPhone before he had to turn it back into AT&T, I said just take the SIM out and give it to your kid as a iPod. He didn't know he could do that, he thought he had to give it back.
His kid is happy and he's happy since his kid isn't playing with his iPhone anymore.
Keep in mind, you'll need a SIM card in order to activate the phone when you restore it. But, once it has been activated, the sim card isn't necessary.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3406
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3406
The grapevine say old versions of iPhone(s), with older OS, may insist u activate cellular service, keep giving u a pop-up, or won't continue until that's taken care of.
Wait we are talking about the original posters iPhone 4 or some other iPhone version? My comment was based on the OP's iPhone 4.
What a silly answer. He has every right to ask because, well, believe it or not, it depends on the phone itself and which edition is it.
In his particular case, this will work.
Any iPhone on any firmware can be simply used as an iPod by following the simple instructions in the second post.
rather than trading in my ip4, am thinking it could be used as an iPod for my son. is that possible to do, if I just remove the sim?
looking to upgrade in next 2 weeks but think the trade in value not worth it.
Thanks
Just remove the SIM.
There are some situations where you need a SIM, like complete reset of the device. If you didn't change carrier, you just move the SIM from the new phone to the old one, do the reset, and move it back.
Depending on where you are, you may get a SIM with pay-as-you-go. So you can make phone calls in an emergency.
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Yes, when you reset the device. You take the SIM from another device, reset the device, take the SIM back out again.
rather than trading in my ip4, am thinking it could be used as an iPod for my son. is that possible to do, if I just remove the sim?
looking to upgrade in next 2 weeks but think the trade in value not worth it.
Thanks
I did the exact same for my son. Post #2 is spot on.
rather than trading in my ip4, am thinking it could be used as an iPod for my son. is that possible to do, if I just remove the sim?
looking to upgrade in next 2 weeks but think the trade in value not worth it.
Thanks
Yes, it can be used as an iPod, Gaming device and a remote for your ATV, Sony/Samsung... TV (if supported), Blu ray player, HTPC etc.
Just make sure you turn it in Airplane more and then turn ON the wifi. This will save your battery from searching the cell network.