Giving my dad my old iphone 3g.

[chickdigger802]

iphone 4 delivered tomorrow. Need some tips setting my dad up to use my old iphone 3g. A few questions:

- I know I can easily just swipe in his sim card and what not and it works fine without a data plan. But if I want to restore it and go through the activation process for a new phone, will this alert AT&T that my dad isn't on any current data plan?

- I remember this was an issue before, but is there really no way my dad can transfer over his Contacts and what not from his Samsung free phone onto the iphone?

 

[guydude193]

1) AT&T will find out sooner or later. I canceled the data on my iPhone and AT&T found out 6 months later.

2) You could always have an AT&T or Apple store transfer the SIM contacts. Of course, that increases the chance of AT&T noticing that your dad doesn't have a data plan.

 

[chickdigger802]

Can I use a iphone without ANY sim card basically as an ipod touch though?

 

[guydude193]

Can I use a iphone without ANY sim card basically as an ipod touch though?

Yep.

 

[parker455]

Can I use a iphone without ANY sim card basically as an ipod touch though?

Basically, if you are locked to AT&T then you could possibly get it unlocked (via means which i shouldn't really say) or activate using your sim, then use ultrasn0w to unlock.

Im unsure how the service provider mentioned could trace your not on a data plan?

Either way, the US has terrible providers plans.

 

[iTak3n]

Im unsure how the service provider mentioned could trace your not on a data plan?

Either way, the US has terrible providers plans.

Via the IMEI number which is unique to every phone.

 

[guydude193]

Basically, if you are locked to AT&T then you could possibly get it unlocked (via means which i shouldn't really say) or activate using your sim, then use ultrasn0w to unlock.

Providing he's out of his two-year contract, he can just cancel the service and use the iPhone as an iPod touch.