How do I turn an iPhone into an iPod Touch?

[Bill P.]

I'm lending a friend an old AT&T iPhone 4 to use as an iPod. We discovered that even though he wasn't interested in the telephone features, he still needed a sim card to use the other features—iPod, apps, etc.

Is there a cheap sim available that would work on this phone and serve his purposes?

Bill

 

[mKTank]

Don't use the phone part. Turn on airplane mode. Throw it out the window, then buy an iPod touch.

 

[cababah]

Have your carrier give you a new SIM and give him your old deactivated one?

 

[Mr Hill]

You don't need a sim to use it. Just activate it with an old sim if that's what you're talking about. After that you can toss the sim.

 

[Bill P.]

I can't use the old sim as it is being used in a new phone. Any other ideas?

 

[AuroraProject]

I can't use the old sim as it is being used in a new phone. Any other ideas?

You only need the sim in there to activate it in iTunes. Once that's done you can remove the sim. I had a friend with the same issue, walked into an AT&T store and asked for an old sim, they gave me one.

 

[zorinlynx]

Unlock the phone (using the AT&T form) so it no longer needs a sim to activate.