How to Wipe iPhone...?

[fab5freddy]

Just a quick question about Wiping my iPhone
before selling it.....

i have an 8GB Jailbroken and unlocked iPhone,
with AT&T contract.


Should i remove the SIM card before wiping it clean
or just wipe it clean with the SIM card in.....?

THANKS for any advice

 

[Phatzer]

I recommend making use of the included suede cloth. It removes fingerprints perfectly and is easy wipe.

EDIT: Keep the SIM card in when wiping, unless there is dirt caught inside, then you might want to take that out too.

 

[STC]

I recommend making use of the included suede cloth. It removes fingerprints perfectly and is easy wipe.

Sorry to thread jack, but is the suede cloth washable?
The suede is awesome btw.

 

[fab5freddy]

Sorry, i meant to wipe it clean by Erasing the Data ;- )

 

[Phatzer]

Yeah I know 😛

 

[MultiFinder17]

Nice big hammer'll do the trick in a jiffy 🙂

 

[hotzenplotz]

I would manually delete all of the info on the phone, setup iTunes to NOT sync, and restore afterwards.

 

[pedroistheman]

I thought restoring the iphone clears all data?

I just sold my iphone for $190 on craigslist and all I did was restore and remove sim.....is my personal info still on the phone?

 

[STC]

I thought restoring the iphone clears all data?

I just sold my iphone for $190 on craigslist and all I did was restore and remove sim.....is my personal info still on the phone?

4GB? I got an offer for $300 for my 8GB last night.

 

[diddy]

Another wiping method was linked to on Engadget today. Not for the faint of heart... or those uncomfortable with the command line.

http://www.zdziarski.com/papers/wipe.html