iPhone 5 or earlier Original iPhone 1, recovery.

[alias99]

Hello

I have an original iPhone that I thought i would try and get working again.

I plugged into my Mac and opened iTunes to do a restore.

But I got an "unknown error".

Does anyone have any advice or links where I could get some help to get this phone working again?

 

[Shirasaki]

You probably need
1. A 2007 MacBook.
2. A working 30-pin cable.
3. iTunes 9 or older.
4. A proper sized SIM card.
5. A new battery.
Good luck.

 

[Darth.Titan]

Just be aware that the original iPhone can no longer be used as a phone. It’s incompatible with current networks.

 

[Newtons Apple]

Looked at mine and sadly it will not wake, even if hooked up to a charger.

Has some great memories, things were different back then when Apple was starting out in the phone market.

 

[alias99]

Just be aware that the original iPhone can no longer be used as a phone. It’s incompatible with current networks.

Thanks, I just want it to work again but not as a phone as I have a modern iPhone.

More of a novelty thing. Seems a waste to have an original that doesn't function

 

[Knowlege Bomb]

Thanks, I just want it to work again but not as a phone as I have a modern iPhone.

More of a novelty thing. Seems a waste to have an original that doesn't function

I wouldn't let it bother you too much. I fired mine up at one point last year and the novelty lasts about two minutes.

 

[braddick]

Just be aware that the original iPhone can no longer be used as a phone. It’s incompatible with current networks.

Guess what? Surprisingly I thought the same thing until I was instructed T-Mobil still runs the EDGE network. I guess they need it for various older GPS devices and such. Anyway, you CAN activate it with them yet don't expect T-Mobil to be supporting it much longer.

 

[now i see it]

Every new iPhone made today will eventually meet the same fate as the iPhone 1 and the dodo- extinct

 

[bryanc28]

Every new iPhone made today will eventually meet the same fate as the iPhone 1 and the dodo- extinct

Not if you jailbreak it.

 

[Poki]

Every new iPhone made today will eventually meet the same fate as the iPhone 1 and the dodo- extinct

But it might take a little longer. The iPhone 3G will still be compatible with networks for many years to come, so hypothetically you could probably use that phone for 20+ years if you change the battery a few times and don't care about modern features, speed, storage and apps.