Thinking of buying an iPhone....

[zjmac]

So I've been recently thinking about buying an iPhone..but had a question. I reinstated my contract with Verizon right before the iPhone was realeased...but I really want an iPhone and was wondering how it functions without service. Will I still have access to WiFi and all that good stuff?

 

[Much Ado]

If you don't want the phone part, then why not get an iPod touch?

You lose the camera, but you get more storage and a thinner form-factor.

 

[jediistar]

So I've been recently thinking about buying an iPhone..but had a question. I reinstated my contract with Verizon right before the iPhone was realeased...but I really want an iPhone and was wondering how it functions without service. Will I still have access to WiFi and all that good stuff?

Since your comments assume you are keeping cell service with Verizon, why not just pick up the touch?

 

[4phun]

Since your comments assume you are keeping cell service with Verizon, why not just pick up the touch?

You could buy a Win Mo 6 phone with Verizon and hack it so it could become an access point to the Inernet and then with an iPod 'iTouch' you could connect via Wi-Fi and surf somewheat like you had an iPhone from any location. Where there was true open Wi-Fi like your office or at home this would not even be necessary.

 

[skubish]

So I've been recently thinking about buying an iPhone..but had a question. I reinstated my contract with Verizon right before the iPhone was realeased...but I really want an iPhone and was wondering how it functions without service. Will I still have access to WiFi and all that good stuff?

in your case the Touch is the way to go but I will also add that you would have to hack an iPhone to get it to do anything without activating it.