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Updated my son's iphone 2G to 2.2.1 and now it wants activation (was using as ipod)

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jamesarm97

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My son got my old iPhone 2G when I upgraded to the 3G. I updated my service and he was using it with the deactivated SIM just for the ipod / wifi features and apps. I figured I would put on the latest and now it wants to be activated. In the past I would just move over my sim from the 3G and it would activate. Not this time. It wants to change my service to the 2G data plan. I did not go any further at this point. What can I do to get past this? Put on v2.2.1

- James

(another question while I am at this. I have developers sdk and want to develop a few apps, but was also thinking about using the old 2G to test on. Would I have similar problems activating if I put on 3.0 beta just to test apps with (no data, just wifi)?)
 
jamesarm97 said:
My son got my old iPhone 2G when I upgraded to the 3G. I updated my service and he was using it with the deactivated SIM just for the ipod / wifi features and apps. I figured I would put on the latest and now it wants to be activated. In the past I would just move over my sim from the 3G and it would activate. Not this time. It wants to change my service to the 2G data plan. I did not go any further at this point. What can I do to get past this? Put on v2.2.1

- James

(another question while I am at this. I have developers sdk and want to develop a few apps, but was also thinking about using the old 2G to test on. Would I have similar problems activating if I put on 3.0 beta just to test apps with (no data, just wifi)?)
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Here's what I did that worked perfectly:

1. Run QuickPWN
2. Let it jailbreak your device
3. Option-Click (for Mac) or Shift-click (for PC) the UPDATE button in iTunes
4. Choose 3.0 beta
5. The iPhone will stay activated after updating to 3.0

Note: This trick only works on the 1st gen iPhone.
 
Thanks, I found and ran QuickPWN before I got this reply. It downloaded 2.2.1 baseband then patched it and put it on the first gen iPhone. After that it seemed to run although I was scared because it would just stay on the apple logo screen. I finally pressed the home button and it and it started working.

I would really like to develop and test using 3.0 but I am now scared because this phone does not have an active sim card. You say now that I ran QuickPWN and got it working again with 2.2.1 (from 2.0) I should be able to put on beta 2 of 3.0? I already have the uuid in our developer portal.

- James
 
jamesarm97 said:
Thanks, I found and ran QuickPWN before I got this reply. It downloaded 2.2.1 baseband then patched it and put it on the first gen iPhone. After that it seemed to run although I was scared because it would just stay on the apple logo screen. I finally pressed the home button and it and it started working.

I would really like to develop and test using 3.0 but I am now scared because this phone does not have an active sim card. You say now that I ran QuickPWN and got it working again with 2.2.1 (from 2.0) I should be able to put on beta 2 of 3.0? I already have the uuid in our developer portal.

- James
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Yes, 3.0 will work fine. It will not brick your iPhone, so you have nothing to worry about. Just do an "update" when you install 3.0.
 
TheSpaz said:
Yes, 3.0 will work fine. It will not brick your iPhone, so you have nothing to worry about. Just do an "update" when you install 3.0.
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So that is done by holding COMMAND while Clicking the Update button, not the Restore button, correct?

- James
 
sparkyms said:
Yeah dude, but if you read the post above mine you'd see the Original Poster was still in some doubt as to what to do. So :D to you too!!
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I was just confirming what you said. It's not my fault the OP didn't read what I said.
 
i have 3.0 on my old 2g iphone. works fine. it always wants to be activated but i just ignore that. all my apps sync. i don't put any mp3/videos or whatever on it. just use it to browse the web or play with some apps.
 
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