Hey all,
I might be getting a Verizon iPhone from a friend who's decided that he doesn't want to have a data plan and switch back to a dumbphone. Thing is, I live in Hong Kong so I can't activate it and use it as a phone.
I'd like to use it as an iPod, and maybe as a GPS device (with the maps preloaded obviously).
So my question is- if I restore the iPhone, what will happen? Will it just prompt me to activate it on vzw's network? If so, is there any way to get past this (redsn0w?)?
I've done a search and only two posts were relevant- one person said that using a JB program was enough to get past the activation screen (is this true? never had to do this since both my iPhones are factory unlocked) and another said that you have to sign up with verizon to get past the activation screen.
Thanks!
I might be getting a Verizon iPhone from a friend who's decided that he doesn't want to have a data plan and switch back to a dumbphone. Thing is, I live in Hong Kong so I can't activate it and use it as a phone.
I'd like to use it as an iPod, and maybe as a GPS device (with the maps preloaded obviously).
So my question is- if I restore the iPhone, what will happen? Will it just prompt me to activate it on vzw's network? If so, is there any way to get past this (redsn0w?)?
I've done a search and only two posts were relevant- one person said that using a JB program was enough to get past the activation screen (is this true? never had to do this since both my iPhones are factory unlocked) and another said that you have to sign up with verizon to get past the activation screen.
Thanks!
