Why can't I multitask on 3GS?

[miklovo]

I have 4.2.1..confirmed..upgraded the day it came out and iTunes says "your phone is up to date" but I can't do what others can..

I have folders but I cannot click home button twice and switch to multitask apps and I cannot change homescreen background image. I never jailbroke my phone.

I can't figure it out!! what am I missing?

thanks

 

[DaREdBaRoN]

Sounds like you have a 3G not a 3GS. Did you buy it new or used?

 

[miklovo]

Sounds like you have a 3G not a 3GS. Did you buy it new or used?

lol...I'm laughing at myself now because you may have just solved the problem. I got it used about a month ago. do the 3GSs have the "S" on the back next to the iPhone?

I'm looking up the part # as I type this...

 

[AndrewR23]

lol...I'm laughing at myself now because you may have just solved the problem. I got it used about a month ago. do the 3GSs have the "S" on the back next to the iPhone?

I'm looking up the part # as I type this...

You know the back where the Apple logo is? Are the letters or whatever on your phone the same color or are they black too?

 

[miklovo]

answered my own question....can't believe it....I have a 3G

that makes sense now....Guess I can't complain since I only paid $40 for it....

 

[wordoflife]

answered my own question....can't believe it....I have a 3G

that makes sense now....Guess I can't complain since I only paid $40 for it....

Haha that's funny. $40 isnt bad for a 3G.

 

[nukem170]

$40 is a really good price for a 3G. You cant even buy the original iphone for that price.

 

[iAmYou]

Damn glad you didn't buy an old 3G I had.
Sold it on craigs for $150

 

[sdmcwilliams]

You can buy a brand new 3GS from AT&T for $50.

 

[siurpeeman]

You can buy a brand new 3GS from AT&T for $50.

with a two year contract. i'm guess the op bought his for $40 with no commitment.

 

[miklovo]

with a two year contract. i'm guess the op bought his for $40 with no commitment.

yep. my blackjack broke but my contract isn't eligible for upgrade discount till August so when my co-worker said she had her old iphone laying around I offered $40 and she accepted and bam....I had an iphone to last me till August or whenever the iPhone 5 comes out (whatever comes first)

guess she didn't realize she could have sold it on eBay for 3x the amount

3G or GS it'll hold me over till summer.....

 

[bwrairen]

You can multitask on it. Just needs a simple jailbreak. I will warn you that 2 or 3 open programs on a 3g can slow it to a crawl....