will iphone 3g work as an ipod touch without a sim?

[thisyo]

I want to know if the iphone 3g could work as an ipod without a sim in it or with another network sim(without hardware unlock). Will the WiFi and GPS function?. and can I sync my music with Itunes? Please help me out.

 

[nima]

no

 

[thisyo]

Is there a work around?
If I put an old at&t Gophone sim in... would it work?

 

[Mr. Giver '94]

It needs to be fully activated with the proper SIM card for you to be able to access any of the features, including GPS/Maps and iPod. Your best work around is to buy an iPod Touch.

 

[Jonnyfive]

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Dang. That's kind of stupid. You should be able to still use it

 

[threezero]

wait even after you activate it thru itunes and you take out the sim card it would not function?? i though it would be like in airplane mode???

 

[thisyo]

the phone is already activated with at&t... but the sim has been taken out. Read at gizmodo that once activated with at&t, you can use the at&t gophone service without the need to unlock or jailbreak?. If this is true , then I should be able to use it as an Ipod touch... am i right on this?

 

[dccorona]

the phone is already activated with at&t... but the sim has been taken out. Read at gizmodo that once activated with at&t, you can use the at&t gophone service without the need to unlock or jailbreak?. If this is true , then I should be able to use it as an Ipod touch... am i right on this?

well yea but if its activated then your paying the monthly bill for it anyway so why not just use it as a phone

however if you keep your service for a month and then call ATT and say you switched phones and give them the IMEI of your new one perhaps you could return to an old phone and use the iPhone as an iPod

however, why not just do so to remove the data plan in that case and continue to use the iPhone as a phone, and just switch sim to the old phone occasionally

 

[lamadude]

Why not just jailbreak? It only takes 5 minutes...

 

[Fonzijr1964]

they said at lunch you could use the 2.5G as a iPod so i dont see y not

 

[thisyo]

True. I think I'll rather put a Turbo sim and get it going with any other mobile network.

Which one is the best known working unlock sim out in the market?

 

[Inukami]

Whats everyone smoking these days? Yes you can use it as an ipod touch. Only thing is GPS won't work unless under wifi because it needs to download the maps. Rebelsim is your best bet for hardware unlock.

 

[oftheheavens]

yes you can

dude yes you can, just put in to DFU mode and quickpwn that sucker. done now it works. i have one like this now.