Use iPhone 3G as iPod Touch

Discussion in 'iPhone - Unlocking and hacking' started by AllTimeLo, Jun 18, 2009.

  1. AllTimeLo

    AllTimeLo Member

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    Hey guys.

    This may sound like a stupid question but...


    Is it possible to run an iPhone 3G without a SIM card to basically run it as an iPod Touch?

    And would I still be able to Jailbreak it?

    Keep in mind, I will not have at all a SIM card to use because I have Verizon so..
     
  2. cheez_cs

    cheez_cs Regular member

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    Why not unlock the iPhone with your Verizon SIM card? Now, the iPhone is built to run on a GSM network, and Verizon is a CDMA network, so you could run into problems there.

    But, to answer your question, yes you can use it without a SIM card inserted. It might get a bit annoying to see the NOT SIM CARD DETECTED message every time you turn on your iPhone, but you could fix that by getting a cheap $10 TracFone and taking the SIM card from it and putting in it your iPhone.
     
  3. Tghockey0

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    Really now? Verizon doesn't have sim cards and the iPhone doesn't have a CDMA radio in it...
     

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