becca-becca
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(I think this could fall under the budget thread because I am trying to re-use an old phone due to the expense of an iPod touch).
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone could help me with some technical advice. I have a friend who really can't afford an iPod Touch. However, some of the Apps I have on my iPhone would be really useful to them.
I have an old iPhone 2G (I think, the one before 3G and 3GS). Last night, I tried to sync it with iTunes. It had the old SIM card in it and the old software. iTunes said it needed an update, but first I tried to sync it. I synced some songs, but most of the Apps needed 3.2.1 or whatever one of the recent updates was. (When I first plugged it on and hooked it up to iTunes it said it would only work with emergency services, then it wanted me to activate a new phone account. I told it no and then it let me sync, but like I said before, it wouldn't sync most of the Apps my friend wanted because it wasn't updated). However, when I unplugged it and took out the SIM card, it did work, just said no SIM.
Next, I updated it to try to get the Apps I wanted on it. After the update, iTunes won't let me do anything with the phone except for activation. If I cancel that, it tells me goodbye. I can't sync anything.
I looked up jailbreak and unlocking, but don't know if that would solve the problem and it was so confusing (even though it claimed the steps were simple) that I don't know that I could do it anyway.
Does anybody know a solution to this? It is really frustrating to own a devicve that should be able to do everything other than make a phone call. I feel like I still should be able to use it to give to someone if I want and I know people have been successful in doing this, but somehow I have messed it up. HELP!!!
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone could help me with some technical advice. I have a friend who really can't afford an iPod Touch. However, some of the Apps I have on my iPhone would be really useful to them.
I have an old iPhone 2G (I think, the one before 3G and 3GS). Last night, I tried to sync it with iTunes. It had the old SIM card in it and the old software. iTunes said it needed an update, but first I tried to sync it. I synced some songs, but most of the Apps needed 3.2.1 or whatever one of the recent updates was. (When I first plugged it on and hooked it up to iTunes it said it would only work with emergency services, then it wanted me to activate a new phone account. I told it no and then it let me sync, but like I said before, it wouldn't sync most of the Apps my friend wanted because it wasn't updated). However, when I unplugged it and took out the SIM card, it did work, just said no SIM.
Next, I updated it to try to get the Apps I wanted on it. After the update, iTunes won't let me do anything with the phone except for activation. If I cancel that, it tells me goodbye. I can't sync anything.
I looked up jailbreak and unlocking, but don't know if that would solve the problem and it was so confusing (even though it claimed the steps were simple) that I don't know that I could do it anyway.
Does anybody know a solution to this? It is really frustrating to own a devicve that should be able to do everything other than make a phone call. I feel like I still should be able to use it to give to someone if I want and I know people have been successful in doing this, but somehow I have messed it up. HELP!!!
