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In article <i2ngig$sg$2@news.eternal-september.org>, RBnDFW
<burkheimer@gmail.com> wrote:

> I figured on using my 3G around the house for wifi web access after I
> upgraded to the 4. But since switching my AT&T service to the new
> phone, the old one is useless. Will jailbreaking it make it useful for
> wife web and email access? Run any apps that I had on it?

no need to jailbreak. it will work on wifi without a sim.

Wes Groleau

On 07-27-2010 13:30, Michelle Steiner wrote:
> Well, actually, I was quoting what Electronista.com quoted Cult of Mac as

Chill, Michelle. I'm not suggesting Apple didn’t say that.
In fact, it’s what I would expect them to say. I'm just
suspicious of the objectivity of someone who uses a term
like “Cult of Mac.�

--
Wes Groleau

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Michelle Steiner

In article <i2nje5$ebv$1@news.eternal-september.org>,
Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> wrote:

> > Well, actually, I was quoting what Electronista.com quoted Cult of Mac
> > as
>
> Chill, Michelle. I'm not suggesting Apple didn’t say that. In fact,
> it’s what I would expect them to say. I'm just suspicious of the
> objectivity of someone who uses a term like “Cult of Mac.�

"Cult of Mac" is the name of a web site. I doubt that they're any less
objective than any other Mac-oriented web site.

--
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Wes Groleau

On 07-27-2010 17:46, Michelle Steiner wrote:
> Wes Groleau<Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> wrote:
>> Chill, Michelle. I'm not suggesting Apple didn’t say that. In fact,
>> it’s what I would expect them to say. I'm just suspicious of the
>> objectivity of someone who uses a term like “Cult of Mac.�
>
> "Cult of Mac" is the name of a web site. I doubt that they're any less
> objective than any other Mac-oriented web site.

Oh. Didn’t know.

--
Wes Groleau

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Tom Harrington

In article <michelle-7516B7.14463627072010@news.eternal-september.org>,
Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:

> In article <i2nje5$ebv$1@news.eternal-september.org>,
> Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> wrote:
>
> > > Well, actually, I was quoting what Electronista.com quoted Cult of Mac
> > > as
> >
> > Chill, Michelle. I'm not suggesting Apple didn’t say that. In fact,
> > it’s what I would expect them to say. I'm just suspicious of the
> > objectivity of someone who uses a term like “Cult of Mac.�
>
> "Cult of Mac" is the name of a web site. I doubt that they're any less
> objective than any other Mac-oriented web site.

Yesterday they were actively promoting software piracy. I guess that's
objective?

--
Tom "Tom" Harrington
Independent Mac OS X developer since 2002
http://www.atomicbird.com/

RBnDFW

nospam wrote:
> In article <i2ngig$sg$2@news.eternal-september.org>, RBnDFW
> <burkheimer@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I figured on using my 3G around the house for wifi web access after I
>> upgraded to the 4. But since switching my AT&T service to the new
>> phone, the old one is useless. Will jailbreaking it make it useful for
>> wife web and email access? Run any apps that I had on it?
>
> no need to jailbreak. it will work on wifi without a sim.

That's what I thought, but it doesn't

nospam

In article <i2p9tr$92l$1@news.eternal-september.org>, RBnDFW
<burkheimer@gmail.com> wrote:

> >> I figured on using my 3G around the house for wifi web access after I
> >> upgraded to the 4. But since switching my AT&T service to the new
> >> phone, the old one is useless. Will jailbreaking it make it useful for
> >> wife web and email access? Run any apps that I had on it?
> >
> > no need to jailbreak. it will work on wifi without a sim.
>
> That's what I thought, but it doesn't

what does it do or not do? if the iphone was already activated,
removing the old sim should still work, with it saying 'no sim' at the
top. if it's no longer activated for some reason, you'll need to
activate it with a sim in it and then remove it.

RBnDFW

nospam wrote:
> In article <i2p9tr$92l$1@news.eternal-september.org>, RBnDFW
> <burkheimer@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>>> I figured on using my 3G around the house for wifi web access after I
>>>> upgraded to the 4. But since switching my AT&T service to the new
>>>> phone, the old one is useless. Will jailbreaking it make it useful for
>>>> wife web and email access? Run any apps that I had on it?
>>> no need to jailbreak. it will work on wifi without a sim.
>> That's what I thought, but it doesn't
>
> what does it do or not do? if the iphone was already activated,
> removing the old sim should still work, with it saying 'no sim' at the
> top. if it's no longer activated for some reason, you'll need to
> activate it with a sim in it and then remove it.

When I got my new #4 at the AT&T store, the transferred my data from old
to new, and handed my back both.
Of course, the transfer of data was very incomplete, and I had to later
set up all my email servers again.
But I turned on the old 3G to see what worked, and I got some sort of
message that it was inactive. I'd have to check Again for the exact wording.

nospam

In article <i2psi6$cj4$2@news.eternal-september.org>, RBnDFW
<burkheimer@gmail.com> wrote:

> When I got my new #4 at the AT&T store, the transferred my data from old
> to new, and handed my back both.
> Of course, the transfer of data was very incomplete, and I had to later
> set up all my email servers again.
> But I turned on the old 3G to see what worked, and I got some sort of
> message that it was inactive. I'd have to check Again for the exact wording.

if it says connect to itunes, then put a sim in it (deactivated is
fine, just has to be at&t, assuming it's locked) and let itunes
activate the phone. afterwards, remove the sim. if it's a deactivated
sim, you can leave it in, it doesn't matter if it's deactivated.

RBnDFW

nospam wrote:
> In article <i2psi6$cj4$2@news.eternal-september.org>, RBnDFW
> <burkheimer@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> When I got my new #4 at the AT&T store, the transferred my data from old
>> to new, and handed my back both.
>> Of course, the transfer of data was very incomplete, and I had to later
>> set up all my email servers again.
>> But I turned on the old 3G to see what worked, and I got some sort of
>> message that it was inactive. I'd have to check Again for the exact wording.
>
> if it says connect to itunes, then put a sim in it (deactivated is
> fine, just has to be at&t, assuming it's locked) and let itunes
> activate the phone. afterwards, remove the sim. if it's a deactivated
> sim, you can leave it in, it doesn't matter if it's deactivated.

I never saw any sim-changing. AFAIK the original SIM card is still in
both phones.