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Can I turn a 4th gen. iPhone into an iPod touch?

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AniSaps

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I have an iPod touch (2nd gen., 8GB) and am ready to upgrade to take advantage of the new cameras on the 4th gen. ITouch. However, in comparing prices, I feel more inclined to buy a 4th gen. iPhone. I have heard that it has been possible to use the iPhone as you would an iPod touch, but I haven't been able to find literature on the 4th gen. Models. Is a SIM card required in some way? Is it still possible to jailbreak? Does it still have WiFi available? These are my main concerns..seems like a good idea if it's possible! Let me know what you know regarding this, thanks!

Anitra
 
AniSaps said:
I have an iPod touch (2nd gen., 8GB) and am ready to upgrade to take advantage of the new cameras on the 4th gen. ITouch. However, in comparing prices, I feel more inclined to buy a 4th gen. iPhone. I have heard that it has been possible to use the iPhone as you would an iPod touch, but I haven't been able to find literature on the 4th gen. Models. Is a SIM card required in some way? Is it still possible to jailbreak? Does it still have WiFi available? These are my main concerns..seems like a good idea if it's possible! Let me know what you know regarding this, thanks!

Anitra
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An iPhone will do all that an iPod Touch can do... Plus the phone function.

But you can't just walk into a store and walk out with a $200 iPhone 16GB.(or $300 iPhone 32GB) ;)
There are strings attached... like, a forced 2 year contract with AT&T phone plan with a data plan on top.

Or... you can buy an iPhone with no strings attached off ebay for about $700. Then you gotta figure out how to activate the phone. :)
 
you just need a sim to activate the phone everytime you perform a restore... and yes everything will work without a sim card only thing that won't work will obviously be sms and phone
 
OP they are not comparable in price. The initial outlay for an iPhone 4 is low but you will be locked into a 2 year contract with a carrier. The new iPod Touch is just a one off fee. If you need a phone then go for the iPhone 4, but to buy an iPhone 4 and use it as an iPod is frankly silly.
 
Thanks for the info everyone...looks like the fine print makes this idea less affordable for me, unless there are smoking deals in the private market without a contract.
 
yeah and there are alot of scammers on the internet that sell iphones so please be careful if you ever buy off of ebay or craigslist.
 
You can buy an iPhone from best buy with no contract and a sim card in it, that's what I did.
 
AniSaps said:
Thanks for the info everyone...looks like the fine print makes this idea less affordable for me, unless there are smoking deals in the private market without a contract.
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If you are currently with att, you can "upgrade" to this and then call att switch back to your previous phone and remove the data plan. Then you are only getting hit by the contract extension and still get iphone for 2-300 :D
 
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