iPhone sold on ebay: Restore enough?

[Hambones]

I sold my iphone 2g on ebay, and I did a factory restore through iTunes with a downloaded 3.0 IPSW file (using the ctl+update).

Is this enough to give to someone or should a wipe (through the iphone) necessary? If so, how could I do this as now my iphone is at the Activation screen since it was factory restored.

Thanks!

 

[Diseal3]

I would do a wipe in DFU mode to make sure everything is cleaned to its best ability. I know the blackberrys offer a advanced wiping abilty, wish the iphone offered that.

 

[Hambones]

I would do a wipe in DFU mode to make sure everything is cleaned to its best ability. I know the blackberrys offer a advanced wiping abilty, wish the iphone offered that.

How could I do a wipe in DFU mode?

 

[Diseal3]

Doing a google search or looking on youtube is your best bet. In a nutshell:

1.Turn off phone
2.Turn on phone as soon as screen lights up start holding home button.
3.When phone Shuts off release ONLY the power button not moving your finger from the home button.
4.Keep holding.

the screen will be blank and black dont worry! Itunes should open saying the iphone is in recovery mode, then just restore. This should do a COMPLETE restore.

 

[Hambones]

Thanks, did exactly that and went into DFU and performed wipe.

I'm only skeptical because the wipe from the actual phone itself took about 2 hours on my 3g. This took about 5 minutes. Just want to be sure I'm getting rid of everything..

 

[Diseal3]

Thanks, did exactly that and went into DFU and performed wipe.

I'm only skeptical because the wipe from the actual phone itself took about 2 hours on my 3g. This took about 5 minutes. Just want to be sure I'm getting rid of everything..

Well now you wiped it twice, so double security. Other then that, I dont recall there being any more extensive restores im pretty confident in telling you all your data is wiped.

 

[bob616]

most secure way to wipe you iPhone is to go into settings>general>reset>erase all content and settings.

This can take up to two hours though.

 

[Hambones]

most secure way to wipe you iPhone is to go into settings>general>reset>erase all content and settings.

This can take up to two hours though.

This I understand. However, I already did a factory restore through iTunes so now the phone is at the iTunes/Activation screen. I have no way of accessing anything on the phone itself (wipe you describe above) without inserting a sim card into the device and activating.

Right?

 

[Diseal3]

Yes, dont worry. Its clean.