Can IPhone be used as iPod?

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Can IPhone be used as iPod?

I have an original iPhone. As a phone, it no longer meets my needs, as I can't get a bluetooth headset to work reliably with it and I'm reading about tons of problems with bluetooth and iPhones.

From what I've read, the newer iPhones are no better with bluetooth.

I'm shopping for a new phone now. Can I give up my phone service on my iPhone and continue to use it as an iPod and internet device? Do I keep the SIM card in it or do I pull it?

2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Mac OS X (10.5.8), Memory: 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3

Posted on Feb 17, 2010 7:44 AM

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Answer 1

roaminggnome

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Feb 17, 2010 8:11 AM in response to SimonJester753

We've had no issues with bluetooth, nor have most users.

You can use you de-activated iphone as an ipod. Keep the SIM card in it. Without it you cannot restore or upgrade software.

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Answer 2

Feb 17, 2010 9:13 AM in response to roaminggnome

Well, this is what I've been reading:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1804116&tstart=0

I'm well past my warranty, so I doubt that Apple will just give me a new iPhone.

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Answer 3

jinniferb

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Feb 17, 2010 11:16 AM in response to SimonJester753

Yes, I did this for quite sometime when ATT canceled my contract. It works just fine as an ipod touch+camera regardless of whether or not you're currently on a plan.

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Answer 4

Feb 19, 2010 12:45 PM in response to SimonJester753

Actually, now I think it's the headset, not the phone. I can't get the headset to go into pairing mode.

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