Use for Original iPhone

Sell it and use the money to pay for a therapy session for your friend to help deal with the paranoia she has.

put in a speakered dock it can work as a nice enough online radio player and player of the nas or itunes central music

thats what I use my ipod touch 1g for

it works best in the dock as the batt dont have that much time in it anymore

The EMF from an iPod touch would be just as hazardous, or just as non-hazardous, as that from a cellphone. The only difference is that an iPod touch wouldn't be held to one's ear, and that can be accomplished by using a headset with the cellphone, something most cellphones support.

She should also be aware that Skype charges for calls not made to other Skype users, so she might or might not experience a savings over her current cellphone bill.

Regards.

SimonJester753 wrote:

What if anything do I need to do to make the old iPhone useable for her? Do I pull the chip out or leave it in?

What's the latest iOS the original iPhone can use?

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3406

You should keep the SIM for the iPhone as you will need it if you ever need to restore and reactivate it (you need a SIM in in to activate it, but not use it once activated). iTunes will upgrade to the latest available for you (3.1.3, I think?).

Also note that in the USA at least, as long as there is a SIM in it, it will still be able to make 911 calls, even with no plan associated with the SIM (federal law).

Oh, and skype requires an iPhone 3G minimum - won't work on an original iPhone.

Group 2B, in which the WHO categorizes EMF as "possibly carcinogenic", also includes things such as orange oil, pickled vegetables, talc-based body powder, titanium dioxide (recommended by many medical organiations as a safer sun block), nickel (the metal), and coffee. Rather a "catch-all" of possibilities, and while not to be dismissed, not exactly a damming statement. If you read the full monograph, it says:

"The evidence was reviewed critically, and overall evaluated as being limited among users of wireless telephones for glioma and acoustic neuroma, and inadequate to draw conclusions for other types of cancers. "

...

The conclusion means that there could be some risk, and therefore we need to keep a close watch for a link between cell phones and cancer risk."

This WHO statement is therefore only a statement of concern and a call for additional study, not a definite statement that cellphone use causes cancer.

It's certainly her choice what risks she wishes to avoid. We all make such choices regularly, about all sorts of risks. But an iPod touch is not likely to be much less of a risk, if any, that a cellphone,

Regards.

I did not say that such concerns are crazy, only that the WHO report is not confirmation that such concerns are at this time supported by concrete evidence.

Not at all sure why you bring up email. Since you stated that your friend was interested in Skype or another VOIP solution, that seems irrelevant to the question at hand.

Regards.

Getting back to the OP:

1. Nothing wrong with awareness of cellular radiation, but if it's a big problem, better not have a cell phone ever.

2. Skype won't run on the original iPhone. I would use it as a media player, make calls/SMS, or use the Remote app to control an iTunes library (if the device can run it).

3. Leave the SIM card in there. You may need it.

4. The latest version of iOS for that phone is 3.1.3