iPhone Help.

[brownaZn]

Well my friend has the first gen iPhone. He got it last Christmas, and he got it water damaged in about a month, a local cell phone shop fixed the phone for him, and he went on using it.

Now it only holds a charge for about 2 hours, and he is selling it to me for $50. (I am tired of WM6, and the Moto Q9M)

So what should I do here? I suspect a battery issue.


Also a few questions about the iPhone.

How easy are they to unlock? What companies can I use it with if I unlock it. Is it worth it?
Can you use WIFI instead of Data on it?

What is the cheapest plan to get with it.

(I would look up this info myself, but I am in England on vacation atm, and the computer, and internet I am using is crap)

 

[harsaphes]

for a hundred forty more you can buy a new one.

 

[rhansen5_99]

they are easy to unlock look for ziphone.... or something like that and you can use it with t-mobile or att, or practically and one with a sim card... just be careful because the phone will pull data automatically if you setup email like yahoo

most places have fee wifi... makes it a very valuable tool

the cheapest is prob a prepaid... but lol if you can get out of the 30/mo data plan you should be fine

 

[Blackforge]

I suggest using the Dev-Team software for your unlocking needs:

http://blog.iphone-dev.org/

You can use either PwnageTool or QuickPwn on the first gen iPhone (listed under the Official Torrents).

You can then use the phone on most/all GSM/GRPS/EDGE networks.

 

[theDreamer]

I suggest using the Dev-Team software for your unlocking needs:

http://blog.iphone-dev.org/

You can use either PwnageTool or QuickPwn on the first gen iPhone (listed under the Official Torrents).

You can then use the phone on most/all GSM/GRPS/EDGE networks.

Best bet on unlocking a first gen phone, I have done it with four or five and they all worked out great.
You can use wifi without using a data plan.
Once unlocked you can jump to any carrier with a sim card.
If you plan on staying with AT&T, I might suggest just getting the 3G iPhone though, you can still jailbreak the phone and applications through Cydia and such. Though unlock has just been released (for 3G iPhone), it is early and you can only use EDGE on T-mobile.

 

[Blown 89]

If you do a google search you'll find companies that sell removal tools for the phone. If all it needs is a new battery the hardest part is getting the phone open and soldering a new battery new in is very easy.