I want to get the new 3G iphone but how am I going to sell this phone and change my number to the new phone etc.? There's no sim card in the iphone and I can save all my contact on my macbook so that wont be a problem. Will I run into any issues if I sold it on ebay?
How will I go about selling my current iPhone?
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There IS a sim card, its located on the very top. You'll need a paper clip
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305746
Good luck on selling it though especially if they're going to be releasing a 3g iphone
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305746
Good luck on selling it though especially if they're going to be releasing a 3g iphone
I believe what he meant was that he has already removed the SIM card in preparation for selling it.
No I haven't taken out my sim card. Do I have to if I'm going to sell it? I guess what I'm asking is what are the steps I should go about selling the current iphone and purchasing the new iphone. I'm new to the whole selling phone thing, I usually got a free phone before the iphone and when I changed to AT&T I didn't have to worry about my previous phone that thing was just thrown away.
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1. Sync the iPhone to the Macbook (this will make sure all your contacts are in the Address Book & appointments are in iCal)
2. Go into iTunes and select 'Restore' - This will wipe the iPhone clean and set it up as new (Make sure once its done restoring that you select SET UP AS NEW PHONE and don't restore an old backup)
3. Power down the phone and pop out your sim from the top (use a paperclip to open the Sim Tray)
4. Sell the phone, profit!
And yes, you need to remove your sim before you sell it. Its tied to your account and is basically your phone number. When you buy a new phone, you can just pop the sim in and be on your merry way. Thats the great thing about GSM phones, you can move your phone number with you to any compatible phone or even pick up a local number when your traveling internationally and use your current phone.
As I mentioned earlier, Unlocked phones carry a higher price tag, but I wouldn't recommend it doing it yourself if your not too familiar with the process. Currently the iPhone is locked to AT&T, so only AT&T sim card work inside the phone. Unlocking allows you (or anyone else) to use the iPhone on any GSM carrier, not just AT&T.
2. Go into iTunes and select 'Restore' - This will wipe the iPhone clean and set it up as new (Make sure once its done restoring that you select SET UP AS NEW PHONE and don't restore an old backup)
3. Power down the phone and pop out your sim from the top (use a paperclip to open the Sim Tray)
4. Sell the phone, profit!
And yes, you need to remove your sim before you sell it. Its tied to your account and is basically your phone number. When you buy a new phone, you can just pop the sim in and be on your merry way. Thats the great thing about GSM phones, you can move your phone number with you to any compatible phone or even pick up a local number when your traveling internationally and use your current phone.
As I mentioned earlier, Unlocked phones carry a higher price tag, but I wouldn't recommend it doing it yourself if your not too familiar with the process. Currently the iPhone is locked to AT&T, so only AT&T sim card work inside the phone. Unlocking allows you (or anyone else) to use the iPhone on any GSM carrier, not just AT&T.
sell it now, like right now. Before the rest of the world realizes the new one is coming out. Otherwise, you just lost yourself a couple hundred dollars waiting.
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