I found an iphone3 and it has a passcode... I tried holding down the home and power button to reset the phone while connected to my itunes, but the phone doesnt reset or even turn off. What can i do to use this phone

I found an iphone3 and it has a passcode... I tried holding down the home and power button to reset the phone while connected to my itunes, but the phone doesnt reset or even turn off. What can i do to use this phone

I found an iphone3 and it has a passcode... I tried holding down the home and power button to reset the phone while connected to my itunes, but the phone doesnt reset or even turn off. What can i do to use this phone
We were going by your post. 'What can i do to use this phone"...
No offense intended, it's just that we see thousands of posts where people have different reasons for trying to use a stolen or lost device.

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