Decommissioned original iPhone won't connect to Internet on WIFI

I just got a 3GS today and wanted to give my original iPhone to my wife for use as an iPod and Internet appliance. It does not want to connect to the Internet. Do I need to restore it or something. Any ideas?

You don't need a sim card, put it in airplane mode & it should use wifi just fine. Without the sim card it becomes a touch, people do it all the time. You can put it in DFU mode and do a full restore if necessary.
Here's how:
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=1034

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markmb:~ Mark$ kextstat -kl | awk ' !/apple/ { print $6 $7 } '
net.telestream.driver.IODVDImage(1.0.4
com.parallels.kext.prl_netbridge(6.0
com.parallels.kext.prl_vnic(6.0
com.vara.driver.VaraAudio(1.0.1)
com.parallels.kext.prl_usb_connect(6.0
com.parallels.kext.prl_hypervisor(6.0
com.parallels.kext.prl_hid_hook(6.0
markmb:~ Mark$ sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk ' !/0x|apple|com\.vix|edu\.|org\./ { print $3 } '
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com.parallels.vm.prl_naptd
com.sierrawireless.SierraSWoCMon
com.roamingclient.cell.mac.roamingclient
com.parallels.desktop.launchdaemon
com.micromat.TechToolProDaemon
com.google.keystone.daemon
markmb:~ Mark$ launchctl list | sed 1d | awk ' !/0x|apple|edu\.|org\./ { print $3 } '
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com.parallels.vm.prl_pcproxy
com.parallels.desktop.client.launch
com.micromat.TechToolProAgent
com.hp.messagecenter.launcher
com.hp.devicemonitor
com.google.keystone.root.agent
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com.adobe.ARM.925793fb327152fd34795896fa1fb9ffa268b2a852256fe56609efa3
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markmb:~ Mark$ ls -1A {,/}Library/{Ad,Compon,Ex,Fram,In,La,Mail/Bu,P*P,Priv,Qu,Scripti,Sta}* 2> /dev/null
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tun.kext
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DivX Toolkit.framework
EWSMac.framework
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HPPml.framework
HPServicesInterface.framework
HPSmartPrint.framework
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DirectorShockwave.plugin
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Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.webplugin
Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
JavaPlugin2_NPAPI.plugin
JavaPluginCocoa.bundle
NP-PPC-Dir-Shockwave
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OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin
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Quartz Composer.webplugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
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Silverlight.plugin
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googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
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com.parallels.desktop.launch.plist
com.parallels.vm.prl_pcproxy.plist
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com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
com.micromat.TechToolProDaemon.plist
com.parallels.desktop.launchdaemon.plist
com.roamingclient.cell.mac.roamingclient.plist
com.sierrawireless.SWoCMon.plist
com.sierrawireless.SierraReset.plist
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Flash Player.prefPane
Flip4Mac WMV.prefPane
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AppleMPEG2Codec.component
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DivX Encoder.component
Flip4Mac WMV Advanced.component
Flip4Mac WMV Export.component
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Google Camera Adapter 1.component
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HP Trap Monitor
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com.apple.FTMonitor.plist
com.apple.SafariBookmarksSyncer.plist
com.apple.apsd-ft.plist
com.apple.imagent.plist
com.apple.marcoagent.plist
ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist
Library/Mail/Bundles:
Library/Mail/Bundles (Disabled):
Library/PreferencePanes:
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Library/ScriptingAdditions:
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I went to the Apple Store with a Genius onliine appointment a few hours after posting this. They couldn't connect it either. One of the terminals had CORRODED. In 4 months. They replaced the phone. I think I used it in the rain once.
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