I'm trying to use my iphone 3g as an ipod now that I've upgraded to an iphone 4. But it is telling me that I need to have a sim card in my iphone 3g to use it. I don't want to use it as a phone at all so I wouldn't think that I need a sim card.
Actually, I wanted to let my son use my old iphone 3g as an ipod now that I upgraded to the iphone 4.
But it has continued to shut down and say that needed to restore it.
The last time I did it, it's now saying that I need to have a SIM card in order for it to work.
Now, I'm not wanting him to use it as a phone or for texting, so I just assumed this would work. But it's been very challenging.
Any thoughts on what I need to do so he can use it as an ipod?
Thanks!
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