Preordered iPhone 4, giving 3GS to wife...question about process.

So I preordered a new iphone yesterday. When I get it I imagine I'll just activate it and sync it with iTunes and keep on rolling. My question is what is the process with my old 3GS that my wife will be taking. If she puts here SIM in it and connects to iTunes will it attempt to reactive it then set up as a new iPhone? I haven't done this before so I'm just wondering. Also, will we be able to share apps? Probably stupid questions but I just haven't dealt with this before. Thanks!
Stephen

Allan Sampson wrote:
Does the person receiving the hand-me-down 3Gs have their contract altered by AT&T other than the addition of the iPhone dataplan? ie - does their elegibility for an iPhone 4 upgrade get impacted by this move?
No, since AT&T is not providing a subsidy for the iPhone tied to the person's line/number that activates the iPhone. AT&T provided a subsidy for the iPhone to the person that originally purchased the iPhone when new, which is tied to that person's line/number in regards to qualifying for upgrade or discount pricing with a new phone.
The person activating the used 3GS may need to sign a new two year contract, but AT&T did not provide a subsidy to the person that activates the 3GS .
I'm in the same boat, my wife really wants a white iPhone 4 and is content to wait until it's available in mid-August (or whenever it's released). She is currently using my old EDGE iPhone and last night the touch screen malfunctioned, she managed to turn it off and got that reset but it seems to me it's time to upgrade. My hope is she could use my soon-to-be-available 3GS phone, but I don't want her locked into an AT&T contract with that, I'd like to be able to slither out of the 3GS when the white iPhone 4 is available. Any thoughts on that?

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