Upgrading from iPhone 3 to a used iPhone 3GS

Hi,
I just got the iPhone 4, and would like to give my old iPhone 3GS to my father, who uses an iPhone 3.
Is this as simple as:
-wiping all my data off
-switching the SIM card
-sync with my father's itunes
I know that the complete phone wipe puts the phone into the state it was in when first purchased, so I'm leery of doing that before double-checking.
Or, am I destined to have to go to an Apple or ATT store?
thanks!

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