When selling my iPhone 5, what do I need to do?

So I have decided to sell my new iPhone 5 and go back to the 4. I have performed all the necessary resets and have wiped out all the information. My question, is there anything special I need to to regarding the sim card and the LTE? I don't want the person buying my phone to have any issues with activation. Thanks!

You can leave the sim card in the phone, as the iPhone stores no data on a sim card & once deactivated, is useless to anyone. However, hackers like getting iPhones with deactivated sims already in the phone. Makes it easier to hack, & thus easier for you to sell.

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