[X4U] Can you use the iPhone 3G without the cellular service

[Mark Deniken]

on 6/26/08 4:55 PM, John F. Richardson at richards at spawar.navy.mil wrote:

> Can you use the iPhone 3G without the cellular service (just never sign up
> for service)?

Not without jailbreaking it.  There are reports that Apple and AT&T will
require signing a contract in order to purchase... But no one is really sure
how that will work in Apple Stores.
 
> If so, what is the difference in features on the iPhone 3G 8GB and the
> iTouch 8 GB models?

Well, remove the phone, camera and GPS features, they are basically
identical... Both do email, web browsing... and all the iPod functions.
Though you can only use the Touch on a WiFi connection, since 3G is a
cellular service.  Plus, Touch users do not get the iPhone software updates
for free, they have to buy those from the iTunes Store.

-- Mark