iPhone with no Phone. Yes It is Possible!
I have heard lots of people who would like to have the iPhone but they don’t want a sophisticated phone. It is an expensive solution but it is possible!
Johnny Appleseed from GigaOM forums gives the reasons that he did it and how he did it:
Too expensive anyway without the phone? Think again. You’d need to buy these items to get the same functionality:
- 8 GB iPod Nano: $250 (doesn’t play movies, lacks widescreen, and battery life isn’t as good as iPhone)
- Nokia Internet Tablet: $400 (only has about 400MB of memory and lasts only 3 hours on battery; so you’ll need to buy an extra battery to match the life of the iPhones: ADD $50 and 2x 4GB SD cards to get same memory (but your purchased iTunes music won’t work in it): ADD $100
- PDA (since the Nokia & Nano lack comparable PDA of iPhone): $100 (cheapest Palm)
- To match the iPhone WITHOUT it’s Phone features active, you’d have to pony up $800 not to mention add an extra pound or so of additional gadgets.
- Everything (WiFi, Web browsing, Music, Video, iTunes Sync…) still works without the AT&T service
Johnny gives the step-by-step instructions HERE!
[Source GigaOM]
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Cute story, and even though it’s tongue and cheek Johnny’s going to be real disappointed with that Nokia internet tablet. Even the newest one is garbage - laggy as can be!
Nice site you’ve got going btw!