How To Replace Your Original iPhone With The New iPhone 3G  

Many of you currently have an older iPhone and you plan on upgrading to the iPhone 3G but what do you do with your old iPhone? So how do you smoothly move from the original iPhone 2G to the new iPhone 3G and keep all of your current information, songs, and files?

It is actually a very easy process to push your original iPhone info over to the new iPhone 3G. iTunes will allow you to do this and on July 11th when and if you pick up your new iPhone 3G you can use the backup of your old iPhone and push that information over to the new iPhone 3G. All of your passwords, SMS messages, email accounts, contacts, photos and other personal settings will all be transferred over with ease.

Here are a few steps that will allow you do this once you get your hands on your new iPhone 3G.

1. Connect your original iPhone to iTunes and sync it. You must verify that you have backed up your original iPhone to iTunes.
2. Disconnect your original iPhone and connect your new iPhone 3G to iTunes. iTunes will now ask you if you want to restore from a backup or set up the iPhone 3G as a totally new phone. You will want to select the option to restore from a backup option.

Now, the $199 or $299 dollar question is what do you do with your old first generation iPhone?

AT&T has confirmed that owners of first generation iPhones that have upgraded to the new iPhone 3G will be able to deactivate their original iPhone and use it as basically an iPod touch. You will still be able to access all features (except make phone calls, duh!) and even the iTunes store via Wi-Fi.

If you want to hand your old iPhone down to a family member or use it as another cell phone that can be done also. You can reactivate your original iPhone to utilize another cellular phone number (see your AT&T rep.) with no problem.

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