Restoring an iPhone
Updated: 2010-03-09 06:19:59
MacRumors user Shenaniganz08 did a nice job on his newly bought secondhand abused iPhone 3G. Here’s how story goes:
“My previous iPhone was stolen at the gym, low on funds I decided to buy the cheapest iPhone I could find that worked regardless of condition. I found an iPhone 3G that had being completely abused and [...]

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