Iphone 3gs Fake help

[pinnki]

i am about 2 purchase a iphone 3g s 32 gb from a friend of a friend and need some help. i have been hearing a lot about possible fakes and was wondering if u guys could help me a lil. MY MAIN QUESTION IS ON THE BACK OF THE 3G "S" DOES IT SAY 3G "S", i dont wanna buy a phone that is a 3g but the person selling says its a 3gs.

anything else would be super regarding differences in the 3g and 3gs that i should look at. thanks.

PS he has the box but i dont wanna go by that cuz its the box.

[BGray]

The back of the phone doesn't say 3G or 3Gs. It will say iPhone and have the HD size.

I'd be very cautious. I'm assuming this is unlocked? It's your call but depending on the price it might be worth it to just suck it up and buy one from your service provider. Unlocked phones are going to have some issues and often don't support all of the technology. JMO

[shahmiBro]

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[rwalker]

The back of the phone doesn't say 3G or 3Gs. It will say iPhone and have the HD size.

I'd be very cautious. I'm assuming this is unlocked? It's your call but depending on the price it might be worth it to just suck it up and buy one from your service provider. Unlocked phones are going to have some issues and often don't support all of the technology. JMO

Really? I've got an unlocked iPhone and as far as I know there's no missing functionality or anything. I travel a lot and using pay-as-you-go plans seems to be the best option so I got an unlocked one -- just bought it from the electronics store at a local mall. The only limits I've noticed depend on the local network eg. no 3G or something else.

[VBurd2128]

The biggest things you need to worry about encountering are iPhones that are unlocked (and any functionality problems associated with that) and 3G models being sold as 3Gs models.

As far as outright fake/counterfeit iPhones, you should have no trouble picking them out. I've seem some fakes out there that are so obvious it's not even funny.

[Jecs Duminy]

Always, when you're dealing in craigslist, be safe... exchange money in person in a public place. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

[myvouchercodes]

iPhone 3GS has more features than iPhone 3G. The difference between iPhone 3G and 3GS given below will make your idea more clear.

iPhone 3G

* This phone is cheaper than iPhone 3GS.
* The software updates for iPhone 3G are available for free.
* The speed of iPhone 3G is slow.
* The battery of this phone lasts long as compared to iPhone 3GS.
* This phone does not have digital compass.
* It has 2 mega pixel camera.
* Its RAM is less than iPhone 3GS, hence it is slow.
* This phone does not have voice control.
* It does not have video recording facility.
* The screen of this phone is not oil resistant.
* Water can damage the screen of this phone.
* It provides video playback for up to 7 hours while audio playback for almost 24 hours.
* On Wi-Fi, the Internet can be used for up to 6 hours.
* With this phone, you can only shoot videos and there is not provision provided for editing the videos.
* The memory of this phone can vary from 8 Gb to 16 Gb.

iPhone 3GS

* It is costly since it has advanced features.
* Most of the times, the software for these phones are available for free on the Internet except for a few.
* This phone works faster as compared to iPhone 3G.
* The life of the battery of these phones cannot be determined but, its life is definitely more than the battery of iPhone 3G.
* It is embedded with digital compass.
* This phone is embedded with 3 mega pixel camera along with video recording and auto focus.
* This phone also has a fast processor and has more RAM as compared to iPhone 3G. This helps in faster loading of web pages and applications.
* The phone has voice controls.
* It has video recording facilities.
* The screen of this phone is resistant to oil because of its oleophobic properties.
* The screen of this phone is resistant to water.
* This phone has video playback for 10 hours and audio playback for 30 hours.
* You can use Internet for up to 9 hours on Wi-Fi.
* This phone allows you to shoot as well as edit videos.
* Its memory can vary from 16 Gb to 32 Gb which is double of iPhone 3G. Since the memory is more, you can download movies.

[antation12]

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