New iPhone 4; old 3GS; Sim cards

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okay, so I 'm thinking of getting an iPhone 4 (I'm eligible for the upgrade). I currently have a 3GS, and my son has my old 3G. If I get the 4, I would give my son my old 3GS, and sell the 3G.

In term of the 3GS/3G switcheroo, is it as simple as swapping SIM cards from his current 3G to my old 3GS so his number etc., are all good on the 3GS?

If so, what do I do about the "leftover" SIM to get the 3G ready to sell?

thanks for the thoughts on this.
 

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Yes you should be able to move the SIM from the 3G to 3GS to have it take his number over..you can sell the 3G without a SIM card since the person buying it would probably have one anyway..

If you wanted to sell with the SIM card, you might want to give your carrier a quick call to see how to make it a 'virgin' SIM card again..

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If so, what do I do about the "leftover" SIM to get the 3G ready to sell?

Remove it, keep it, or destroy it. Never sell a phone that you have used with the SIM card intact. Too much of a risk of personal data being left on it. And I'm not sure there is a positive way for the carrier to wipe it. They can disable it easy enough but personal data will probably still remain.

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