10-06-2013, 01:23 PM
I have only read here on this august forum about iPhones and only somewhat familiar with them because I have had only Android phones mainly because I have never paid for a phone until the one I have now. As a result, I don't have an iPhone myself but my wife does. Now, she has used it as a phone, for texting, and light surfing. She is talking about getting a new one now because she's had this over two years (Verizon) but I realized that if we put it out there for sale, I have no clue what it might be worth. Plus, I also realized-and never asked her-if she's ever hooked it up to her computer! I don't think she ever has!
Reading posts here over the years, my first worry is that if I connect it to my computer to back it up, can I do so without it automatically downloading iOS7 and having it possibly messing things up, as I've read here happening to some folks? There is also an issue with a notice that keeps popping up saying something like, "This accessory is not optimized..." and seems to pop up randomly. The forum told me that it came from some sort of damage to the phone, and she told she had dropped it in the sink one time and got it wet!
So my questions are:
Should I even try to update to iOS7? Would it effect a selling price?
Can I back it up before selling without it automatically updating the iOS? And how do I nuke and pave an iPhone before selling?
Can I do something to stop the pop up notice?
And, what would be a good price?
I think it's a 16GB.
Thx for the help!
Reading posts here over the years, my first worry is that if I connect it to my computer to back it up, can I do so without it automatically downloading iOS7 and having it possibly messing things up, as I've read here happening to some folks? There is also an issue with a notice that keeps popping up saying something like, "This accessory is not optimized..." and seems to pop up randomly. The forum told me that it came from some sort of damage to the phone, and she told she had dropped it in the sink one time and got it wet!
So my questions are:
Should I even try to update to iOS7? Would it effect a selling price?
Can I back it up before selling without it automatically updating the iOS? And how do I nuke and pave an iPhone before selling?
Can I do something to stop the pop up notice?
And, what would be a good price?
I think it's a 16GB.
Thx for the help!