What to do with broken iPhone 3G?

Question

A friend order an iPhone 4 to replace his iPhone 3G which has a cracked screen. He offered it to me.

I have AT&T on a family plan with no text or data. What should I do with the phone?

I'm open to suggestions, but I'm considering...

fixing the screen and then selling it. I'd put that money towards purchasing the iPhone 4 with a data plan.
fixing the screen and keeping it.
selling without fixing the screen.

I guess I could keep it without fixing the screen too, but...

Nippysaurus · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-21 05:38:57Z

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You can buy very cheap screen replacements on ebay (about AU$30). I have fitted one of these myself, it is not too hard.

answered Sep 21 '10 at 5:38

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I probably will do this, but not from eBay. I prefer iFixit (or anything) over eBay. – Moshe Oct 3 '10 at 6:03

bmargulies · Answer 2 · 2010-09-21 11:26:58Z

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I sold mine without fixing it and got a nice price on ebay.

answered Sep 21 '10 at 11:26

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A 3G? I'm curious how much. The 3G S is $99 new. – Moshe Sep 21 '10 at 12:19

somewhat over $100. Don't ask me to explain it, I can't. – bmargulies Sep 21 '10 at 18:08

Nice price. Don't bother explaining. ;) – Moshe Sep 22 '10 at 0:51

The price probably fell since iPhone 4 came out. – Moshe Oct 3 '10 at 6:03

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@Moshe the phone fell, the price fell ... – bmargulies Oct 3 '10 at 16:36

Am1rr3zA · Answer 3 · 2010-09-21 12:37:57Z

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answered Sep 21 '10 at 12:37

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