you could. So long as you had a battery that had power left in it, the iPhone 3GS would turn on and work. However, actually running the phone might be more problematic on account of its minuscule CPU and memory.

This phone has Bright, high-quality fingerprint-resistant touchscreen, Faster processor improves performance Improved camera with video recording, a large amount of internal storage, Decent autofocus camera with SD video capability, and Extremely fast and responsive.

After Apple slashed the price of the 3GS, it has been selling like hot cakes. I have had the phone for almost 6 months now and there is very little i can complain about. The interface is excellent and the feel of owning this device is amazing. There are the regular apple complaints like no flash, too much effort for media transfer etc but the overall feel of the product makes it worth it. Catch: You will go nuts trying to get a good case for this as most shops or online stores will only show you "Out Of Stock". Battery is an issue and the phone loses steam pretty quick on excessive internet and multimedia usage. Not the best at catching weak signals. You might find yourself switching the airplane mode on and off to refresh signal search.

I love my iphone but I have a gripe that I think applies to many. When things go wrong and you are out of the 12 months warranty nobody from Orange or Apple want to know you!!!!! It is well documented that problems existed with all the iphones so if there are so many problems, and lets face it iphones are not cheap to buy, why is it that you have to have expensive insurance to see out your contract. Are Apple basically saying that the iphone is only good if you have a 1 year contract? My iphone developed a software glitch and started calling people from my phonebook at all hours (even 2,3,4am) but the calls didnt show in the calls list. After several restores the phone then wouldnt recognise the Apple supplied charger so it effectively ran flat and couldnt be used. Orange and Apple didnt want to know as phone was 14months old. But luckily I have insurance BUT it took 9 weeks to get it fixed. Did orange credit me the lost 2 months? Did they hell as like. DEAR APPLE, I LOVE THE IPHONE BUT SEEING AS 1 YEAR CONTRACTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE WHY WONT YOU SUPPORT THE PRODUCT TO A MORE REALISTIC 18,24 MONTHS which would fit in more with contract lengths???????

I bought a iphone 3gs on wednesday thinking it was a brilliant phone everyone is going on about them oh you can do this and that its great i have liked the iphone since the first iphone came out a few years back and have wanted one and i wouldnt normally pay £400 for a phone but i thought apple was a good make wich it is in some ways. but i cannot connect my bluetooth from my iphone to my computer or any of my familys phone. and the battery life not that great either i have been charging this quite alot since i got it on wednesday the bluetooth and batterey really needs to be improved anything else i am happy with but im dissapointed with the bluetooth and battery. apple or the phone shops you buy it from should tell you this before you purchase it otherwise its false advertisement and i think that the price should be dropped for the poor bluetooth and battery life.

Coming up to the period now where I can upgrade this phone (I've had it for just over a year) so thought it was an ideal time to review it seen as though it's been very well used.

I've been very happy with it, zero tech problems with it, although now its full of apps it does get a little sluggish.

The best thing about this phone is its versatility - its ideal for email, web browsing, texting, calendars and much much more. And is in no way dated despite being 2 years old.

What could be improved? Battery life and the camera quality are the two let downs for me. I'd like to see a 5 megapixel + in the new one, with a flash as taking photos in poorly lit places is no good. Battery life is also poor (i have to charge it every night).

The iphone is actually much better than I anticipated! The features are fantastic; there is so much you can do with it. It is hard to imagine ever having another mobile again!
The battery life however is an issue. Mine lasts generally less than a day which is terrible if you don't have access to a charger - I sometimes have to take mine in to work which I don't like doing!
Another issue is how fragile it is. Although I have yet to experience this (and hopefully wont), some of my colleagues have found that the screen breaks very easily!

It's true, once you have owned an iPhone, you can't imagine how you managed without it! It becomes a communication hub, and on top of that is beautifully styled. The interface is excellent, and from day one, you don't miss having a physical keys to type with.

The only downsides are:

- The case isn't very robust (mine cracked after a relatively minor drop)
- The camera is in the wrong place. About 30% of my pictures have my finger over the corner
- Battery life isn't too hot, especially when using 3G
- My reception coverage is really poor, but I think it is down to O2 rather than the iPhone, so I can't hold it against Apple!

All in all, the best gadget I have ever owned.

sorry, could not find a better place to put this but just wanted to comment on Apple repairs service. I had a 3GS phone, which after upgrading to new firmware through iTunes stopped receiving operator signal. I research this online and found at least one case simmilar to mine, where the owner sent his (out-of-warranty) 3GS phone to Apple for repairs and they sent him a replacement phone free of charge. So I initiate a repairs sequence on their website, they send me a box and I ship them the phone for repairs. Apple warns me that I may be charged up to 147 pounds sterling. I get a replacement phone back in 3-4 days and a note that I will get a receipt for service charges later in the mail. Ok, so I figure, it is their fault so even if they carge me it will not be more than couple of pounds for shipping back and forth. i was stunned when I got the receipt from them showing they charged my VISA with full 147 pounds. i got on the phone and tried to reason with them but nothing happened.the conversation was with three different representatives. One told me that it was all because the phone was out-of-warranty. second one said my phone was "PHYSICALLY" damaged, they could not fix and had to charge me 147 for replacment phone. At that point I asked him if I could just get my old phone back and return the one they send me to get my money back. He told me , no, my original phone had been disposed off or recycled or whatever so nothing they could do. Finally I get to speak to a person who called himself (no joke) "THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY" several - a total jerk who wold not say much except repeating the phrase "WE WILL NOT REFUND YOU YOUR MONEY" in a riot police officer tone. When I would not agree this looser would also tried to intimidate me by asking me how/where/when I got this phone because it was not registered to my name. Can you beleive this?

Again, apologise to fellow reviewers and readers if this is slightly out of topic or in the wrong que.

100% this is one of the best phones in the world the touch screen is very responsive and it can do absoultly anything however the battery does run out quick so i got an app called battery doctor or somthing like that and it charges the phone to its full potentual and it lasts hours on end! it would definatley be in my top 5 of best phones it is expensive but your paying for something dont dont damage easily and that could last you years on end, i would definatley recomend this before i made the purchase i would have liked to known how good it was so i could have bought it years ago! i would give it 5 stars ***** and 100/100 for looks and how for how much the i phone offers eg: web,notes.alarm games and much more.

I have the iPhone 3GS on Vodafone and absolutely LOVE it...it took me a while to get used to the touch screen but now I would be lost without it. One down side is the battery life - it does need charged every day.

A bit of advice for Vodafone iPhone customers - the default WAP (mobile data settings) are incorrect. This doesn't matter if you have 3G coverage, however if you do not have 3G coverage in your area, the internet access will be painfully slow, if it works at all. The mobile data settings need to be changed to: (in settings - general - network - mobile data network)

APN - internet
Username - web
Password - web

All in all I am delighted with the Apple iPhone :0)

I love it a could not be with out it now. Will be getting a iPhone 4 soon.

After being a long time fan of the Sony Ericssons / Ericssons for almost 10+ years I thought..ahh what the heck they look pretty cool and if they do what they say it can then count me in. Very impressed with its speed, coverage and connectivity. The new update IOS $ or somethign like that made it run alot smoother and putting things in folders is simple fix but makes it alot better phone.
Great features and tones of apps. Get one!