Erica Sadun of our sister site
TUAW has already upped the ante by throwing in a basic GUI frontend to the first
free, open source iPhone SIM unlock software. We've already got an early beta build of the graphical one-click iPhone-based software (sorry folks, it's not quite ready for release yet) and can confirm that despite the visual glitches you see above, it's already a fully functional one-click unlock solution, not too different from
IPSF's paid unlock software. Unfortunately, you still have to actually get the app onto the phone and go through the faux-activation process with your SIM afterward (and re-enable YouTube, if you so choose), but this is the first major step in automating the process of quickly and easily unlocking everybody's iPhone. More information as we get it.
Update: Partly edited to give proper credit to the proper developer of the GUI app, Erica Sadun; HaRRo, who supplied us with the above, glitched build, apparently based his version off of Erica's front end, but failed to credit her with creation of the app.
posted September 12th 2007 3:54AM
WOOOT!
Video of the whole shell thing is available at:
http://newsitepromo.com/iphone/iphoneUnlockedHowToVideo.html
Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This combined with the $300 4gb iphone makes the iphone almost tempting to me.
@ UberFu
Sure looks like there is.
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=BC784DCD&nplm=MA501LL/A
If you want it, you should get it soon. They're stopping production of the 4gb model, and will only be selling he 8gb soon.
Whats HaRRo's site?
No really, we still don't care.
well there seems to be enough people who care
go on, start your own blog with things filled with things that you care, we'll see how many people would care
Sweet jebus... This is a technology blog. This is technology. Don't read what you don't want to read! Or maybe you could ask Engadget for your money back since you don't like what you subscrib-- what's that? You didn't pay anything to read it?
You do realize that the more coverage the iPhone gets, the more other cell phone manufacturers like Nokia, Motorola, Palm, etc. have to step it up to compete with Apple.
With them having to step it up, we, as consumers, have much better choices of cell phones to choose from when those companies start rolling out with their own "iPhone killer".
The US cell phone market has been so stagnant for so long. It's about time somebody came along and shook things up. I'm thinking in a year or two, a majority of the cell phones on the market will have bigger and better screens, better web browsers, and probably WiFi standard.
that was quick
Remember back in the day when the iPhone wasn't released yet, and it was about to get released, and almost every post on this website was about the iPhone count-down, and we had the option to view Engadget WITHOUT iPhone related news?
Those were the days...
oh the good times!
those were the days indeed... i do miss it when people weren't forced to visit a certain website checking out certain things that they didn't care about... they didn't care but yet they were even forced to comment in those articles that they don't care about... oh the humanity
Those days live on! The feeds are still active: http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/tired-of-iphone-and-or-apple-news-on-engadget/
Gus ♥ Ryan.
Totally in a straight way, I just admire the fact that those feeds are still active, so that those of us who enjoy iPhone news (hopefully) won't have to put up with all those "I'm so tired of the iPhone!Wahwahwah!!"-comments as much.
Dagnamit- that "♥" was supposed to be a heart. Gus *hearts* Ryan. and Engadget. Gotta love gadgets.
Don't get me wrong, I got sick of the iPhone at launch, but then got to think it was alright, and now that it's affordable/hackable, I'm more interested.
I'm not going to get one, as
a)I live in Canada, so I'd have to import, thus paying a little more than retail
b)I just bought a SonyEricsson K810i, which Im quite happy with
I was just recollecting on those days when the comment section was like a pack of monkeys throwing their own shat at each other. It was quite lively! XD
brilliant!
Awesome....
You can't blink without missing a devolopment in the iphone scene....
Big up to you man and all the people who made this happen!
you rock dude !!
Open source is da way to go !
So that's *six* of your first 11 stories today about the iPhone.
Don't you think that's perhaps this iPhone obsession is just getting a bit silly now?
It's an important phone, but c'mon! It's not worthy of this much endless coverage.
Yes it is. However, perhaps an iPhone-Free engadget wouldn't be a bad idea to stop you all whining.
Hey Harro, you think it'll be ready by the time I get home from workt today (about 1pm est). I tried doing it the long way but I kept getting a "permission denied" error. I hope so. Good job. Thank god for you guys.
I don't want an 'iPhone-Free engadget' because it's an interesting, hugely innovative phone that has already made a huge impact on the mobile market.
What I'd like is more balanced coverage instead of this daily onslaught of iPhone titbits masquerading as news stories.
It's obvious that Engadget love the iPhone. And Apple loves Engadget. That's all cool, but at times it's like sitting next to love-struck teenagers slobbering all over themselves in public.
Get a room!
point taken - but at the same time, care to point out other gadget related news of today that hasn't been published yet?
that's the thing that people can't seem to grasp - there're not a lot of news about other gadgets on engadget because it seems there aren't a lot of news about other gadgets, simple as that.
c'mon, engadget even reported the 'new blue colored zune' ;)
I completely agree that this is getting old. The first page has 15 stories on it right now, 5 of which are about the iPhone unlock. Why does there have to be so many stories on the same subject? It just seems like Engadget is trying to make sure that no matter where you look on the site, you see an Apple post.
Well I think that is about the 100th Apple story of this week, whereas I never hear news on any other phones getting unlocked even thought the news is out there, might as well me called AppleGadget!
I bet you are running out of locked iphones to test this little contraption on!
AREN'T YOU GUYS SCARED THAT APPLE AND AT&T ARE GONNA SUE YOU???
Sue me what? That i like to play around with "MY" phone?
That was criminal that they lock it just for AT&T the first place... Just like i bought a house and the estate agents not allowing me to change my own lock because they want the old landlord to get in?
or telling me to only do my shopping in his/her store :S:S:S
I want to know if the program will be for Mac or PC? Or both?
Program runs from phone... you just have to get it there..
GUI version is nice... too bad I already took the long route to freedom...
http://www.freeiphoneunlock.com/unlock/
thats the BETA of the GUI app.
Bring on more cracks for the iPhone, Open source is definately the way to go, great job guys!
HaRRo is stealing the idea from www.iphone.unlock.no
I say donaters go half to harro, half to the dev team..
Oh good. I was beginning to wonder if you'd forgot about the iPhone.
iPhone - Apple store is down? upgrades on the way?
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?nnmm=browse&node=home/iphone/iphone
Unlocked ihpones for 600$? :)
Jolly well done
Well I am from England......
Its here, Its here
How exciting. The gui application is available
I am all for hacks and flashing phones but If your battery die in the iPhone wouldn't Apple void your warranty since you do have to send it back to them
Hi All
I have an issue connecting myself to the root directory of my iphone thu Fugu. I Can't reach my phone. Do you have any idea why?
way to stick it to the man!!!
http://www.spymac.com/details/?2243834
Someone is SELLING this already! I got an email from iphoneworldwideunlock.com that is giving this app to people who paid $50 for iphone sim free... thats's insane.
Has anyone had it work with the GUI? I can't get it to show up on my phone...