Didn't you know that jumping onto the "First comment!"-bandwagon, you are automatically reserved a slot at the gadget-hell in your afterlife?
So, be prepared for iPhone knockoffs, "Sonny" mp3's, laserdisk players, the flashing Xbox360 RROD as traffic lights, HDTV over serial RS232 connections and loads of other horrible, HORRIBLE stuff. From a gadget-minded lad, that is. ;)
READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO UNLOCK A BRAND NEW iPhone USING WINDOWS
This is still a little misleading. I'm an experienced software developer and I still found the inital "jailbreak" process to be daunting on a new & unactivated iPhone.
Ibrickr is a GREAT tool that gets you 80% there but it still requires the latest iPhone firmware to begin... and that's not easy to get unless you have already activated your iPhone.
I have done a couple of unlocks now, and this is without question the easiest guide: http://iphone.unlock.no/
The easiest way to unlock via windows is by using someone else's iPhone/computer who has already activated their phone to help you get started.
1. Start with your buddy's iPhone sync'd with iTunes open.
2. Open iBrickr and click start.
3. Click the Restore button on the iPhone page, and act as if you are going to restore the firmware on your friend's iphone (don't worry, you won't).
4. When iTunes indicates it's downloading the update/firmware for the iPhone, unplug your friend's iPhone and replace it with the phone you want to activate.
5. Now follow the instructions in iBrickr, and you're good to go...
This is awesome news! and all the credit goes to the countless hours put in by all of you guy's at engadget! On another note Im having so much trouble staying connected to "ibrikr".after i activate my iphone using the lockdown file on ibrikr is doesn't stay connected to my phone. I have restored the iphone many times just to get a connection through ibrickr to try to complete the unlock. I have been so close i think my iphone did a back flip! I have put in countless hours and it seems I left off where i started. If anyone help me out with some usefull info that would be appreciated! Thank you
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Steve Butler @ Sep 15th 2007 9:20AM
First cocmment?
Oh well if not I'm just sad like that.
This is FANTASTIC news!
Thanks engadget
Michael Christoffersen @ Sep 15th 2007 9:30AM
Didn't you know that jumping onto the "First comment!"-bandwagon, you are automatically reserved a slot at the gadget-hell in your afterlife?
So, be prepared for iPhone knockoffs, "Sonny" mp3's, laserdisk players, the flashing Xbox360 RROD as traffic lights, HDTV over serial RS232 connections and loads of other horrible, HORRIBLE stuff. From a gadget-minded lad, that is. ;)
-See you there.
Steve Butler @ Sep 15th 2007 10:32AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Will @ Sep 15th 2007 10:40AM
READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO UNLOCK A BRAND NEW iPhone USING WINDOWS
This is still a little misleading. I'm an experienced software developer and I still found the inital "jailbreak" process to be daunting on a new & unactivated iPhone.
Ibrickr is a GREAT tool that gets you 80% there but it still requires the latest iPhone firmware to begin... and that's not easy to get unless you have already activated your iPhone.
I have done a couple of unlocks now, and this is without question the easiest guide: http://iphone.unlock.no/
The easiest way to unlock via windows is by using someone else's iPhone/computer who has already activated their phone to help you get started.
1. Start with your buddy's iPhone sync'd with iTunes open.
2. Open iBrickr and click start.
3. Click the Restore button on the iPhone page, and act as if you are going to restore the firmware on your friend's iphone (don't worry, you won't).
4. When iTunes indicates it's downloading the update/firmware for the iPhone, unplug your friend's iPhone and replace it with the phone you want to activate.
5. Now follow the instructions in iBrickr, and you're good to go...
HaX80r @ Sep 15th 2007 10:44AM
Um, I still have my laserdisk player. And I still use it. And I am now going to try to get video over RS232 because you said that.
Anyway, this looks great. Everyone in AT&T management must be screaming/crying right now.
Steve Butler @ Sep 15th 2007 10:51AM
Either that or they're completely ignorant to the whole 'iPhone unlocking market' coff coff schiller coff coff
mike @ Sep 15th 2007 6:48PM
This is awesome news! and all the credit goes to the countless hours put in by all of you guy's at engadget! On another note Im having so much trouble staying connected to "ibrikr".after i activate my iphone using the lockdown file on ibrikr is doesn't stay connected to my phone. I have restored the iphone many times just to get a connection through ibrickr to try to complete the unlock. I have been so close i think my iphone did a back flip! I have put in countless hours and it seems I left off where i started. If anyone help me out with some usefull info that would be appreciated! Thank you