iPhone 3G unlock demoed on video
By Chris Ziegler 
posted Dec 21st 2008 4:27PM
posted Dec 21st 2008 4:27PM
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and there goes my iphone on ebay
Hope you get a lot of money for it, because you're still paying for that iPhone as long as you have a monthly contract with AT&T.
no, it was very easy to call and cancel my plan
the iphone is great but lets face it... its just not a blackberry storm :(
Not a blackberry storm... yeah the iphone actually works, and people aren't returning them in droves!
@ john
And why is that a bad thing???
The yellowsn0w video is here:
http://www.ipwner.net/ipwner/yellowsn0w/
I'll take one for tmo...
Well unless that G2 comes to fruition... darn, more waiting.
I don't mean to ruin your excitement but T-mobile 3G operates at a different frequency then the iphone 3G supports so you'd be stuck with EDGE even if you were on an iphone 3G
Uh Chris, the iPhone is quad band.
uhh page87, the iphone3g has Tri band UMTS / HSDPA: UMTS 850 / 1900 / 2100 for 3g.
tmobile operates on 1700mhz, which is none of those numbers.
Chris is correct, he meant the 3G frequences, the iPhone doesnt support Tmobile 3G
@ Chris and OziD
That's exactly why i don't have an iPhone 3g. I'm sure i could scrape up enough money to get one off contract, but I would have to unlock it and use it on TMobile, then what's the point? My credit is so bad i'd probably have to give ATT my daughters ovaries to get a contract, then she'd probably be a little pissed when she gets older and wants to make babies. So I guess I'll just stick with my first gen iPhone.
hahaha... Rob's comment for the funniest of the day!
..........hope your not considering going through with that plan tho
I was unlocking my iPhone 3G then I jizzed in my pants.
If you truly loved Apple, you would not do such ANTI-APPLE things
I DO truly love Apple. Your mother's Adam's apple, that is.
I'm guessing y'all haven't seen that youtube video yet.
I was eating an apple and I--
it's not anti Apple it is anti AT&T
Here is the URL for the uninitiated... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXfHLUlZf4
It's even better in HD!
Its still a shame in the US. Even after you unlock it you still cant use t-mobile 3G. 1700MHZ FTL.
Agreed. The whole mobile phone industry in the U.S. is a shame really.
Yep. It's all about money. Money rules everything.
Now I regret upgrading my baseband.... *sigh*
So is it possible to downgrade the firmware and baseband yet?
what's the point in unlocking when you're already tied to a contract.
i suppose it benefits payg users though.
Finally...
yay Now I can buy a iPhone 3G :D
yes! but no 3G :D isn't that just peachy...
Just if apple would allow us uk people to order online and subscribe from home:( even if they charged us a £100 fee for not registering it within 1 month or something that would be good. Doesn't look like us who want a cheap unlocked iphone without needing a contract will be able to get 1.
Anyone know if its possible to order in uk without having to sign up for contract there and then?
A pay-as-you-go iPhone maybe?
They're doing them Pay as you Go now...
http://shop.o2.co.uk/promo/iphoneindex/Pay_And_Go/3G
what program are they using to get the iphone to display on that mac
£342 tho for pay as you go phone from 02 :(
Yup, yea pay for not having a subdised phone on a contact. You end up paying nearly the cost of the handset, but usually on PAYG yea get the option to get it unlocked after yea pay X amount on topups.
I am not sure why you would want to go to T-Mobile. In the US there isn't much choice for you on a GSM phone. I do applaud the unlocking and I guess Pay as you go it another option. But I would not want to put my iPhone on T-Mobile, even if I could use their 3G
wow so should I buy an unlocked iPhone3g fir $700 instead of 199,,?
Will I get more apps with tmobil here's in USA??
So will 3g plan still be 30$ month with tmobil??
I don't think it matter's how much T-mobile's 3G plan is. From what I understand, AT&T and T-mobile use different 3G technology so you won't be able to use T-mobile's 3G network if you happen to live in one of the few places it's offered.
Well, on the other hand, it's the only phone on this planet that needs unlocking so you can finally freely start using it, that might excuse the histerical massive media coverage.
The firmware was 2.2. I thought this could not be done on 2.2 firmware?
It can be updated to 2.2 with the PwnageTool available only for the Mac. The PwnageTool strips the baseband update out of the firmware update and then updates the iPhone.
I'm tired of all the whining about AT&T's network. I'm sure where ever you live, AT&T's network is better than any network where I live.
does anyone know if tmobil will make iphone3g faster that att 3g?
i can buy unlocked 3g for 659$ instead of 199$ but 3g plan is 35$ thru tmobil usa,so doesnt save money.
will i have access to apple free apps store.,?
gps?
visual vmail.,?
is tmobil faster than att3g 2-3 mbps?
what are the benefits to pay $659 for iphone3g unlocked over 189$ in usa??
will unlocking void the 1 year apple warranty?
help
no, yes, yes, no, maybe but not on the iphone, better customer service, and yes.
to be a little more specific: you probably won't ever get tmobile 3g on an iphone 3g. the app store should work on an unlocked phone, gps has nothing to do with the cell phone service, no to visual voicemail on tmobile, tmobile might be faster i don't know personally, customer service is better @ tmobile and i think the plans can be cheaper if you do it right, and yes unlocking voids the warranty... if you took it into an apple store they'd tell you they can't even look at your phone if its jailbroken or unlocked.
time to sell for profit :D
браво браво.остана само да дочакаме да пуснат публично достъпния вариант .
Thats not entirely correct галин90!
Garst, I have AT&T and yes they are great in my area. Verizon's good too. T-Mobile is not.
yeah, when I had tmo, I would have to stand on the fifth step on my porch to get any reception.
nice, i still have my iphone sealed in the box, cant wait till this is released the value will go up!
I think the only deal deal is to buy a phone in the Us and sell it overseas...you can do quite a good money :-) and in europe 3g has the same frequencies as at&t uses...bye bye
hmmm... I bet I can probably fetch close to $1000 CAD on ebay for a phone i paid for $199... thats sick even if you take into account the ETF rogers/fido charges you ($400) for a brand new contract you still make about $400 LOL.
The real good thing about it is that you can take that $400 and buy the 16GB and a few accessories to boot!!
This is useful for me when I go to Panama to visit my family. Other than that, no use. ATT has been great to me in every sense.
Nice job. you get it to connect to the edge network but will it work on 3G? in Europe?
Will this work on Verizon's network
After unlocking the iphone 3g this way, will it still be possible to keep updating the phone when new updates are released by apple?
Hello guys, in a bit of a hot spot. I just bought an iphone updated it to the 2.30.03 firmware, now my phone doesnt work anymore, please can anyone help me??