iPhone 3G running OS 3.0 unlocked, ultrasn0w release coming Friday

The iPhone Dev-Team (no relation) have been teasing us for a little bit now with what they've been saying is an iPhone OS 3.0-compatible version of yellowsn0w, and tonight in a video presentation they unveiled ultrasn0w, which should let you unlock any iPhone on the market, running any version of the firmware from 3.0 on down. The trick to how they're getting the jailbreak hasn't been revealed yet for fear of Apple making a fix at the eleventh hour, but if everything goes according to plan, the new hacking software should be out Friday in time for the iPhone 3G S (no guarantee it'll work on the new device). Hit up the read link to watch the magic happen right before your very own eyes.

[JAY @ Jun 16th 2009 11:31PM]

Cool? an Unlocked GSM phone Im shocked

[Troels C @ Jun 17th 2009 3:30AM]

It's also jailbroken. Which is pretty impressive in such a short timeframe...

[Information Central @ Jun 17th 2009 8:39AM]

It's sad that we're even commenting on this.

There is no excuse for locking the phone when THE CUSTOMER IS UNDER CONTRACT. We already have to pay the bill every month because of the contract, so we should have the right to take the phone to another carrier and pay them TOO if we want. Just like the airlines, the telcos get it both ways and we get reamed both ways.

But no; our representatives are bought.

[Troels C @ Jun 17th 2009 11:35AM]

@Information Central
I don't know how it is, state side, but here in Denmark there are some contracts that offer cheaper rates than those that come with the iPhone contract and now monthly subscription fees. Thats the Danish excuse. Naturally the phone companies want to lock the user to their rates and networks.

They should just make the damn thing awailable without contract :-\

[Troels C @ Jun 17th 2009 11:37AM]

Correction: In "contract and now monthly subscription fees", the word "now" should have been "no" ofcourse.

[niftygifty @ Jun 16th 2009 11:31PM]

but will current jailbroken apps be compatible with 3.0?

[tyler @ Jun 16th 2009 11:40PM]

I'm guessing wait until 3.0 is jailbroken, and those apps will be compatible.. No?

Not being sarcastic.. I'm holding off on 3.0 for this same reason. I don't want to break anything that's already (jail)broken.

[Zachary Waldowski @ Jun 17th 2009 12:21AM]

Unofficial jailbreaks have allowed most developers to make their apps work on 3.0. Many work without modifications. Others will be fixed quickly.

As soon as QuickPwn is released tomorrow, upgrade! Don't hold off!

[GnuGeek @ Jun 17th 2009 12:34AM]

Yes

Man i cant believe the intelligence of these guys. They must start developing their own rival OS for better capable phones.

[h0mi @ Jun 17th 2009 3:30AM]

@gnugeek- i kind of thought (or hoped) the whole "custom firmware" with qwkpwn and the like was going to lead to that.

[PiperSon @ Jun 17th 2009 7:49AM]

I unjailbroke (jailed?) my phone under 2.2.1 and was amazed at how much more quickly it ran. I may give it another shot under 3.0 but I'm quite enjoying the speed, even if I do miss SBSettings, PDANet and all the little tweaks that Jailbreak allows...

[ihackintosh @ Jun 16th 2009 11:31PM]

iPhone Hackers FTW

[iFargle @ Jun 16th 2009 11:32PM]

Wow, that was fast, lol

[rcarm @ Jun 16th 2009 11:35PM]

That's what you said.

[Setnev @ Jun 17th 2009 12:14AM]

No, that's what SHE said.

[yode @ Jun 17th 2009 12:36PM]

No, there is not a SHE in his life, therefore he is talking about himself.
Enjoy your hand.

[benzo @ Jun 16th 2009 11:34PM]

wow if they are that quick their girlfriends must not be very satisfied :P

[Li @ Jun 17th 2009 4:09AM]

love those guys, love my iphone 3g

[gib @ Jun 16th 2009 11:37PM]

Agreed. iPhone Dev-Team, you are the best!

[deetsnai @ Jun 16th 2009 11:37PM]

This just added $100 to the resale value of my iPhone 3G. Thank you iPhone Dev-Team.

[Setnev @ Jun 17th 2009 12:16AM]

You mean, subtracted $100, cause people are gonna want to buy the new 3GS with the jailbroken 3.0 firmware and not the older 3G with jailbroken 3.0 firmware.

[Zachary Waldowski @ Jun 17th 2009 12:37AM]

Or people want a cheaper-than-3GS unlocked GSM iPhone 3G? Dumbass.

[Li @ Jun 17th 2009 4:09AM]

only difference i see is video and voice command... is it really worth the initial rush of $750 for an iphone 3gs unlocked? or $420 for an iphone 3g unlocked running 3.0?

my bet is the 3g......

[m3tric @ Jun 16th 2009 11:38PM]

Good. Time to get rid of that worthless default OS that is so 2005

[Anthony @ Jun 17th 2009 12:16AM]

Thought it was so 2007, hmmm... whatever.

[dbonelee @ Jun 16th 2009 11:43PM]

Hello eBay. N97 will be here on Thursday. unlocked iPhone will probably pay for the N97.

[murmermer @ Jun 17th 2009 1:12AM]

i hope you love your threaded messages on your n97

[TimmyRaa @ Jun 17th 2009 5:44AM]

And enjoy your small battery life!

[superhobo @ Jun 17th 2009 6:12AM]

Threaded messages?!?!?! WHOOOOOOAOAAAAAAAAA

[iroydude @ Jun 18th 2009 4:39AM]

@TimmyRaa

small battery life? i think not.. i have the N97 and get through the day without losing a battery bar.. thats texting and listening to music as well as browsing the web

[holycow @ Jun 16th 2009 11:43PM]

Wow the devs are just amazing!

[kera @ Jun 16th 2009 11:44PM]

Will this work on the original iPhone running OS 3.0?

[Zachary Waldowski @ Jun 17th 2009 12:37AM]

That one's already unlocked, always and forever.

[benricemccarthy @ Jun 17th 2009 7:18AM]

Does this mean that for those of us with first gen iPhones, all we have to do is run a new version of quickpwn or pwnage tool?
And I assume like past versions the ispw files will be available on the dev teams site?

[benricemccarthy @ Jun 17th 2009 7:20AM]

Does this mean that for those of us with first gen iPhones, all we have to do is run a new version of quickpwn or pwnage tool?
And I assume like past versions the ispw files will be available on the dev teams site?

[adrian @ Jun 18th 2009 8:47AM]

Actually for us with the original iPhone, we can simply upgrade if we don't value the jailbreak (which will come later today most likely anyway), as the device will stay activated and unlocked.

[damiaking @ Jun 16th 2009 11:44PM]

wow already nice!!!!!

[lng0004 @ Jun 16th 2009 11:48PM]

Contradicting yourself there. "any iphone" yet "no guarantee it'll work on the new device"? Eh?

[Peter @ Jun 16th 2009 11:56PM]

They said any iPhone on the market. The 3G S hasn't been released yet.

[isunsunsun @ Jun 17th 2009 12:01AM]

SWEET!!!

[Ali Shah @ Jun 16th 2009 11:59PM]

Love u Dev Team!!!!!!!

[Be Fearless @ Jun 17th 2009 12:00AM]

Seriously, i don't get the reason why people would unlock the iPhone 3G and 3Gs. In the US, you can only use 3G with AT&T since T-Mobile uses AWS :\, and in Canada they only have ONE major 3Gsm network, which is Rogers...

And in Mexico and Latin America, the iPhone is available in multiple paying options and with multiple carriers (ex: in Mexico you can get it in prepaid and postpaid) while in El Salvador you can get the iPhone on prepaid and postpaid with 2 of the major GSM networks...

Asia is out considering the iPhone is not very popular over there to begin with and in Africa most countries only have one compatible GSM network

Am i missing something?

[Pibroch @ Jun 17th 2009 12:02AM]

I use the iPhone 3G on T-Mobile USA because of the GPS, and because I like the 3G hardware much more than the original.

[Bennett Pisaniello @ Jun 17th 2009 12:05AM]

hmm well maybe people dont want to use the ridiculous iphone plan, so instead unlock the phone and use the sim with their current cheaper plan

[Be Fearless @ Jun 17th 2009 12:09AM]

but then you have to pay $700-$900 for an unlocked iPhone 3G so you can only have GPS and a cheaper plan...o_O

not hating on the iPhone, but then why not go with a G1 or Behold if you want 3G and GPS?

[Pibroch @ Jun 17th 2009 12:11AM]

I didn't pay that much for the phone. I traded a laptop I repaired for a G1, and then traded the G1 for a scratched up 16GB iPhone. The touchscreen failed, and I took it to Apple and they swapped it for a refurb.

[boystar22 @ Jun 17th 2009 12:12AM]

I use my 3g on t-mobile (granted it's with a horrible rebel-sim currently) and my edge data generally runs faster than most of the 3G AT&T iPhone's my friends have. Plus my plan is extremely cheaper than AT&T.

[jimmy @ Jun 17th 2009 12:14AM]

travel much? the best part of AT&T is that it is GSM-based, like most of the rest of the world. By unlocking my iPhone (which it is...) I can go to London to work for a month, and just pop in a prepaid o2 SIM card. By swapping SIMS in each country I work, I get a local phone with local rates. That's why you unlock phones. Not for T-Mobile in the US.

[Turd @ Jun 17th 2009 2:41AM]

I have two sim cards, one american and one asian, I like being able to use it in both Asia and America without having to pay ridiculous roaming fees.

[Ramon @ Jun 17th 2009 2:12AM]

You forgetting a small continent called Europe ;)