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Tuesday, September 25, 2007
iPhone unlocking is dangerous, says Apple
"Apple has discovered that many of the unauthorized iPhone unlocking programs available on the Internet cause irreparable damage to the iPhone’s software, which will likely result in the modified iPhone becoming permanently inoperable when a future Apple-supplied iPhone software update is installed. Apple plans to release the next iPhone software update, containing many new features including the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store (www.itunes.com), later this week.
Apple strongly discourages users from installing unauthorized unlocking programs on their iPhones. Users who make unauthorized modifications to the software on their iPhone violate their iPhone software license agreement and void their warranty. The permanent inability to use an iPhone due to installing unlocking software is not covered under the iPhone’s warranty."
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Unlock your iPhone for FREE
The guys over at iPhone Dev Team have released FREE iPhone unlocking software.
Get it here: iPhone Dev Team
Not only is this software free, but it is also open source.
UniquePhones, Unique Group or iPhoneUnlocking.com have no relationship or affiliation to the iPhone Dev Team nor did we contribute to their solution.
We are just very happy to see this solution released.
Finally, set your iPhone free from AT&T.
Get Instructions: Here
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Monday, September 10, 2007
Want your Apple iPhone unlocked?
If you are currently holding the beauty that is the Apple iPhone in your palm, yet unable to properly use it, here is a solution.
iPhoneUnlocked.eu are preparing to release their unlock service. It was £45 but due to demand, they’ve reduced the fee to £39.95 per unlock. The first batch of unlock licenses are due to go live this afternoon .
More at www.iphoneunlocked.eu/.
source: http://www.smstextnews.com/
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Monday, August 20, 2007
IPhone unlock with TurboSIM
Note: TurboSIM will work with any SIM (v1/v2/v3/2G/3G/whatever)
If during the process you get an "AT+CPMS" error, there's a very high chance it's due to loose contact between the TurboSIM and whichever SIM it's piggybacking. Remove the SIM combination and nudge it a little to make sure they fit.
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for anything that happens to your phone.
Lets begin. First, you need to make sure of a few things:
Now we've got all the software part settled, lets move on to some hardware fixing:
If during the process you get an "AT+CPMS" error, there's a very high chance it's due to loose contact between the TurboSIM and whichever SIM it's piggybacking. Remove the SIM combination and nudge it a little to make sure they fit.
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for anything that happens to your phone.
Lets begin. First, you need to make sure of a few things:
- Jailbreak (link applicable for Windows users)
- SSH enabled (link applicable for Windows users)
- iPhone activated using your own AT&T SIM's token (DVD Jon's PhoneActSrv will not
(eg. iASign method using AT&T's ICCID. Link applicable for Windows users) work!) - You have the Turbo SIM - Blank Version available from Bladox or Votech
- Connect to your iPhone via SSH
- (I'm using SFTP in my example)
- Download turbo-cable-utils-iPhone-0.7.0-rev1.tar.gz
(much thanks to Zf_) - Unzip it, and place the entire content of the folder bin-iPhone into the iPhone's /bin
(You can remove the bins after you're done if you want. Ignore the folder patch.) directory. - Give executable permission to these files.
Chmod +x, or chmod permission to 0755 if you're using a client like WinSCP - Download applesaft-0.92.tar.gz (this is the AppleSaft app for TurboSIM)
- Unzip it, go to the bin folder in the file you've just unzipped, and you will find the file applesaft.trb
- Copy applesaft.trb into your iPhone's home directory (/private/var/root)
- Disable CommCenter :
- Download and/or open the file /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.CommCenter.plist on your iPhone
- Add
Disabled on the second last line
(last line being) - Save file and/or upload it back
- Restart iPhone
Now we've got all the software part settled, lets move on to some hardware fixing:
- Cut up the your own SIM card (the one you wish to use with the iPhone) until it fits the TurboSIM nicely. It is ok to cut a tiny bit more so that they'll fit nicely.
- Repeat the above process with AT&T's SIM card
- Insert the AT&T-TurboSIM combination very gently into the iPhone.
Be extra careful! The TurboSIM is notoriously brittle, and will crack if you use too much force! - Open up an SSH command terminal and enter the following command:
turbo-info - You should see a summary and OK
- Next, enter the following command:
turbo-app /private/var/root/applesaft.trb - You should see a reply with OK
- Enable CommCenter :
- Download and/or open the file /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.CommCenter.plist on your iPhone
- Remove the text
Disabled - Save file and/or upload it back
- Restart iPhone
- Go to your iPhone Settings menu > Phone. You will now see a new option SIM Applications
- Select it, then select Apple Saft, and then Set
- Remove the AT&T-TurboSIM combination (gently), and insert your own SIM-TurboSIM combination (again, gently)
- Restart iPhone
- Congratulations! If you've done everything correctly, it works now!
- To enable EDGE on your iPhone now:
- Go to your iPhone Settings menu > General. You will now see a new setting for EDGE
- Enter your carriers APN and/or username and password (consult your carrier if unsure)
- Important: It is possible for Apple to upgrade the iPhone's radio firmware and fix this TurboSIM "method". Do not update your iPhone's firmware until you're sure the update does not include the fix.
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Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Apple iPhone SIM unlocked for UK carriers
Don’t get your hopes up yet, folks. We still don’t have a software-only complete unlock solution to free our iPhone from the evil grip of AT&T, but we do have workaround. Hackers in Europe have devised a method to forge a blank SIM card with a SIM reader/writer to fool the iPhone into working on a non-AT&T network. The hack enables incoming and outgoing call and SMS text features. Getting your iPhone to work on any network is as simple (or as complicated, depending on how you look at it) as grabbing your Infinity USB Unlimited SIM reader/writer ($88 + shipping) and a blank SIM card ($8.27+shipping).
A Hackintosh forum member has already tested the hack and reports success:
"Just tested it - works fine with Orange UK - Call In/Out, SMS In/Out. Great job to everyone who made this possible (specially to the guy that edited the Hex file).
I used the subscriber ICCID, so maybe is best to edit the tutorial - activation should
be the last step.My thoughts on safety of using this: If so called ‘Total Unlock’ is released, it will be
probably patching of the baseband firmware to do a similar thing. So no worry about
alerting the network, the trick seems to fool only the good/bad guy check in the
baseband firmware."
Find the SIM hack tutorial here. And, as always, proceed at your own risk. Your subscriber may shut down your account in violation of your TOS. But, hey, having an iPhone on your non-AT&T network might be worth it.
source: http://www.intomobile.com/
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Thursday, July 05, 2007
How to Unlock iPhones
Where there is a walled garden, there's a way: five day into the iPhone launch, hackers are busy trying to "unlock" the iPhone: meaning trying to find ways where it will function as at least and iPod+Wi-Fi tablet of sorts, without being locked in AT&T's two year contract. At least two and possibly three claims have come out, where you can activate the iPhone without going through AT&T, or another variation where you use AT&T to activate the phone, then cancel and use a pre-paid AT&T SIM to do a workaround.
-- The first one, described by TUAW here, is pretty harmless...more a workaround than a hack.
-- The second one, by Jon Lech Johansen, aka the fearless "DVD Jon"...he says he has found "a way to activate a brand new unactivated iPhone without giving any of your money or personal information toAT&T NSA." The code is here, but only for the very technical minded.
-- The third one is a collaborative effort, where they claim to have released a "proof of concept activation program for the iPhone" that makes it possible to activate the device without an AT&T account, or re-activate after an AT&T account has been terminated. More described in this BB post.
source: MoCoNews
-- The first one, described by TUAW here, is pretty harmless...more a workaround than a hack.
-- The second one, by Jon Lech Johansen, aka the fearless "DVD Jon"...he says he has found "a way to activate a brand new unactivated iPhone without giving any of your money or personal information to
-- The third one is a collaborative effort, where they claim to have released a "proof of concept activation program for the iPhone" that makes it possible to activate the device without an AT&T account, or re-activate after an AT&T account has been terminated. More described in this BB post.
source: MoCoNews
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