iPhone SimFree FREE tool (iUnlock) released...

[cliffjumper68]

And still not possible to download :) His server is under a massive DoS - wonder why.. Anyone up for playing the mirror game? (I would if I could, but can't because I have to have something to mirror)


Seeing as people are smarter than me (surprise!) and uploads to rapidshare and alike, there's no reason I donate BW for it :)

Just set up a torrent and that should solve the DoS problems. Leverage the network not clog it.

[cliffjumper68]

Check you PM's..

Sweet! I have T-mobile BB plan too, does the email functions work from the mail app?

[compuguy1088]

For anyone who is wanting to unlock an iPhone on a mac, I ran into a guide that may help (since I do not have a iPhone, I cannot test it):

Originally found here (Hackint0sh forums are slow, so I'll repost it here as well):
http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=5883

A very easy tutorial of Dev Team Unlock for Mac

I will post a very easy tutorial of Dev Team Unlock for Mac

-First you will need to install the app from nullriver, once you have it on the iphone open it and install things in this order:
-Community Sources
-BSD Subsystem
-OpenSSH
-Open Terminal

Link for the iUnlock files (iUnlock , nor and ICE03.14.08_G.fls):
http://rapidshare.com/files/55046131/iunlock-Contains-Files.rar
Link to get bbupdater, inside that pack you only need to use bbupdater:
http://rapidshare.com/files/51207171/Geohack.rar
Link for App installer:
http://iphone.nullriver.com/beta/

Then you need to install FUGU on your Mac once you have it go back to the iphone, se the iPhone for having a Static IP adress and set it so it will never get lock! now you are ready to open FUGU at your Mac, im going to post the steps once FUGU is open on your Mac:
-type the iPhone IP adress you set on it earlier
-it will ask you for the password of the iPhone, the password is "dottie"
-now you are inside the iphone system go to "usr" folder of the iphone
-create a new folder on the iphone called "local, open it and create inside it a new folder called "etc"
- go back to usr folder on the iphone and now get into the "bin" folder located inside "usr" folder, here you have to upload three files, "iunlock", "ICE03.14.08_G.fls" and "nor"
-now get back to the intiall folder inside your iPhone and get into your "bin" folder (not the one inside usr folder), here you have to upload the bbupdater
-now get back to the initiall folder of the iPhone and get into your "system" folder, once inside it open the "library" folder and then open the "launch deamons" folder here you will see this file "com.apple.CommCenter.plist" copy that file yo your computer and then erased it from the iphone.
-Now you have to shutdown your iphone, and then restart it
-Once the iPhone is on and connected to the Wifi open the terminal in your Mac and type this to get into the iPhone "ssh -l root here you wright your ip adress" then enter/return
-now it will ask you the password type "dottie" enter/return
- once inside the iphone type "cd /usr/bin" enter/return
-"minicom -s" enter/return
- Select "Serial port setup" (with your down arrow key) then press enter/return.
-At the next screen, type: A
-Your cursor will now be at the "Serial Device" line. Type: /dev/tty.baseband Then press enter/return.
-Press the escape key. Select "Save setup as dfl" and press enter/return. You will get a pop up message saying "Configuration Saved".
-Select "Exit". Then press enter/return. then close that terminal window
-Open a new terminal window and type "cd /usr/bin" enter/return
- type "iUnlock ICE03.14.08_G.fls nor" enter/return, the iphone should take like 20 minutes to get this process done
-once its finished type "bbupdater -v" enter/return
-now type "minicom" enter/return
-type "AT" enter/returnyou should get OK for response
-type AT+CLCK="PN",0,"00000000" enter/return you should get OK for response
-type AT+CLCK="PN",2 enter/return you should get this for response "+CLCK: 0
OK", if this is the case your iPhone is unlocked
-now open again the FUGU on your mac log into your iphone the same way you did it before
-go to "system", "library", "launch deamons" and inside that folder put back the "com.apple.CommCenter.plist" you copied before to your mac now closed fugu, shutdown your iphone, put inside it any sim card you want , then turn it on and i should work!

IMPORTANT:!!!
guys if you get this message from FUGU "WARNING: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED"! guys if you get this error an the beggining (during the first time you try to connect to your iphone) the solution is simple just go back to the iphone and type on it a different Static IP then go back to FUGU type the new IP adress and that should work!
thats all! is not that hard if you follow step by step! inclusively you could copy the commands i have written ! remember enter/return means type that key of your keyboard after typing what is beetwen the ""

good luck and hope this helps you!

THANKS TO ALL THE DEV TEAM FOR THEIR GREAT JOB AND EFFORT! I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE SPECIAL THANKS TO SAM HE HAS BEEN HELPING ME WITH SOME ISSUES I HAD ON MY IPHONE HE IS SUCH A GREAT GUY!

CHEERS DEV TEAM!

[steebu]

Wooooohoooo! Confirmed on Rogers Wireless in Vancouver, Canada. :)

SMS text and phone fully functional.

Methods: http://iphone.unlock.no/ and http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.ph...iPhone_iUnlock
These two tutorials seem to be the easiest to follow, but they have different approaches with minicom. http://iphone.unlock.no/ is more elegant, but the modmyiphone site has better laid out instructions.

Tips: Make sure to read the instructions very carefully with the SIM removed until the very end. Also, DO NOT sync without a SIM card inserted after the hack is completed. iTunes will prompt you to sign up with AT&T again and you will have to start over.

Big thanks to all the hard working developers!

[tjcampbell]

I've never thought about using a crack for anything. games console, OS, phones etc. It seems a bit too much trouble.

But seriously, if I don't hear any news on a UK release soon I think I'll give it a try. I know I know Steve said its coming next quarter blah blah. But please, throw us a bone.

Since january I have patiently waited with my nokia n80, unable to check email because of some seemingly insolvable bug, charging every 8 hours. waiting, waiting. Both myself and my business need this phone.

sorry rant over. Just making the point that without information from Apple soon, me - and I guess a lot of other people - will be considering this crack.

I feel the exact same way bud!

[baby duck monge]

Maybe we need to have a stickie or something in the OP saying where this leaves us. That would certainly help prevent some people from asking the same questions over and over again.

What we know (at least what I got from the previous 11 pages):

- You can pretend to activate your iPhone and use it like an iPod touch with extra features.
- You can (after a normal or pretend activation) unlock your iPhone and use it with apparently a good deal of non-ATT GSM carriers.
- There is a GUI unlock program.
- After a successful unlock, you cannot use visual voicemail on any network other than ATT.
- After a successful unlock, you can make and receive calls, use the internet, and use the other programs on the iPhone.
- After a successful unlock, you need to change some preferences to use the T-Mobile EDGE network, but at least one user has claimed success.

What we are not necessarily sure of:

- Will this functionality become disabled with a future software update? No one knows at this point.
- What happens for users who do not currently have a data plan? Will the phone avoid getting online other than through hotspots if you don't change the preferences?
- If this unlock works on absolutely every GSM carrier.
- Which data plan you should add to your current service.

What am I missing? Where can we put this information to make it easy for the most people to see?

[AJ Muni]

Maybe we need to have a stickie or something in the OP saying where this leaves us. That would certainly help prevent some people from asking the same questions over and over again.


I agree 100%. And just continually update it.

[edesignuk]

Maybe we need to have a stickie or something in the OP saying where this leaves us. That would certainly help prevent some people from asking the same questions over and over again.
I agree 100%. And just continually update it.
Ask and you shall receive (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=353895) :)

Scratch that, just noticed the OP of this thread has edited their post to say pretty much everything baby duck monge mentioned, so this thread has been made sticky instead.

[izzle22]

Doesn't seem strange to me. I have exactly the same question. I don't want to give up my rate plan, but because it's a plan that dates back to the original AT&T wireless, if I change anything (new hardware, new phone number, etc.), then I have to change to a contemporary rate plan. So, my only option is to use unlocked phones if I want a new phone.

Therefore, I want to know the same thing you do. Has anyone tried using an unlocked iPhone on a non-iPhone AT&T plan yet? Enquiring minds want to know!

If you are already with AT&T and have an old plan you do not have to lose it when you activate a new iPhone, all you have to do is add the iPhone data plan to your exsisting plan. I know this because this is what I did. I was able to keep all my roll-over minutes and my 3 year old plan as well.

[Compile 'em all]

Using http://iphone.unlock.no/ and some bits from hackint0sh iphone forums.


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1182/1367848812_6a95e6be11.jpg

[nismo]

Using http://iphone.unlock.no/ and some bits from hackint0sh iphone forums.


http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/7954/img3109tf6.png (http://imageshack.us)

sweet we need more pics of unlocked phones!

[Clive At Five]

You people are so funny... :rolleyes:

YOu think only AT&T is getting scrwed and Apple could care less that the iPhones are getting unlocked. .. ummmm. NO, Apple does care BIG TIME!

Apple is reproted to get roughly $10/mo from ATT per service plan that uses the iPhones. That Means, if there are over 1million hack phones, they would be loosing roghly 120million a year.

So yes, Apple would get affected by using another carrier since they get no profit sharing with ATT on that.

No no no...

There are certain types of people that will use this hack:

1) People who don't use AT&T and are unwilling to switch
2) People who use AT&T who don't want to pay outrageous amounts for a data plan.

In case #1, the unlock is allowing Apple to sell more phones at $400 a crack to people WHO WOULD NOT HAVE OTHERWISE BOUGHT AN iPHONE. So if Apple moves a million phones to TMo or Sprint or whoever, that an EXTRA $400M.

In case #2, again, Apple will make the $400 hardware sale. If they do lose out on an AT&T service plan, it's only $240 per plan over the course of two years. Again, they come out ahead because they were able to sell the phone to someone who would not have otherwise purchased the phone.

Apple is not losing much money on the unlock, if any at all. The only body truly getting the shaft is AT&T.

BTW, I fall into category #2. The price drop made the iPhone very alluring... but the unlock has made the sell. I will now buy an iPhone. It's just a matter of "when."

-Clive

[ScaleOvenStove]

Settings -> General -> Network -> Edge
APN: wap.voicestream.com
username: [blank]
password: [blank]

[baby duck monge]

Ask and you shall receive (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=353895) :)

Scratch that, just noticed the OP of this thread has edited their post to say pretty much everything baby duck monge mentioned, so this thread has been made sticky instead.

Holy poop, Batman! Someone actually read something I wrote. On page 11 (:eek:)! And then they took my suggestion. I wonder if that means I am going to have an awesome day. Or if I've just used up all my awesomeness for the day... I'm hoping it's the first since it's a long day (work until 11 tonight) and I could use some awesome. ;)

[EvilDoc]

Settings -> General -> Network -> Edge
APN: wap.voicestream.com
username: [blank]
password: [blank]

Which data plan are you using the sidekick plan or the BB? Just wonder since currently i have the dash which uses neither.

[liketom]

right for me

Virgin UK /Vodafone UK /Orange UK all work

i have not tried my o2 work sim yet but i'd take a guess to say that will too

[ps49556n]

Apple is winning either way with this....yes this free unlock will sell a ton of new phones but when the European iphone is officially released, they will sell even more of those.

[MarkW19]

I've just successfully unlocked using the iUnlock GUI at:-

http://www.freeiphoneunlock.com/unlock/

It works fine, but whenever I restart my iPhone it seems to lose it's unlock status and says Incorrect SIM.

I removed the Unlock program straight after by SFTP because obviously I didn't need it anymore - do I have to keep it in order for it to work?!

[MarkW19]

right for me

Virgin UK /Vodafone UK /Orange UK all work

i have not tried my o2 work sim yet but i'd take a guess to say that will too

O2 works fine :D

[liketom]

I've just successfully unlocked using the iUnlock GUI at:-

http://www.freeiphoneunlock.com/unlock/

It works fine, but whenever I restart my iPhone it seems to lose it's unlock status and says Incorrect SIM.

I removed the Unlock program straight after by SFTP because obviously I didn't need it anymore - do I have to keep it in order for it to work?!
i've left mine in there just in case

i've had no problems .... yet

but DAM gprs is sloooooooow

[MarkW19]

UK guys might find this useful:-

http://www.filesaveas.com/gprs.html

[tdiep]

Settings -> General -> Network -> Edge
APN: wap.voicestream.com
username: [blank]
password: [blank]

exact same settings here, got them directly from t mobiles site.

[MarkW19]

i've left mine in there just in case

i've had no problems .... yet

but DAM gprs is sloooooooow

Wish I'd seen the GUI first!

Been on with this since 12pm today, using 3 different methods/instructions and kept coming across different problems in each (minicom input problems, SSH problems).

This seems to work a treat!

Have you tried a restart? Any "activation" or "wrong SIM" errors?

[pugnut]

Once this is run what is the process for activation. I want to unlock using ATT for a overseas trip and drop the card in when I get there .

[liketom]

Wish I'd seen the GUI first!

Been on with this since 12pm today, using 3 different methods/instructions and kept coming across different problems in each (minicom input problems, SSH problems).

This seems to work a treat!

Have you tried a restart? Any "activation" or "wrong SIM" errors?
tried restarts but no problems yet , i might try a restore later and perfect the process again ready for 1.3 firmware

[MarkW19]

tried restarts but no problems yet , i might try a restore later and perfect the process again ready for 1.3 firmware

Good news - did you leave your phone Jailbroken, and what method did you use for activation? I seem to always get activation errors popping up...

[killmoms]

So, I can confirm the non-GUI process worked for me last night (tested it this morning with a co-worker's T-Mobile SIM, received a call just fine, and he placed a call as well). After some initial confusion and problems, I used a kind of combination of the unlock.iphone.no process and the hackint0sh process (since I really didn't want to have to BootCamp to do it). Basically:


Turned off the iTunes Helper in Activity Monitor.
Restored the iPhone using iTunes (7.4), to firmware 1.0.2.
Quit iTunes before the iPhone booted.
Removed my at&t SIM.
Opened iTunes to pair (without activating) so I could use iNdependence 1.2 and other tools (it bitches if you haven't paired it at least once, but I didn't want to activate it through iTunes). Quit iTunes. Replaced SIM.
Activated, jailbreaked, and installed SSH in iNdependence.
Removed SIM again.
Set up WiFi on the iPhone (turned off auto-lock).
Installed Installer.app to the iPhone using the AppTapp installer.
Used Installer.app to install the Community Sources and BSD Subsystem.
Used SFTP in Transmit to transfer over the iUnlock components as well as add the /usr/local/etc/ directory and minicom config file (included in the 7-file iUnlock pack from iphone.unlock.no).
Used Terminal to do the rest of the unlock guide (turning off CommCenter, running iUnlock and then the minicom commands, turning CommCenter back on)
Also did the YouTube fix step (http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=5582) (used Transmit to delete the files in the activation_records folder, and upload the patched files and the hacked lockdownd to the noted locations).


I had a couple sync problems with iTunes after this process last night (syncs would randomly die) but I believe this was because the phone was still in jailbreak mode from iNdependence. When I put it back in jail it seemed to behave and synced fine. With the YouTube fix, YouTube was perfectly functional.

When I put in his SIM this morning, the phone powered up and was on T-Mobile with no activation/fiddling necessary beyond that, it just worked. Didn't try any data stuff, since I don't seem to have the EDGE Network tab in my General > Network settings (where DO you get that?) and I wasn't sure how much in the way of charges it'd rack up on his T-Mobile account. Any guidance on the data stuff?

[liketom]

Good news - did you leave your phone Jailbroken, and what method did you use for activation? I seem to always get activation errors popping up...i used independence 1.1.1 on the mac last night , that the only one i seem to get on with

[Snowy_River]

If you are already with AT&T and have an old plan you do not have to lose it when you activate a new iPhone, all you have to do is add the iPhone data plan to your exsisting plan. I know this because this is what I did. I was able to keep all my roll-over minutes and my 3 year old plan as well.

I have been told the contrary on several occasions. First when my first cell phone died and I had to buy a new one: want to buy a new handset? have to change plans. I bought an unlocked phone from eBay. Second, when I moved to a different state: new phone number? have to change plans. I kept my old phone number. Finally, when the iPhone came out: buy an iPhone? have to change plans.

So, I don't know how you got to keep your old plan, but I've been told definitively that I cannot.

[Whistleway]

Hey guys,

I am currently on the old AT&T Wireless (from 2004). Would I be able to use that SIM on iPhone. I don't care for data that much and pretty much I just use GPRS for a bit and Wifi.

Thanks much!

[MarkW19]

i used independence 1.1.1 on the mac last night , that the only one i seem to get on with

Did you have to activate using independance again after the Unlock?

And did you keep the SIM out of your phone while you were unlocking?

Thanks mate.

[EagerDragon]

Well, if this is possible due to a bug on the iPhone, I am sure AT&T is going to force Apple to eliminate the bug. This may happen a few times and after that is going to be REAL hard to continue the hacking to unlock. It is a matter of time IMHO.

I wonder what the lawyers at AT&T and Apple are doing about this.
This is a big deal,

[liketom]

Did you have to activate using independance again after the Unlock?

And did you keep the SIM out of your phone while you were unlocking?

Thanks mate.

nope what i did last night -

jail broke it
put in my voda sim -
put pem file in
generated activation plist (MacActivationFile.plist)
Activated Phone with MacActivationFile.plist
then popped it back in jail

today

used a windows box to install the Gui unlock app and run it

[izzle22]

I have been told the contrary on several occasions. First when my first cell phone died and I had to buy a new one: want to buy a new handset? have to change plans. I bought an unlocked phone from eBay. Second, when I moved to a different state: new phone number? have to change plans. I kept my old phone number. Finally, when the iPhone came out: buy an iPhone? have to change plans.

So, I don't know how you got to keep your old plan, but I've been told definitively that I cannot.

I know several people who have done this as well as changed numbers in other states and never had to get a new plan. Things may have changed but now you can do all of this without changing your plan. I promise it's true, if you don't believe me call AT&T yourself and you will see. Oh and part of the activation process on iTunes asks you if you want to keep your old plan or start a new plan. All I had to do was add the $20 a month iPhone media to my old plan.

[Snowy_River]

I know several people who have done this as well as changed numbers in other states and never had to get a new plan. Things may have changed but now you can do all of this without changing your plan. I promise it's true, if you don't believe me call AT&T yourself and you will see. Oh and part of the activation process on iTunes asks you if you want to keep your old plan or start a new plan. All I had to do was add the $20 a month iPhone media to my old plan.

Seeing as how I asked a sales rep at an AT&T store on Saturday (following the price drop of the iPhone) about this, I can assure you that I've always been given the same line. This definitely seems weird.

[vega07]

I've just successfully unlocked using the iUnlock GUI at:-

http://www.freeiphoneunlock.com/unlock/

It works fine, but whenever I restart my iPhone it seems to lose it's unlock status and says Incorrect SIM.

I removed the Unlock program straight after by SFTP because obviously I didn't need it anymore - do I have to keep it in order for it to work?!

have you tried transferring the lockdown file to the libexec folder?

[CormacMaclaggan]

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/420+ (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.0 Mobile/1C28 Safari/419.3)

its a tiny movie time bomb. When played all iPhones within a 10 meter radius explode.

Haha thats what i heard too...:)

[vega07]

I know this may seem a strange question, but I'm already an AT&T customer for many years, with a phone that just died, no data plan, and several discounts I don't want to use.

Can I unlock the iPhone and use my AT&T sim card, or does it seem like AT&T are at blocking that ? They must have some info on which device a caller is using. (but I may not understand GSM)

all you have to do is activate it using a program. there are many out there but I recommend independence (google iactivator). after your phone is activated, just pop in your AT&T sim and you're ready to go.

[killmoms]

So, the Settings > General > Network area showed EDGE once I had a T-Mobile SIM in. However, even using the wap.voicestream.com and blank user and password for EDGE I can't seem to get EDGE service on T-Mobile with my co-worker's SIM, it just times out. Does he have to have some kind of data plan, or are there some other settings required? This is in southern CA.

[NoleRx]

all you have to do is activate it using a program. there are many out there but I recommend independence (google iactivator). after your phone is activated, just pop in your AT&T sim and you're ready to go.

Except you still won't have a data plan. I wonder if att will let you add an iphone data plan to a non iphone account. I'm sure they won't as they know what people are doing.

[WannaGoMac]

Anyone??


Is there a voicemail waiting notification that still works on the unlocked iPhone so you at least know if you have a voicemail?

[killmoms]

I thought people who were using T-Mobile courtesy the iPhoneSIMFree paid unlock were noting that when they had voicemails, they'd get a little red indicator on the Phone icon on the home screen (like if you had a number of visual voicemails, but without the number).

[irun5k]

Finally, when the iPhone came out: buy an iPhone? have to change plans.

So, I don't know how you got to keep your old plan, but I've been told definitively that I cannot.

The other poster is right. All you have to do is add the data plan to your existing plan. This is what I did. It isn't hidden, or a back door, or anything like that. It is plain as day when you activate using iTunes. It is one of the choices on the screen. Unless this screen is built dynamically and for some reason you personally are being excluded, I can't imagine you not having this option as well. What happened when you tried to activate your iPhone with iTunes? Did you not get this option?

[MarkW19]

Just tried again and it says Incorrect SIM when my iPhone restarts.

Is there anyone that's used the iUnlock GUI? If so, what did you do re. activation in INdependance before or after, and did you have the new SIM in or out during the Unlock process?

[NoleRx]

The other poster is right. All you have to do is add the data plan to your existing plan. This is what I did. It isn't hidden, or a back door, or anything like that. It is plain as day when you activate using iTunes. It is one of the choices on the screen. Unless this screen is built dynamically and for some reason you personally are being excluded, I can't imagine you not having this option as well. What happened when you tried to activate your iPhone with iTunes? Did you not get this option?

the problem is when you have an older plan they make you change it to one of their more current plans.

[illumin8]

I find it amusing how many people try to justify doing this with claims that it is not illegal. Any reverse engineered software modification is very illegal.You are absolutely incorrect. The DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) makes it illegal to bypass a copy control mechanism. Due to the ways that telephone companies were abusing this act to lock in customers, congress specifically made an exemption to this law which allows unlocking of cellphones. It is NOT ILLEGAL.

[TurboSC]

You are absolutely incorrect. The DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) makes it illegal to bypass a copy control mechanism. Due to the ways that telephone companies were abusing this act to lock in customers, congress specifically made an exemption to this law which allows unlocking of cellphones. It is NOT ILLEGAL.

God bless America, home of the free, and sometimes utterly clueless beings that happen to have access to the internet :)

It definitely is NOT ILLEGAL. Do some homework.

[illumin8]

EDGE, wifi, dialing in and out, texting all work. Now its time to make Youtube work.
Does Youtube not work? It just uses any data connection, so it should work on any network, regardless of Wifi or EDGE. I noticed that it scales the videos down to a low-bandwidth version if you are on EDGE, probably to avoid stuttering during playback.

[bonGeek]

Yeah! it worked for me too,
now me is wondering how can I set the T-Mobile Total Internet (i used to have T-Mobile Dash and the settings in Dash is ... wap.voicestream.com) should i use that APN for T-Mobile EDGE Settings?

What about YouTube? how do I make YouTube work on my T-Mobile EDGE network?

Thanks

bonGeek
San Francisco, CA

[stuff99]

I've just successfully unlocked using the iUnlock GUI at:-

http://www.freeiphoneunlock.com/unlock/

It works fine, but whenever I restart my iPhone it seems to lose it's unlock status and says Incorrect SIM.

I removed the Unlock program straight after by SFTP because obviously I didn't need it anymore - do I have to keep it in order for it to work?!

what is "sftp"?

[alembic]

If so, which carrier? Functionality? THX.

[izzle22]

the problem is when you have an older plan they make you change it to one of their more current plans.

Didn't make me and my plan is a 4 year old family plan.

[shoelessone]

Question:

Is "Activating" the iPone a prerequesit for getting any of the further "unlocking" (i.e. so the phone can be used with another carrier) done?

I ask for a somewhat unrelated purpose: I am seriously considering purchasing the iPhone to use primarily in place of an iPod touch for the next 10 months until my VZW contract is up. The only reason I hesitate is because I'm worried that further firmware/itunes updates will leave me without a way to "Activate" the iPhone. Then I'll have an iNothingButAnUnusable400DollarPaperWeight.

Anyway, I figure if the first step in any unlocking/etc process is to activate the phone (which is all I need), then the moding/hacker community will always have significant interest in the activation process. And I'll rest a little easier knowing that activation process won't get thrown away in the future leaving me out in the cold.

[Snowy_River]

The other poster is right. All you have to do is add the data plan to your existing plan. This is what I did. It isn't hidden, or a back door, or anything like that. It is plain as day when you activate using iTunes. It is one of the choices on the screen. Unless this screen is built dynamically and for some reason you personally are being excluded, I can't imagine you not having this option as well. What happened when you tried to activate your iPhone with iTunes? Did you not get this option?

I have not purchased an iPhone because when I asked the sales rep at the AT&T store I was told that I would have to move to a contemporary plan. I was told that this is because I have an AT&T plan that was issued before Cingular bought AT&T wireless (which later merged with the rest of AT&T and became AT&T again). I have been told this ever since AT&T wireless became Cingular. And the change back to AT&T has had no effect on what I've been told. (Believe me, I've asked several times to several different people. Current AT&T locked phones won't recognize my SIM.)

[slicecom]

Wooooohoooo! Confirmed on Rogers Wireless in Vancouver, Canada. :)

SMS text and phone fully functional.

Methods: http://iphone.unlock.no/ and http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.ph...iPhone_iUnlock
These two tutorials seem to be the easiest to follow, but they have different approaches with minicom. http://iphone.unlock.no/ is more elegant, but the modmyiphone site has better laid out instructions.

Tips: Make sure to read the instructions very carefully with the SIM removed until the very end. Also, DO NOT sync without a SIM card inserted after the hack is completed. iTunes will prompt you to sign up with AT&T again and you will have to start over.

Big thanks to all the hard working developers!



Awesome! Time to get an iPhone! Thanks for posting up! :D

[izzle22]

I have not purchased an iPhone because when I asked the sales rep at the AT&T store I was told that I would have to move to a contemporary plan. I was told that this is because I have an AT&T plan that was issued before Cingular bought AT&T wireless (which later merged with the rest of AT&T and became AT&T again). I have been told this ever since AT&T wireless became Cingular. And the change back to AT&T has had no effect on what I've been told. (Believe me, I've asked several times to several different people. Current AT&T locked phones won't recognize my SIM.)

Ahhhhhhhhh, In this case you are right you will have to get a new plan. Sorry about the confusion. If I had read your post a little deeper I would have seen that.

[stuff99]

does the gui app work for mac or pc?

[Unspeaked]

Has anyone called T-Mobile and spoken to them openly about using an iPhone?

This might reveal some info on what plans to use, or at the very least T-Mobile's feelings on people using iPhones on their network; I'm sure the CS folks have been briefed on it by now...

[tdiep]

Does Youtube not work? It just uses any data connection, so it should work on any network, regardless of Wifi or EDGE. I noticed that it scales the videos down to a low-bandwidth version if you are on EDGE, probably to avoid stuttering during playback.

It does not work without hacking it to make it work. You can access youtube.com through edge or wi-fi, but it will not play videos because it requires some sort of macromedia flash player. Well, thats what I heard at least..

There is a thread on hackint0sh that has the steps and procedures to make youtube work. Am going to do it later this evening when I get off of work.

[Eric Lewis]

i just did it with the same intructions as the other rogers person

and it worked

my iPhone is on rogers!

whoaaa

[pugnut]

http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-3538.20070629.B7vXa/iPhone1,1_1.0_1A543a_Restore.ipsw

http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-3614.20070731.Nt6Y7/iPhone1,1_1.0.1_1C25_Restore.ipsw

trying to find 1.2 will update this post then


OR see above post :) beating to the punch

Ok I have downloaded the files, can someone please tell me how to rename and extract ? I am using a mac. Are there specific files that need to be renamed ?

[ozthegweat]

Unlocked it a few hours ago with the method on
http://www.freeiphoneunlock.com/guide/

Works fine in Switzerland with my M-Budget prepaid card.

Except for YouTube: it doesn't work and I'm still trying to find a patch. There are now gazillion new threads and I'm working through them, one by one...:)

[KSpider]

Has anyone called T-Mobile and spoken to them openly about using an iPhone?

This might reveal some info on what plans to use, or at the very least T-Mobile's feelings on people using iPhones on their network; I'm sure the CS folks have been briefed on it by now...


I actually just got off the phone with tmobile talking to them about switching to aTT because I want an iPhone. The guy actually said "you know, there are now cracks for the iPhone."

[Flowbee]

what is "sftp"?

It's too bad there's no simple way to search for answers to questions like that on the Internet.

[Nahmeanz]

i tried running the GUI iUnlock and it quits at the "running baseband updater" part, has anyone else experienced this?

[macinthebox-nan]

Has anyone tried unlocked iphone with foreign carriers in other countries. I'm mainly interested to know if it'll work with China Unicom 中国联通. I bought my LG Shine in China and it came unlocked....works with ATT/Cingular but whenever you get a voicemail you get a blank text msg. weird.

[kamilcanada22]

Hey, I just bought an iphone this morning and I need to unlock it. However, since it is not activated I cant figure out what version of firmwire its running on. Can someone tell me how to check, or should i just jailbreak the phone regardless and check before unlocking?

[slicecom]

i just did it with the same intructions as the other rogers person

and it worked

my iPhone is on rogers!

whoaaa

I'm so excited! So, if I keep my current plan, I should be fine charges wise as long as I dont try to access the internet via phone connection (Wifi only)?

[fltman]

I unlocked my iPhone today using the http://iphone.unlock.no method. Confirmed working on the Telenor network in Sweden.
:D

[sparkplug1965]

right for me

Virgin UK /Vodafone UK /Orange UK all work

i have not tried my o2 work sim yet but i'd take a guess to say that will too

er, stupid question i'm sure, but do you have to re-run the whole unlock process or just the activation hack (using iNdependence for example) if you want to change sim card after successfully sim unocking?

[acrafton]

Ok, serious question here. . .if I want an IPhone and want to us it as such, what are the benefits of unlocking for those in the US? I understand outside the US, but inside? You still need a carrier and a voice/data plan. . .in my own situation, my wife wants one and has a 49 voice plan via tmobile. . .to use the tmobile sim she would need to add a 20 data plan for 69. Similar to the ATT plans.

What am I missing.

Adam

[Unspeaked]

Ok, serious question here. . .if I want an IPhone and want to us it as such, what are the benefits of unlocking for those in the US? I understand outside the US, but inside? You still need a carrier and a voice/data plan. . .in my own situation, my wife wants one and has a 49 voice plan via tmobile. . .to use the tmobile sim she would need to add a 20 data plan for 69. Similar to the ATT plans.

What am I missing.

Adam

1. You're under contract to T-Mobile

2. You'd like to use AT&T, but not be locked into a 2 year contract

3. You'd like an iPod Touch, but with bluetooth and a digital camera

4. You don't have a contract with anyone, want an iPhone and HATE AT&T (which seems to be pretty common on these forums...)

[Snowy_River]

Ahhhhhhhhh, In this case you are right you will have to get a new plan. Sorry about the confusion. If I had read your post a little deeper I would have seen that.

Or get an unlocked iPhone! ;)

[EricHvk]

I just went on my lunch to buy an iPhone has anyone confirmed youtube works with the other methods after using the gui unlock?

[vega07]

I just went on my lunch to buy an iPhone has anyone confirmed youtube works with the other methods after using the gui unlock?

Yes, youtube does work. You have to activate iit though using some scripts. If you go over to the hackint0sh forums, there is thread called something along the lines of youtube two step activation for mac os x. Just follow the easy steps. I am on my iphone so i can't link for you.

[magicbbird]

Just got my iphone, and unlocked it following http://iphone.unlock.no to the letter.

It is working now with Hong Kong PCCW.

Thanks to the Dev Team !! :)

[ramb27]

Wooooohoooo! Confirmed on Rogers Wireless in Vancouver, Canada. :)

SMS text and phone fully functional.

Tips: Make sure to read the instructions very carefully with the SIM removed until the very end. Also, DO NOT sync without a SIM card inserted after the hack is completed. iTunes will prompt you to sign up with AT&T again and you will have to start over.

Thanks for letting know!

Just to clarify... did you mean you had NO SIM card inserted in the iPhone during the entire process of bypass activation as well as unlocking, right? And then you inserted the Ropgers SIM in the iPhone for syncing with iTunes?

I am going to buy one, unlock and use it on Rogers as well.

[MarkW19]

Just got my iphone, and unlocked it following http://iphone.unlock.no to the letter.

It is working now with Hong Kong PCCW.

Thanks to the Dev Team !! :)

I tried using that one, and all went well until I tried to SSH into my iPhone. I typed ssh -l root <ip> and then it asked me for the password, so I put "dottie"...then I got a # prompt. All good...but as soon as I typed "cd " when I pressed the space bar for the space, it disconnects from the SSH in the terminal. Tried loads of times, inc. copy/pasting but it always does it.

Any ideas?

[killmoms]

I tried using that one, and all went well until I tried to SSH into my iPhone. I typed ssh -l root <ip> and then it asked me for the password, so I put "dottie"...then I got a # prompt. All good...but as soon as I typed "cd " when I pressed the space bar for the space, it disconnects from the SSH in the terminal. Tried loads of times, inc. copy/pasting but it always does it.

Any ideas?

I had that problem when I used OpenSSH as well, which prompted me to re-start and use the dropbear SSH client that iNdependence 1.2 installs. You can see the rough process I used here on page 12 of this thread (http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=4170220&postcount=282). This includes a link to the YouTube fix thread on Hackint0sh.

[magicbbird]

I tried using that one, and all went well until I tried to SSH into my iPhone. I typed ssh -l root <ip> and then it asked me for the password, so I put "dottie"...then I got a # prompt. All good...but as soon as I typed "cd " when I pressed the space bar for the space, it disconnects from the SSH in the terminal. Tried loads of times, inc. copy/pasting but it always does it.

Any ideas?

Sorry to hear the trouble...even I use Mac, I booted up to Win XP and use all the PC apps to do that, by following the instruction on the website. I fortunately encounter no problem at all. With WiFi connected, even YouTube works (by the way, I use 2-steps to activate my phone, which takes care of YouTube as well)

Hope you will find a solution soon.

Now I just need to find the EDGE setting for my carrier.

[AJ Muni]

I tried using that one, and all went well until I tried to SSH into my iPhone. I typed ssh -l root <ip> and then it asked me for the password, so I put "dottie"...then I got a # prompt. All good...but as soon as I typed "cd " when I pressed the space bar for the space, it disconnects from the SSH in the terminal. Tried loads of times, inc. copy/pasting but it always does it.

Any ideas?

its cd /usr/bin .... there is a space after cd. I'm currently in the process of waiting the 20 minutes while it loads onto my iphone. I'm about 85% complete. I'll let you guys know if it works.

I'm using the mac guide
8gb iphone 1.0.2
I have T-mobile

[gferba]

Belis, vi que desbloqueou o iphone para a OI.
Gostaria da sua ajuda.
É possível?

Gferba

[cal6n]

It's too bad there's no simple way to search for answers to questions like that on the Internet.

Yeah. Just imagine what it would be like if no one ever had to ask a dumb-ass question ever again.

[Tweak3D]

ok so I am running into a problem. everything works out as it shoudl except when I run the command AT+CLCK="PN",0,"00000000". When I run this command I get an error, I exit out of minicom rerun bbupdater -v and can see the xgendata just fine and it looks exactly lik everyone elses. I go back in to minicom and get error again. both the other AT commands work fine (the first and the thrid) but this one fails to go through. When done I reboot my phone and it recognizes the sim as invalid. I have folloed the instructions to a T and still nothing and have done so with each of the different instructions as well as the graphical app, wth is going on with my iphone. I am seeing a lot of people with the same issue with a quick google search so I am wondering whats up.

-Justin

[AJ Muni]

ok so I am running into a problem. everything works out as it shoudl except when I run the command AT+CLCK="PN",0,"00000000". When I run this command I get an error, I exit out of minicom rerun bbupdater -v and can see the xgendata just fine and it looks exactly lik everyone elses. I go back in to minicom and get error again. both the other AT commands work fine (the first and the thrid) but this one fails to go through. When done I reboot my phone and it recognizes the sim as invalid. I have folloed the instructions to a T and still nothing and have done so with each of the different instructions as well as the graphical app, wth is going on with my iphone. I am seeing a lot of people with the same issue with a quick google search so I am wondering whats up.

-Justin

crap im about to get to that step..i'm waiting the "20 minutes"...dam i was feeling good about the install

Edit: Tweak3D, shoot me an IM at AJ Muni (AIM)

[bonGeek]

iPhone with T-Mobile, I am able to run the YouTube and also GoogleMap and things are sweet with T-Mobile! it rocks! The iPhone Dev Team rocks!

[AJ Muni]

Dam I did everything..got no errors..and I get Incorrect Sim. I wonder what I did wrong, because I got no error messages.

[kevinski25]

so ive unlocked my iphone and everything works great :-)
my only question is what do i set for my EDGE settings?

im using t-mobile with the unlimited data plan
do any of you guys know what to enter for...

APN: ?
Username: ?
Password: ?

Thanks :)

[Unspeaked]

so ive unlocked my iphone and everything works great :-)
my only question is what do i set for my EDGE settings?

im using t-mobile with the unlimited data plan
do any of you guys know what to enter for...

APN: ?
Username: ?
Password: ?

Thanks :)

I believe it's on the first one or two pages of this thread.

I think username and password stay blank; I can't remember the APN...

[Snowy_River]

Yeah. Just imagine what it would be like if no one ever had to ask a dumb-ass question ever again.

"The only stupid question is the one that you don't ask."

Imagine what it would be like if no one was ridiculed for not knowing something...

[typecase]

Unlocked shortly after release last night. During the day today, I called, I SMSed, and checked my voicemail without a problem with my T-Mobile SIM. I used the guide at http://www.freeiphoneunlock.com/guide/. Very happy!:D

[activeuk]

putty keeps closing down in windows xp any ideas please

[micropat]

I've looked all over for GUI mirrors since the site is unresponsive, but haven't found any.

Any iUnlock GUI mirror links? Torrent perhaps?

[MarkW19]

I had that problem when I used OpenSSH as well, which prompted me to re-start and use the dropbear SSH client that iNdependence 1.2 installs. You can see the rough process I used here on page 12 of this thread (http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=4170220&postcount=282). This includes a link to the YouTube fix thread on Hackint0sh.

So, did you not install OpenSSH at all? Just the BSD Subsystem? I had some problems with the Minicom in that method - I couldn't type the "AT...." commands, whatever I typed on the keyboard wasn't coming up.

[EricHvk]

so seeing how the gui site is down i am assuming several hits I went on lunch to grab an iPhone how are peopels experiance in the states using t-mobile with the http://modmyiphone.com/ solution? I havent updated to itunes 7.4 and it seems some solutions say not to and some require it. thoughts? I want to try to get it on the first try ona fresh iPhone. thanks

[killmoms]

So, did you not install OpenSSH at all? Just the BSD Subsystem? I had some problems with the Minicom in that method - I couldn't type the "AT...." commands, whatever I typed on the keyboard wasn't coming up.

I had that problem on attempt one, so on attempt two I did OpenSSH, but that gave me the "SSH session won't stay open" problem. My third attempt (doing the steps as listed in my post on page 12) worked fine, and allowed me to enter the minicom commands fine. Dunno what I did differently that time, but as far as I can recall the steps I listed in my post are accurate, so they should work for you too. :o

[mrpeepers]

I just bought 2 iphones....

Here we go....

I'm going with this unlock, http://iphone.unlock.no/, and I HAVE the latest iTunes version so I hope all will be well.

[MarkW19]

I had that problem on attempt one, so on attempt two I did OpenSSH, but that gave me the "SSH session won't stay open" problem. My third attempt (doing the steps as listed in my post on page 12) worked fine, and allowed me to enter the minicom commands fine. Dunno what I did differently that time, but as far as I can recall the steps I listed in my post are accurate, so they should work for you too. :o

OK, thanks. Going to try it now! :-)

[g.hobi]

successfully unlocked with iphone.unlock.no for Movistar in Spain

Had one problem with minicom after AT+CLCK="PN",0,"00000000" got ERROR. After various retries just went on putting AT+CLCK="PN",2 and it worked

Thank you all for the hard work.

[kumars]

After unlocking can I use this phone with AT&T network without going for a new contract. I am currently a AT&T customer, but don;t want to sign new contract.

[AJ Muni]

hey guys i keep gettig sim card error. Ive restored the iphone with the sim card in it, and without it. Then it opens up in itunes, and it says incorrect sim. it doesnt even give me the option like before to register it. it just says the sim card inserted in this iphone does not appear to be a supported att sim card. how can i fix this??

[mrpeepers]

"Step 1: Prepair your phone to install software"

Huh? You can't update the phone or check its version without activating first.

[gr8fl4295]

cant seem to install AppTapp.
I get the message:
"This will take 2-3 minutes, please be patient..."
but never does anything.
and I have a yellow ! sign on the phone saying to connect to itunes.

any suggestions, i'm lost.
thanks

[mrpeepers]

I'm running this through iBrickr on Parallels...

I get this and then nothing.

iBrickr is the easy way to customize your iPhone.
Please wait while we contact your iPhone. If your iPhone is not plugged in please plug in the USB cable now

And the iPhone keeps saying, connect to itunes...

[MarkW19]

cant seem to install AppTapp.
I get the message:
"This will take 2-3 minutes, please be patient..."
but never does anything.
and I have a yellow ! sign on the phone saying to connect to itunes.

any suggestions, i'm lost.
thanks

You need to RETURN your phone to jail before using AppTapp. The only thing to to now probably is launch iTunes, do a full restore and start again.

Once the restore is complete, make installing AppTapp the first thing you do (before jailbreaking and before activating).

[fuzzynavo]

cant seem to install AppTapp.
I get the message:
"This will take 2-3 minutes, please be patient..."
but never does anything.
and I have a yellow ! sign on the phone saying to connect to itunes.

any suggestions, i'm lost.
thanks

make sure your phone autolock setting is set to *never* as well. this helped me when i was having problems. im assuming in that 2-3 minute period your phone may be going into standby?

[mrpeepers]

this doesn't see to work in parallels:
http://iphone.unlock.no/

is this a windows only solution???

[MarkW19]

I had that problem on attempt one, so on attempt two I did OpenSSH, but that gave me the "SSH session won't stay open" problem. My third attempt (doing the steps as listed in my post on page 12) worked fine, and allowed me to enter the minicom commands fine. Dunno what I did differently that time, but as far as I can recall the steps I listed in my post are accurate, so they should work for you too. :o

I'm getting the SSH problem again - I type 3 chars ("cd<space>") or anything else over 3 chars for that matter, and it says "connection to <IP> closed). I didn't install OpenSSH either, just the SFTP/SSH thing in iNdependance.

Grrr...

[narzod]

I've been trying to install Jailbreak.But i can't. When I try to perform Jailbreak using the independence program, i'm not able to locate the unzipped firmware files to make it work. Are the files hidden somewhere or something? Also the icon for iPhone1,1_1 as mentioned here http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.ph...e_Modding_OS_X is different. Mine is not like the one pictured.

Can anyone help? Thanks.

Yes, I have iTunes 7.4.1 ,and the iPhone 1.0.2 firmware installed.

[Tricky2beay]

I was doing the unlock process when one thing lead to another and I has to pull out half way.........long story


When I connected the iphone back to my mac I was forced to do a restore which I think enabled APLLE TO DO A FIRMWARE UPDATE on me. Now I cant even unlock the phone to access it. Nothing works, none of the normal cracks online do anything.

Is it possible to back date firmware? Long shot here but looks like Im a little screwed.

Any help would be great :)

iTunes 7.3.2(6)
iPhone with what I think must be 1.03 update

[bonGeek]

so ive unlocked my iphone and everything works great :-)
my only question is what do i set for my EDGE settings?

im using t-mobile with the unlimited data plan
do any of you guys know what to enter for...

APN: ?
Username: ?
Password: ?

Thanks :)


AP: wap.voicestream.com
Username: [blank]
Password: [blank]

I was using iTune latest version 7.4.0.28 and thats what I had when I was unlocking at home.

I followed the http://iphone.unlock.no/ instruction, although they said it should be older than 7.4, but well it works for me.

I have WinXP that is patched till today with all securities stuff like SP2 and things like that, I have Windows One Care , it didn't bug me that much.

I did follow everything from the above caption Unlock Guide and then boom, it works for me in first go!

I although try the EDGE stuff, like browsing and email from my work in the morning, so i just to make sure things go good, I restarted my iPhone and things were normal and everything downloaded perfectly well, like my Corporate Email, Gmail, Yahoo and Google Map, YouTube (yeah works without applying any YouTube Patch).

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

[bonGeek]

this doesn't see to work in parallels:
http://iphone.unlock.no/

is this a windows only solution???

Yo Dude! windows only

[mrpeepers]

so i go to the mac version on trying to unlock the iphone...

http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/Getting_Started_iPhone_Modding_OS_X
step 5
iNdependence will ask you where you downloaded the firmware file I linked to in the beginning of this tutorial. Navigate to that folder (just the one called iPhone1,1_1, not the one called firmware inside it) and hit Open.


wtf? this is the 91mb file right? i can't find the file in the screenshot. iphone1,1_1

[mrpeepers]

I've been trying to install Jailbreak.But i can't. When I try to perform Jailbreak using the independence program, i'm not able to locate the unzipped firmware files to make it work. Are the files hidden somewhere or something? Also the icon for iPhone1,1_1 as mentioned here http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.ph...e_Modding_OS_X is different. Mine is not like the one pictured.

Can anyone help? Thanks.

Yes, I have iTunes 7.4.1 ,and the iPhone 1.0.2 firmware installed.

I'm in the same FRICKEN boat

[Nossrettep]

Using Simfree it pretty much was a breeze to get it to work. Needs reactivation when changing sim cards though

[mrpeepers]

my iNdependence is different than:

http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/Image:Osxgc3.png

the nav items at the top of mine appear like:

activation - jailbreak - ssh - customize

[meus]

im trying to type the password in the putty file but i get a message saying the server closed the connection. how to i go around this. plus im lost here about this question when the file says for this part. Now it's time to log onto your phone via SSH from your computer how to i go tru there. i download the putty file from this site. i know something isnt rite here.

[macenforcer]

I don't get it. I thought the courts made it legal for phones to be unlocked. Infact I thought there is a new law that requires cellular companies to unlock the phone so you can use it on another carrier. Am I mistaken?

[mrpeepers]

"If your web browser didn't automatically decompress it to a folder, then change the file extension from ".ipsw" to ".zip" and unzip it yourself"

[mrpeepers]

do not use this file:
iNdependence_v1.2_bin.dmg

use:
iNdependence_v1.1_bin.dmg

[stadidas]

I'm pretty sure the easiest way to prepare for the unlock is to install App Tapp and use that to install BSD Subsystem and OpenSSH. No Jailbreak required. Then I just followed the instructions here (http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/How_to_software_unlock_iPhone_iUnlock) from step two onwards. The only problem was the linked zip file didn't contain bbupdate or linkdownd files, so I had to get them from somewhere else. Other than, nice and easy.

[pdpfilms]

Woohoo! My iPhone is now working on an old AT&T SIM until my T-mobile one comes tomorrow. I unlocked using the graphical iUnlock this morning.

[MarkW19]

Right, I've managed to get it working, and I put my O2-UK SIM in and got signal. But as soon as I restarted my phone, I get "incorrect SIM" and it no longer works.

[MarkW19]

I'm pretty sure the easiest way to prepare for the unlock is to install App Tapp and use that to install BSD Subsystem and OpenSSH. No Jailbreak required. Then I just followed the instructions here (http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/How_to_software_unlock_iPhone_iUnlock) from step two onwards. The only problem was the linked zip file didn't contain bbupdate or linkdownd files, so I had to get them from somewhere else. Other than, nice and easy.

What do you do with the linkdownd file?

[pugnut]

How do I detemrine the IP address ?

[narzod]

do not use this file:
iNdependence_v1.2_bin.dmg

use:
iNdependence_v1.1_bin.dmg

Did you get it to work? I didn't

[mrpeepers]

yeah, you have to rename that iPhone 1,1_1xxxx to .zip

then double click it to extract contents

then point the jailbreak to that folder

if you get an error, close independence, reopen and try again

this really is a pain in the ass and i am hoping i can get it to unlock.

another issue is the activation tab. i don't see all the stuff noted here.
http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/How_to_activate_iPhone_in_OS_X_with_iNdependence

[moorey]

success in Malaysia with DiGi using various instructions.

[mrpeepers]

what's up with the activation tab of independence not matching the screenshots!!!!

[polishmacuser]

aint this a *itch i have to have wi fi and i dont have wifi if anybody can help me how to have another work around for the ssh part

[tymiles]

Ok, serious question here. . .if I want an IPhone and want to us it as such, what are the benefits of unlocking for those in the US? I understand outside the US, but inside? You still need a carrier and a voice/data plan. . .in my own situation, my wife wants one and has a 49 voice plan via tmobile. . .to use the tmobile sim she would need to add a 20 data plan for 69. Similar to the ATT plans.

What am I missing.

Adam

The reason I want to unlock in the US is to use my Sidekick data plan on my IPhone. I don't use my Sidekick for calls, just for IM, TXT and Web. With ATT you can't get a data only plan, plus they change and arm and leg for TXT and I don't want 2 years since I already have a contract with TMobile.

On TMobile I have a $29.99 Data only plan. That would be SWEET on the iPhone! If I can get my TMobile SIM to work!

[SnakeByte]

After performing the unlock, I noticed a couple odd things. Key-clicks are gone, playing music doesn't always work through the speakers, and I cannot enable bluetooth.

Anyone else have any issues? Is there a way to roll this back?

[mrpeepers]

has anyone tried the windows unlock in parallels???

[pdpfilms]

After performing the unlock, I noticed a couple odd things. Key-clicks are gone, playing music doesn't always work through the speakers, and I cannot enable bluetooth.

Anyone else have any issues? Is there a way to roll this back?

I haven't had any of these issues. I'd go for a full restore and strt anew.

[tymiles]

When i try my TMobile sim I get the error: Could not activate EDGE: You are not subscribed to EDGE.

Anyone seen this.

Anyone know the fix?

Thanks.

I can call out from my TMobile Sim. Just get the error when I try to get on the Web.

Also I can TXT. Just seems like I can't check mail or get on web.

[mrpeepers]

i'm making progress....

now i can't get past:

Step 5

(Be sure to have the BSD Subsystem and Open SSH installed on your iPhone before performing this step) Type

minicom -s

[pianojoe]

Mirror of the GUI version (http://www.pianojoe.de/unlockapp.zip)

Thanks DsurioN!

[kamilcanada22]

When I take the iphone out of the box how do i know what firmware verion it uses and before i start ibrik so i take the sim card out ?

[polishmacuser]

When I take the iphone out of the box how do i know what firmware verion it uses and before i start ibrik so i take the sim card out ?
your going to have lots of trouble if you dont even know how do to that. got to settings and then general and go to about and there you go.

[gr8fl4295]

I'm getting a error that says....
"Error during install script execution!"

what is this? what did I do wrong? how do i fix it?

thanks.

[kamilcanada22]

your going to have lots of trouble if you dont even know how do to that. got to settings and then general and go to about and there you go.


I know thanks please bare with me i cant go to the settings screen because when i turn my iphone on it only stays on one screen which says activate phone

[gr8fl4295]

Tried the software unlock....
all i got was....

*All files found. Ready to go. Press Start.
*Copying files

then just sits there. been waiting for 45 mins.

any suggestions?

thanks.

[jnschnitzer]

Hey just got my iphone working on Fido Canada!!! Thanks to the iPhone dev team!!! I used iActivator + Installer and followed the instructions on Unlock.no

[MsKgr]

Apple iPhone working perfectly on Vodafone (Greece) network.
Method used: http://iphone.unlock.no/

Screenshot available here (http://www.myphone.gr/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/18514/cat/3255).

[micropat]

Mirror of the GUI version (http://www.pianojoe.de/unlockapp.zip)

Thanks DsurioN!Thank you DsurioN, and thank you, pianojoe! :)

[vega07]

EVERYONE! Stop trying to unlock it the hard way and use the GUI app now. No offense, but many of the posts here are newbie questions. I haven't done the GUI app so I can't really help but it shouldn't be that difficult. Perhaps someone nice enough can post up an official tutorial for unlocking using the GUI app?

[binaryspazz]

To setup edge on t-moble us



Then go to Settings>General>Network>EDGE> and change the APN to internet2.voicestream.com, and leave the user name and password blank! This will only work if you have the Total Internet Add-On enabled on your line. If you have the $5.99 t-zones, this won't work, since the iPhone doesn't have proxy settings built in. If you have the Total Internet Add-On w/ VPN enabled on your line then use: internet3.voicestream.com as your APN.

[adamyoshida]

Up on Rogers in Vancouver, BC Canada.

[airfrancisco]

I'm trying to find out what firmware I'm using on my iPhone. I do know how to find the firmware on the phone AFTER I activate the phone. Right now, I'm at the Activation screen on my iphone. I want to find out if my firmware is at 1.0.2 so I can use independence. Thanks

[rjflyn]

Anyone know how Data would work as far as charges go if one were to go with T-Mobile2Go Plan. A $100 refill- 1000min one year expiration date on mins would last me about 3 months based on my personal call volume. But the data would be the deal killer here.

RJ

[polishmacuser]

can anybody help with the gui version since it just gives me a folder filled with stuff and i have no clue what to do with it :(

[mrpeepers]

EVERYONE! Stop trying to unlock it the hard way and use the GUI app now. No offense, but many of the posts here are newbie questions. I haven't done the GUI app so I can't really help but it shouldn't be that difficult. Perhaps someone nice enough can post up an official tutorial for unlocking using the GUI app?


can't get the GUI app and the .de one doesn't work with MAC. There's a circle with a line through it.

Is this a windows file?

[mrpeepers]

can anybody help with the gui version since it just gives me a folder filled with stuff and i have no clue what to do with it :(

no kidding.... i feel the same way!!!!

[polishmacuser]

can't get the GUI app and the .de one doesn't work with MAC. There's a circle with a line through it.

Is this a windows file?
it doesnt even work with windows you have to somehow do it in the iphone:mad: pain in the ass i would hack it the old fashion way but i dont have wi fi life is cruel:mad:

[mrpeepers]

it doesnt even work with windows you have to somehow do it in the iphone:mad: pain in the ass i would hack it the old fashion way but i dont have wi fi life is cruel:mad:

i wonder if this is something we can do with fugu? anyone? geez, there's got to be instructions for this thing since the master site is getting smashed.

[airfrancisco]

can't get the GUI app and the .de one doesn't work with MAC. There's a circle with a line through it.

Is this a windows file?


I think you suppose to upload the unlock.app to iphone. At least that's what the instructions said. I'm going to try that as soon as I find way to find what firmware I'm at because I just bought a new iphone and I'm at the activation screen and have no idea what firmware I have

[pdpfilms]

I'm trying to find out what firmware I'm using on my iPhone. I do know how to find the firmware on the phone AFTER I activate the phone. Right now, I'm at the Activation screen on my iphone. I want to find out if my firmware is at 1.0.2 so I can use independence. Thanks

download all three firmwares. Try each one- if its not a match, it gives you an error. Worked out fine for me.

[polishmacuser]

i wonder if this is something we can do with fugu? anyone? geez, there's got to be instructions for this thing since the master site is getting smashed.

if it has to do with ssh then im going to be really pissed but i dont think so hopefully :(

[KYBOSH]

A lot of ppl are having troubles with the youtube activation after the unlock.

It has happened to me 2 out of 2 times. And each time i simply but the phone back in jail and restarted the phone. Afterward Youtube worked for me.

Just wanted to give you guys that tip. If a you are having problems. Put the phone back in jail and see what happens.

Good Luck

[airfrancisco]

download all three firmwares. Try each one- if its not a match, it gives you an error. Worked out fine for me.


Download what all three firmware?

[pdpfilms]

can't get the GUI app and the .de one doesn't work with MAC. There's a circle with a line through it.

Is this a windows file?

No! It won't work on your mac. It needs to be loaded on your iPhone using fugu.

[mrpeepers]

No! It won't work on your mac. It needs to be loaded on your iPhone using fugu.

ok, that i can do...

but, tell me this...

the download is a .zip.

i click on it and it creates a file named, "unlock" with a line through it.

where do i put it on the phone? i need instructions and there apparently are none.

[pdpfilms]

Download what all three firmware?

Yup. Search the iPhone hacking sites for the download links, but basically you need to have a copy of the firmware on your mac for INdependance to use. If you attempt to use the wrong firmware, it'll return an error. If not, it'll go right through.

[airfrancisco]

Yup. Search the iPhone hacking sites for the download links, but basically you need to have a copy of the formate on your mac for INdependance to use. If you attempt to use the wrong firmware, it'll return an error. If not, it'll go right through.

great, thanks so much. I'll try to start with 1.0.2 and see if it works

[pdpfilms]

ok, that i can do...

but, tell me this...

the download is a .zip.

i click on it and it creates a file named, "unlock" with a line through it.

where do i put it on the phone? i need instructions and there apparently are none.

First off, is this the GUI iUnlock? If you're not sure, search this thread for it. Then, use fugu to install the app in your aplications folder on your iPhone.

[EricHvk]

Succsess on t-mobile

from http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/IPhone_unlock_OS_X_Part_1

[meus]

hi i put the unlock.app on my iphone and restart the phone. i c the unlock icon on the phone and when i touch its a empty page shows up and after a few second nothing happen no unlock for me.

[polishmacuser]

hi i put the unlock.app on my iphone and restart the phone. i c the unlock icon on the phone and when i touch it a empty page shoes up and after a few second nothing happen to no unlock for me.
hey did you upload it with fugu or just through it in the applications folder of the iphone

[tdiep]

I just finished my second unlock, and it went very quickly now that I know my way around it.

I thought I saw some people post saying that if you restore your iphone after the unlock, itll stay unlocked. So I went and restored just cause I wanted to know for sure, and it definetly erases the unlock hack, so now im on number three :p

[polishmacuser]

do we have to do ssh and does it have to be through wi fi i really need help with this and its a pain:mad:

[kamilcanada22]

I just finished my second unlock, and it went very quickly now that I know my way around it.

I thought I saw some people post saying that if you restore your iphone after the unlock, itll stay unlocked. So I went and restored just cause I wanted to know for sure, and it definetly erases the unlock hack, so now im on number three :p

I was wondering if you help me since your done it so often. I just took my phone out of the box its says it need to be activated how do i get passed that and unlock all the other features first. Im using windows.

[Nahmeanz]

got it to work using the http://iphone.unlock.no method, verified using my friend's Tmobile USA sim card...

[meus]

i used winscp. i drag and drap to the applications. but how i use fugu i dont have mac osx

[AJ Muni]

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/3881/photo17zq6.th.jpg (http://img294.imageshack.us/my.php?image=photo17zq6.jpg)

Sorry for the crappy picture, I took it with my iSight.

Used this guide: Click me (http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/IPhone_unlock_OS_X_Part_1). It's not hard, just read carefully thru it people. I had everything done in about 1 hour.

OS: Mac OS X

Carrier: T-mobile

Data Plan: I have the 19.99 blackberry data plan.

Edge Internet: wap.voicestream.com

You Tube: Not working, I'm too hesitant to use the other guide because it might screw-up the unlock, so I'll wait.

[contractcooker]

I have successfully unlocked my iphone. EVERYTHING WORKS for me EXCEPT VISUAL VOICMAIL. I have t-mobile. I had to find a work around for you tube and you have to plug in the APN for Edge to work. Make sure that there is no user name or password. I will watch this thread for any questions for the next 20 or so minutes. otherwise you can pm me.

Good luck to you all.
;)

[KSpider]

Got it to work using modmyiphone.com method - 1 hour - using tmobile usa

for you mac users, go here! http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/IPhone_unlock_OS_X_Part_1

was VERY simple and well layed out.

[-Shock-]

Ok Folks, I got it to work on Suncom, for all my friends in the carolinas with Unplans. IPhone+ unlimited minutes for 50 a month- you can't beat that!

My method:

Restore to newest software (itunes, phone)
jailbreak/activate/install ssh
used fugu to copy over the gui app to apps folder on iphone
ran gui app from phone
reset with new sim
reactivate with new sim

I kept getting an error message that I had an incorrect iccid. I kept putting in the one from the box but that didn't work. I went to general settings/about and found a different iccid- input that and everything else is history.

[lstdonsldr]

Well, I am SOOO Happy to say that I Unlocked my Refurb 8GB iPhone for Free!
Here is what I Used to do it:

Guide: http://iphone.unlock.no
OS: I Unlocked on Windows 2003 Server (Its always been easier for me to hack using Windows)
Carrier: T-Mobile
Data Plan: I have the 19.99 data plan
Edge Internet: wap.voicestream.com
YouTube: Not working, but i really dont care to use it

This unlock procedure was very step by step, and took a little over an hour, but it was Definitely worth every bit of it.
I purchased my 8GB Refurb iPhone last friday, received it Monday, unlocked it Wednesday. All for $379 total. Not too bad.

[mrpeepers]

well... got it to work...

unlocked TWO PHONES (TMOBILE) with these crappy instructions:

http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/Image:Lockdownd.png

only thing i'm having troubles with is getting YOUTUBE to work and haven't messed with EDGE yet.

[csirkepaprikas]

Guide: http://iphone.unlock.no
OS: OS X only! (AppTapp Installer, Cyberduck + Terminal was enough)
Carrier: T-Mobile, Vodafone

[Jayreason]

Ok I am a total total nubie at this stuff, I bought an iphone off the shelf today and went through this one
http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.ph...ck_OS_X_Part_1

only thing is the phone has been stuff on the apptapp installer for over 30 mins! Does that sound right? Did I do something wrong? I made sure that the jailbreak was a success. Thanks folks I am really excited about this!

[bjerickson]

I followed the steps from modmyiphone and it worked like a dream. I am now using an iphone on my backwater cell phone company unicel

[metime]

This is great - I'll be over from NZ soon to pick one of these up and use over here. But, let me make a plea for an app in the near future.

A lot of cellphones have the ability to save a 'profile' for each of your GPRS access providers. Let's say you have several SIMS - e.g. in Europe - you travel a lot and don't want to rack up roaming charges so so switch to the local country SIM card you have in your wallet.

So, other cellphones have the ability to save you APN, user, password for each provider under different profiles. SO, when you switch SIM card, you just switch profile to match the SIM, and you cellphone knows which settings to use.

Does the iPhone have this built in? I'm guesing not as it was built by Apple as a device specifically tied to onely one provider, rather than most other cellphones which are build 'vanilla' or with generic settings and then locked (sometimes) by the provider to their own network.

So, as well as breaking the network lock (which is great and I am grateful), I wonder if some bright team could develop a way of storing different GPRS profiles saving you from entering them afresh each time?

[EricHvk]

can someone post a link for the way to fix youtube if your on mac seems like ive found a few for windows. otherwise everything works.

[mcardlek]

just got the unlock gui to work after jailbreaking with ifuntastic.

Tested with t-mobile uk card and calls worked fine. haven't tested edge yet but i'm off to bed

[AJ Muni]

Ok I am a total total nubie at this stuff, I bought an iphone off the shelf today and went through this one
http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.ph...ck_OS_X_Part_1

only thing is the phone has been stuff on the apptapp installer for over 30 mins! Does that sound right? Did I do something wrong? I made sure that the jailbreak was a success. Thanks folks I am really excited about this!

something is wrong there..the same thing happened to me, and I needed to start from step one. When I say step 1, I mean a fresh reinstall of the firmware then going thru independent again. it again, just be patient. Installing the apptapp should only take 5 Min max..good lord its tough to type on the iPhone

[Jayreason]

something is wrong there..the same thing happened to me, and I needed to start from step one. Do it again, just be patient. Installing the apptapp should only take 5 Min max..good lord its tough to type on the iPhone

Thanks! This is the third time and it still is taking very long, is there another program I could try? I really wanna get this done tonight!! Thanks!!!@!!

[nawk]

Does App Tapp Download files when installing? (from the net, that is).

I'm trying to installing this evening; however, it has been "installing" for over 25 min!!

I can only assume the file server is being hammered.

(phone has been updated to 1.02, activated, and jailbroke).

[Jayreason]

Does App Tapp Download files when installing? (from the net, that is).

I'm trying to installing this evening; however, it has been "installing" for over 25 min!!

I can only assume the file server is being hammered.

(phone has been updated to 1.02, activated, and jailbroke).
I just posted the same thing, someone just said it shouldnt take more than 5 mins :confused:

[nawk]

The trick is to quick independance before starting the App Tapp Installer...

[liketom]

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/3881/photo17zq6.th.jpg (http://img294.imageshack.us/my.php?image=photo17zq6.jpg)

Sorry for the crappy picture, I took it with my iSight.

Used this guide: Click me (http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/IPhone_unlock_OS_X_Part_1). It's not hard, just read carefully thru it people. I had everything done in about 1 hour.

OS: Mac OS X

Carrier: T-mobile

Data Plan: I have the 19.99 blackberry data plan.

Edge Internet: wap.voicestream.com

You Tube: Not working, I'm too hesitant to use the other guide because it might screw-up the unlock, so I'll wait.

Nice one! glad you got it going :cool:

[EricHvk]

anyone having trouble try following the new steps on http://modmyiphone.com/

worked great follow every instruction to the T although my youtube doesnt work

[spotlight07]

jailbreak the phone run install.app for the required packages then download the GUI version on the mac use the app called transport click the iunlock on the iPhone and wait 18 mins very easy with no command line crap

[briancurrently]

YouTube question : Does it only not work when you're using the EDGE network? It would seem to me that it would continue to work when using the internet through a WiFi connection... has anyone tried this? Or is YouTube completely non functional on a mac-unlocked phone?

If there is a mac fix for this someone post where it can be found. I'm going to work on unlocking one tomorrow and I want to have all the files/work-arounds/etc. that i need before I get into it.

[Jayreason]

The trick is to quick independance before starting the App Tapp Installer...

awesome currently on the last step and waiting the next 20 mins out to see if it unlocks!!:)

[polishmacuser]

jailbreak the phone run install.app for the required packages then download the GUI version on the mac use the app called transport click the iunlock on the iPhone and wait 18 mins very easy with no command line crap

where can i find the software from? please in dire need of help

[stuff99]

so did anyone successfully unlock their phone using these instructions:

http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/IPhone_unlock_OS_X_Part_1

[Jayreason]

so did anyone successfully unlock their phone using these instructions:

http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/IPhone_unlock_OS_X_Part_1

yes this is the one I used and I am very green when it came to the whole thing, everything works great!

My only problem and its just where I am located (I hope) and my calls fail but tmobile has never had good service in my house. Here is a photo its crappy cause i did it with isight but you'll see tmobile in the corner!
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/9908/photo5pq4.jpg

[stuff99]

anyone have the independence program that they can send me to jailbreak the iphone?

[sunnyDlite]

You people are so funny... :rolleyes:

YOu think only AT&T is getting scrwed and Apple could care less that the iPhones are getting unlocked. .. ummmm. NO, Apple does care BIG TIME!

Apple is reproted to get roughly $10/mo from ATT per service plan that uses the iPhones. That Means, if there are over 1million hack phones, they would be loosing roghly 120million a year.

So yes, Apple would get affected by using another carrier since they get no profit sharing with ATT on that.

Well, there's a bit of bad logic here. First of all, most people don't hack phones (even when it is as easy as asking your carrier for an unlock code). Some people out there even pay outrageous international roaming... go figure!

Second, you are assuming that the people who buy the iPhones would switch to ATT if there was no other choice, and that is definitely not true. I got my iPhone free and my carrier is Sprint. For overseas, I use prepaid chips. So even if I'd bought the phone to supplement my phone collection (I have 4 now), ATT would not lose any money on me, either would Apple.

[sunnyDlite]

Anyone know how Data would work as far as charges go if one were to go with T-Mobile2Go Plan. A $100 refill- 1000min one year expiration date on mins would last me about 3 months based on my personal call volume. But the data would be the deal killer here.

RJ

Data won't work with prepaid Tmobile. It does work with prepaid ATT chip (also $100/yr), but is super expensive. Stick to WIFI. You could also get T-mobile Hotspot, and use their unlimited WIFI at any Starbucks, airport, etc.

[pw1388]

okay i unlocked the iphone and i install this springboard program and it needed to restart the iphone. so i was like okay lets restart it since i unlock the phone already. right after restart the phone was lock back again i tryed everything like re ssh the programs to unlock it but it didnt work so i decided to restore it and that didnt work because ibrickr isnt working anymore. i was like wow this sucks and i try to restore again but now itunes isnt decting the phone in restore mode. Right now i get a yellow triangle with Please Connect to iTunes on the bottom and the loading or waiting circle spinning. I need help. i dont want to turn it off because im scared that it might brick the iphone.

[sherlcokmac]

http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-F5DUOcAwd68R_FyKXBlThho-?cq=1&p=50

I used modmyiphone.com's tutorial and now using IR-TCI in Iran ... I'll keep you all posted about other carriers in Iran ...

[gr8fl4295]

Where does one find this $19.99 BB Data Plan?
All I see on their site is:
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Plans - starting @ $39.99

BlackBerry Internet Service Plans - starting @ $39.99

Internet Only Plans - starting @ $39.99

SideKick® Data Plan - starting @ $29.99

any guidance?

thanks.

[gr8fl4295]

by the way, finally got it unlocked!!
using the new instructions on http://www.modmyiphone.com.
cheers!!

[mudaudio]

I feel the exact same way bud!

when I made my original comment I did so under the totally deluded hope Steve and co may note my frustration as a UK iPhone lover and give us some news.

and as if by magic - could this be the UK release detail?

http://www.macworld.co.uk/business/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=19087

woop!

[timfucius]

Unlocked successfully.

http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/IPhone_unlock_OS_X_Part_1

Works: TIM Brasil and Telemig Celular

Youtube works

[MarkW19]

I've now tried 2 methods - the iUnlock GUI program on the iPhone itself, and the iphone.unlock.no method...both times unlocked the phone, so I could pop in my O2-UK SIM and it works fine.

BUT, both times, whenever I restart my iPhone, it seems to lose the unlock, and simply says "Incorrect SIM". I've tried taking it out/putting it back in, as well as re-activating with the new SIM, but it seems the only way is to start afresh.

Can anyone help please?

[liketom]

I've now tried 2 methods - the iUnlock GUI program on the iPhone itself, and the iphone.unlock.no method...both times unlocked the phone, so I could pop in my O2-UK SIM and it works fine.

BUT, both times, whenever I restart my iPhone, it seems to lose the unlock, and simply says "Incorrect SIM". I've tried taking it out/putting it back in, as well as re-activating with the new SIM, but it seems the only way is to start afresh.

Can anyone help please?

reset as in power off and power on or restore method via itunes ?

[csrx]

I'm an at&t user, but I was interested in unlocking my phone so I can use it when I travel out of the country.
I also have T-Mobile service, but I'm not interested in using the iphone with their slow data plans. at&t's is much faster. I'll stick to wifi when using t-mo.

I unlocked it last night using the http://iphone.unlock.no instructions on a Vista machine.

I can swap sims (at&t / t-mobile), made some calls, checked voicemail and everything seems to be working fine.
Wish there were data profiles that I can save for each SIM.

Thanks!

[MarkW19]

reset as in power off and power on or restore method via itunes ?

Power off/on. Also returning to jail knocks off the unlock as well (as this obviously power cycles the phone).

[liketom]

Power off/on. Also returning to jail knocks off the unlock as well (as this obviously power cycles the phone).

what did you use to unlock ? independance 1.1.1 or another method ?

also i installed the tappapp stuff with communty mod and ssh just incase this has anything to do with it

[MarkW19]

what did you use to unlock ? independance 1.1.1 or another method ?

To activate? Yep, independance 1.1.1:-

-Restored completely to factory settings (1.0.2) using itunes, then quit itunes before phone restarted
-Took AT&T SIM out, then opened iTunes again to "pair" before using independance
-Put AT&T SIM back in, used independance to jailbreak, activate, and install SFTP/SSH
-Removed SIM
-Installed Installer.app using AppTap
-Set up Wifi inc. lock to "never"
-Installed Community Sources and BSD Subsystem using Installer.app
-Made sure still jailbroken after this
-Used Fugu to SFTP the 4 files into the iPhone's /usr/bin dir, then created /usr/local/etc and put the minicom.dfl in there
-Used Terminal to ssh into the iPhone, then run the iUnlock/commcenter/minicom stuff, which worked fine. Only error I got in the whole thing was after the first minicom command ("AT ...00000000" etc.) it returned "ERROR" rather than "OK" which it was meant to. I tried again as per the instructions (restarted minicom and ran bbupdater -v again [bbupdater returned ok result], but got the same error after the first minicom command, however after the second minicom command it returned "CLCK=O..OK" which is what it should do.
-Quit everything and ran the last "commcenter" command and then put O2 SIM in phone and it works fine. Just whenever I turn my phone off/on it loses it's unlock!

[AJ Muni]

People if you use this guide (http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/IPhone_unlock_OS_X_Part_1) for mac, then you'll be fine. It has links to all the files and programs you need. Just read the instructions carefully. It's really not that difficult.

[bisiac]

Hi guys,
successfully installed it in Italy, carrier: TIM

[KSpider]

Those having problems with App Tapp getting stuck, just start over, and be sure to quit iNdependance before you run app tapp next time. Happened to me as well, went back to step one after a refresh and app tapp took about 3-5 minutes and everything else went smoothly.

[MarkW19]

Those having problems with App Tapp getting stuck, just start over, and be sure to quit iNdependance before you run app tapp next time. Happened to me as well, went back to step one after a refresh and app tapp took about 3-5 minutes and everything else went smoothly.

Do you have to actually return to jail before using AppTapp, or just quit independance (still jailbroken)?

[KSpider]

Do you have to actually return to jail before using AppTapp, or just quit independance (still jailbroken)?

Just quit. It just seems to me like AppTapp cannot access the iphone properly if iNdependance is connected to it....

[MarkW19]

Just quit. It just seems to me like AppTapp cannot access the iphone properly if iNdependance is connected to it....

Cool - I got "2-3 mins" for about 20 mins, Apptap just hung, so I returned to jail and all was well after that so I assumed it was because it was jailbroken. But I'll just quit ind. this time.

[mrpeepers]

here's some GUI (i think) of some idiot selling the unlock software on ebay.

http://rapidshare.com/files/55310669/iPhone_Unlock__.pxl_Method_.rar.html

[Lyzdog]

Hi there -

New to the forums. I have successfully unlocked my iphone using the http://iphone.unlock.no/, however, I would like to attempt to unlock it using the GUI method.

I installed the package to my Applications folder, and I get an icon and everything on my dashboard - but when I click on it - all I get is a white screen. Can anyone help me figure out what I did wrong?

Thx! XOXOXOXO

[MarkW19]

YAY got it - it was the lockdownd file - some of the methods don't mention it, I put it in the correct dir and all is well now.

Working on O2-UK.

[tymiles]

:confused:

When i try my TMobile sim I get the error: Could not activate EDGE: You are not subscribed to EDGE.

Anyone seen this.

Anyone know the fix?

Thanks.

I can call out from my TMobile Sim. Just get the error when I try to get on the Web.

Also I can TXT. Just seems like I can't check mail or get on web.

Anyone using a Tmobile SIM from a sidekick 3?

[cmk1523]

well i just purchased a 4gb iphone w/out activation. im hoping it will come with firmware 1.02, or at least i hope ill be able to update to 1.02 without activation.

i'm going to first try to GUI unlock program. i currently have the unlimited blackberry internet plan for $20 so I'm hoping that will work as well. i'll keep everyone updated.

[KSpider]

:confused:

When i try my TMobile sim I get the error: Could not activate EDGE: You are not subscribed to EDGE.

Anyone seen this.

Anyone know the fix?

Thanks.

I can call out from my TMobile Sim. Just get the error when I try to get on the Web.

Also I can TXT. Just seems like I can't check mail or get on web.

Anyone using a Tmobile SIM from a sidekick 3?


Are you on the blackberry data plan? if so, use wap.voicestream.com as your APN / username and pw are blank.

[liketom]

YAY got it - it was the lockdownd file - some of the methods don't mention it, I put it in the correct dir and all is well now.

Working on O2-UK.

excellent - i'll have to remember that one just incase

[EricHvk]

Please if anyone knows where to find info on fixing YouTube on the hacked iPhone using Mac Please post it i cant find it.

[ScottDrummer]

just bought an iPhone, in UK. Will let you know how unlock goes when i recieve it tomorrow. Plan to use it on a pay monthly vodaphone sim, will also test with orange sim.
few initial questions
1: Can you swap the sims without having to do the whole unlock process again?
2: Is it best to put the phone back to jail after its been unlocked or not?
3: When you connect to the computer from the iPhone using wifi, do you have to enable bonjour or anything, or just connect to your mac/pc directly using wifi? - if anyone could elaborate this that would be great.

Cheers

[ScottDrummer]

Please if anyone knows where to find info on fixing YouTube on the hacked iPhone using Mac Please post it i cant find it.

http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=5582

[vsarihan]

simfree works with Turkcell (Istanbul, Turkey)

today i had a problem with sms.app
also, i did not get any gprs or edge connection. do not bother calling Turkcell, they have no idea

[Croatian]

once you unlock your phone, can you perform phone reset to take the phone back to factory settings or that can not be done

also when they say the hacked phone might get bricked by new apple update, what do they mean by that, like i can understand that calling feature on the phone might not work, or would it mess up the whole phone

[biswo2008]

Sucessfully hacked and using China Mobile in Beijing, first iPhone on other side of the Great Wall. Thank you to iPhone Dev Team and Erica Sadun. You guys rock. Salute!

biswo
Beijing
China

[mrpeepers]

I have successfully unlocked my iphone. EVERYTHING WORKS for me EXCEPT VISUAL VOICMAIL. I have t-mobile. I had to find a work around for you tube and you have to plug in the APN for Edge to work. Make sure that there is no user name or password. I will watch this thread for any questions for the next 20 or so minutes. otherwise you can pm me.

Good luck to you all.
;)

i unlocked 2... but i can't get youtube to work on either. do i need EDGE for that or will it work or supposed to work over wifi?

[timfucius]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1233/1372047271_5b8401b71e.jpg?v=0

[mrpeepers]

so did anyone successfully unlock their phone using these instructions:

http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/IPhone_unlock_OS_X_Part_1

yes, i did 2 but the instructions they provided are "close" at best. it was 6 hours of trial and error for me. then 30 minutes for the next phone.

[ScottDrummer]

i unlocked 2... but i can't get youtube to work on either. do i need EDGE for that or will it work or supposed to work over wifi?

youtube fix:
http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=5582

[killmoms]

Please if anyone knows where to find info on fixing YouTube on the hacked iPhone using Mac Please post it i cant find it.

I posted links to the YouTube fix in my step-by-step post on page 12.

This has been linked several other times in this thread. Come on, if you're not going to READ, why even come here? :rolleyes:

[CWallace]

For those who have unlocked - or are considering unlocking - your iPhone via software, iPhone Atlas has an article this morning noting that all of these unlocks are based on a Buffer Overflow Exploit which will likely be fixed quite soon for no other reason then it can be used as an attack vector for iPhone viruses.

http://www.iphoneatlas.com/

[ScottDrummer]

well the simple thing would be not to install any updates until you have unlocked.

[mrpeepers]

anyone try this:
Breezy.app

from :
http://code.google.com/p/pxl/wiki/Breezy

[AJ Muni]

This has been linked several other times in this thread. Come on, if you're not going to READ, why even come here? :rolleyes:

lol I feel you man..

[AJ Muni]

lol I feel you man... Before I even bought an iphone yesterday to unlock, I read through every single post on here to make sure I was prepared right.

[pugnut]

just bought an iPhone, in UK. Will let you know how unlock goes when i recieve it tomorrow. Plan to use it on a pay monthly vodaphone sim, will also test with orange sim.
few initial questions
1: Can you swap the sims without having to do the whole unlock process again?
2: Is it best to put the phone back to jail after its been unlocked or not?
3: When you connect to the computer from the iPhone using wifi, do you have to enable bonjour or anything, or just connect to your mac/pc directly using wifi? - if anyone could elaborate this that would be great.

Cheers


I have switcehd the SIM's out and tested, I a going on a trip soon, the only thing that I needed to do was activate again. I used iNdepence

[stuff99]

i signed up for the modmyiphone forums so i can download indepedence but it has yet to send me the confirmation email and its been a full day...


can anyone send me the indepedence program?

thanks

[mrpeepers]

I posted links to the YouTube fix in my step-by-step post on page 12.

This has been linked several other times in this thread. Come on, if you're not going to READ, why even come here? :rolleyes:

i've read PAGE FOR PAGE. where is YOUR post?
http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/How_to_software_unlock_iPhone_iUnlock#Step_12

here?

[killmoms]

i signed up for the modmyiphone forums so i can download indepedence but it has yet to send me the confirmation email and its been a full day...


can anyone send me the indepedence program?

thanks

...Why don't you just download it from its website? http://code.google.com/p/independence/

Ooh!

BREAKING YOUTUBE NEWS

iNdependence 1.2.1 now includes the YouTube fix as part of its activation, so YouTube should work if you activate using the new iNdependence. I expect to see no more YouTube questions for the duration of this thread.


EDIT:
i've read PAGE FOR PAGE. where is YOUR post?
http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/How_to_software_unlock_iPhone_iUnlock#Step_12

here?

Page 12 of THIS THREAD.

[ScottDrummer]

i signed up for the modmyiphone forums so i can download indepedence but it has yet to send me the confirmation email and its been a full day...


can anyone send me the indepedence program?

thanks

sign up again, check your spam box on your email account, i just this second created an account, and activation sent right away.

[tymiles]

Are you on the blackberry data plan? if so, use wap.voicestream.com as your APN / username and pw are blank.

I am actually using a sim from my Sidekick 3.

I know the APN for the SK is: hiptop.t-mobile.com but I am not sure if it requires a user name and password.

If I use hiptop.t-mobile.com then I don't get the edge error but I am told (When I am using web on the iPhone) that the hosts can not be found.

I don't have a BB but I am wondering if I can just get the plan switched over and deactivate my SK 3. I don't use it anyway.

(Hummmmmm, I do have an old BB might have to reactivate that and get a BB data plan)

[mrpeepers]

...Why don't you just download it from its website? http://code.google.com/p/independence/

Ooh!

BREAKING YOUTUBE NEWS

iNdependence 1.2.1 now includes the YouTube fix as part of its activation, so YouTube should work if you activate using the new iNdependence. I expect to see no more YouTube questions for the duration of this thread.


EDIT:


Page 12 of THIS THREAD.

so now we have to RESTORE our phones, go through the unlock process again, and then activate again?????

[KSpider]

so now we have to RESTORE our phones, go through the unlock process again, and then activate again?????

Looks that way, I just restored mine and am starting over with the new iNdependance... ill update when im done.