Iphone 3G / 3.1.2 / Baseband 5.14.2/ Boot loader 5.9

0r30 · Oct 12, 2010, 02:15 PM

I currently have a iphone 3g and running into some problems in trying to unlock it.

Is there any way to downgrade the baseband on this or able to unlock it?
I have searched and searched and can not find anything.. any help would be appreciated..

btw I cant use fuzzyband b/c i have 5.9 BL

Applejuiced · Oct 12, 2010, 02:29 PM

Did you update it to 4.1?
If yes you cannot unlock at the moment.

0r30 · Oct 12, 2010, 02:34 PM

yup , i was an idiot and upgraded... then thought downgrading would to 3.1.2 would help... leaving the 5.14.02 as the baseband.

any idea when something might come out for this issue.?

i wish i could at least make the phone work with a prepaid at&t sim card...that doesn't even work...

crawsfire · Oct 12, 2010, 02:35 PM

Even if you didn't udate your firmware you can't unlock that baseband. Latest rumor is 3rd week of October for an unlock.

Applejuiced · Oct 12, 2010, 02:39 PM

Yes, that would work.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0r30

i wish i could at least make the phone work with a prepaid at&t sim card...that doesn't even work...

0r30 · 06:54 PM

i have tried .. but i put the sim card and nothing just keeps saying No service or Searching.

I tried my friends at&t card and it worked but nothing on the pre paid at&t sim card , i have gone to 4.0 to 4.1 to 3.1.2 so many times lol.

btw thank you applejuiced & crawsfire

Applejuiced · Oct 12, 2010, 06:56 PM

The prepaid AT&T sim might be locked to the previous phone it was used.
It gets a little tricky with gophone sims.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0r30

i have tried .. but i put the sim card and nothing just keeps saying searching.

I tried my friends at&t card and it worked but nothing on the pre paid at&t sim card , i have gone to 4.0 to 4.1 to 3.1.2 so many times lol.

0r30 · 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Applejuiced

The prepaid AT&T sim might be locked to the previous phone it was used.
It gets a little tricky with gophone sims.

hmm is there any tutorials that you might now or direct me towards so i could unlock the sim card?

i heard the sim cards are locked to the particular phone for 180 days is this correct?

crawsfire · Oct 13, 2010, 05:07 AM

Usually when you use a gophone sim that came with free minutes because of a promotion bundle (like buy a phone and get $25 free minutes type of deal) they will lock the sim to the phone for 180 days. There are other options besides AT&T prepaid if you don't need a data plan and just want a working iphone for cheap.
If you want to use AT&T prepaid and want to make sure you get a SIM that will activate your phone you can buy the cheapest candy bar type Nokia phone like the 2330 from the AT&T store for 7 or 8 bucks shipped. They will come with a Sim you can use. You can set it up and get it all working in the Nokia phone then just swap it into your iphone.

These are the other providers that I know of that you can use their sim cards in an iphone without a data plan and without being jailbroken and unlocked because they use the AT&T network:
Pure Prepaid
Pure TalkUSA
7-11 Speak Out wireless (be careful some use sprint and some AT&T)
Consumer Cellular
GTC wireless
Jolt Wireless
Locus Mobile (be careful some use Verizon and some AT&T)
TracFone (be careful they use multiple providers including AT&T)

Personally, on the phones I do not want data plans on I use Pure TalkUSA. You can by a Sim only with minutes that rollover for $10 and as little as $10 a month to keep it going.

0r30 · Oct 13, 2010, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crawsfire

Usually when you use a gophone sim that came with free minutes because of a promotion bundle (like buy a phone and get $25 free minutes type of deal) they will lock the sim to the phone for 180 days. There are other options besides AT&T prepaid if you don't need a data plan and just want a working iphone for cheap.
If you want to use AT&T prepaid and want to make sure you get a SIM that will activate your phone you can buy the cheapest candy bar type Nokia phone like the 2330 from the AT&T store for 7 or 8 bucks shipped. They will come with a Sim you can use. You can set it up and get it all working in the Nokia phone then just swap it into your iphone.

These are the other providers that I know of that you can use their sim cards in an iphone without a data plan and without being jailbroken and unlocked because they use the AT&T network:
Pure Prepaid
Pure TalkUSA
7-11 Speak Out wireless (be careful some use sprint and some AT&T)
Consumer Cellular
GTC wireless
Jolt Wireless
Locus Mobile (be careful some use Verizon and some AT&T)
TracFone (be careful they use multiple providers including AT&T)

Personally, on the phones I do not want data plans on I use Pure TalkUSA. You can by a Sim only with minutes that rollover for $10 and as little as $10 a month to keep it going.

well i tried this method already , I bought a samsung for 20 bucks it came with sim and 15 bucks on it. I activated it through the samsung then swapped the sim into the iphone and all it says now is searching and no service.

I just ordered another sim for 3 bucks on eBay unactivated , im just going to pop it in the iphone and activate this one over the phone and see what happens.

For now i have two Ipods... its pretty lame.

ansabakhan · Oct 13, 2010, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0r30

hmm is there any tutorials that you might now or direct me towards so i could unlock the sim card?

i heard the sim cards are locked to the particular phone for 180 days is this correct?

ou hactivated your phone thats why its not taking any sim .. restore your phone again with 4.1 , have your at&T sim in the phone and dont jailbreak right now ... 1st connect with iturnes and activate it once ... it will work

Oct 12, 2010, 02:15 PM	#1
0r30 macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2010	Iphone 3G / 3.1.2 / Baseband 5.14.2/ Boot loader 5.9 I currently have a iphone 3g and running into some problems in trying to unlock it. Is there any way to downgrade the baseband on this or able to unlock it? I have searched and searched and can not find anything.. any help would be appreciated.. btw I cant use fuzzyband b/c i have 5.9 BL __________________ rMBP 15" Ipad 1 64GB 3G Jailbroken Iphone 5 32gb Jailbroken
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Oct 12, 2010, 02:34 PM	#3
0r30 Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2010	yup , i was an idiot and upgraded... then thought downgrading would to 3.1.2 would help... leaving the 5.14.02 as the baseband. any idea when something might come out for this issue.? i wish i could at least make the phone work with a prepaid at&t sim card...that doesn't even work... __________________ rMBP 15" Ipad 1 64GB 3G Jailbroken Iphone 5 32gb Jailbroken
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Oct 12, 2010, 06:47 PM	#6
0r30 Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2010	i have tried .. but i put the sim card and nothing just keeps saying No service or Searching. I tried my friends at&t card and it worked but nothing on the pre paid at&t sim card , i have gone to 4.0 to 4.1 to 3.1.2 so many times lol. btw thank you applejuiced & crawsfire __________________ rMBP 15" Ipad 1 64GB 3G Jailbroken Iphone 5 32gb Jailbroken Last edited by 0r30; Oct 12, 2010 at 06:54 PM.
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Oct 12, 2010, 02:29 PM	#2
Applejuiced macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: At the iPhone hacks section.	Did you update it to 4.1? If yes you cannot unlock at the moment.
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Oct 12, 2010, 02:35 PM	#4
crawsfire macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2010	Even if you didn't udate your firmware you can't unlock that baseband. Latest rumor is 3rd week of October for an unlock.
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Oct 13, 2010, 05:07 AM	#9
crawsfire macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2010	Usually when you use a gophone sim that came with free minutes because of a promotion bundle (like buy a phone and get $25 free minutes type of deal) they will lock the sim to the phone for 180 days. There are other options besides AT&T prepaid if you don't need a data plan and just want a working iphone for cheap. If you want to use AT&T prepaid and want to make sure you get a SIM that will activate your phone you can buy the cheapest candy bar type Nokia phone like the 2330 from the AT&T store for 7 or 8 bucks shipped. They will come with a Sim you can use. You can set it up and get it all working in the Nokia phone then just swap it into your iphone. These are the other providers that I know of that you can use their sim cards in an iphone without a data plan and without being jailbroken and unlocked because they use the AT&T network: Pure Prepaid Pure TalkUSA 7-11 Speak Out wireless (be careful some use sprint and some AT&T) Consumer Cellular GTC wireless Jolt Wireless Locus Mobile (be careful some use Verizon and some AT&T) TracFone (be careful they use multiple providers including AT&T) Personally, on the phones I do not want data plans on I use Pure TalkUSA. You can by a Sim only with minutes that rollover for $10 and as little as $10 a month to keep it going.
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