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urbanmojo

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Jun 16, 2009
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Hi:

I had an iPhone with FW 2.2.1 and BB 2.30. I am looking to use ultrasn0w on Friday.

Today I upgrade the phone to 3.0 firmware. Eventually I got a message "insert a valid sim with no pin". Indeed, I didn't have a SIM card inside as I didn't think I needed it to upgrade the firmware. I decided to put in my Rogers SIM just to see if I could use the iPhone programs with it inside (I don't expect it to be unlocked yet). I tried restarting and now I just get the Apple logo and it isn't doing anything.

What should I do next? I don't have a working SIM, at least a SIM that won't work until it is unlocked.

What should I do next?

Thanks
 

urbanmojo

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Jun 16, 2009
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I tried restoring but it is still telling me I need an original SIM, which I don't have.

Here is what I did:

1. Held down both power and home for 10 seconds.
2. released power and held home for 5 seconds.
3. itunes told me recovery mode.
4. I clicked restore in itunes.

Shouldn't I still have access to the iPhone without activating it with a SIM?
 

benflick

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Jul 11, 2008
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Cincinnati, Ohio
I tried restoring but it is still telling me I need an original SIM, which I don't have.

Here is what I did:

1. Held down both power and home for 10 seconds.
2. released power and held home for 5 seconds.
3. itunes told me recovery mode.
4. I clicked restore in itunes.

Shouldn't I still have access to the iPhone without activating it with a SIM?

No, it needs to be activated
QuickPWN would do the trick by "Hacktivating" it. But it's not released yet:(
 

urbanmojo

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Jun 16, 2009
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OK, so I just have to wait until QuickPwn for 3.0 comes out and then I will not need an AT&T sim card, is that correct?
 

benflick

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Jul 11, 2008
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Cincinnati, Ohio
OK, so I just have to wait until QuickPwn for 3.0 comes out and then I will not need an AT&T sim card, is that correct?

Sure is.
I am a little worried though, the dev team said that their updated tools would be released soon after 3.0 was released. It has now been 11 hours, and still no word from anyone.
 
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