Can iPhone 3G be unlocked with 5.14.02

[Applejuiced]

Please do
So the person who sold it to you by accident on ebay raised the offer to return it to him for a million yet?

Yes, I did. It has been up for days now and the droid forum thread about it is 17 pages long last time I looked. You want a link to it so you can claim I doctored it too? LoL

 

[crawsfire]

Please do
So the person who sold it to you by accident on ebay raised the offer to return it to him to a million yet?

Lay off the booze, your google page will get blurry and you won't be able to answer any questions on this forum.

 

[lokster]

so i have an iphone 3g with 5.08 bootloader

i can upgrade to 4.1 use fuzzyband to downgrade to 04.26.08?!

is fuzzyband even compatible on a 4.1? isnt it possible to stay on the last unlockable baseband? 05.14.02???

currently im on 3.1.3 with fuzzyband help downgrade to 04.26.08

 

[crawsfire]

so i have an iphone 3g with 5.08 bootloader

i can upgrade to 4.1 use fuzzyband to downgrade to 04.26.08?!

is fuzzyband even compatible on a 4.1? isnt it possible to stay on the last unlockable baseband? 05.14.02???

currently im on 3.1.3 with fuzzyband help downgrade to 04.26.08

You can use Sn0wbreeze 2.0 to upgrade to 4.1 without upgrading your baseband. That way you don't have to mess with fuzzyband.

http://www.crispytech.com/2010/09/23/jailbreak-iphone-3g-4-1-on-windows-with-sn0wbreeze-2-0-1/

Or use redsn0w 0.9.6 and the 4.1 ipsw file from the iclarified website.

Could you do me a favor and post what the first 5 digits of the serial number for your phone are? Thanks.

 

[lokster]

my serial number? sure.

5k009, its refurb though, my first iphone which was supposedly brand new ran slow and shut off randomly, the refurb is actually doing alright

 

[crawsfire]

my serial number? sure.

5k009, does that mean my phone was made in 09?

It means the 9th week of 2010. Some people say that 5K means it has been refurbed which seems likely because of the early bootloader version you have. Some people say that the 5K thing is a myth. Where did you get the phone and do you know if it is a refurb (did you purchase it as a refurb)?

ETA
I see your edit has answered my question, thanks.

 

[crawsfire]

my serial number? sure.

5k009, its refurb though, my first iphone which was supposedly brand new ran slow and shut off randomly, the refurb is actually doing alright

Well according to Applejuiced you have a very rare phone. Only 5% of all 3G phones have the 5.08 bootloader. It is so uncommon and rare that we shouldn't advise people to check and see if they have that version so they can change their baseband and unlock
It must be worth its weight in gold.

 

[lokster]

lol i dunno, even though the 3g is just 2 years old, with a 3gs and iphone 4 it looks like a dinosaur!!

but im glad i got the refurb unlockable one. thanks

btw, ive had so many bad experiences with snowbreeze i dont feel safe with it at all =/ might just wait for a pawnage tool or an unlock

 

[crawsfire]

lol i dunno, even though the 3g is just 2 years old, with a 3gs and iphone 4 it looks like a dinosaur!!

but im glad i got the refurb unlockable one. thanks

btw, ive had so many bad experiences with snowbreeze i dont feel safe with it at all =/ might just wait for a pawnage tool or an unlock

I edited my previous post with another option: Use redsn0w 0.9.6 and the 4.1 ipsw file from the iclarified website.

 

[lokster]

redsnow updates the baseband to the most current one =/ does the iclarified website have some custom firmware with an unlockable baseband?

 

[crawsfire]

Fuzzyband 4.1 was updated/published in cydia back in late Sep. It supports 5.14.02 and down/upgrades to 5.13.04 for ultrasn0w.

If you can't find it on Cydia: http://iwatcher.net/2010/09/27/fuzzyband-4-1-1/

 

[crawsfire]

I just installed fuzzyband 4.1 from Cydia on one of my 3G's that has the 5.08 bootloader and 4.1 firmware and it works fine. It will change the 5.14.02 baseband to 5.13.04 then you use ultrasn0w.

 

[lokster]

oh

my

gosh

crawsfire!!!! wheres the +rep when you need it!!

let me shake your hand!!!

ive been hunting and waiting for 4.1 jailbreak and unlock on my iphone 3g!!! this is it!!!

!!!! ur effing amazing! i didnt know fuzzyband came out with an update already!!!! gosh, il do this next week after school projects and all!!! thank you!!!

whats the source for fuzzyband 4.1????

i will jailbreak through redsnow 0.9.6 and then install fuzzyband!!! yeyyy 4.1 here i come!!

just to reassure me though could u post some screen shots

 

[crawsfire]

The source is BigBoss.
Not sure what you want to see screen shots of....

When I ran fuzzyband it says:

Bootloader version:
05.08 [G2M3S2]

Baseband Version:
ICE2-05.13.04

iphone OS Version:
4.1.0

You're ready for Ultrasn0w!



Under setting in my phone it confirms the modem firmware is 05.13.04.

 

[lokster]

last question

what do i install to get gamecenter on? and also multitasking and wallpapers

like screen of the home screen with a different carrier, the about with 4.1 and the baseband

and maybe a fuzzyband ss but im asking way too much ^^ im really glad i checked out macrumors today

 

[Chowder1993]

Need help

Hey guys, i just wanted to know when my iphone 3g was made, serial number = 858341GFY7H and i wanted to know if i can unlock it or downgrade it since i did the stupid mistake of upgrading it to 4.1

Updated: I also got fuzzyband downgrader and this is what it says

Bootloader Version:
(null)[(null)]

Baseband Version:
*blank*

iPhone OS Version:
4.1
Please help!

 

[crawsfire]

Hey guys, i just wanted to know when my iphone 3g was made, serial number = 858341GFY7H and i wanted to know if i can unlock it or downgrade it since i did the stupid mistake of upgrading it to 4.1

Updated: I also got fuzzyband downgrader and this is what it says

Bootloader Version:
(null)[(null)]

Baseband Version:
*blank*

iPhone OS Version:
4.1
Please help!

Are you using the newest version of fuzzyband (4.1-1)?
I'm not sure why it isn't showing you your bootloader or Baseband versions.
Download F0recast and see what it says, fuzzyband is moot if you don't have the 5.08 bootloader.

 

[Mac-Rumours]

I just downloaded Fuzzyband and found I have the 05.08 bootloader, downgraded and the phone crashed whilst running Fuzzyband. The phone then rebooted only allowing emergency calls with the connect to iTunes image.

After connecting to iTunes and restoring to a custom 4.1 firmware the phone shows no baseband and says no wifi and no bluetooth and will reboot after a minute.

Any ideas how to recover?

UPDATE:
Updating the firmware via iTunes (not using a custom firmware) has successfully updated the baseband.