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iPhone 4 Unlocking Tool Now Available

acidfast7 said:
IMHO, the best thing about traveling is disconnecting ... it is a vacation after all. Getting lost is part of the fun :D
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I hear you, brah. That's something that I have been getting better at - just disconnecting and disappearing. I'll still check my email from time to time to make sure nothing important has come in, and check the web to keep up on sports scores and such, but I really try to unplug from the rest of the world while I'm traveling. My wife is much better at it than I currently am.
 
BlondeBuddhist said:
The deal (whether big or small :)) is that I will see Europe. Not an "if", but a "when".

Blonde Buddhist
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Anyone that has a need to write their screen name as a signature after each post in a forum, and make it known that he is going to Europe is an egotist.
 
Once the iPhone moves to multiple carriers, I think that Apple will do away with the "no unlock" nonsense. To still refuse to unlock a phone when there are multiple carriers to choose from would be a PR disaster for Apple.
 
Jail-Break, Unlock, Restore???

I'm not keen on keeping my iPhone in a Jail-Broken state and was wondering, if I:

1. Jail-Break.
2. Unlock.
3. Restore.

Would the phone still be unlocked for any network?
 
Hey guys, a quick question...

Let's say a friend of mine who is currently in the States was to buy an iPhone 4 through AT&T for me. Would it be reasonable to bring it back to Europe and jailbreak it/unlock it? Is this new unlocking tool any "better" than the previous ones? Or is there still a high chance of bricking your iPhone with the next firmware update if you're not careful enough?
 
LazyMonkIE said:
I'm not keen on keeping my iPhone in a Jail-Broken state and was wondering, if I:

1. Jail-Break.
2. Unlock.
3. Restore.

Would the phone still be unlocked for any network?
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You would just undo all your hard work. Take out step #3 and you are good.
 
Winni said:
It's nice that Apple warns us that jailbreaking/unlocking an iPhone could void the warranty. After all, Apple is not even giving us any warranty for their cell phones - the mobile phone carriers do.
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You've never taken your phone to the Genius bar because something was wrong with it? Apple provides a 1-year warranty against software issues and workmanship defects.
 
carriers

rwilliams said:
Once the iPhone moves to multiple carriers, I think that Apple will do away with the "no unlock" nonsense. To still refuse to unlock a phone when there are multiple carriers to choose from would be a PR disaster for Apple.
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I don't think it is apple, I think it is the carriers. One might not realize it directly, but at&t is PAYING APPLE 400$ per phone that gets activated on their network. If they were unlocked, the carrier would have a much harder time keeping the customer to gain back that 400$ subsidy. (it is also nice to know this when analyzing how much apple can make with a 2-3M phones sold, instead of just the un-sub price.

One can always buy the phone pay the ETF, cancel the plan (most likely the monthly plan fee prorated) and then just unlock oneself.
 
Is it just me, or does it mess the autocorrection? Usually when i type in Im, it would autocrrect to I'm, the same with Ive, it would autocorrect to I've. Can someone verify this?
 
Salacion said:
Anyone that has a need to write their screen name as a signature after each post in a forum, and make it known that he is going to Europe is an egotist.
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How about the need to use italics? Or the inability to understand what egotism is?

Put the filter back between the brain and keyboard.
 
tivoboy said:
I don't think it is apple, I think it is the carriers. One might not realize it directly, but at&t is PAYING APPLE 400$ per phone that gets activated on their network. If they were unlocked, the carrier would have a much harder time keeping the customer to gain back that 400$ subsidy. (it is also nice to know this when analyzing how much apple can make with a 2-3M phones sold, instead of just the un-sub price.

One can always buy the phone pay the ETF, cancel the plan (most likely the monthly plan fee prorated) and then just unlock oneself.
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Has Apple provided the ability for the carrier to unlock the phone after the 2 year agreement? I think AT&T will do it for other phones, or so I've been told.
 
tivoboy said:
I don't think it is apple, I think it is the carriers.
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I've heard from multiple places that AT&T can't unlock the iPhone because Apple has refused to give them the codes or whatever it is Apple uses to enforce the lock. AT&T has no problem whatsoever unlocking any of their other phones. This is all on Apple.
 
BlondeBuddhist said:
The deal (whether big or small :)) is that I will see Europe. Not an "if", but a "when".

Blonde Buddhist
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Ah..... to show off. Yay for you.


Anyway...... this is good news. I like seeing the dev team find ways to circumvent these locks.

I'm even considering jailbreaking again....... I haven't done it since my 1st gen.

Surely
 
arn, stop posting stories about the jailbreak community, or at least keep it off Page One. It's flamebait that serves no purpose. Jailbreakers don't get their info here and we all know how Apple feels. End of story. Move along. Bye bye!
 
pika2000 said:
It's sad and pathetic that we (in the US) have to resort to hacking just so we can have a choice.
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you do have a choice...don't buy the iphone if you don't like the rules associated with it

if you buy a new mustang for the looks but want a camero engine for the power of it why do you automatically think you deserve it just because you want it?

if you have a problem with apples rules don't buy an apple phone chose a company or OS that will allow you to do what you want.
 
What would happen if someone bought a US iPhone then went to a foreign country and their phone broke (software problem not physically)? If they took it to an Apple store for a warranty backed repair would they be given a replacement iPhone from the Apple store in that country?
 
This may seem like an odd question, but...how do you know if the unlocking worked besides trying another sim card in it?
 
I didn't know to disable 3G before installing ultrasn0w. I'm on a iPhone 4 in the US currently on AT&T. What would happen now if I tried to use a cut T-Mobile sim? Is there a way to go back and disable 3G and then run ultrasn0w? thanks!
 
Morky said:
Can you get a micro sim from T-Mobile? Up until now, a T-Mobile user could just pop out her sim and put it into an unlocked iPhone, and Bob's your uncle. What would you need to do now?
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I cut my regular SIM card to fit the iPhone 4 and it worked. I DO NOT advise this unless you really know what you are doing!
 
gimmeaipod said:
I didn't know to disable 3G before installing ultrasn0w. I'm on a iPhone 4 in the US currently on AT&T. What would happen now if I tried to use a T-Mobile sim? Is there a way to go back and disable 3G and then run ultrasn0w? thanks!
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Can't use any other SIM cards unless they are microSIMs.
 
back and forth from Panama to USA

So after unlocking and jailbreaking my iP4 I should be able to buy a SIM (or microSIM) and trim it in Panama, where I will be living for half of the year, and use my iP4 there. While in the USA, I should be able to swap in the original microSIM and carry on with my original AT&T-chained phone am I right? I know Panama is on the GSM as my IP4 works there as is, just with a $2 a minute roaming charge :(

Just want to check if anyone has done this as it sounds sweet. Maybe I'll figure out a way to forward my US phone number to the new panama number as well to make it seamless for others to call me.
 
Le Big Mac said:
"New" refers to ones being sold by a store. "Used" refers to any phone once you've bought it. The point is that the manufacturer can limit resellers' ability to unlock the phone--i.e., sell it unlocked in the first place. So you're totally free to unlock your own iPhone, and to sell it unlocked to someone else. The limit is on commercial activity.
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Well. That's not how I read it. First. The EFF asked for renewal of the ruling on behalf of its clients, being: The Wireless Alliance, ReCellular and Flipswap. All three used handset stores, and commercial entities. And they asked for it because the digital lock made it harder, if not impossible for them to sell recycled handsets... without risking DMCA related lawsuits. And this is what The Copyright Office had to say about it:

"The DMCA shouldn't be used to interfere with recyclers who want to extend the useful life of a handset."

And that also clears the sky for commercial unlockers, who may do the work for you, because not being able to do the unlocking yourself... shouldn't prevent you from unlocking your phone.

Now have a look at this:

"The Copyright Office agrees with EFF that the DMCA shouldn't be used as a barrier to prevent people who purchase phones from keeping those phones when they change carriers."

Note the "when they change carriers" in it. That to me sounds [suspiciously] like you first have to fulfill your contract [for a subsidized phone]. As in you used AT&T [as provider] and want to switch to another provider, while keeping your handset... but after you fulfilled your contract with AT&T. Which to me sounds reasonable.

I might be wrong, but this is how I read it.

Le Big Mac said:
And, BTW, what a crap paragraph--it talks about a 2006 rule and then refers to it as the "2009 rule", or maybe it's referring to some other 2009 rule that's not mentioned previously in the article.
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It is yes, but me changing it would have made it even worse.
 
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