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iPhone unlocked?
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Wow, pretty interesting.
But lets say you use a sim card from another cell company would the edge network and visual voicemail work on the Iphone?
Probably not though.
But as long as the phone and texts/emails work its not that bad.
Very good work. Would the phone itself need to be reprogrammed or just a simcard?
But lets say you use a sim card from another cell company would the edge network and visual voicemail work on the Iphone?
Probably not though.
But as long as the phone and texts/emails work its not that bad.
Very good work. Would the phone itself need to be reprogrammed or just a simcard?
As a side note, youtube doesn't work using the supersim method.
EDGE works. Visual voicemail not.
Just the SIM card.
EDGE works. Visual voicemail not.
Just the SIM card.
Interesting how the Youtube application dont work. I figured it would work as long as theres a wifi or any type of internet connection.
I guess they locked it up pretty good.
But its only a matter of time till they completelly hack it. Maybe a year or so.
I guess they locked it up pretty good.
But its only a matter of time till they completelly hack it. Maybe a year or so.
read this post
http://hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2215
Here are a bunch of people that got it to work. Good site for modding, too.
http://hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2215
Here are a bunch of people that got it to work. Good site for modding, too.
I doubt it, its only software related.
Nothing that cant be fixed with a full restore IMO.
Its like throwing away a computer if the software is messed up. YOu can always format and reinstall everything clean.
Nothing that cant be fixed with a full restore IMO.
Its like throwing away a computer if the software is messed up. YOu can always format and reinstall everything clean.
Lol 
Yes it is.
I see so many people that have viruses or spyware that drags their system to a crawl go out and buy new PC's.
They're great for a month or so untill they mess them up and they're just as slow again
Yes it is.
I see so many people that have viruses or spyware that drags their system to a crawl go out and buy new PC's.
They're great for a month or so untill they mess them up and they're just as slow again
So if its software related then couldn't a simple iPhone update turn it into a 'brick'?
It's not super clear that this would be legal in the US... US law allows for software to be generated which unlocks a cellphone from a carrier, so if Apple were to retaliate by bricking those phones, it would seem that they would not be able to refuse warranty coverage. I'm not 100% sure, though, nor do I know of any test case that tries this out. Up to this point, I don't know of any company retaliating against unlocking software, at least since this change in US law was put in place....
I'm not sure about Apple "accidentally" not bricking them but returning them to locked status (so that you'd have to keep doing the unlock every time you update the iPhone). It's also probably possible for Apple to make iTunes refuse to put purchased songs on unlocked phones. That's all really speculation at this point, though.
Also I'm not sure it's impermissible for Apple to keep modifying new releases of the iPhone to prevent them from being susceptible to the same unlocking technique that works today.