hey guys im a new iphone 4 user, i am using 4.2.1 with modem firmware 03.10.01. i want to unlock the phone to use on another carrier other than att. how would i go about doing that? is jailbreaking the same as unlocking? thanks in advance!
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Have you read any of the stickies at the top of this forum? Lots of good information including the answer to your question, "is jailbreaking the same as unlocking?"
and which sticky would that be? as to weather you can unlock the phone or not a simple yes or no would suffice.
+1 I couldn't agree more.
It's one thing to tell them they could read stickies or search.
But another thing to not even answer, especially if they're new here.
I have noticed a recurring theme of people being rude and cold here.
No one wants to start good discussion where everyone on here is being rude and cold, offering no help.
As for an answer to your question:
There is no known unlock to 03.10.01 as of now.
Yep, this is a common theme for this forum. Actually I find this attitude on most Apple forums....
Jailbreak and Unlock are two different things. Jailbreak allows you to install applications that are not authorized by Apple. Unlock allows you to change carriers. To unlock, you must be jailbroken. As mentioned, you can't unlock your baseband.
Jailbreak and Unlock are two different things. Jailbreak allows you to install applications that are not authorized by Apple. Unlock allows you to change carriers. To unlock, you must be jailbroken. As mentioned, you can't unlock your baseband.
IMNSHO, it's rude for someone to not bother with reading the stickies/forum before they start asking questions about jb/unlocking. It shows disrespect for members of this forum and our time. Unless the poster has a problem understanding the english language or is stupid, they can find out a good deal of the information simply from reading the stickies/forums.
Discussion is fine, but going over the same rehashed information is pointless. Besides, there's plenty of good discussion on the new greenpoison.
If you posted a sticky called "how to add numbers", but people kept asking repeatedly "what is 2+2", you'd start being a lot more brusque.
<putting on flame retardant suit>
Discussion is fine, but going over the same rehashed information is pointless. Besides, there's plenty of good discussion on the new greenpoison.
If you posted a sticky called "how to add numbers", but people kept asking repeatedly "what is 2+2", you'd start being a lot more brusque.
<putting on flame retardant suit>
Really? Rude that someone asks a question? Since when did that become rude? Yes, there are stickies but not everyone sees them right away. Also, if you are going to tell someone to read the stickies, at least provide a dang link to them. As I said, I have only seen the rudeness on Apple based forums. Most of the time when a question is asked that has been done over and over someone will just provide a link and the thread will die unlike here. Here they simply jump all over you for being an idiot and not looking at all the stickies.....
Glad you had your flame retardant suit on....
I also can't stand, and find it rude, that many folks here think they have to be the forum police.
Dawning my flame retardant suit now....
Glad you had your flame retardant suit on....
I also can't stand, and find it rude, that many folks here think they have to be the forum police.
Dawning my flame retardant suit now....
You'll need to unlock.
No, you don't need to jailbreak. Jail breaking just lets you put different software on it, it doesn't unlock it. Unlocking it lets you use different SIM cards..
Also, never Jailbreak, once you do it, it's hard to undo, it causes many problems, and there are currently no big chain retail stores or service people that will fix a jail broken phone. But Unlocking it, YES, it's fine, T-Mobile is the only other American company that you can use it with, because they use GSM/ SIM cards, others like Sprint and Verizon use CDMA, so it's impossible.
No, you don't need to jailbreak. Jail breaking just lets you put different software on it, it doesn't unlock it. Unlocking it lets you use different SIM cards..
Also, never Jailbreak, once you do it, it's hard to undo, it causes many problems, and there are currently no big chain retail stores or service people that will fix a jail broken phone. But Unlocking it, YES, it's fine, T-Mobile is the only other American company that you can use it with, because they use GSM/ SIM cards, others like Sprint and Verizon use CDMA, so it's impossible.
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I respectful disagree on your comment above about jailbreak. It is not hard to undo at all. All you have to do is restore it back to factory setting in Itunes. unless you have the 3G/3GS which you have installed Ipad baseband in them where Itunes will not you restore.
Hmmm, what time is it?
At the time of your post 10:23 pm....
Seriously, you guys need to get over it.
Care to further explain? The only method that I can find that works right now is Ultrasn0w and to install that you have to be jailbroken.
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=4253
Also, you can easily back out of a jailbreak, you just restore the original software as mentioned. Lastly maybe the OP wants to use it with T-Mobile... Sheesh, assume much?
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Isn't it better to answer about the sticky and post its link?
This is not the first nor will be the last new member asking this.
There are plenty of efforts out there about jailbreaking and unlocking.
So far the only one I trust is this one:
http://www.hackthatphone.com/
The unlock for the iPhone 4 might not be there yet, but there you can get a good sense of what you want to do next.
Jailbreaking or unlocking requires you to be careful on what you do and follow instructions, so read te sticky or sites like the one I am posting, take your time and don't mess it up.
This is not the first nor will be the last new member asking this.
There are plenty of efforts out there about jailbreaking and unlocking.
So far the only one I trust is this one:
http://www.hackthatphone.com/
The unlock for the iPhone 4 might not be there yet, but there you can get a good sense of what you want to do next.
Jailbreaking or unlocking requires you to be careful on what you do and follow instructions, so read te sticky or sites like the one I am posting, take your time and don't mess it up.
I just can say you different name of the product site from research as I was looking for that earlier; however, you may check out
- iPhoneUnlockEasily
- iphone orange
- iphone Trump
I now a bit details of the iphone Trump as much I know it gonna cost you $19 and with unlimited use. I may go for that.
The above post should be ignored. This Troll just opened an account to send people to scam sites and is posting it in multiple forums.
Unlocks are always free from the DEV team and the scam sites just use the tools and charge for them. Since there is no unlock for the new baseband 2.10 and 3.10 the scams site will just take your money and you get nothing.
To unlock your phone with Ultrasn0w you must first jailbreak your phone so for the poster "cootersgarage6" that thinks he can unlock without jailbreaking and that jailbreaking is dangerous he has no idea what he is talking about. He might also wish to consider that there is life outside the USA and many countries have 4 or 5 GSM carriers.
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thanks for the replies guys. im not going to let 1 or 2 bad apples change my judgment of this forum, however as said before some people who have apple products think they are better than other for some reason. i wonder why that is. I also have a Samsung vibrant (which i think is better, now that i have an actual iphone to compare, but thats another topic) which is android, and the people on those forums are very welcoming, so i guess its an ''apple thing''. anyways i wont dwell on that but i do want to ask if its possible to downgrade my firmware or downgrade my ios??
and to add to my post, the stickies are outdated and written for 3g/3gs phones and nothing for ios 4.2.1 on the other sticky. sooooo......am i missing something?
and to add to my post, the stickies are outdated and written for 3g/3gs phones and nothing for ios 4.2.1 on the other sticky. sooooo......am i missing something?
The basic principles of jb/unlocking your phone are still the same. You have to jb to software unlock your phone. That has always been constant. Even though the stickies refer to older information, it doesn't mean that it's useless. The stickies are a jumping off point before you start reading the forum posts.
For example, after reading the stickies and the forum posts, you'd have notes on topics you still had questions about. After searching through the forum/google and not finding the answers, this would be the appropriate time to ask questions. This forum appreciates people who make the effort to try first.
For example, after reading the stickies and the forum posts, you'd have notes on topics you still had questions about. After searching through the forum/google and not finding the answers, this would be the appropriate time to ask questions. This forum appreciates people who make the effort to try first.
+100
Newbies, stop being lazy and try searching, reading and TRYING to understand what jailbreaking and unlocking is about. Try to expand your horizons just a little bit. Imagine a forum where the first 50 threads are all about based on the same 2 or 3 questions. Why would experts want to return to a forum like this?
We were all newbies, some of us just chose not to be LAZY and did our homework before asking questions.
Why would newbies want to come back? Simply put, if you don't have anything to say then don't say it. I'm an expert with well over 15 years in the field and I don't mind answering the same questions over and over. Stop being almighty and remember that you once didn't know where to turn.
OK. To start with, read this post that I quoted, and do everything the opposite
Yep, this is a common theme for this forum. Actually I find this attitude on most All forums when you are a newbies.
Why would newbies want to come back? Simply put, if you don't have anything to say then don't say it. I'm an expert with well over 15 years in the field and I don't mind answering the same questions over and over. Stop being almighty and remember that you once didn't know where to turn.
Two common misconceptions;
1. It has nothing to do with 'knowing where to turn'.
2. It has nothing to do with newbies.
There's a reason people spend a lot of time developing FAQs and Guides. they're there to answer the basic, common questions and it's why they are stickied at the top of the forum. So people see them and read them before asking a question or starting a new thread. This applies to all members, noobs and veterans.
Additionally, anyone with 'well over 15 years in the field' who keeps 'answering the same questions over and over again' must be getting paid by the hour or by the answer.
Then the next time you decide to be a keyboard warrior please provide a link to said FAQs.
As for the 15 year remark, no, I do not. I am like you, simply volunteering my time on the forums to HELP new people figure things out. Once again, get off of your high horse and remember that not every forum is setup the same way and not every site has an FAQ for a person to go to. Your attitude towards people asking simple questions sucks and it makes people want to go elsewhere. Who flipping cares if a new thread is created? Are you the forum police? Sheesh....
You are as lazy as the newbie that doesn't go to read the stickie!
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Then the next time you decide to be a keyboard warrior please provide a link to said FAQs.
As for the 15 year remark, no, I do not. I am like you, simply volunteering my time on the forums to HELP new people figure things out. Once again, get off of your high horse and remember that not every forum is setup the same way and not every site has an FAQ for a person to go to. Your attitude towards people asking simple questions sucks and it makes people want to go elsewhere. Who flipping cares if a new thread is create? Are you the forum police? Sheesh....
You are as lazy as the newbie that doesn't go read the stickie!
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People on this place should lighten up. You don't want to answer? Fine, don't reply.