Hackers unlock iPhone 3G

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

Hackers unlock iPhone 3G, free it from shackles of AT&T

It's a new year and a new day for iPhone hackers — the iPhone G has finally been unlocked. As of a couple of hours ago, the unlocking app called Yellowsn0w, created by a group of hackers calling themselves the iPhone Dev Team, is now available as a free download.

This is great news for iPhone owners who don't want to be chained to AT&T — now they're free to use the iPhone with the carrier of their choice. For example, what if you want an iPhone, but there's no AT&T coverage in your area? T-Mobile is a favorite of the expatriates, with a lower data cost per month, but then they don't get Apple's gorgeous Visual Voice Mail.

Unlocking is different from "jailbreaking," which has been possible with the iPhone 3G for a few months now. That gives you the ability to load software applications not approved by Apple, such as an app that lets you use the iPhone's 3G connectivity as a modem for your PC, hundreds of games, extensive customization of backgrounds and sounds, new ways to organize all those apps, and a whole lot more. The risk of turning your iPhone into a useless "brick?" Slight.

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[Adnan 10+ year member]

i think its been done in canada...i sold my 3g few months back

and didnt pay much attention to it since

i could be wrong tho

 

[Dyme_a_Duzin 10+ year member]

Interesting.

 

[RydHy3845 10+ year member]

my buddy has his 1st gen iphone hacked where he is using t-mobile service instead of att.

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

iphone = too much monies for me

 

[cobra65427289 10+ year member]

Not new news. It was only a matter of time before they were able to hack the 2.2 baseband. Its been done with all other firmwares before.

 

[Stephen_c 10+ year member]

my buddy has his 1st gen iphone hacked where he is using t-mobile service instead of att.

me too

i think its been done in canada...i sold my 3g few months back and didnt pay much attention to it since

i could be wrong tho

they had a sim "adapter" ie: virgin sim, but they really did not work right. could not get internet all the time or loose signal and not regain it.

 

[Intrepid Bass 10+ year member]

Yellow Sn0w. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Orion Man 10+ year member]

iphone = too much monies for me

I agree, but I still want one. Ive been told that they work best with AT&T programming vs unlocked/hacked.

 

[Adnan 10+ year member]

me too


they had a sim "adapter" ie: virgin sim, but they really did not work right. could not get internet all the time or loose signal and not regain it.

hmmm thats the same problem i had..i would randomly loose signal at

roof top patios...sometimes it would reboot itself in chinese

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

Interesting.

x2

yet i still dont care.