Since the day the iPhone, which is locked to use on the AT&T Mobility Network, was released to the masses, people around the world have been trying to find a means of unlocking the phone for use on any GSM network. Some messy hardware hacks had surfaced over the past few weeks, but nothing the average Joe could easily do.
Recently, however, the guys over at Engadget received a call from the development team from iPhoneSimFree.com. They claimed they had a working piece of software that could effectively and easily unlock the Apple iPhone and wanted to prove it for all to see. After only a few minutes, the Engadget iPhone was unlocked and running on the TMobile network. Calls, text messages and EDGE data all work fine. Heck, with a little manual activation, YouTube even runs flawlessly. Of course, the visual voicemail feature is one that will not carry over to other networks since it relies on a proprietary AT&T system, but I think we can deal.
Check out the full article for pictures and video of the unlocked iPhone up and running.
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News source: Engadget.com
Recently, however, the guys over at Engadget received a call from the development team from iPhoneSimFree.com. They claimed they had a working piece of software that could effectively and easily unlock the Apple iPhone and wanted to prove it for all to see. After only a few minutes, the Engadget iPhone was unlocked and running on the TMobile network. Calls, text messages and EDGE data all work fine. Heck, with a little manual activation, YouTube even runs flawlessly. Of course, the visual voicemail feature is one that will not carry over to other networks since it relies on a proprietary AT&T system, but I think we can deal.
Check out the full article for pictures and video of the unlocked iPhone up and running.
View: Full Article News source: Engadget.com
But the price of those two is almost 400$. Let's see if this one will be cheaper.
thats true
Now I have a data plan with one of the networks
Still pretty pricey but much better than £2 per MB
Its quite quick to thanks to HSPDA i pulled 1.5mbit/s with it before
I don't know how it works in the US but when we get a contract phone you have to pay the monthly fee for your contract length, no matter what, so whats the point in unlocking the phone to use on another network if you still have to pay your AT&T contract?
Overpriced........when the price comes down to the 200-300 dollar range, I "might"
take another look.
in note... that guy looks freaky
That's right, $399 for a 4gb refurbished at the Apple Store.
That's right, $399 for a 4gb refurbished at the Apple Store.
They already have refurbed phones? That was fast.
The sales of them has been far from spectacular.
Heck, if I were in the market for one of these over priced phones, I'd wait also.
Let the early adopters work out the bugs.
Yep, when I look at the iPhone I smile at myself to think of the idiots that buy this and think it's ahead of the game.
The only thing that's any good is it can run OSX, it might be handy as a portable computer, otherwise it's features and specs are pretty poor compared to other phones already on the market.
Still, people still buy the iPod when it's clearly not the best music player, but it's all about branding.
Like they say, to each his own..
Like they say, to each his own..
sprint is good man. i used to have sprint the voice quality is comparable to land lines but their phones are freaking EXPENSIVE and UGLY.
If you think you're clever by paying for an iPhone then unlocking it, I'm afraid there's one fatal flaw... You paid for the iPhone.
Yeah, way to stick it to Apple. I'm sure they're so bothered.
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