iPhone dev team confirm 3G iPhone unlocked for all networks

#1 Beastage on 16 Dec 2008 - 12:41

Liberty prevails, welcome to the free world Apple.

(9 replies) #2 thealexweb on 16 Dec 2008 - 12:52

This article is poorly explained, is Apple saying it will sell unlocked phones?

#2.1 creamhackered on 16 Dec 2008 - 12:56

What don't you understand? "It has taken the team just over 6 months to hack the iPhone 3G and has been the main focus of their efforts" does that really suggest that Apple is selling unlocked phones. Maybe you need to read over it again properly.

#2.2 thealexweb on 16 Dec 2008 - 12:58

creamhackered said,

What don't you understand? "It has taken the team just over 6 months to hack the iPhone 3G and has been the main focus of their efforts" does that really suggest that Apple is selling unlocked phones. Maybe you need to read over it again properly.

The article has been edited since I read it the first time.

#2.3 Julius Caro on 16 Dec 2008 - 13:12

the title is kinda misleading though. "iPhone dev team" sounds pretty official to me.

#2.4 Jugalator on 16 Dec 2008 - 15:26

Julius Caro said,

the title is kinda misleading though. "iPhone dev team" sounds pretty official to me.

Yes, that threw me off until I started reading it.

#2.5 Shadrack on 16 Dec 2008 - 16:31

Julius Caro said,

the title is kinda misleading though. "iPhone dev team" sounds pretty official to me.

I agree that the title is misleading but the actual article is not.

#2.6 QuarterSwede on 16 Dec 2008 - 19:17

Shadrack said,

I agree that the title is misleading but the actual article is not.

It may sound misleading but that is what the hackers decided to call themselves. Poor choice huh?

#2.7 Joshua Lee on 17 Dec 2008 - 02:55

Maybe Alex is retarded. Poor Alex. I made fun of people who were retarded and got in big trouble, but it sure was fun. :-)

#2.8 Exosphere on 17 Dec 2008 - 09:00

creamhackered said,

What don't you understand? "It has taken the team just over 6 months to hack the iPhone 3G and has been the main focus of their efforts" does that really suggest that Apple is selling unlocked phones. Maybe you need to read over it again properly.

The bit we didn't understand was the explanation "iPhone dev team" wasn't Apple themselves, I see now it's been re-written to explain this, but the headline still remains the same.

#2.9 Exosphere on 17 Dec 2008 - 09:01

Joshua Lee said,

Maybe Alex is retarded. Poor Alex. I made fun of people who were retarded and got in big trouble, but it sure was fun. :-)

You sound like a really nice person.

(2 replies) #3 thealexweb on 16 Dec 2008 - 12:56

Yay just as I thought the article has been updated to mention the word unoffical in the opening sentance. Jeez Neowin thats a big error to make.

#3.1 creamhackered on 16 Dec 2008 - 12:58

No mistake made, if you follow the "confirmed" link you'll see plain as day it's not Apple's development team and they refer to themselves as "iPhone Dev Team".

Last edited by creamhackered on 16 Dec 2008 - 13:04

#3.2 Marshalus on 16 Dec 2008 - 16:00

Yeah Neowin, how dare you/we edit a story to make it more descriptive! For shame, FOR SHAME!

(4 replies) #4 +Jedimark on 16 Dec 2008 - 12:59

Aren't you forced into purchasing a contract when you buy, if so is there much of a market for jailbreaking the iPhone 3G?

#4.1 creamhackered on 16 Dec 2008 - 13:19

You can get them on pay as you go in the UK

#4.2 +dave164 on 16 Dec 2008 - 13:53

or alternatively you can buy them from eBay

#4.3 SH3K0 on 16 Dec 2008 - 13:58

Yip, either way you're looking to pay a ridiculous price for it. Got mine for £400 on PAYG mind you I'm still feeling the pain in my back end from it lol.

#4.4 ermax on 16 Dec 2008 - 14:08

+Jedimark said,

Aren't you forced into purchasing a contract when you buy, if so is there much of a market for jailbreaking the iPhone 3G?

Good point but if you travel out side the country often it is cheaper to get a prepaid sim card for that country. But you can't use none ATT sim cards in the iPhone if it isn't unlocked.

(1 reply) #5 Vezineth on 16 Dec 2008 - 14:45

We believe this behavior is due to a kernel bug not a specific countermeasure by Apple"

That was strange and will give Apple incentive to NOT fix the bug.

#5.1 QuarterSwede on 16 Dec 2008 - 19:20

Vezineth said,

That was strange and will give Apple incentive to NOT fix the bug.

Yeah until you brick the phone by legit means (no JB'ing, unlocking, etc) and need to get into DFU mode. Oh wait, now you can't.

The workaround is as easy as using a USB hub however.

(2 replies) #6 ZalmanLeib on 16 Dec 2008 - 15:35

This presumably means that Iphones bought before December can be unlocked, because all new Iphones are sold with 2.2 pre-installed (02.28.00 FW).

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

#6.1 neoraptor on 16 Dec 2008 - 17:04

isn't it possible to downgrade the software version ?

#6.2 cyberdrone2000 on 16 Dec 2008 - 22:11

It's possible to downgrade the iPhone software, but (presumably) not the baseband (Modem Firmware). Downgrading from 2.2 to 2.1 keeps the baseband at 02.28.00. There may be another way to downgrade, and if anyone knows, I'd like to hear it!

#7 zalman on 16 Dec 2008 - 17:44

Can you preserve the baseband like you can using pwnage tool, but in Windows? I don't have a mac and pwnage tool is mac only = ( ?

#8 qdave on 16 Dec 2008 - 18:58

well that took them a while. but then again iphone 2g was not easy to hack either.

#9 zachman123 on 16 Dec 2008 - 20:41

Great news.... now could they please start working on the iPod Touch 2G, for more than 20 minutes?

#10 Tech Star on 17 Dec 2008 - 00:47

Sprint? It says all networks.

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