Free iPhone unlocking application released
A team of hackers attempting to unlock Apple Inc.’s iPhone for use with GSM-based wireless carriers other than AT&T appear to have finally succeeded in their efforts, and last night began distributing their solution as a free download via several websites. Dubbed “iUnlock,” the SIM unlocking tool represents the fruits of a multi-month effort on the part of the unofficial “iPhone Dev Team” — a community of independent contributors who’ve banded together to discover and develop additional uses for the inaugural Apple handset. Unlike commercial efforts from groups such as iPhoneSIMfree and UniquePhones, iUnlock was released Tuesday evening as a free download, and has since begun to spread rapidly across the web. Several iPhone owners and members of Apple online communities claim to have tested and verified the solution as genuine.
In its current state, however, the iUnlock solution is not for the technically-challeneged or faint-of-heart. It requires a “jailbroken” iPhone, rudimentary knowledge of using a unix terminal, experience with SFTP and some patience. Some tutorials on how to apply the hack have also begun to crop up, but they’re currently rough around the edges. Because the iPhone is GSM-based, U.S. consumers who unlock the phone will be limited in their alternative wireless carrier choices to just T-Mobile, the only other national GSM-based service provider outside of AT&T. Internationally, however, the unlocking solution would seem more compelling due to the proliferation of GSM-based networks and carriers overseas.
Oh, and by the way, are you sure you are idling in our new IRC channel? It’s a great place to ask for help or just talk about new releases!
Source: Apple insider
Comments(11)
So let me get this straight. It doesn’t work with Verizon? I think also because this looks complicated I will just wait two years and just get the iPod: Touch now
Useless is it ?
I hope it works fine thou.
im in a competition to win this phone
ipod touch is a iphone without the baseband and a few apps by the same price i say its a steal.
by the way its complicated to do the hack if you are retarted wich seem the case
link-net keep kicking me because i block their portscan
i have no such problems with efnets portscans
Who wants a iphone???
Buy a Nokia for Gods Sake!
Both make calls, with the iphone i am not sure,
The difference is that nokia its not run by homosexuals.
@5 ummmmm i like pizza
dude my friend has one and it is pretty fucking awesome
i will wait 4 the new iphone that comes out next year(will b a new one) that has more memory 3g n a whole lot more stuff.
n95 8gb is on its way.
the iphone is very pretty though, and feels awesome to use.
Dr Hawkers