Comments on: Want your Apple iPhone unlocked? Priority access here. http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/09/want_your_apple_iphone_unlocked_priority_access_here.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:35:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan Lane http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/09/want_your_apple_iphone_unlocked_priority_access_here.html/comment-page-1#comment-105368 Dan Lane Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:14:20 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/09/want_your_apple_iphone_unlocked_priority_access_here.html#comment-105368 I signed up to the list yesterday, and I also spoke to the guy running iPhoneunlocked.eu on the phone today. Unfortunately he's transferred, presumably, a truckload of cash to the "company" that created the unlock (iphonesimfree.com) and hasn't yet been able to offer the service. The iphonesimfree.com solution is basically built on the same idea (and, I believe, code) as the hardware (solder or needle method) but due to an undiscovered hole (literally, a hole) in the baseband firmware the iphonesimfree.com guys were able to perform the firmware upgrade without the hardware hack. Earlier this evening (about 9pm GMT) a bunch of people on an IRC channel (that I just happened to be on at the time) discovered the baseband hole and are currently knocking up a free unlock tool... I fully expect there to be a freely available unlock tool by the time we all wake up in the morning (although I'll probably stay up for it). This is bad news for the iphonesimfree.com resellers (such as iphoneunlocked.eu) that have plonked down loads of cash for the licenses but have been unable to provide the service before the free solution was made available... but then surely everyone knew it'd be reverse engineered in a matter of hours? I signed up to the list yesterday, and I also spoke to the guy running iPhoneunlocked.eu on the phone today.

Unfortunately he’s transferred, presumably, a truckload of cash to the “company” that created the unlock (iphonesimfree.com) and hasn’t yet been able to offer the service.

The iphonesimfree.com solution is basically built on the same idea (and, I believe, code) as the hardware (solder or needle method) but due to an undiscovered hole (literally, a hole) in the baseband firmware the iphonesimfree.com guys were able to perform the firmware upgrade without the hardware hack.

Earlier this evening (about 9pm GMT) a bunch of people on an IRC channel (that I just happened to be on at the time) discovered the baseband hole and are currently knocking up a free unlock tool… I fully expect there to be a freely available unlock tool by the time we all wake up in the morning (although I’ll probably stay up for it).

This is bad news for the iphonesimfree.com resellers (such as iphoneunlocked.eu) that have plonked down loads of cash for the licenses but have been unable to provide the service before the free solution was made available… but then surely everyone knew it’d be reverse engineered in a matter of hours?

]]> By: Ben Smith http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/09/want_your_apple_iphone_unlocked_priority_access_here.html/comment-page-1#comment-104362 Ben Smith Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:31:58 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/09/want_your_apple_iphone_unlocked_priority_access_here.html#comment-104362 @John: That' the activation hack you're describing... not the unlocking one which obviously needs to change something on the phone. Recognition of the SIM needs to happen without a network connection because (be definition) one is not available until the SIM is registered. @John:

That’ the activation hack you’re describing… not the unlocking one which obviously needs to change something on the phone. Recognition of the SIM needs to happen without a network connection because (be definition) one is not available until the SIM is registered.

]]> By: John http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/09/want_your_apple_iphone_unlocked_priority_access_here.html/comment-page-1#comment-104342 John Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:25:25 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/09/want_your_apple_iphone_unlocked_priority_access_here.html#comment-104342 I'm cynical too. The way it reads, they are installing a patch which re-routes the phone's DNS lookup, so when it goes to do network activation, instead of pointing at AT&T it points at these guys applications, where they've reverse engineered the unlock code. If thats right, then next time apple put out a software update it will break revert back to normal behavoiur. I’m cynical too. The way it reads, they are installing a patch which re-routes the phone’s DNS lookup, so when it goes to do network activation, instead of pointing at AT&T it points at these guys applications, where they’ve reverse engineered the unlock code. If thats right, then next time apple put out a software update it will break revert back to normal behavoiur.

]]> By: Marc http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/09/want_your_apple_iphone_unlocked_priority_access_here.html/comment-page-1#comment-104253 Marc Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:54:14 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/09/want_your_apple_iphone_unlocked_priority_access_here.html#comment-104253 I'm a little bit cynical. Will you post a review afterwards to let us know how you got on? Cheers, marc I’m a little bit cynical. Will you post a review afterwards to let us know how you got on?

Cheers,
marc

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