iPhone 3G simcard unlock for $16.99 Archived From: Hot Deals |
Designed to unlock operator/SIM card locked Apple iPhone 3G phones
- Simply slide the attachment under your "normal" SIM card (the one that you wish to use)
- Ultra-thin film-like design minimizes the need to cut and trim SIM cards
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why would you buy that when you can get This?
Because that wasn't tested for the new 3G.
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kimgkimg said:Because that wasn't tested for the new 3G. I'm pretty sure it works on the 3g as well. there are plenty of fw'ers that got in on the other deal a week or two ago and you can prob verify with one of them to be certain. just tryin to save you ten bucks.
kkmekadba said:You can also unlock using 3rd party firmware for free. Read the thread http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/808816?highlight_key=y&keyword1=iphone. Towards the end there is information about unlocking the 3g phone.
Actually, there is no software unlock released for the 3G iPhone, only jailbreak is possible currently.
kkmekadba said:You can also unlock using 3rd party firmware for free. Read the thread http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/808816?highlight_key=y&keyword1=iphone. Towards the end there is information about unlocking the 3g phone.
Well that's fine if you want to potentially brick your phone. This is completely reversible in case you need to take your phone in for servicing or whatever. It's also at the simcard level, so firmware updates issued for the phone from Apple aren't going to disable the unlocked status.
since you must activate the iphone in store, what's the meaning unlocking it?
flameran said:since you must activate the iphone in store, what's the meaning unlocking it?
unfortunately people steal iphones. or people misplace them and the phone finds a new owner.
Or people buy them used!
so any issues with this? sounds like good to keep as a "just in case". for example I travel and want to be able to unlock with a SIM from another country
bellini13 said:flameran said:since you must activate the iphone in store, what's the meaning unlocking it?
unfortunately people steal iphones. or people misplace them and the phone finds a new owner.
Well actually that first week that the phones were available, when Apple was having problems with their activation servers, people were allowed to walk out of the store with unactivated phones to be activated at home.
Unlocking means that you can now take your Unlocked phone and use it on another wireless carrier who uses a sim card. For example you can take the unlocked 3G iphone and use it on T-Mobile. Currently you can't use the 3G iphone on T-Mobile without first unlocking it. There are hacks for jailbreaking and activating the 3G iphone right now, but no unlock yet. The 1st Gen Iphone has jailbreak, activation, and unlock.
flameran said:since you must activate the iphone in store, what's the meaning unlocking it?
bellini13 said:flameran said:since you must activate the iphone in store, what's the meaning unlocking it?
unfortunately people steal iphones. or people misplace them and the phone finds a new owner.
why are you getting greened? Do you know the definition of a phone unlock? Its so people on GSM carriers other than AT&T can use the phone.
Just to clarify; this thing DOES NOT unlock the phone. It sits between your SIM and the reader in the phone and tricks it into thinking it is a valid sim card. Remove it, and the phone is still locked.
scoobydooby said:Just to clarify; this thing DOES NOT unlock the phone. It sits between your SIM and the reader in the phone and tricks it into thinking it is a valid sim card. Remove it, and the phone is still locked.
alright let me clarify terms...
Unlock - allows sims of other carriers to be used
Activation - allows you to use your phone - does not matter if a sim is inserted or not
Jailbreak - allows access to the iphone's private filesystem
With this simcard hack, you are doing only one of the three - fake unlocking - allowing you to use a sim from Tmobile. You will still need to activate it by means of a real ATT sim or through jailbreaking.
So even if your phone was software unlocked, you still need it activated to use the phone.
Right ... there's nothing shady about unlocking a phone. I unlocked my original iPhone so I could use it overseas. Without an unlock, it's impossible unless you want to pay exorbitant international roaming charges via ATT.
I have bought one of these simcard unlocks to try out with my 3g iPhone on T-Mobile. I will report back with my findings.
ranova said:scoobydooby said:Just to clarify; this thing DOES NOT unlock the phone. It sits between your SIM and the reader in the phone and tricks it into thinking it is a valid sim card. Remove it, and the phone is still locked.
alright let me clarify terms...
Unlock - allows sims of other carriers to be used
Activation - allows you to use your phone - does not matter if a sim is inserted or not
Jailbreak - allows access to the iphone's private filesystem
With this simcard hack, you are doing only one of the three - fake unlocking - allowing you to use a sim from Tmobile. You will still need to activate it by means of a real ATT sim or through jailbreaking.
So even if your phone was software unlocked, you still need it activated to use the phone.
iPhone 3G can be activated using pwnage tool.
As for unlock via this card method I would be very suspicious. Solutions like this have been reported to be unreliable and carrier dependent via the community. Do your homework.
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