Tutorial: iPhone Unlock in 7 Easy Steps
The wait is over. For me that wait was painfully long as I bought an iPhone on launch day only to have to wait until just a few minutes ago to make my first phone call. I passed the time by following the exploits of the guys in #iphone.unlock on undernet who were brave enough to open their iPhone and apply George Hotz’s now infamous hardware hack. But the real juice was in unlocking your iPhone from AT&T without the need to open it. None of that would have happened without the hard work of many different people and groups inlcuding the iPhone Dev Team, the dozens of testers and code wizards in IRC (Daeken, geohot, zappaz, gray, guest184 etc), and of course the guys at iphonesimfree for discovering the buffer exploit that unlocked the phones to begin with. *Editor: This post was modified heavily to include a much more detailed iPhone unlocking tutorial. Read on!
So what’s done is done, and the iPhone is now truly unlocked and usable on any carrier, without having to open it. iUnlock was officially released by the iPhone Dev Team but it should be mentioned again that it was the work of well over a dozen dedicated people. Keep in mind that if you expect their to be updates to this stuff, you should make a donation to at least one of the groups I mentioned above.
Unlock the iPhone in OS X – 7 Easy Steps
I have all the files you need and a quick guide for performing the unlock on OS X below. A huge thanks to my Russian friend (guest184) in #iphone.unlock on undernet for putting the guts of this together before going to sleep. I just tested it and it worked fine for me on my iPhone here in Asia on Thai GSM and TRUE. I unlocked several more phones with others to verify the steps. If you need help post in the channel and I will do my best to assist, but I am no expert!
Before you Begin: Restore your iPhone to Apple factory settings and install the 1.0.2 update. This can be done by putting the iPhone into recovery mode. This is done by holding both the select and sleep buttons for 25 seconds while your iPhone is docked. Do this until it reboots and returns with a yellow sign reading: Connect to iTunes. Fire up iTunes. Choose Restore. To confirm your version, go to Settings > General > About > Version on the iPhone.
Warning: These tools are not perfect and while it is quite rare, it is always possbile to brick your iPhone when messing with the firmware, and file structure. Also be sure to set your Settings > General > Auto-Lock to Never. You’ve been warned.
Step 1 – Jailbreaking with iNdependence
You need to jailbreak your iPhone in order to write files to it. There is a lot written about this and it is pretty simple to do (1 click) but it often causes problems. A good tool for doing this is either iNdependence, or iFuntastic. iNdependence works best for me so that is what I will show here. The latest version of iFuntastic (v3.x) installed a lot of uneccesary stuff on my iPhone so I avoided it.
This tripped me up! iNdependence performed consistant jailbreaks for me but it asks for the iPhone firmware files. This is a 92mb download you can grab here. Now you need to rename this file .zip and then unzip it somewhere so you can point to it when iNdependence asks for it. As it’s running you should see this:
Step 2 – Activation
You need to activate the iPhone now. Again this is a 1 click solution from within iNdependence, and it will again ask for the iPhone firmware files from the last step. After some rebooting you should be activated and can now check out the iPhone interface etc. Easy so far!
Step 3 – SSH and Installer
Now we need some tools, specifially SSH installed on the iPhone. In order to do this you need to install installer.app from NullRiver. Others had success installing SSH right from iNdependence but sadly it wouldn’t happen for me.
Installer really kicks ass and will open up a whole new world of iPhone apps you never knew existed. You will really be surprised at what is already available for free. Be sure to set up your wi-fi settings because Installer is so smart it just downloads stuff straight from the internet to your iPhone. Right now we are interested in installing the following in this order:
Alright if those apps installed okay you should be able to SSH to your iphone (user: root / password: dottie):
ssh root@your.iphone.ip
Be sure and change the root password at some point – now is a perfect time:
passwd root
Step 4 – Copy the Needed Files
Okay you can remove the SIM from your phone, we won’t need it until the end of the procedure. Now we need to copy some files from the zip I provided onto the iPhone and get hacking. You can simply do this step with any SFTP client like Transmit, whcih is what I did. Put the files from the zip onto your iphone into these locations, you will not need to create any folders:
/usr/libexec/lockdownd
/etc/termcap
/bin/ice.fls
/bin/nor
/bin/iunlock
/bin/bbupdater
Step 5 – Hack the iPhone
Login to iPhone via SSH and execute the following, everything should be cool but be sure to watch for errors. The NOR dump/patch will take about 20 minutes so grab some Corn Pops:
chmod +x /bin/iunlock
chmod +x /bin/bbupdater
mkdir /usr/local
mkdir /usr/local/etc
/bin/launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.CommCenter.plist
iunlock ice.fls nor
bbupdater -v
Step 6 – tweak the Modem Settings
Now we need to tweak the modem a bit. Again in SSH run:
minicom -s
It will yammer about no config file found which is just fine. Select serial port setup, and change /dev/modem to /dev/tty.baseband, save setup as dfl, exit.
You now should have intialized the modem and are dumped to a command line within minicom 2.2. You are so close now it’s not even funny. Type:
AT+CLCK=”PN”,0,”00000000″
and then
AT+CLCK=”PN”,2
Both command shoud result in an OK response from minicom.
Step 7 – Dance Around the Room
Reboot the iPhone and slap your SIM card in now. You should now be basking in the warm glow of having a fully unlocked iPhone. If not don’t despair. These tools are not perfect and not everyone pulls off the unlock on their first attempt (me included). If you have a problem, a restore and restarting the procedure over again can very likely yield different results.
If you have difficulty you may also want to check out GeeZuZz’s excellent unlocking resource, the Hackint0sh forums, or jump in Undernet on IRC, #iphone.unlock for a live chat.
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dear, i get the error below and i am stuck at point no. 5 H4xor the phone as the moment i try to type anything beyond 2 letters the coneection shows closed. please help
rgds
kuldeep-balis-computer:~ kuldeepbali$ ssh root@192.168.1.36
root@192.168.1.36’s password:
Last login: Wed Sep 12 16:06:54 2007 from 192.168.1.34
-sh-3.2# chc
Connection to 192.168.1.36 closed.
kuldeep-balis-computer:~ kuldeepbali$ ssh root@192.168.1.36
root@192.168.1.36’s password:
Last login: Wed Sep 12 16:08:28 2007 from 192.168.1.34
-sh-3.2# chm
Connection to 192.168.1.36 closed.
kuldeep-balis-computer:~ kuldeepbali$ od
@kuldeep: I had this exact same problem, and I saw others experience it as well. My suggestion is to restore the phone in iTunes and start again, but this time do not use iNdependence to add SSH but use Installer by Null River. I wish I knew more as to why this happens but that is what worked for me.
u mean i will repeat the full process?/
u mean i will repeat the full process? sorry i mean actually does installer automatically installs ssh?
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@kuldeep: Yes repeat the process. It took me about 3 tries. You can install SSH right on the iPhone from within Installer. See step 3.
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hi miles now the problem is restore, the moment i go for restore in itunes it starts to download the software and in the end gives error as unknown error -48 unable to restore, after download completes, any help
it is happening again and again
hello,
ich have problems with your step 5!
wat is: /bin/launchctl unload
i wrote /bin/launchctl and enter, result:
# /bin/launchctl
launchd% /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.CommCenter.plist
launchctl: unknown subcommand “/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.CommCenter.plist”
launchd% iunlock ice.fls nor
launchctl: unknown subcommand “iunlock”
launchd% bbupdater -v
launchctl: unknown subcommand “bbupdater”
launchd%
please help my
thanks
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@kuldeep: Hrrmm…unknown error. Possibly the files were corrupted but that doesn’t seem likely as I am sure they are checked. Anyways, try moving the Restore and Update firmware files out of ~User/Library/iTunes/iPhone Software Updates/ to somewhere else temporarily and then re-attempting the restore. Just a guess.
@gregor: the full command to unload the CommCenter is:
/bin/launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.CommCenter.plist
Is that what you tried there? Also you have all the files in place in the exact positions right?
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Hi, maybe the question is stupid but I am absolutely no expert with this. I already have activated my iphone (’dvd jon method’) so I may skip steps 1 and 2 and may start with step 3/ installer.app? Thanks, adrian
@adrian: Nope. Backup your iPhone’s contacts in iTunes, and all of your photos in iPhoto. Then restore it to factory default like I describe. You *could* try for a jailbreak without restoring but I wouldn’t recommend it.
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I have trouble with this process:
/bin/launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.CommCenter.plist
When i hit enter after entering the above line, I get “No Such Process”
Then when I tried to run this process:
iunlock ice.fls nor
The iunlock launched in terminal and then says “ice.fls: no such file or directory”
Please help!
I’m also having troubles with the line:
/bin/launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.CommCenter.plist
I get a “no such process”
Any advice?
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I’m having the System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.CommCenter.plist ‘unknown process’ problem. Can anyone of the developers explain where these files should be. When I FUGU the plist is where is shoulc be. Perhaps these files were added in someother non-documented step or the launchctl command is not correct.
Please note this is a timewaster and not quality work.
Thanks for your any developer assistance.
thank u miles restore done successfully ur genius
will update soon reg unlock also
rgds
Hello All:
I solved my /System/Library/Launch etc. problems by using Erica’s unlock application. Got it off the modmyiphone site, loaded it as an app in the iPhone, taped it and voila, 20 minutes later my Rogers Canada phone sim is now phoning home. Yes, all you Canadian iPhone users, you can stick it to the man (Ted Rogers that is). I guess Rogers waited too long to cash in. Too bad!!!!
Hi,
I know this question will sound stupid. But i wont mind being stupid at the cost of getting my iPhone unlocked.
I have a brand new iPhone. I need to how this procedure works for a new iPhone. How do you check the firmware version without activating your phone? Any pointers will be greatly appericiated.
HI ANYBODY HELP PLEASE
GETTING ERROR IN THE END
AT+CLCK=”PN”,0,”00000000″
ERROR
WHAT MAY BE WRONG??????
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AT+CLCK=â€PNâ€,0,â€00000000″
error
I am getting the same response
Any Ideas?
As one of the posters above mentioned the iPhone Dev group has released a GUI style app that will perform these steps for you. They mention it here: http://iphone.fiveforty.net/wiki/index.php/Software_Unlock
I believe they will have a final release for this very soon.
From the people having errors, I have seen most of these.
If the iPhone comes back saying the CommCenter is not loaded, try proceeding to the next step. Also be certain you’re using the proper case. I copied and pasted from this guide right to my terminal on another iPhone today and it worked fine.
The modem errors seem to be happening with quite a few people, but unfortunately I can’t be of much help. My suggestions is to check out Erica’s GUI based unlocker or wait for the Dev team to release a final app. Check out the Hackint0sh forums for info on that.
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I was able to overide the “System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.CommCenter.plist ‘unknown process” problem
Apareantly had skiped one of the early steps
I did a clean restore in iTunes and started from the begining
Now I have a Tmobile iPhone
I am installing the BSD subsustems file but keep getting error message “Error during install script execution” Please help
You guys are tripping. You can’t get service on your i-phone from any other carrier in US.
T-Mob, Verizon, Sprint, Alltell and others can only activate phones they sell or have sold to you before. The SIMs are different, and the phones are prgrmed based on providers’ specs, and they would be exposing themselves in case at&t were to sue them. By the way, at&t data plans seem attractive at a fair price.(http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/iphone-faqs.jsp)
Thanks. This worked for me. I was a bit confused about where to find the IP address of the device but once I figured out that all i needed to do was go to Settings > WIFI > and then click on the “>” next to the network I was connected to, then the last pieces fell into place. Thanks for this, it made my day. My cancellation check to AT&T is in the mail.
BTW, @benedict, you aren’t quite right.
SIMS are interchangeable once you unlock the phone. You can pull out your SIM from any device and, provide the device you put it into is unlocked, you SIM will work for telephone and SMSs.
Verizon and SPRINT are not GSM operators, they are CDMA and don’t have SIMs. If you are on a GSM network, it’s likely your SIM will work. I have Vodaphone, Sonera (Finland) and TMO (USA) and they are all working after I did this mod. I don’t have Edge service, so the mobile data isn’t working, but the telephony, voicemail button, and SMS are working perfectly.
Congrats to those of you succesfully unlocking and free’ing your iPhone. If you have trouble I really suggest you start over again from a restored phone, or wait for an official 1-click GUI based unlock from the Dev team or elsewhere.
@Benedict: Pretty much everything you said is incorrect. Also if ATT had fair prices it still wouldn’t matter. This isn’t about fair prices. If you were travelling to Europe and roaming using ATT I bet you would see how using another carrier would be hella convenient. Not too mention the fact that until these hacks for the iPhone came out nobody outside of ATT customers in the US even had the priviledge to use the iPhone.
@ Miles, got the EDGE working on my Finnish SIM by updating my EDGE settings using this site http://home2.btconnect.com/Taniwha/gprs.html. Verified that Sonera Edge settings work, even while on roaming in the US
To the posters above having issues with the modem commands in minicomm (from the dev wiki):
If you get ERROR after the first command : AT+CLCK=”PN”,0,”00000000″ ERROR AT+CLCK=”PN”,2 +CLCK: 1
OK
A. Exit minicom by pressing CTRL-a followed by q and select “Yes”, then run bbupdater -v again, then start minicom and try again.
More troubleshooting and other info here: http://iphone.fiveforty.net/wiki/index.php/Software_Unlock
Hi, guys, I’m getting the same problem in installing BSD subsystem, it always shows “error during install script execution”. What should I do? Anyone genius help me, please.
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hi again, maybe i am too stupid, but where do i find the erica’s GUI, couldn’t get it on modmyiphone? thanx, adrian
I had the same problems that a ton of your responders had re: If you get ERROR after the first command : AT+CLCK=â€PNâ€,0,â€00000000″ ERROR AT+CLCK=â€PNâ€,2 +CLCK: 1
OK
A. Exit minicom by pressing CTRL-a followed by q and select “Yesâ€, then run bbupdater -v again, then start minicom and try again.
-I’ve done this about 30X’s now, I need help!!! I keep getting the error message, have you heard any of the latest news on this?!
If you get ERROR after the AT+CLCK=â€PNâ€,0,â€00000000″
-ignore it; just go ahead and do the next line [AT+CLCK=â€PNâ€,2 ]; should get the response:
+CLCK: 0
OK
-then continue (basically done!)
-something I read implies that this error happens because a counter has been exceeded (i.e. if you have attempted this many times) but it has no effect
Correct me if I’m wrong, so basically I can ask a friend to send me an new unactivated iPhone over from the states, and by following the 7 steps with a bits of luck, I can have my phone up and running with my choice of carrier. Thanks.
Hi guys! Is it possible to unlock my Iphone using a PC (Windows XP)? Is required on OS X ???
Best Regards!
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Hi all,
I am following a tutorial developed by Dev team. I am trying to unlock my iPhone using PC. When i upload lockdownd and restart my iPhone, iBrickr or itunes don’t recognize it. I am stuck and do not have any clues to resolve this issue. Please help me if someone has a resolution for this issue.
hi miles, one problem a quite strange one, i successfully activate the iphone and it shows airtel (india) and even supports all sim cards, but after about 2 hours the signal goes off and shows no service, then again i had to repeat the process again same thing it lasts for 2 hours and then gives off. please suggest what may be wrong.
rgds
Hello there, I am having trouble with the minicom command, at the end after I change the setting of the modem to baseband and then save it as a dfl I try to enter the command AT+CLCK=”PN”,0,”00000000″ I always get an error anyone that can help me, please!
http://www.theiphoneunlock.com/free-unlock-manual-english/
this worked for me guys, try itout
hi. i have successfully unlocked my iphone but am having problems running the edge on airtel network in india. i think i need the apn, username and password. p.s. edge is activated on my number in the sense the blackberry services are activated.
any and all help will be highly appreciated. thank u
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Darcy, How did you do this? Possible on Windows? I see the settings but how uploaded to Iphone?
@ Miles, got the EDGE working on my Finnish SIM by updating my EDGE settings using this site http://home2.btconnect.com/Taniwha/gprs.html. Verified that Sonera Edge settings work, even while on roaming in the US
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since the release of the 1.1.1 firmware from apple, how do I get a brand new iPhone and update it to the 1.02 firmware?
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Hi I just received my iPhone and tried your tutorial.
The AppTapp installer didn’t work as expected for me. I did force quit it after 15 mintues of activity (should have finished after 2-3)
Unfortunately my iPhone is now extremely slow: it freezes about 1 minute after each click!
Worst of all, it is not recognized anymore by my computer when connected through USB (tried with iTunes & independance)
I can only access it through ssh…
Please Help
hey i am now in Egypt and i have a friend coming from the US next week and i am not a computer geniuse and i want the iphone realy hard and can’t wait for it until it enter the Egyptian markets. Can anyone tell me if i should get it or no, and will this unlock process is easy and will make the iphone work normaly.
also about the updates this will be a problem for us because apple updates are very useful, they renew old s/w and give us new options……
Alguno de su equipo habla español? si es asÃ, sabrá la importancia de contar con el acento y la letra ñ en el iPhone, podrÃan ayudarme?
gracias
@ PPP
I just did another one (number 15). I used the Mac. I’m able to activate because I have an AT&T account I signed up for with my first Iphone purchase. I had to delete my current version of Itunes (7.4.x) and replace it with 7.3.x. I used ifuntastic to unlock the phone. This was an old phone, and had the 1.0 firmware on it. I had to redownload the 1.0.2 firmware, as iTunes kept trying to push 1.1 on me. On the whole, the process itself is a pain in the ass, and this was the last phone I do for my friends. I’m going to cancel the AT&T account, and my company’s going to cover the cost of the $175 fee, as the first 3 I unlocked were for them.
I’ve never tried via Windows, so I don’t know if it’s possible. I’d strongly advise waiting until someone figures out how to crack the 1.1 release. Or buying a legal version in your country. I’ve unlocked 15 phones now but don’t actually use one myself anymore — I need to be able to use something other than crappy AT&T abroad where I spend two weeks of every month, so I’ve gone back to the slightly-more-outdated-but-more-robust-and-flexible cache of Nokia devices that I have. The Apple’s have a lot of “wow” especially in places like Russia and Singapore and South Africa but they haven’t proven to be useful to me, especially as I like to keep the software on my mac mostly up-to-date and I found Apple’s endless nagging (there’s new software which invalidates all your legitate rights. Would you like Apple to take away your options from your $500 phone?”) to be not worth it to be able to show of my shiny-party-trick of a mobile device.
Good luck to you to find an old firmware device. Frankly I hope Apple get’s a black eye in the class action legal cases against them. This device is a shitty way to treat customers who love their products.
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when i put this iunlock ice.fls nor
i get this
iUnlock v42.PROPER — Copyright 2007 The dev team
Credits: Daeken, Darkmen, guest184, gray, iZsh, pytey, roxfan, Sam, uns, Zappaz, Zf
* Leet Hax not for commercial uses
Punishment: Monkeys coming out of your ass Bruce Almighty style.
ice.fls: No such file or directory
@ phiruz
You are in the wrong directory. CD to etc and re-execute the command. Then go make a sandwich, as it takes about 20 minutes to work its magic.
http://iphone-unlocker.bravehost.com/index.html
I have no idea of how to do any of these things, my first question is do i have to download iNdependence on an iphone, windows computer, or mac computer?
thanks
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Hi, guys. I have a problem with my iPhone. When I ran the anySIM (1.1) by mistake I live a AT&T SIM (because I can’t access to the emergency pad at this moment). It ran ok, I connected whit the iTunes successfully. But when I want to use my SIM (from other provider) the iTunes(any version) say that the phone is NOT ACTIVATED!! but I can make a calls and recive.
Somebady can help me to activate the iphone!!??
ASAP, plese…
Thanks
Hey, This may sound like a dumb ? but once i have unlocked the phone then what do i do. lol. I have the motorola Q right now with verizons service and was wondering how i get the verizon service off my Q and put onto the iphone i just unlocked? I was wondering if ill be able to keep my phone number? please help me man!! thanks for your time and by the way this was a very helpful website!!
@ ryan. Because Verizon is CDMA, and the iPhone is GSM, you can’t move it over. The easiest thing to do would be to simply open a new account with AT&T and move your Verizon number over. If you still have a contract with Verizon, it’s likely there would be a penalty to close your account.
Hi Guys
Could you share with me the unlock experience on the new (latest) iPhones With the latest update of firmware? Is it still possible to unlock? I have the older version phone and that is OK but would like to get another one for a friend, so this question
so there is no way to make an iphone work with verizon?
@ Ryan: No, Verizon is a CDMA network and the iPhone is designed to run on GSM networks. If Apple releases an iPhone in the future using CDMA technology it may be possible but that’s not realistic. Apple is focused on GSM because it gives the company much of the world, while CDMA is used in far fewer places (mostly USA, Canada, S. Korea, and some parts of China). GSM is pretty much everywhere except S. Korea.
If you want to stay on Verizon, then you need something else than an iPhone.
is it possible to unlock a native version 1.1.2 iPhone yet?
I have an unlocked 1.1.1 iPhone and I’m trying to download music and videos but my phone won’t even get recognized by my computer when I hook it up with the USB. I can’t even download anything on my safari it always says safari can’t download this file! What should I do to fix this?
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THANK YOU
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Does ne1 know how to get the iphone unlocked to use without a SIM card (with Verizon, or other CDMA services)??
I have seen someone on Youtube with an Iphone that has the Verizon logo at the top left (Youtube.com search: Verizon Wireless iphone unlocked), how is this done? It’s killing me, i need to know!!!
@ Mike: Not technically possible as the guts of the iPhone are completely, 100% incompatible with any CDMA network. Move your telephone number to AT&T (by law you can do this and Verizon cannot stop you) and then sign for two years to buy the over-priced, nicely designed phone.
Anybody purchased from this site before: http://www.sourcingman.com for their X-Sim? I am quite tempted to try
Hey guys! i don’t understand the following :
AT+CLCK=â€PNâ€,0,â€00000000″
and then
AT+CLCK=â€PNâ€,2 .
How do you do it?
hi! will this work on a 16 gig iphone? i have one from my uncle arriving this week. can anybody help me how i can unlock it?
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This site has a pretty good guide to soem of the best hack and download software apps for your iPhone. They also have a good discount link for unlimited iPhone downloads:
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Hello i actually found an iphone and it requires a code to unlock it i guess to whoever the phone belong to had a passcode just wondering is there any way i could bypass this passcode and i would like to send it to a family member in dominican republic would it work over there??? Please i need help what should i do and how can i unlock this phone.. thank you…
Marie,i don’t know more about the passcode,but i know maybe it makes sense here:
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also,i recommend this link to you,get it unlocked with the sim card
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Dear Mr./Mrs.
I had the installer on my iPhone but I want to remove it and install once again, so how can I uninstall it cause I can’t open it anymore. A problem happened with it and I can’t open the installer. Is there a way to uninstall it and install it again?
Thank you so much
I bought unlocked version iphone and by mistake one of my friend uptaded the software. I dont know exactly how to reunlock th iphone.
Can anyone help me to restore my old data? Please let me know?
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I found an iphone but is lock. it say something about a passcode.what do I do?
hello,
i’ve unlocked my phone but i can”t call with it!! please help me!!
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im in south africa getting a 16 gig iphone.. Hw do I nlock and jail break it on windows?
The best way to unlock iphone & ipod touch is with BritoBreak Unlock 1.1.1/1.1.4/ eventually 2.0
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Dear Frinds.
I live in france and i bought my new iphone just 2 days back. as soon as i bought my iphone i connect to my laptop to upload some songs but unfortunately i dint not see they instructions before connecting to my laptop and i upload iTunes . Now my iphone is hang and i could not able to use any futures, when ever i connect to iTunes its show that sim card is not supporting to iTunes. i really dont no is my iphone is lock or any other technical problem. if anyone know about this plz plz plz plz plz help me to solve my problem.
Thanks and Regards
Sohail
My name is Syed Mohammad Jahangeer an Indian livin n workin Saudi Arabia (Dammam city), I have purchased unlock version of iphone but by mistake i have upgraded software firmware and after that it was lock then I tried itunesmobiledevice software and now I can lock/ulock any iphone anytime, better u try this, i am sure this will help all iphone user.
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Hey Guys I have just bought a 16 gig Iphone from the states.
I want to unlock and set it up for at least two types of sim cards, Ideally the SFR in France and Rogers in Canada, and maybe T mobile in the USA
What shall safley I do, so it works for a few years?
its easy enough to buy one online at ebay orsomething if you dont know how to do this. also I want to know if it voids the warranty?
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i am Shan Lay, Mandalay, Myanmar. i want to know how to unlock iphone. my iphone is now locked. i can’t use the touch screen. so i can’t press “slide to unlock ” button. so now my phone is can’t use.
help me.
thank you very much
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have a huge problem and no one seems to know the answer…
I updated my firmware using iTunes from 1.1.2 to 1.1.4 in order to jailbroke and unlock it with ziphone. When I finished updating, iTunes stopped recognizing phone, so I couldn’t even use ziphone app. So, there I was with locked device!
Then, I used ijailbreak, and jailbroke&unlocked it quite easy. So the phone is working like a charm, but still, both the iTunes and the Cyberduck are not recognizing it – in windows and in mac os x, all the same. When I plug phone, iTunes starts, so does the charging, but there is no device recognition. Plus, the old music data base is occupying phone memory (as I can see from Settings), but it is otherwise invisible inside of the iPod.
I tried reseting all settings+hard reset+reinstalling iTunes but nothing helped.
Is there any suggestion how can I solve this problem? I don’t have any important data on device, so every (format/reset/upgrade/downgrade) solution would be good.
Thank you so much in advance!
Will it work on Verizon system after unlocked?
Hello I have a question.
Will the iphone work if I want to unlock it and use it with Nextel/Sprint?
Thank you.
As noted previously in this tread (RTFC, folks), neither the old iPhone, nor the recently announced 3g Iphone will EVER work on ANY CDMA network including both Verizon and Sprint in the US, and Bell Mobility in Canada. The radio technology in those networks, called CDMA, is completely and totally incompatible with the radio technology in the iPhone, which is called GSM.
if i used ziphone for unlock and my iphone got error now. how can i restone
hey i used ziphone software and upgraded the version and it gives me error saying please restore to factory default or something, what should i do? please help soon.
hey i used ziphone software and upgraded the version and it gives me error saying please restore to factory default or something, what should i do? please help soon as possible.
there is one other way to unlock iphone in 5 minutes with Ziphone:
this step by step to achieve this method:
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Hi guys,
I have a problem go into the emails.
It had worked nicely for months until yesterday the problem came from no where. When I press the MAIL button, the mail page either not shown or just flashs for 1/2 second then immediately goes back to the home manual page again.
Anyone has any idea how to fix it?
Thanks.
I have OS 1.1.4(4A102), modem Firmware 04.04.05_G, unlocked.
Tom
is this system work for the new 3gb iphone also??/
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Awesome! Do I need to upgrade my firmware so I can use the iPhone download service I found here http://www.alliphonewallpapers.com/iphone_downloads/ ?
Thanks in advance.
Mike
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i have a unlock iphone i use it everything is fine but when i try to surf or anything on the net it says that i am not an edge subscriber and then edge ask for user name and password what should i do????thank you !!1
hello I have the iphone first generation the 2.0.2version. Mmm I live in the US and I wonder if I could use my iPhone with the verizon network I would appreciated a lot if can please contact me at my email music_necessity@yahoo.com. Thanks any other ideas are very welcome : )
Hello,
I was interested in getting an iPhone after reading about this hack. Are you able to receive calls or do you initially have to sign up for AT&T service? Are you still able to travel to Europe and buy a SIM there and use it after applying the hack or do you have to reload the original iPhone firmware??
I am ignorant on all this works so I could use some help, Thanks! You have to start somewhere, right?
Thanks,
Ripley
I finally managed to unlock my 3G iphone, after testing many things! I thought id share becourse the devteam does not have a 3G unlock available yet. Hopefully soon! This is what worked for me: http://www.iphone-sim-unlock.com/3G.html ( check the video)
i am from india and i have iphone 2.1 3g i what to use other sim on it it will wrok for me or not
I got my iphone unlocked in the UK.. however, I tried connecting it to my itunes but got the following message “the sim card that is used in this phone does not seem to be supported”
How will i be able to install applications or better yet.. how will I update my iphone with my music!
Hi, we recommend to unlock iphone 3g VIA
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Hello. I want to unlock my Iphone. I found this site, http://www.iphoneunlockfast.com, do you know? works?
Hello. I unlocked my iphone 3G with this website, http://www.iphoneunlockfast.com . Now i want to update my iphone 2G to iphone 3G version…is this possible?? ps: sorry for my English
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my iphone don not want 2 open becouse i do not have the sim wat i got wwith the phone wat can i do
hi! I have a problem I have a first generation iphone which I had successfully unlocked and today I upgraded the itunes and automatically restores it’s originals setting. Now i’m having trouble unlocking it again since I don’t have the original sim card from at&t it can not even restore it properly all the way.
Does anyone know a way to guide me through this?
thanks!
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i jus got an iphon froma friend i need it 2 b unlocked. but its not comming up with a yellow thing saying connect to itunes and i dont kno wat to do. plzzzzzzzz help me!!!
come someone answer for me 1.. is this legal. and 2.. is it going to work the same way as it would if you got it for at&t ? will you be able to get all the apps nd stuff ?
Hi,
It’s me Solu. I’m in problem with my iphone.
Problem is-
After installing locks unauthorized country software my phone is locked and shut down but now I could not open my iphone (my current location is Bangladesh). After pressing power button it shows only apple logo and after connecting with PC iTunes could not find any phone is connected.
Please help me to solve the problem
Will this enable the phone to run on Verizon?
Hi!
Im planning to buy a new phone but little confused to buy a iPhone or a Windows based phone. I have heard many things about iPhone even I’m interested to buy iPhone but due to some features not available I’m bit confused.
Please suggested if these features are available in iPhone 3G.
1). SMS received can be forwarded to others.
2). Bluetooth can be dedected with other handsets, laptops etc.
3). Video recording.
4). Any software can be loaded which can record all incoming and out coming calls without informing the other person on phone line.
Will highly appreciate if someone can brief me about the above queries…
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hey when i open independence it says “status: Disconected: waiting for iphone” but my iphone is plugged into my computer and it does register on itunes what do i do?
I have a 2G iPhone unlocked with version 2.1 on it. I tried to add the facebook app and it says “This app is not compatible with this iPhone. Help!!
i have an old 4gb iphone with no sim card and i am currently a verizon wireless customer…. what would be the steps that i would need to take to activate this iphone with verizon… i hope one of you guys are bad ass enough to help me out…. from what i see already in this forum there is a couple of you out there….. thanx for all the help..Peace!
i have verizon….. will it work for an iphone with no sim card… can someone help me out?
the program iNdependence_v1.4 doest read my iphone
umm… why do we need to unlock an iphone??
it is alright
I checked in settings on my iphone, went to about and saw that in version it says 2.2.1. Does this mean I can’t go through with this procedure on my iphone? or I simply don’t have do the 1.0.2 update? I’m really worried that I could completely mess up my iphone if I do this wrong, can I really mess it up? Also does it matter much what country I’m in, just incase the phone company I bought it through could some how complicate this?
hI guys I need your help please. I bought an Iphone in NY to use it in Mozambique and they gave me a chip to unlock the sim card.
I’ve been using the phone for months but it doesn’t sync with itunes and I already downloaded ituners8 but I still have the same problem.
cant i get the software on windows vista
Can some one help me the steps I take to unlock my iPhone to use?
i wanna to learn unlock my iphone
my the screen of my iphone broke, so i stopped using it for a while.i picked it up to start usin again but its not spoilt cos i can still charge it and make calls with it. however it only shows emergency calls only and thus i cannot access the menu, my contacts and anyother thin u can think of in the iphone.
is this an unlockin problem or jus a normal thing?
someone pls help me!
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This doesn’t work from me. It just crashed my phone.
I used http://www.iPhoneUnlock3G.net
It seemed to work and now my iphone is unlocked.
can someone tell me if I upgrade my unlocked, year old Iphone to version 2.0
wil everything on it still be ok?
Please email me if you can help.
Peter
if i unlock and jailbreak my phone can i restore it back to normal?
I have an unlocked (by ziphone method) 16 Gb Iphone
I can’t seem to get it to upgrade to OS 2.0 with Itunes. It fails to backup and then asks me to continue.
Of course there is to much to lose to continue , so any Ideas?
Is there a way around this?
I would appreciate an email if anyone has any ideas.
Thanks
Peter
This didnt work for me, I have tried all manner of ways to unlock my iPhone. I eventually unlocked it by visiting http://www.unlockiphone4free.blogspot.com/
Witihn 10 minutes I had my iPHone unlocked!!! Easy
hey mark. i seems to not understand what the blogspot has to say about unlocking iPhone for free. what was it saying?
plz help how to unlock sim in iphone
i used http://unlockcodes4free.blogspot.com this worked for me, got the right code and i now have an unlocked iPhone
None of these methods online worked for me. i unlocked my iPhone quickly and easily by going to http://www.unlockiphone4free.blogspot.com/
After days of searching the net and trying to unlock my iPhone i was able to do it here myself. Thanks guys
I got a problem with my Iphone.. It was unlock but I put the updates an now my phone is locked, the only option the I got is, and emergency call!.. so im serching on enternet but is a lot of pleases to look and I don’t know wich one.. I don’t want to loose more money..
i have an unlocked iphone, i just only want to know if its ok to download some applications like games, wallpapers, and etc.. if i will download it, do u think my iphone will not be blocked? please help me..im bored with other applications.thanks
hey em i may seem a bit simple here but i keep getting this message as soon as i open independence
“warning
the mobile device framework private functions are not initialized. you will not be able to jailbreak or sim unlock your phone reinstalling itunes will likely fix this problem.”
now ive reinstalled itunes several times an still same thing . any ideas?
it really sucks that my phone was unlocked and all but i restored the factory settings and now its re-locked and i have no idea how to do it!!!!!!!!
please help me fix my iphone-8GB
PLEASE HELP
I have a blackberry storm w/ a sim card. Does that mean i can unlock the i phone to work on the verizon network??
what does it mean when it keeps saying the .plist is the wrong firmware?
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i updated my iphone with itunes and now it is locked.wat do i do?
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I use http://iphone-unlocksoft.com for my iphone 3G OS 3.0 unlock. Works perfect
I have an iphone 3gs and used http://www.iphoneunlockingprogram.com and all went well. However I had to downgrade my firmware to 3.0.1
The easiest software to unlock your iPhone is http://softunlock.com
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i got a new iphone. when i insert the sim in it only an USB pin to connect to a itune appears. also the IMEI number last digit seems to be zero. what should i do..??
now please
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Will this work to unlock it for the verizon network and if not is it possible to due so and what will I need.
Wow this is nifty. Will it work in UK?
Henry
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Does this still work ?
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I want to unlock my iPhone …. hope I don’t turn it into a very expensive brick
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