Unlocking the iPhone
Aug 24

Unlocking the iPhone

Teen unlocks iPhone from AT&T: Apple is scrambling its lawyers as we speak, I’m sure. Call this, “How to Get Sued 101.”

A teenager in New Jersey has broken the lock that ties Apple’s iPhone to AT&T’s wireless network, freeing the most hyped cellphone ever for use on the networks of other carriers, including overseas ones.

George Hotz, 17, confirmed Friday that he had unlocked an iPhone and was using it on T-Mobile’s network, the only major U.S. carrier apart from AT&T that is compatible with the iPhone’s cellular technology.

Don’t get ahead of yourself, though — it ain’t easy.

The hack, which Hotz posted Thursday to his blog, is complicated and requires skill with both soldering and software. It takes about two hours to perform. Since the details are public, it seems likely that a small industry may spring up to buy U.S. iPhones, unlock them and send them overseas.

by Deane   August 24, 2007 10:54 AM   |
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by Alejandro,   August 24, 2007 12:46 PM  

Soldering? There is a software unlock already out there.

at least acording to engadget.

by ??????,   September 25, 2008 1:27 AM  

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