iPhone 4 from Three - what firmware?

selekta

I am about to get an iPhone 4 from Three, is there a way I could assess what firmware it's preloaded with without opening the box, ie. by checking serial number?

Anybody picked up an iPhone 4 from them recently? What firmware did it have? They tell me at the store it'll be either 4 or 4.01, but it's not too wise to trust a salesman…

KeithM89_old

Got one for Dad today - came with 4.0 - had to update to 4.1 - 500mb update

selekta

KeithM89 wrote: »

Got one for Dad today - came with 4.0 - had to update to 4.1 - 500mb update

Cheers Keith. Did you get it at the store or online? 16gb or 32gb? Would you be able to post or PM the first 5 digits of serial number (they state date of production) so I'd know that anything with that number or lower is likely 4.0?

I am looking to get a 4.0 as it's more configurable for me as a developer.

KeithM89_old

Hey, i got a 16gb in store - serial is 80035....

selekta

KeithM89 wrote: »

serial is 80035

Thank you! The way I understand it, 4th and 5th digits in Apple serial numbers state production week.
This one was apparently made in the 35th week (of the year).

Just wondering, did anyone at all get a 4.02 or 4.1 right out of the box from Three?

Gumbo

picked up an XXX35 iPhone 4 for a friend yesterday.
16GB version on Vodafone PAYG and it was 4.0.2 firmware.

selekta

kceire wrote: »

picked up an XXX35 iPhone 4 for a friend yesterday.
16GB version on Vodafone PAYG and it was 4.0.2 firmware.

Thanks kceire, 4.0.2 is what I am trying to avoid…

plu

You need to go for week 32 or earlier

selekta

plu wrote: »

You need to go for week 32 or earlier

They told me at the store last week the ones they were selling had either 4.0 or 4.0.1, but obviously you have to buy prior to unpacking…

irlrobins

I got a replacement iPhone 4 from insurance company last week (thru O2). Week 36, 4.0.2 installed.

plu

selekta wrote: »

They told me at the store last week the ones they were selling had either 4.0 or 4.0.1, but obviously you have to buy prior to unpacking…

You can look at the Serial Number before buying
aabccdddeef
aa = Factory and Machine ID
b = Year (0= 2010)
cc = Production Week
ddd = Unique Identifier
ee = Colour (A4 = black)
f = size (S=16GB, T=32GB)

selekta

plu wrote: »

You can look at the Serial Number before buying

Thank you plu, this is my plan exactly, to take the box with the lowest serial number they have in store. I'm just trying to figure out what is the border date when they started shipping 4.0.2

plu

selekta wrote: »

Thank you plu, this is my plan exactly, to take the box with the lowest serial number they have in store. I'm just trying to figure out what is the border date when they started shipping 4.0.2

4.02 started mid week 32

selekta

I just went to the stores in Dublin centre, they have week 35 16GBs and week 33 32GBs.

Tough luck…