usa iphone

sohappy

is there anywhere in dublin that i can go to get an american iphone 3 unlocked? and what would the charge be?

hshortt

Why don't you have a try yourself? You'll get help from the forum here. Depending on the version of firmware it's on it might be simple.

sohappy

do i need 2 have an american sim card to unlock it or can it be done without?

hshortt

There are two processes needed. Jailbreak then unlock. If you don't have the sim it's not a problem. As part of the jailbreak process you can activate the iPhone without the correct carrier sim.

What version is the iPhone at now? If it is anything less than 4.1 you can both jailbreak then unlock in about 10 minutes. If it is higher than 4.1 then it cannot currently be unlocked.

You need to jailbreak first then unlock, jailbreak gives you the ability to unlock.

sohappy

thanks for the replies,how do i figure out what version it is? i dont have a sim so when i power the phone on it wont let me use the menues.

jerry2623

sounds like you are probably better off going to a unlocking shop and get them to do it for you they will charge you about 40 euro. try anywhere around the capel st area

hshortt

Ok, get limera1n from limera1n.com and run it, follow instructions. This will try to jailbreak and I am suggesting this first as it jailbreaks all devices prior to 4.1.

Jakmeehan

jerry2623 wrote: »

sounds like you are probably better off going to a unlocking shop and get them to do it for you they will charge you about 40 euro. try anywhere around the capel st area

Do not bring it to an unlocking shop. All they will do is exactly what hshortt is explaining to you now, that you can do yourself for free.

sohappy

installed limera1n and connected iphone, limera1n says (waiting for device) it dosent seem to be detecting the phone

phone says,No sim installed insert valid sim with no pin lock to activate phone

Jakmeehan

sohappy wrote: »

installed limera1n and connected iphone, limera1n says (waiting for device) it dosent seem to be detecting the phone

phone says,No sim installed insert valid sim with no pin lock to activate phone

Have you tried redsn0w?

sohappy

tried redsn0w, it says choose ispw for your current firmware, i dont know what firmware is on the phone, its iphone 3g thats all i know

Jakmeehan

sohappy wrote: »

tried redsn0w, it says choose ispw for your current firmware, i dont know what firmware is on the phone, its iphone 3g thats all i know

Ah I see... Run TinyUmbrella with your iPhone connected to PC, that should tell you the version it's on?

hshortt

sohappy wrote: »

installed limera1n and connected iphone, limera1n says (waiting for device) it dosent seem to be detecting the phone

phone says,No sim installed insert valid sim with no pin lock to activate phone

Run limera1n as an administrator, or in compatibility mode for Windows XP SP3. (assuming you are on Vista on Win7)

sohappy

ran tiny umbrella no info showing, should the info appear when i connect the device?

ran limera1n as admin still (waiting for device)

im using xp and the laptop is detecting the device but the above programmes dont seem to be!

Jakmeehan

sohappy wrote: »

ran tiny umbrella no info showing, should the info appear when i connect the device?

ran limera1n as admin still (waiting for device)

im using xp and the laptop is detecting the device but the above programmes dont seem to be!

Yeah it should, make sure the iPhone is powered on.

Put it in DFU mode and then try connecting to either program.

sohappy

Jakmeehan wrote: »

Yeah it should, make sure the iPhone is powered on.

Put it in DFU mode and then try connecting to either program.

followed the instructions timed the 10seconds but it keep going recovery mode instead of DFU mode, have tried a dozen times,it says to power the phone off while connected to pc, but when i do the itunes screen comes back on,:(

Jakmeehan

sohappy wrote: »

followed the instructions timed the 10seconds but it keep going recovery mode instead of DFU mode, have tried a dozen times,it says to power the phone off while connected to pc, but when i do the itunes screen comes back on,:(

Try this:

1. Power device off

2. Hold power button for 3 seconds

3. Without releasing power button, hold the home and power buttons for 10 seconds

4. Release the power button but keep the home button held until iTunes "detects an iPhone in recovery mode"

iTunes says that for both recovery and DFU mode. You know it's DFU mode when the screen is black.

sohappy

have the phone in dfu mode but neither of the 2 programmes seem to be detecting the phone, think im gona give up and go to one of the shops that will unlock it for me, thanks for the help anyway guys.

Jakmeehan

Again, an unlocking shop will do the exact same thing you can do for free. If you update after they unlock it you will still lose the unlock.

Have you tried a different USB port or a different computer?

sohappy

just an update,, got the phone unlocked in a shop at the corner of parnell st and malbourogh st,(€25) at first the guy said it would only take 20min to do, I ended up having to leave it with him for the day,He said he never had a iphone that was as difficult to unlock,:D

Jakmeehan

sohappy wrote: »

just an update,, got the phone unlocked in a shop at the corner of parnell st and malbourogh st,(€25) at first the guy said it would only take 20min to do, I ended up having to leave it with him for the day,He said he never had a iphone that was as difficult to unlock,:D

Did they just jailbreak and unlock it for you or did they unlock it properly?

BDR

hshortt wrote: »

There are two processes needed. Jailbreak then unlock. If you don't have the sim it's not a problem. As part of the jailbreak process you can activate the iPhone without the correct carrier sim.

What version is the iPhone at now? If it is anything less than 4.1 you can both jailbreak then unlock in about 10 minutes. If it is higher than 4.1 then it cannot currently be unlocked.

You need to jailbreak first then unlock, jailbreak gives you the ability to unlock.

I had an iPhone which had been unlocked but I managed to press restore last week and got locked out.

I just carried out the Jailbreak on it, Any chance you could explain how to unlock it?

Thanks in advance

shane_3212004

il be able to unlock it for ya....wts the firmware version & baseband no..?

ironclaw

BDR wrote: »

I had an iPhone which had been unlocked but I managed to press restore last week and got locked out.

I just carried out the Jailbreak on it, Any chance you could explain how to unlock it?

Thanks in advance

Best resource I think: http://iclarified.com/unlock/index.php

BDR

shane_3212004 wrote: »

il be able to unlock it for ya....wts the firmware version & baseband no..?

I don't know.. I can only access it as for emergency calls.

It saying to insert a valid pin with no pin lock to activate the phone but I don't have the original sim so I can't.

Is there any other way I can find out with out going through settings etc?