First Gen iPhone Unlock / Sourcing (non subs) [Post these questions here ONLY !!!]

Owen · 20-10-2007 01:31PM

Already under discussion in the lenghtly, sticky iPhone thread at the top of this Forum.

bruce wayne · 20-10-2007 01:34PM

well, I'm just back from Florida, and I bought two iphones on Wednesday and I wasn't asked about proof of address. I was simply told by the person serving me the as a general warning the phones will not work outside of the US.

Could be the luck of the draw with who serves you i guess?

drdre · 20-10-2007 11:24PM

Thats a rip off, there so cheap in america ,that company is run by gsm solutions so they must be just unlocking them and charging a fortune.Id buy off ebay so save afew hundred euro.

Flying · 21-10-2007 10:05AM

I read in PDA essentials that they will be available in the UK next month (and that is confirmed) for £269 GBP

And the rumour about the 3G 16GB has been dashed due to battery concerns.

My only gripe is again the lack of push mail which would swing it for me

To be precise the 9th Nov with O2

Flying · 21-10-2007 10:13AM

http://www.o2.co.uk/iphone?cm_sp=HP-_-Banner1-_-iphone1-hold.

rc28 · 21-10-2007 10:39AM

Yup, that is a total ripoff. I will hopefully be getting my iphone this week from NY for $399 which converts to 280euro(:D) and i will unlock it myself using this guide;
http://www.hacktheiphone.com/111/iphone_step2_mac.html

drdre · 21-10-2007 10:13PM

rc28 wrote: »

Yup, that is a total ripoff. I will hopefully be getting my iphone this week from NY for $399 which converts to 280euro(:D) and i will unlock it myself using this guide;
http://www.hacktheiphone.com/111/iphone_step2_mac.html

I would agree with you.Unlocking it yourself is the best solution.

MisterKipling · 22-10-2007 09:25AM

Thats a guide for a mac and it looks really straight forward, is there any such tutorial for windows?

sharkman · 22-10-2007 09:53AM

Does anyone get voicemail alerts on their iPhone ??

madmoe · 22-10-2007 11:05AM

@rc28,
Don't forget mate you will have to pay tax on it so that brings it up to $436 which is €303 approximately.

M

skearon · 22-10-2007 11:25AM

sharkman wrote: »

Does anyone get voicemail alerts on their iPhone ??

iPhone seems to have a problem with SMS coming from short numbers, such as 171 for Vodafone voicemail.

Have googled this many times and so far haven't found a fix

skearon · 22-10-2007 11:26AM

Flying wrote: »

My only gripe is again the lack of push mail which would swing it for me

I have mine set to download my gmail and my Exchange (via IMAP) a/cs every 15 mins so not quite push, but it does work well

Perhaps there is a hack someone to change the 15 mins to 5 mins

Flying · 22-10-2007 11:51AM

skearon wrote: »

I have mine set to download my gmail and my Exchange (via IMAP) a/cs every 15 mins so not quite push, but it does work well

Perhaps there is a hack someone to change the 15 mins to 5 mins

Is it Full Rich text or can you get html mail aswell ?

cooper_man · 22-10-2007 11:53AM

Ok,

so have we come to a conclusion on where is the best place to buy one? You cant buy them from apple in the US, they wont deliver to ireland......

I wanted to order one today....

also wil version 1.1.1 unlock using those previous guides? Any ideas on where i can get one?

coillte · 22-10-2007 11:54AM

skearon wrote: »

iPhone seems to have a problem with SMS coming from short numbers, such as 171 for Vodafone voicemail.

Have googled this many times and so far haven't found a fix

On vodafone, you can set your notification to call you when you get a voicemail as opposed to text you. This is the only workaround at the moment.

skearon · 22-10-2007 12:03PM

Flying wrote: »

Is it Full Rich text or can you get html mail aswell ?

Full html

Flying · 22-10-2007 12:23PM

skearon wrote: »

Full html

In your opinion would you drop a Windows Mobile Phone for this as I am thinking of leaving the Orbit to one side and to venture into this.

Even if i can get kinda push it would be handy for me.

I know you've had almost as many PPC's as me but is it worth looking into this ?

skearon · 22-10-2007 12:27PM

Flying wrote: »

In your opinion would you drop a Windows Mobile Phone for this as I am thinking of leaving the Orbit to one side and to venture into this.

Even if i can get kinda push it would be handy for me.

I know you've had almost as many PPC's as me but is it worth looking into this ?

True :-)

Actually was using N95 before iPhone and am still using iPhone two weeks later (nearly a record for me on the same phone!), still using N95 for GPS

Lack of SMS forwarding and sending to multiple people is the main complaint I would have about it, browser is certainly the best I've used, also as I am on Vodafone don't have EDGE only GPRS, but O2 and Meteor have EDGE

irish.rugby.fan · 22-10-2007 12:33PM

rc28 wrote: »

When did you buy them? This seems to be a pretty recent policy of apple's because I found a forum full of canadians giving out that they were refused iphones when they crossed the border to buy them last week, the solution was to just give someone on the street $20 to buy it for them! I'm sort of worried i won't be getting an iphone now, my buyer doesn't have much time to go shopping for me, let alone go searching for an at&t store where there is a slim chance they wont ask for proof of US residency. I hope he doesn't flaunt his irish accent!

I bought them last week in the apple store in Soho.

irish.rugby.fan · 22-10-2007 12:34PM

irish.rugby.fan wrote: »

I bought them last week in the apple store in Soho.

Pretty sure AT&T wont sell them to you. Gotsa be an Apple store if your looking for a noncontract one.

rc28 · 22-10-2007 04:26PM

IH8TXT:) wrote: »

Thats a guide for a mac and it looks really straight forward, is there any such tutorial for windows?

Unfortunately not at the moment. Before the new 1.1.1 firmware came out there were some easy enough guides for windows but now there are none- the methods out there for windows are just way too complicated for noobs and are prone to glitches. However, the latest post from that site seems to indicate he will release a guide for windows soon but it will be WAY more complicated than the mac version;http://www.hacktheiphone.com/111/iphone_information_1.html
I will hopefully be using my brothers mac to unlock mine.

cooper_man · 22-10-2007 05:01PM

seriously guys, where should i buy one?:p

rc28 · 22-10-2007 05:36PM

cooper_man wrote: »

seriously guys, where should i buy one?:p

New York or anywhere in the US, any websites ane ebay are overpriced and frankly the iphone just isn't worth 550-700euro.

rc28 · 23-10-2007 03:19PM

Excellent step by step iphone unlocking guide for windows users here;http://www.hacktheiphone.com/111/iphone_step1_windows.html
Unfortunately it's very long so you'll need over an hour spare.

cooper_man · 23-10-2007 06:15PM

If you have a version 1.0.2 or whatever the old version is and you update it to 1.1.1, this makes it unuseable yes? Can you re-unlock it? Is there any guaranteed ways???

rc28 · 23-10-2007 06:24PM

cooper_man wrote: »

If you have a version 1.0.2 or whatever the old version is and you update it to 1.1.1, this makes it unuseable yes? Can you re-unlock it? Is there any guaranteed ways???

http://www.tuaw.com/2007/10/23/iphone-elite-team-announces-revirginizer-release/
But why would you go to the bother(it's a complicated process)? There is nothing groundbreaking about 1.1.1, i'd only upgrade if a new firmware update enabled video recording or flash in safari. You also risk bricking your phone- it's not worth the stress IMO.

skearon · 23-10-2007 07:08PM

rc28 wrote: »

http://www.tuaw.com/2007/10/23/iphone-elite-team-announces-revirginizer-release/
But why would you go to the bother(it's a complicated process)? There is nothing groundbreaking about 1.1.1, i'd only upgrade if a new firmware update enabled video recording or flash in safari. You also risk bricking your phone- it's not worth the stress IMO.

For differences between 1.1.1 and 1.0.2 see

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/11543/

PowerHouseDan · 24-10-2007 08:08AM

There has been a revirginising tool released so you can update to 1.1.1 and unlock safely

casod · 24-10-2007 08:51AM

PowerHouseDan wrote: »

There has been a revirginising tool released so you can update to 1.1.1 and unlock safely

has anyone tried this tool? is it worth upgrading

akadesign · 24-10-2007 09:36AM

Does anyone have a step by step tutorial to upgrade an unlocked iPhone 1.0.2 to 1.1.1 for Mac?

Or has anyone even attempted this?

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