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Jailbreak iPhone 3GS on Mac

macfunia — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:57:06 +0000

George Hotz has finally come up with Mac version of BlackRa1n jailbreak on Oct. 15th. but BlackRa1n requires you to update iDevice to OS 3.1.2 and then jailbreak it. Which means your Baseband will be updated and would not be able to unlock your iPhone later. PwnageTool, on the other hand, creates a custom firmware which preserves your Baseband from updating so that you may unlock iPhone later. So, We strongly recommend to use PwnageTool if you want to unlock your iPhone after jailbreaking it because PwnageTool does NOT update your iPhone Baseband. Here is a guide about how to jailbreak iPhone 3GS, 3G running OS 3.1.2 using PwnageTool on Mac OS.

Unlocked iPhone 3GS on sale from Apple Hong Kong

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:41:21 +0000

Unlocked versions of the iPhone 3GS are now on sale from Apple’s Hong Kong online store. In contrast with many regions, including a number with multiple iPhone carriers, Hong Kong only requires that shoppers have the proper SIM card inserted to use a 3GS with any GSM network. 16GB phones are being sold online for $5,388 HK ($692 US), while 32GB models cost $6,288 HK ($808 US).

The iPhone 3G has been available unlocked in Hong Kong since 2008. The city is currently the only one in China to carry the iPhone, due to its distinct government, international carriers and support for standard 3G networks. The rest of the country is not expected to receive official iPhones for three to four months, at the earliest.

iPhone 3GS Unlocking Solution will Soon Be Available

admin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:38:56 +0000

I know some of you are waiting an unlock solution for the iPhone 3GS, the latest generation of iPhone. Yesterday, iPhone Dev Team has announced a good news for iPhone 3GS.

If you have kept track of iPhone 3G/3GS unlock, you probably know the jailbreak and unlock solution is only applicable to iPhone 3G. Pretty soon, however, you’ll see an updated version of ultrasn0w and other jailbreak tools that can handle iPhone 3GS. iPhone Dev team has finally found a way to jailbreak and unlock iPhone 3GS, so you can use it on any carrier:

About 5 hours ago (Thursday evening, less than a week after the 3GS launch), we were able to verify that the 24Kpwn exploit that the hybrid team used on the iPod Touch 2G is still applicable to the bootrom of the iPhone 3GS. That means we can use the same sort of technique used by our current redsn0w tool to jailbreak and unlock the iPhone 3GS.

The unlock solution for iPhone 3GS is not available yet. But iPhone Dev team is working on the update of jailbreak tools and they should be available very soon

Apple now selling unlocked iPhones in Italy

admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:58:14 +0000

Apple has begun direct sales of unlocked phones in Italy, the first time the handset has been offered outside of carrier stores in the country. SetteB.IT reports that the change was just recently confirmed by employees at the Roma Apple Store, who had previously denied any plans to offer the handsets directly. Macity goes on to explain that while the phones were offered unlocked through TIM and Vodafone previously, neither would sell the phone without forcing the customer to sign a contract. iPhones purchased through Apple, by comparison, are free to be used on any service. Pricing for the iPhone 3G S is €599 for 16GB models and €699 for 32GB units through Apple, and €619 and €719, respectively, through TIM and Vodafone; the iPhone 3G S goes on sale in Italy today.