johnnymk

http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/24/tech...ney_technology

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -- Hackers have found a way to use Apple's iPhone on networks other than AT&T Inc's., opening up the coveted device to rival carriers and overseas customers, according to a Web report Friday.

A group called iPhoneSIMfree.com said it has developed a piece of software that, when installed on an iPhone, allows the use of rival mobile services, such as T-Mobile, according to widely followed technology blog Engadget.com.


AT&T has an exclusive two-year agreement to provide phone and data services for the iPhone in the United States. Apple is in talks with carriers in several European countries to launch the device there by the end of the year.

Enabling the combination phone, media player and Web browser to run on other networks - known as "unlocking" - has been a stated goal of many hackers since the iPhone hit the market in late June.

"The unlock process took only a couple of minutes. From our end, it was totally painless," Engadget said.

Several other methods for unlocking the iPhone have emerged on the Internet in the past few weeks, although they involve tinkering with the iPhone hardware or more complicated ways of bypassing the protections for AT&T's exclusivity.

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AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel declined to comment on the Engadget report and an Apple spokesman could not be immediately reached. An e-mail sent to iPhoneSIMfree.com was not immediately answered.

The iPhone is based on GSM wireless technology, which is deployed widely throughout Europe but used in the United States only by AT&T and Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile.

"Inside the United States, it's not going to be a huge deal, outside the United States it's probably going to be a big deal until Apple gets agreements in place with partners there," said Jeremy Horwitz, editor-in-chief of iLounge.com, which tracks news of Apple products.

renovation

repost -- http://www.gotapex.com/hardware/1592...t-network.html (NJ Teen Unlocks IPhone From AT&T Network)

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johnnymk

Not a repost. The teen's method is a hardware change. My post is a software mod.

brainsmile

not a repost. This is much more useable data

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shocky123

Am I the only one who thinks the 17yr old story is a scam to cover up the real professionals who did it and could actually be sued by Apple?

Nobody sues a minor..

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