Comments on: Is an iPhone 3G Unlock Imminent?

By: MrMan

MrMan — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:48:51 +0000

Its so strange that any phone is locked to any network. I had this hassle with several of my phones, including my iPhone

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By: mxc

mxc — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:49:34 +0000

@Susan –
Susan Says:
You pay $199, and another $175 to immediately cancel your contract.
Duh.

Yes but it will still be locked. He was talking about unsubsidized (unlocked) contract-free phone.
Duh..

By: bpomeroy

bpomeroy — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:41:07 +0000

Why not just import one from Australia?

Due to competition laws in Australia it is possible to get a legally unlocked iphone that wont crash or something when apple launches a new firmware update.

By: vito

vito — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:58:45 +0000

Hello. I unlocked my iphone 3G with this website, http://www.unlockiphone-3g.com . Now i want to update my iphone 2G to iphone 3G version…is this possible?? ps:
sorry for my English

By: Debby

Debby — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:53:05 +0000

You can already unlock the iPhone3G with a simple, cheap SIM card.

iunlockiphone3g (DOT) com

Takes about 30 secs.

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:14:27 +0000

You pay $199, and another $175 to immediately cancel your contract.
Duh.

By: Harry McCracken

Harry McCracken — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:49:26 +0000

Air Phloo: The contract-free iPhones will still be locked to AT&T, as far as anyone knows. In the past, I’ve bought contract-free phones from AT&T and the company has cheerfully unlocked them for me; I don’t know why the iPhone should be any different…

–Harry

By: air phloo

air phloo — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:25:44 +0000

Even when (if) AT&T starts selling contract-free iPhones, will they actually be unlocked for use with another carrier or will they just be contract free? I mean, they could still sell a locked iPhone at an unsubsidized rate with no contract, right?

I have an unlocked original iPhone thanks to the iPhone Dev Team. However, I am clueless about the technical details of all this. Does anyone know how it is that the 3G can be so much more difficult to unlock even while they are selling unlocked versions? To put it as ignorantly as I can, why can’t they just look at what a Hong Kong iPhone’s firmware looks like and copy it?