Warning! Firmware version 1.1.2 is now released. If you bought a phone that had 1.1.2 preinstalled (it shows a picture of a cable and the iTunes icon), it is not possible to unlock it. If you did not have this firmware when you bought the phone, i do not recomment to update to this version yet. It's very important that you don't let iTunes restore to 1.1.2 as well, so always select firmware manually by holding Shift/Option key while clicking Restore. Details about restoring/upgrading here.
This tutorial assumes that your iPhone has firmware version 1.1.1. If you are unsure, here is how to check: On the emergency dial screen dial *3001#12345#* and tap Versions. Firware version should be 04.01.13_G. If it's 03.14.08_G you have v1.0.2 and need to update it to 1.1.1 first. Read here first if you previously unlocked your phone.
that sucks. so there's no way i can use this thing without taking a $60/month bath?
my contract with verizon is up in the summer and i was planning on buying the iphone then and switching to AT&T. unfortunately/fortunately, the iphone found me early and there is no way i can use the apps even if i don't want to use the phone for a while. that sucks. AT&T blows.
yeah, i couldn't find a way to unlock it, since they're preinstalled with 1.1.2 now. and i think in theory you could downgrade to 1.1.1 to unlock, but i was more willing to activate with at&t than to screw up my brand new $500 phone by fooling around with the software.
be warned: when you activate, they say they'll send you an email when it's complete. but i got, like, 12 emails before the one that told me i could use the damn phone. every time i got an email i'd get all excited, and it would say "your phone is still being activated - we'll send you an email when it's done."
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I'm jealous of your iphone!
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This tutorial assumes that your iPhone has firmware version 1.1.1. If you are unsure, here is how to check: On the emergency dial screen dial *3001#12345#* and tap Versions. Firware version should be 04.01.13_G. If it's 03.14.08_G you have v1.0.2 and need to update it to 1.1.1 first. Read here first if you previously unlocked your phone.
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my contract with verizon is up in the summer and i was planning on buying the iphone then and switching to AT&T. unfortunately/fortunately, the iphone found me early and there is no way i can use the apps even if i don't want to use the phone for a while. that sucks. AT&T blows.
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be warned: when you activate, they say they'll send you an email when it's complete. but i got, like, 12 emails before the one that told me i could use the damn phone. every time i got an email i'd get all excited, and it would say "your phone is still being activated - we'll send you an email when it's done."
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