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Free iPhone unlock software released

11 September 2007 19:30 by James "Dela" Delahunty | 27 comments

A group of developers has followed up the release of the iPhoneSimFree software to retailers by offering another solution at a much more attractive price to an iPhone owner; completely free. The 6,458 bytes worth of data has been tested and confirmed working. With the recent $200 price cut from the 8GB iPhone and now unlocking software in the wild, Apple Inc. may be about to see a surge in orders.

While Apple might move quite a few more units from recent developments, AT&T Inc. may be a little bit more inclined to kick up a fuss. Up until now, the iPhone would only work if a customer subscribed to the AT&T network, but now unlocking software means it can be used with T-Mobile in the U.S. or with providers in different countries where it is not yet available.

Daeken, Darkmen, guest184, gray, iZsh, Nightwatch, pytey, roxfan, Sam, uns, Zappaz, and Zf are the nicknames of 12 hackers credited with the creation and release of the free unlocking software.

Source:
DailyTech

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jetyi83 (Member) 11 September 2007 20:58
na-ice. but i dont have tmobile either so it does me no good. id probably buy one if it worked with sprint [ + quote]
borhan9 (AfterDawn Addict) 11 September 2007 21:54
this is going to help the sales of the phone more than its goin to hinder. [ + quote]
SProdigy (Junior Member) 12 September 2007 4:43
I'm sure this upsets AT&T, since they were supposed to have the iPhone as an exclusive. I bet Apple is not condoning use of this software... with a wild grin on their face while they sell even more phones and still rake in the incentives from their AT&T deal! [ + quote]
H0bbes (Junior Member) 12 September 2007 6:04
I have no use for the iPhone, but here's to fair use of purchased property!! [ + quote]
joonbugg (Junior Member) 12 September 2007 9:48
If I already have a plan with AT&T, and my phone has a sim card in it, If I get an Iphone and unlock it, will I be able to use the Iphone with my existing plan? If not, what else would I have to do? [ + quote]
FatalAD (Junior Member) 12 September 2007 11:21
Anyone know the site adress I got tmobile might have to pick one of these up now [ + quote]
waterbouy (Newbie) 12 September 2007 11:40
this works great there a app out now i did it the old way here how i did it http://iphone.unlock.no/ had no problems but now theres an app call unlock.app http://www.freeiphoneunlock.com/rls/Unlock.app.zip i haven,t try it but i here it works but now i,m done i think i will go back to my MDA i think its a better phone and way more hacks and free software but it was fun to hack the i phone i got from apple for $259 refurbed [ + quote]
apuzzi (Newbie) 12 September 2007 17:15
could it have been apple that was behind the unlocking. it sure sells more phones now. [ + quote]
Steve83 (Member) 13 September 2007 15:48
What good is this article with NO LINK to the software, or to a GUIDE on how to use it??? http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/breaking/inde...eved-298825.php [ + quote] This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 13 September 2007 15:55
Dela (Staff Member) 13 September 2007 15:57
*Quote:* What good is this article with NO LINK to the software, or to a GUIDE on how to use it??? It's a news article... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DatlLeTrwrM http://www.BillLonero.com - Check out a true artists music! irc.stormchat.org #ad_buddies http://www.royseven.com - Royseven, Kick ass new band releasing debut album, The Art of Insincerity, October 2006. [ + quote] This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 13 September 2007 15:59
RDrr (Newbie) 13 September 2007 17:38
An incomplete news article... ;) [ + quote]
Towney (Newbie) 13 September 2007 20:17
Sprint....Sprint... How'bout them? [ + quote]
pdxcrash (Inactive) 13 September 2007 23:22
sprint ?? naw - t-mobile brought the first release of windows mobile 6 to North America with the t-mobile wing,, which i have ..free ! haaa . http://www.letstalk.com/home.htm hmm did i do that right ..anyway tmobile is good .. actual internet with their unlimited total access add-on to any plan .. so actually use wifi and internet explorer to access web on my wing ... but if i can get a hold of the iphone ..maybee a trade for my wing ..? hmmmmmmmmm [ + quote]
pdxcrash (Inactive) 13 September 2007 23:33
*LET FREEDOM ---- RING !* [ + quote]
dreaver (Junior Member) 13 September 2007 23:41
Too bad, I don't have a power pc, this application won't work on my intel CPU [Links Removed] [ + quote]
kosten (Newbie) 14 September 2007 2:04
na-ice. but i dont have tmobile either so it does me no good. [ + quote]
ChiefBrdy (Junior Member) 14 September 2007 3:00
Hope this helps. NEW Automatic GUI APP TO UNLOCK IPHONE: http://www.freeiphoneunlock.com/unlock/ Old way http://www.deadbeef.cn/files/iUnlock.zip http://mirror1.deadbeef.cn/iUnlock.zip http://www.tr0gd0r.com/iUnlock.zip http://rapidshare.com/files/55044435/iUnlock.zip.html http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/11/iunlo...one-sim-unlock/ [ + quote]
joonbugg (Junior Member) 14 September 2007 6:22
*Originally posted by joonbugg:* If I already have a plan with AT&T, and my phone has a sim card in it, If I get an Iphone and unlock it, will I be able to use the Iphone with my existing plan? If not, what else would I have to do? Anybody know if I could do this? [ + quote]
satcgal (Newbie) 14 September 2007 14:46
I checked and the iphonesimfree software is not free. It costs $59.99. The iUnlock software is free but not so easy to run from what I read. Joonbug: I think you could use your AT&T sim card from your current plan with the iPhone but if you don't have a data plan with your phone plan they will charge you extra for it if you access the internet from their network (not wifi). That's why all plans made for iPhone include unlimited data. Don't forget that the iPhone uses an html browser not wap so it will use much more data to access the webpages the same way you see them in your computer. If I were you, I would call AT&T customer service just to be sure. [ + quote]
joonbugg (Junior Member) 14 September 2007 16:25
*Originally posted by satcgal:* I checked and the iphonesimfree software is not free. It costs $59.99. The iUnlock software is free but not so easy to run from what I read. Joonbug: I think you could use your AT&T sim card from your current plan with the iPhone but if you don't have a data plan with your phone plan they will charge you extra for it if you access the internet from their network (not wifi). That's why all plans made for iPhone include unlimited data. Don't forget that the iPhone uses an html browser not wap so it will use much more data to access the webpages the same way you see them in your computer. If I were you, I would call AT&T customer service just to be sure. Thanks for the reply. I currently pay 19.99 per month for unlimited data for my Nokia E62. So it sounds like I may be good to go. My Nokia battery is starting to get bad on me, so I am close to getting a new phone. I usually dont get a new battery, I just upgrade my phone. [ + quote]
satcgal (Newbie) 14 September 2007 17:17
You're welcome. I think Apple cut $200 off the iPhone cause they probably want to sell more before coming out with the 3G version like they will release in Europe soon. I've never seen them drop their prices on anything they sell this fast. IMHO Edge is crap. lol [ + quote]
S2K (Member) 29 September 2007 5:21
too bad this bricks your iphone with the the apple update [ + quote]
shawty (Junior Member) 10 October 2007 18:51
will this work in mexico? will all the functions work? can any sim be used instead of at&t? [ + quote]
pryme_H (Senior Member) 10 October 2007 22:24
Freeware?! Wow! It kind of makes you wonder who's behind the development of this sowtware; they're certainly generous enough to share this S/W to everyone. [ + quote]
ginger_ki (Newbie) 22 October 2007 9:46
I found software that can unlock an iPhone for free. It's UnlockiPhoneFreeUse 0.1 beta I saw very good feedbacks, but thre's a problem. I ordered it but they answered that they already have users with my mobile operator and now they can't give it to me. So, maybe someone have this software? Thank you [ + quote]
ZzeusS (Junior Member) 1 November 2007 15:59
I see a lot of clowns in this area. Does anyone know a good utility, self contained, without five or six seperate steps, without five or six seperate utilities, in a fully automatic GUI or script? Native English speaker preferred. There is a lot of crap to wade through with these iPhone unlock programs. Looking for personal endorsements from the AD community on something trustworthy. [ + quote]