i phone help please

daclick · 22-09-2009, 15:23

Hi finally got my i phone delivered from the states off ebay today and i have one issue.
Its on firmware 2.2.1, ive put my vodafone simcard in there but im getting no signal whatsoever.
it seems to be locked to AT&T so how do i unlock it?

and confused

Pencil · 22-09-2009, 15:37

You could try this site.

http://www.iphoneunlock3g.net/buy_now.html

sla_steve · 22-09-2009, 15:37

you need to jailbreak and then unlock.

iclarified is the best place to go for tutorials:

sla_steve · 22-09-2009, 15:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pencil

You could try this site.

http://www.iphoneunlock3g.net/buy_now.html

I strongly suggest you do not do this...

daclick · 22-09-2009, 15:50

Its locked to AT&T and i dont have the AT&T sim so im kinda Screwed!

simon69c · 22-09-2009, 16:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by daclick

Its locked to AT&T and i dont have the AT&T sim so im kinda Screwed!

You aren't screwed but you will need to do a bit of reading up on how to jailbreak and unlock.

Since your phone is on 2.2.1 I am assuming that it is either an original iPhone or an iPhone 3G (i.e. not the new 3GS). The good news is that either of these can already be jailbroken with the new 3.1 firmware, but (currently at least) only if you are using a Mac - and you *must* follow the instructions for doing so carefully so you don't update the baseband (the part of the OS that deals with the phone side of things and which is the bit that gets unlocked to use other networks) - so do not update to 3.1 with iTunes as this will upload Apple's new baseband to your phone which cannot be unlocked (at least not yet anyway).

If you use a PC then you can either wait for the iphone-dev team to release their tools for PC (hopefully won't be too much longer), or jailbreak your iPhone with the 3.0 or 3.0.1 firmware instead.

As mentioned above, the iClarified site has good walkthrough guides for you to use - but make sure you are using the correct one for your specific iPhone, iPhone OS, and computer type.

22-09-2009, 15:23	#1
daclick Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,336	i phone help please Hi finally got my i phone delivered from the states off ebay today and i have one issue. Its on firmware 2.2.1, ive put my vodafone simcard in there but im getting no signal whatsoever. it seems to be locked to AT&T so how do i unlock it? and confused

22-09-2009, 15:37	#2
Pencil Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,252	You could try this site. http://www.iphoneunlock3g.net/buy_now.html

22-09-2009, 15:37	#3
sla_steve Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Belfast, N.Ireland Posts: 1,457	you need to jailbreak and then unlock. iclarified is the best place to go for tutorials:

22-09-2009, 15:40	#4
sla_steve Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Belfast, N.Ireland Posts: 1,457	Quote: Originally Posted by Pencil You could try this site. http://www.iphoneunlock3g.net/buy_now.html I strongly suggest you do not do this...

22-09-2009, 15:50	#5
daclick Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,336	Its locked to AT&T and i dont have the AT&T sim so im kinda Screwed!

22-09-2009, 16:19	#6
simon69c Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Glasgow Posts: 1,415	Quote: Originally Posted by daclick Its locked to AT&T and i dont have the AT&T sim so im kinda Screwed! You aren't screwed but you will need to do a bit of reading up on how to jailbreak and unlock. Since your phone is on 2.2.1 I am assuming that it is either an original iPhone or an iPhone 3G (i.e. not the new 3GS). The good news is that either of these can already be jailbroken with the new 3.1 firmware, but (currently at least) only if you are using a Mac - and you must follow the instructions for doing so carefully so you don't update the baseband (the part of the OS that deals with the phone side of things and which is the bit that gets unlocked to use other networks) - so do not update to 3.1 with iTunes as this will upload Apple's new baseband to your phone which cannot be unlocked (at least not yet anyway). If you use a PC then you can either wait for the iphone-dev team to release their tools for PC (hopefully won't be too much longer), or jailbreak your iPhone with the 3.0 or 3.0.1 firmware instead. As mentioned above, the iClarified site has good walkthrough guides for you to use - but make sure you are using the correct one for your specific iPhone, iPhone OS, and computer type.

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