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Unlock iPhone for USD 50
Techtree News Staff, Sep 12, 2007 1624 hrs ISTTwo days back, when Apple celebrated the sale of it's one millionth iPhone, simultaneously a group of coders celebrated their success unlocking iPhone.
Two days back, when Apple celebrated the sale of it's one millionth iPhone, simultaneously a group of coders also celebrated for their iPhone unlocking software going on sale.
Earlier this month, a group of software developers from iPhoneSIMfree claimed to have developed a program that unlocks Apple's iPhone, thus making it operational on any Global System for Mobile (GSM) network across the globe.
Reportedly, the group has announced the retail availability of their unlocking software through several resellers.
Presently, the company is selling the software only to resellers that can purchase licenses in 50 to 5,000 license batches. However, a consumer can get their hands on it from the resellers for a cost of about USD 50.
To use the software - after making the payment - the buyer has to download and install the application on the iPhone, which executes once the user inserts a new Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). The buyer would have to execute the software each time they insert a new SIM.
The company, however, gives no guarantee that the software would work after any future updates to iPhone.
It's quite likely that Apple or AT&T comes up with a firmware update to stop this unauthorized usage of iPhone. However, it's anybody's guess that this cracking the code and patching up the cracks will be continue till Apple makes the popular iPhone available across the globe.
Earlier this month, a group of software developers from iPhoneSIMfree claimed to have developed a program that unlocks Apple's iPhone, thus making it operational on any Global System for Mobile (GSM) network across the globe.
Reportedly, the group has announced the retail availability of their unlocking software through several resellers.
Presently, the company is selling the software only to resellers that can purchase licenses in 50 to 5,000 license batches. However, a consumer can get their hands on it from the resellers for a cost of about USD 50.
To use the software - after making the payment - the buyer has to download and install the application on the iPhone, which executes once the user inserts a new Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). The buyer would have to execute the software each time they insert a new SIM.
The company, however, gives no guarantee that the software would work after any future updates to iPhone.
It's quite likely that Apple or AT&T comes up with a firmware update to stop this unauthorized usage of iPhone. However, it's anybody's guess that this cracking the code and patching up the cracks will be continue till Apple makes the popular iPhone available across the globe.
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