Robert
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| So, who buying an iphone? »www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/ipho···24-2007/
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It's high noon, Apple and AT&T -- we really hate to break it to you, but the jig is up. Last night the impossible was made possible: right in front of our very eyes we witnessed a full SIM unlock of our iPhone with a small piece of software. It's all over, guys.
The iPhoneSIMfree.com team called us up to prove their claim that they cracked Apple's iPhone SIM lock system, and prove it they did. (No, we don't have a copy of the unlock software, so don't even ask us, ok?) The six-man team has been working non-stop since launch day, and they're officially the first to break Apple's SIM locks on the iPhone. It's done. Seriously. They wouldn't tell us when and how they would release it to the public, but you can certainly bet that they'll try to make a buck on their solution (and rightly so). We can hardly believe the iPhone's finally been cracked. No, scratch that -- we just can't believe it took this long.
Again: we can confirm with 100% certainty that iPhoneSIMfree.com's software solution completely SIM unlocks the iPhone, is restore-resistant, and should make the iPhone fully functional for users outside of the US. Read on for details and links to our video, and check out the gallery of images below.
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noelstrom
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London, ON | Re: So, who buying an iphone? and with that, Apple & AT&T get pwned. | |
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LaZ3R
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|  Re: So, who buying an iphone?
said by HiVolt  :said by noelstrom :and with that, Apple & AT&T get pwned. If anything, this will hurt AT&T, but not Apple. This hack if it indeed proves to be good, will cause iPhone sales to skyrocket. That said, I'm not buying one. Ditto, ditto and ditto! 
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bylo
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| said by HiVolt :If anything, this will hurt AT&T, but not Apple. This hack if it indeed proves to be good, will cause iPhone sales to skyrocket. Which makes me wonder if Apple didn't circumvent their exclusivity agreement with AT&T by secretly helping the hackers | |
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donoreo
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| Re: So, who buying an iphone? said by bylo :said by HiVolt :If anything, this will hurt AT&T, but not Apple. This hack if it indeed proves to be good, will cause iPhone sales to skyrocket. Which makes me wonder if Apple didn't circumvent their exclusivity agreement with AT&T by secretly helping the hackers Do not know about that. Apple likes things pretty locked down themselves.
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TKJunkMail
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| said by HiVolt :said by noelstrom :and with that, Apple & AT&T get pwned. If anything, this will hurt AT&T, but not Apple. This hack if it indeed proves to be good, will cause iPhone sales to skyrocket. That said, I'm not buying one. Actually, it won't hurt AT&T either. Only a VERY FEW people with an axe to grind and the need to risk the money they paid for an iPhone will ever bother.
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Snickerdo
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| Re: So, who buying an iphone? said by TKJunkMail :Actually, it won't hurt AT&T either. Only a VERY FEW people with an axe to grind and the need to risk the money they paid for an iPhone will ever bother. If my experience is any indication, every AT&T customer has an axe to grind with them, and their support and service is the shittiest I have ever seen of any cellco I have ever dealt with in the past. | |
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TKJunkMail
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1 edit | Re: So, who buying an iphone? said by Snickerdo :said by TKJunkMail :Actually, it won't hurt AT&T either. Only a VERY FEW people with an axe to grind and the need to risk the money they paid for an iPhone will ever bother. If my experience is any indication, every AT&T customer has an axe to grind with them, and their support and service is the shittiest I have ever seen of any cellco I have ever dealt with in the past. .
Sure, it is really killing them.
They added NET 1.5 million wireless customers in the last qtr.
»quicktake.morningstar.com/StockN···Symbol=T
Analyst Note 07-24-2007
AT&T added about 1.5 million net new wireless customers during the quarter, so iPhone clearly had a positive impact on growth, which bodes well for the current period. Wireless revenue growth continues to accelerate thanks to good customer growth increasing adoption of data services. »www.marketresearch.com/product/d···9023&g=1
At the end of 2006 AT&T Wireless had 61 million customers. Add in the approx 2.5 million added since then and AT&T now has close to 64 million customers. It sure doesn't look like they are leaving in droves, or at all for that matter.
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Feets
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Hamilton, ON
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| said by Snickerdo :...their support and service is the shittiest I have ever seen of any cellco I have ever dealt with in the past. Considering the industry as a whole has about the shittiest service and support out of the entire category of service companies, that's really saying something. | |
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Snickerdo
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| Re: So, who buying an iphone? said by Feets :Considering the industry as a whole has about the shittiest service and support out of the entire category of service companies, that's really saying something. The stuff AT&T pulls on their customers, and in turn pulls on us, is beyond asinine. I'm obviously not able to go into detail, but needless to say calling in to Rogers and speaking with someone there is an outright pleasurable experience compared to the morons* I get to deal with at AT&T.
* now, not everyone at AT&T are morons. Their Tier 2 support is done in Canada for the most part, and there is a distinct quality difference between the obviously-American reps and the ones handled in Canada. It's gotten to the point that, on many occasions, I refuse to deal with anyone unless they're located in Canada. It makes -that- big of a difference. | |
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m0x
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San Francisco, CA | For 600$?
No way! With that much money you can buy about 400 beers! 
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donoreo
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| Re: So, who buying an iphone? said by m0x :For 600$? No way! With that much money you can buy about 400 beers! Yeah but dialling the phone after that many will be a real bitch! 
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| said by m0x :For 600$? No way! With that much money you can buy about 400 beers! yep yep!!
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Snickerdo
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Niagara Falls, ON | The "hack" won't last very long, if it has not already been closed. Trust me on this. | |
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Toronto, ON | Re: So, who buying an iphone? But the "hackers" are always a step ahead. It's just an arms race between Apple and the hackers. | |
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Snickerdo
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| Re: So, who buying an iphone? said by MmmPancakes :But the "hackers" are always a step ahead. It's just an arms race between Apple and the hackers. The thing is, every single software update that comes out for the iPhone will break the hack. It ends up being a lot like running Mac OS X on a PC. You can do it, but is it worth the time? | |
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noelstrom
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London, ON | Re: So, who buying an iphone? Are they pushing software upgrades OTA? If not, then every iPhone out right now can be hacked with this new method... | |
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Snickerdo
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| Re: So, who buying an iphone? said by noelstrom :Are they pushing software upgrades OTA? | |
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Toronto, ON | Re: So, who buying an iphone? This is hilarious, some 17-year-old kid blogging about how he unlocked his iPhone: »iphonejtag.blogspot.com/
And he's selling it for $99mil USD. I doubt the high bidder will pay up though. | |
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The Chick
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| I think ill still wait til it's cheaper. I'd love to be the first one around here to have one (and be the only one without a damn blackberry!) but 600 bucks is a lot to spend and then our insane data plans.
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dirtyjeffer
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| Re: So, who buying an iphone? said by The Chick :I think ill still wait til it's cheaper. I'd love to be the first one around here to have one (and be the only one without a damn blackberry!) but 600 bucks is a lot to spend and then our insane data plans. there's a reason why "everyone has a blackberry"...they are the best. | |
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The Chick
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1 edit | Re: So, who buying an iphone? said by dirtyjeffer :said by The Chick :I think ill still wait til it's cheaper. I'd love to be the first one around here to have one (and be the only one without a damn blackberry!) but 600 bucks is a lot to spend and then our insane data plans. there's a reason why "everyone has a blackberry"...they are the best. Yeah but I like to be an Apple elitist unique!! Plus blackberrys tie me to work far too easily | |
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