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Engadget Podcast 170 - 11.08.2009
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Will @ Sep 15th 2007 10:40AM
READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO UNLOCK A BRAND NEW iPhone USING WINDOWS
This is still a little misleading. I'm an experienced software developer and I still found the inital "jailbreak" process to be daunting on a new & unactivated iPhone.
Ibrickr is a GREAT tool that gets you 80% there but it still requires the latest iPhone firmware to begin... and that's not easy to get unless you have already activated your iPhone.
I have done a couple of unlocks now, and this is without question the easiest guide: http://iphone.unlock.no/
The easiest way to unlock via windows is by using someone else's iPhone/computer who has already activated their phone to help you get started.
1. Start with your buddy's iPhone sync'd with iTunes open.
2. Open iBrickr and click start.
3. Click the Restore button on the iPhone page, and act as if you are going to restore the firmware on your friend's iphone (don't worry, you won't).
4. When iTunes indicates it's downloading the update/firmware for the iPhone, unplug your friend's iPhone and replace it with the phone you want to activate.
5. Now follow the instructions in iBrickr, and you're good to go...
janglicheetah @ Sep 15th 2007 3:14PM
Is it possible to update the firmware of a brand new unactivated iPHONE to 1.0.2? Basically i want to know if i buy an iPHONE today , is it possible for me to use it on T-Mobile without activating it on AT&T?