The iPhone was officialy released to be used on AT&T connection only but three separate hacks that fully unlock the Apple iPhone from AT&T surfaced, two of them claiming to be software-only.
Best documented was a hack by George Hotz, 17, of Glen Rock, N.J.
With a little soldering, a lot of command-line computing and about two hours of time, Hotz was able to switch an iPhone over to T-Mobile, which he documented in detail in a YouTube video and on his blog.
The point emerges...is this product designed so unsecure?. Apple and AT&T are not having a good time with this product.
Hotz is selling one hacked iPhone on eBay, mostly to recoup costs from his summer-long project. Another hacker donated an iPhone to experiment with, which is now a mess of parts and wires, and Hotz needs to buy him a new one. Hotz is keeping a third.
As of 5 p.m. EDT Friday, bidding was over $4,500! wow! The bidding will end on 30th August.
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Links:
ebay bid
Hotz blog (detail about unlockign the iPhone)
Monday, August 27, 2007
Apple's iPhone unlocked by a 17 years old teenager!
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