Unlock Your iphone 3GS 4.0 Firmware
I don’t usually put up tech posts but this one really seemed to warrant my attention.
Firstly let me say that I will never go ahead and just do an “upgrade” on my iphone without researching it completely first. I , like so many other people , went ahead and did the upgrade which then screwed my iphone up an it also wiped off some software that I had on there, that I had purchased.
I am an Mac user and I love a lot of what Apple does, but what I don’t like about them is their “Big Brother” attitude about what I can and cannot use out in the digital world. I BOUGHT the phone from them, I am not renting or leasing it from them , if I drop it in the sewer , it’s gone , my problem … so who is Apple to come through and wipe off software I purchased off my phone and try to prevent me from using it again?
The only thing I really wanted to use was an application that allowed me to connect to the internet with my computer using the data connection from my iphone. I do this about once a week and in order for me to do this AT&T wants another $40 a month – ( I already pay them $125 a month) and I lose my data plan where it makes it much easier to go over in data minutes – and if I do that, then I have to pay more.
Do not be fooled anything that comes from SWGREG seems to be a scam. I have tried 3 time to get my iphone “jailbroken” and all three of these entities are SCAMS …
www.unlockiphoneus.com and they brag on their site about their customer service which I have yet to hear back from .
www.unlocktheiphone.com still nothing , they went to a lot of trouble to make a really glitzy site that looks legit , but it’s a scam.
www.easy-iphone-unlocking.com at tleast these people responded to an email I sent them , but that was before I gave them money , now nothing. What they do, is tell you about things that you can find on the internet for free , . For $34.95 they will tell you there is still no jailbreak available for the iPhone 3gs running 4.0 firmware.
So far I have tried…
pawnage tool
redsn0w
blackrain
and a few other to no avail.
I can’t tell you how much time, including today , I have wasted on this stupid project so I can use the internet 4 times a month using my iphone, but if you find anything out please let me know. You can leave a comment here of you like or email me at euxart@aol.com
I hope that This post can save somebody some of the aggravation I have been through with this.
any luck with either of those 3 companies you posted? Please update if you get through to any of them.
I have not been able to get through to them. All three of them are a scam and I am disputing all three charges – What surprises me is that they are out there blogging so aggressively and getting to the top of all the searches. I am just keeping an eye on iphone dev teams blog to see what happens – I do know some people have jailbroken iphone 3gs running 4.0 , but at the moment is is risky and very technical – I give it a week or so- Let me know if you hear anything -g
Hey Eugene,
I’m a big Apple fan, but even I am irritated. And my irritation doesn’t end with Apple or AT&T. I can’t imagine that so few countries (france, italy) have stepped up to protect consumer rights. Locking ANY phone is just wrong. We pay for these machines, they are ours, and the cellular providers should not be allowed to limit how we use them.
Further more, Apple’s deal with AT&T does not reduce the cost of the iPhone for consumers, just makes more money for Apple. Buying an iPhone without a contract is $700 cheaper than with a contract, but that price difference is built into your monthly payments to AT&T.
As for Jailbreak. There is going to be a new unlock in the next few days that should be able to open 3GS phones running 4.0. Don’t waste your money on any of the paid services, all they offer is a webpage that collects all the info in one place so you don’t have to search for it.
If you really want to pay someone to do it for you, find a friendly hacker in your neighborhood to do it for you.
Good luck.
Thanks so much for your comment. I have my eye out for the latest jailbreak. I am hoping it comes before I travel in the next couple weeks, but I have learner my lesson about blindly upgrading. Glad to know another aggravated apple lover – G
Hey Gene,
I have the even older 3G and this upgrade has just F..k’d my phone up!! I too am never gonna blindly upgrade my phone without 1st looking into the possible consequences. Since I have the older 3G I was patiently awaiting the arrival of the 4G. But because of my being so put off on what the upgrade did to my phone, I thought I would wait and not buy into the 1st wave of the 4G. Now I hear all the probs that they are having with dropped calls and having to hold it a certain way to hold a connection. Crazy stuff!! They say they’ll have a fix soon, so I’m gonna let this phone drive me crazy a little while longer
Later Gator
It does seem that help is on the way – yes i will def be waiting out upgrades from now on too. I was so happy with my phone before and now I have been having to read hacker news every day just to see whats going on – but there is some hope on the horizon. Let me know if you need any help with your iphone issue – I will help if I can – G