An old exploit that worked to control the iPod Touch 2G can be used to take control of the iPhone 3GS, ensuring that carrier unlockers will soon be able to crack their fancy new phones. It seems a piece of boot code was left unaltered since August 2008, allowing the Dev Team to use an old exploit.
The original announcement of the iPod Touch 2G jailbreak mentions that this could be an untethered break which does not require users to connect their iPhone to a computer to run the jailbreak. Noice.
I feel like this is going to be like the first iPhone. People figure out how to unlock it really early and then all of a sudden we get a new baseband and everyone is stuck with a pile of bricks.
I personally will wait before I do anything to risk my iPhone.
thats funny how that works! im pretty sure when every one was bricking there iphone in the beginning iphone apple would be the cause! maybe! wouldnt you need to jailbreak in order to unlocked via d/l unlock?
If they really need the phone to be unlock-able they won’t use software to protect its system, they might use hardware bricks to protect their phone from running unauthorized Simcards.
Business is Business, they want cash and now cash without customers, they will make contracts with carriers to protect their rights but leave back doors to protect their market share also they need more than the amount of customers allowed by carriers to gain a large market share the cell phones industry and to compete other manufacturers and that won’t happen if agreed to follow a stupid contracts by the book.
Hardware bricks or chips needs power supply and more important : space in the iphone
If they really need the iphone to be truly unlock-able they won’t use software barriers to protect its system, they better use hardware bricks to protect it from running unauthorized Simcards.
Business is Business, they work for cash and no cash without consumers, they write contracts with carriers to protect their rights but they also leave back-doors to protect their market share! actually they need more than the decent amount of customers allowed by “regional” not “world-wide” carriers to gain a large market share in the cell phones industry and to compete other manufacturers, that won’t happen if they agreed to follow stupid contracts by the book.