07/15/08 - Brazilians First To Unlock 3G iPhone

Firefly5 · 07-15-2008, 07:26 PM

The website of Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo and various online sites including Digg.com and Gizmodo.com said the firm, DesbloqueioBr, hacked the phone by altering its firmware and by adding a special card add-on to the SIM chip.

The results allow iPhone users to connect to any carrier, not just the one that has an exclusive arrangement with Apple in each country where the phones are sold.

In Brazil, where the slick handsets have already become a must-have item for the wealthy, the iPhone is not yet officially available.

Brazilian purchasers have to go abroad or order by the Internet to get one of the gadgets, more than one million of which have been sold since going on sale in 21 countries last Friday.

The Brazilian hack doesn't come cheap, however.

DesbloqueioBr plans to charge between 250 and 375 dollars to unlock an iPhone, which itself costs around 200 dollars in its basic eight-gigabyte version -- but only with the subsidy offered by signing on to the exclusive carrier.

There are some problems with the Brazilian fix.

One of the company's partners, Breno MacMasi, admitted that the quality of the connection for the phone can vary, Folha Online reported.

Apple can also wipe out the hack with a software update.

But MacMasi predicted that there would always be ways to circumvent the locks.

"Apple has made some big mistakes, so it's certain that we will be able to come up with another hack. It's going to be a game of cat-and-mouse," he said.

susie · 07-16-2008, 07:48 PM

Nice:) we had to unlock the previous version of Iphone too but now the 3g version got released here too

chris1883 · 07-19-2008, 03:15 AM

the phone was jailbroken by the dev-team within 5 hours of the 3g release and its gonna be free........for all people with 1st generation iphones 2.0 is already unlocked activated and jailbroken.....the dev team is just making sure everything is ok so there are no problems......you can follow for your self here o btw this site shows videos of there work so you can see for yourself andnot read some text

mksmn515 · 07-19-2008, 03:21 PM

nerds are crazy

chris1883 · 07-19-2008, 07:51 PM

by reading the blog today the headline is "We Love Sundays,We think you will too" sounds like they plan on releasing the newest hack..... this is what it will support

So, currently (when released) PwnageTool 2.0 will support:-

iPhone (1st Gen) with 2.0 - Activated, Unlocked & Jailbroken, (with support for third party applications).

iPod Touch with 2.0 - Activated & Jailbroken, (with support for third party applications).

iPhone (3G) with 2.0 - Activated, Jailbroken (with support for third party applications).

Braza · 07-20-2008, 11:17 PM

yeahhhhhh we tha best

07-15-2008, 07:26 PM	#1
Firefly5 Droppin' Knowledge Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sacramento Posts: 4,103 Repped: 1,100 Repped 680 Times in 242 Posts Neg Reps: 57 Neg Repped at 22 Times in 20 Posts	07/15/08 - Brazilians First To Unlock 3G iPhone 07/15/08 - Brazilians First To Unlock 3G iPhone The website of Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo and various online sites including Digg.com and Gizmodo.com said the firm, DesbloqueioBr, hacked the phone by altering its firmware and by adding a special card add-on to the SIM chip. The results allow iPhone users to connect to any carrier, not just the one that has an exclusive arrangement with Apple in each country where the phones are sold. In Brazil, where the slick handsets have already become a must-have item for the wealthy, the iPhone is not yet officially available. Brazilian purchasers have to go abroad or order by the Internet to get one of the gadgets, more than one million of which have been sold since going on sale in 21 countries last Friday. The Brazilian hack doesn't come cheap, however. DesbloqueioBr plans to charge between 250 and 375 dollars to unlock an iPhone, which itself costs around 200 dollars in its basic eight-gigabyte version -- but only with the subsidy offered by signing on to the exclusive carrier. There are some problems with the Brazilian fix. One of the company's partners, Breno MacMasi, admitted that the quality of the connection for the phone can vary, Folha Online reported. Apple can also wipe out the hack with a software update. But MacMasi predicted that there would always be ways to circumvent the locks. "Apple has made some big mistakes, so it's certain that we will be able to come up with another hack. It's going to be a game of cat-and-mouse," he said.

07-20-2008, 11:17 PM	#6
Braza Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brazil Posts: 8,188 Repped: 4,163 Repped 1,269 Times in 487 Posts Neg Reps: 258 Neg Repped at 118 Times in 106 Posts	yeahhhhhh we tha best __________________

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07-16-2008, 07:48 PM	#2
susie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 225 Repped: 47 Repped 12 Times in 2 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Nice:) we had to unlock the previous version of Iphone too but now the 3g version got released here too

07-19-2008, 03:15 AM	#3
chris1883 Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 3,101 Repped: 503 Repped 1,842 Times in 280 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 3 Posts	the phone was jailbroken by the dev-team within 5 hours of the 3g release and its gonna be free........for all people with 1st generation iphones 2.0 is already unlocked activated and jailbroken.....the dev team is just making sure everything is ok so there are no problems......you can follow for your self here o btw this site shows videos of there work so you can see for yourself andnot read some text

07-19-2008, 03:21 PM	#4
mksmn515 Veteran Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ann Arbor Michigan Posts: 4,801 Repped: 224 Repped 297 Times in 61 Posts Neg Reps: 4 Neg Repped at 9 Times in 7 Posts	nerds are crazy

07-19-2008, 07:51 PM	#5
chris1883 Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 3,101 Repped: 503 Repped 1,842 Times in 280 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 3 Posts	by reading the blog today the headline is "We Love Sundays,We think you will too" sounds like they plan on releasing the newest hack..... this is what it will support So, currently (when released) PwnageTool 2.0 will support:- iPhone (1st Gen) with 2.0 - Activated, Unlocked & Jailbroken, (with support for third party applications). iPod Touch with 2.0 - Activated & Jailbroken, (with support for third party applications). iPhone (3G) with 2.0 - Activated, Jailbroken (with support for third party applications).