The report about a 17-year old boy, George Hotz, who successfully unlocked the Apple’s current most obsessed gadget, the iPhone, will be good news to all users who want to own it and use it with any network providers.
George Hotz, 17, confirmed Friday that he had unlocked an iPhone and was using it on T-Mobile’s network, the only major U.S. carrier apart from San Antonio-based AT&T that is compatible with the iPhone’s cellular technology.
The modication requires skills but all iPhone features still work, except the Voice Mail.
On the other way, it’s really a bad news for the AT&T, the exclusive provider for the iPhone. And I’m wondering what will be the reaction of Apple on this. It seems that their locking technology can be easily modified even by a 17-year old kid.
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SELaplana, 25 August 2007 at 
August 26th, 2007 at 12:20 am
nice! now that’s unlocked, all we need to wait is for the price to drop!
August 26th, 2007 at 12:51 am
[...] you don’t know yet? It’s all over the internet buddy! I first read it on Selapna’s blog and found out that one of the hackers who was able to free up the iphone and made it available to [...]
August 28th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
yes,but i think, i can afford to buy that gadget 3 years from now
September 1st, 2007 at 6:07 am
Hotz is getting a sweet car for this unlocked iPhone.. what a deal!
and now i’m back to blogging about the iPhone and alternatives, etc.