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By Gary Ng on March 10th, 2008

So recently I was able to test out the latest ZiPhone 2.5c GUI unlock on my sister’s 8GB iPhone. The process went much easier than expected. After tinkering around with ZiPhone 2.5c and its features, the “I need to update my iPhone to the latest firmware” bug took a huge bite out of me.  I’ve…

By Gary Ng on March 6th, 2008

**Want a FREE InvisibleShield Full Body iPhone Case? Enter to Win HERE!** **Using an iPhone in Canada? Vote here to tell me where you are located!** Are you considering driving down to the USA to buy an iPhone? Well, my sister recently completed this feat on the weekend! When she told me that she got…

By Gary Ng on February 18th, 2008

Free Domain With $5.95 Hosting Package Since I started this blog about the iPhone in Canada in December of 2007, things have progressed along the way. When I first got my iPhone it was on firmware 1.1.1, and I had to wait two weeks for an unlock to come out. Once it was released, I…

By Gary Ng on February 9th, 2008

The wait is over! For those Canadians with 1.1.2 OTB and 1.1.3 OTB iPhones, your day has finally come! If you bought your iPhone and it came with 1.1.2 or 1.1.3 firmware out of the box, this is the guide you have been waiting for! The software unlock has been released by GeoHot (send him…

By Gary Ng on February 1st, 2008

As you can probably see on the top of my blog, I have a Contact Me page. Ever since I started this iPhone blog in December of 2007, the number of emails I have received have increases everyday. Sometimes the questions ask about a specific problem with an iPhone, or some ask about my opinion…

By Gary Ng on January 19th, 2008

Jeez, we’re still waiting patiently for a 1.1.2 unlock, and then Apple springs the 1.1.3 firmware update on us. Forget about unlocking 1.1.2, let’s focus on 1.1.3 for today! A user from Vietnam has posted on the GSM forums that he has unlocked his 1.1.3 iPhone via a HARDWARE unlock! Yes, I said hardware–that means…

By Gary Ng on January 15th, 2008

This is the post that will matter to those still locked on a 1.1.2 iPhone. As I told you before, iPhoneTheSolution sent me a StealthSIM to review. And as I mentioned, after I post about the review I was going to give away the StealthSIM in a contest. That’s right baby, a free StealthSIM, worth…

By Gary Ng on January 5th, 2008

How Many of You Are Waiting for the 1.1.2 Unlock? Let me guess–you drove down to the USA, bought your iPhone for $399US, and are patiently waiting for the iPhone Dev Team to come out with their free 1.1.2 firmware software unlock. I can just imagine the hundreds of Canadians out there just scouring the…

By Gary Ng on December 8th, 2007

I’ve received a few emails asking about what plans can be used with an unlocked iPhone in Canada. I know there are some experts out there, but there are also some beginners just new to this “unlocking” stuff. So I’m going to try to explain everything in detail, so excuse me if you already know…

By Gary Ng on December 7th, 2007

I received an email earlier from a reader that posed an interesting question: What works on an unlocked iPhone in Canada? Are there iPhone features that are missing? Are there any hidden costs or charges that could accrue by using an unlocked iPhone in Canada with Rogers or Fido? Well, I am going to relay…