Here’s an update on the iPhone 3G software unlock front: yellowsn0w 0.9.6 has been released in Cydia and…it works! After testing out the initial release on how to unlock your iPhone 3G and the subsequent updates, this latest release has been much improved.

Here are the steps I followed in order to get outgoing calls with my Rogers SIM and get foreign SIM cards to read in my iPhone … Read More

Have you been living under a cave for the past few days? Still recovering from your New Year’s Eve bash? Well, if you haven’t heard the iPhone 3G has been officially unlocked by the iPhone Dev Team! Their tiny app, yellowsn0w, was released in Cydia on New Year’s Day.

Their blog post that lays down the notes on the release has amassed over 10,000 comments already from people all over the … Read More

Alright folks, here’s the tutorial some of you have been waiting for on how to unlock your iPhone 3G! This is relatively a painless process but I’ll try to make it as simple as possible. Earlier we mentioned how yellowsn0w will unlock firmware 2.2 and the latest 02.28.00 baseband!

How to Unlock your iPhone 3G using the iPhone Dev Team’s Unlock, yellowsn0w

If your iPhone 3G is already jailbroken, jump … Read More

Happy New Year everyone! 2009 is upon us and we have some big news to report from the iPhone Dev Team regarding their 3G software unlock, yellowsn0w.

Turns out that the iPhone 3G software unlock will work for baseband 02.28.00, which is the baseband from 2.2 firmware! So that means we no longer will need to use PwnageTool to create a custom 2.2 firmware to update from 2.1. You can … Read More

Today is the last day of 2008–can you believe it? New Year’s Eve is also the day that the iPhone Dev Team will be releasing the much anticipated iPhone 3G software unlock, codenamed yellowsn0w.

A couple days ago I posted a video demonstration of the iPhone 3G software unlock process and it was pretty exciting for those that have been waiting.

What exactly is the difference between “jailbreaking” and … Read More

This New Year’s Eve, get ready for the launch of the iPhone 3G software unlock being released by the iPhone Dev Team. This software unlock is being hotly anticipated by many people using iPhone 3Gs locked to Rogers and Fido who will be moving away or traveling. There’s nothing worse than not being able to use your iPhone 3G when you’re overseas or on vacation!

Anyways, the following video was … Read More

The other day, iPhone Fan posted about how the latest update to Mac OS X 10.5.6 had trouble recognizing the iPhone in DFU mode. The problem with this is that come December 31st, when the software unlock arrives for the iPhone, some people won’t be able to unlock their phones since you will need a jailbroken phone to complete the process. But fear not, a few … Read More

If you’re going to be traveling overseas or to the USA, your best bet is to have an unlocked GSM phone with you to avoid excessive roaming charges from Rogers/Fido. As I am currently in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a short hiatus, I’ve been traveling with my unlocked iPhone 2G. Here are some tips you might want to think about the next time you’re ready to … Read More

Fresh from the press folks! The iPhone Dev Team just announced that they will be releasing their iPhone 3G software unlock on New Year’s Eve, 2008. So on December 31st, keep an eye out on the interwebs because a packaged, user-friendly application will be coming your way! We reported the other day that the unlock was coming before New Years, and now that has been confirmed. Here is what … Read More

The iPhone Dev Team has announced that they will be releasing an unlock shortly after Christmas, according to team member MuscleNerd. The first unlock will be for iPhones on the 01.45.00 baseband, but possibly an unlock for the 02.11.07 baseband could come too. Here is some interesting information for those interested in an iPhone 3G software unlock:

At first the unlock will be released for the iPhone’s with the 01.45.00 baseband. … Read More