Even though Apple now offers unlocked iPhones from their online and retail stores in some countries, there is still a desire to unlock the iPhone, after it’s been purchased from a carrier. Having an unlocked iPhone means you can change carriers without having to trade in your device, and gives you the freedom to use your iPhone contract free.
The Gevey SIM has been around for a while, giving iPhone users the ability to unlock their iPhones, without jailbreaking, by using a simple piece of hardware. The Gevey SIM Turbo and Ultra were used to unlock the iPhone 4, on certain firmwares, and now the Gevey SIM Ultra S is coming from Applenberry.com, to unlock the iPhone 4S in iOS 5.0 and iOS 5.0.1, on basebands 1.0.11, 1.013, and 1.0.14.
This new Gevey SIM in untethered and no longer requires you to dial international emergency numbers during the unlock process. They are calling it a true plug-and-play unlock, with improved processing to reduce battery consumption. No jailbreak or external devices are needed for the unlock. Simply place your SIM card in the Gevey SIM tray, and insert it into your iPhone 4S.
Here’s a list or features from Applenberry:
•GEVEY™ True Plug-and-Play Unlocking SIM Interposer
•No Need to Dial International Emergency Number 112
•Untethered Unlock with no Jailbreak Required
•Compatible with all GSM iPhone 4S SIM Cards
•Complete Unlock with all 2G and 3G data services
•No SIM Card Cutting or Physical Modifications
•Works on iOS 5.0, 5.0.1
•Works on Baseband 1.0.11, 1.013, 1.0.14
•Guaranteed Better Reception than Previous
•Decreased Power Consumption
You can preorder the Gevey SIM Ultra S from Applenberry now for $54.99, and it is expected to ship in early March.
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So can one reverse the unlock after this has been done?
This will not touch/modify the hardware or software part of your iPhone. That means once you remove the SIM, it is back to what you had before.
Is it a one time use or multiple?
Reusable.
Does it also work on the iPhone 4 ??
Watch out though, from what I understand it won’t work with some models in Canada.
Wont this only work on rogers/fido as they are the only gsm network in canada with the others being hspa/hspa+?
Fido to rogers canada … Dont work for me … It said that its unlock an then it goes back to activation screen and it fail! Sometimes, it work!!!! The rogers carier appear but no signal at all and then it fail again!!! Gevey sims ultra is crap …. Unless you hear about someone who make it work in canada, dont buy this shi***!!
Good to know. I bought the R-SIM II Ultra S. It doesn’t work either. Same problem of going back to activation screen. I have the Fido phone wanting to use on Rogers SIM. It seems these unlock chips don’t work on Canadian network or phones.
I’d rather pay them $55 than $50 to one of our big 3…
I have iphone 4s which I purchased from ebay upon receiving it, I found it to be locked by SPRINT. I am not sure how to unlock it..
now we have gevey ultra S to unlock iphone 4S, if need, pls contact me freely,
Has anyone been able to get the Gevey SIM to work with a Telus iPhone 4S?
Does this work on an iPhone 4s locked by telus? I am going to be in the states for a few months and would like to know. Thx