Free iPhone Unlock Released [Updated]

[Michael Johnston]

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It was bound to happen. According to our pals at Gizmodo, the iPhone Dev Team has officially released "<a href="http://www.freeiphoneunlock.com/unlock/files/" target="_blank">iUnlock</a>". The software will unlock the restriction to AT&T SIM cards, allowing users to use their iPhone on any GSM network. This comes on the heels of iPhoneSIMFree's release of its $99 unlock software.<!--break-->

Details are sketchy at this time, but it seems that the software runs on the iPhone itself. The source code has also been released and <a href="http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/09/iunlock_src.zip" target="_blank">mirrored</a> by Gizmodo. A full tutorial is expected soon and we'll continue watching this story as it progresses and update as necessary.

[via <a href="http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/exclusive/iphone-free-software-unlock-confirmed-death-star-explodes-298825.php" target="_blank">Gizmodo</a>]

<b>Update <i>8:30PM CDT</i>:</b> Engadget <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/11/iunlock-released-the-first-free-open-source-iphone-sim-unlock/" target="_blank">has posted some rudimentary instructions</a> on using the unlock software:
<ul>
<li>Make sure you have firmware v1.0.2<br /> </li>
<li>Drop those three files on your iPhone (and possibly <em>chmod 555 iUnlock</em>)</li>
<li>Stop the comm center (<em>launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.CommCenter.plist</em>)</li>
<li>Run <em>./iUnlock ICE03.14.08_G.fls nor</em></li>
<li>Watch your iPhone get unlocked?? (About 20 minutes, supposedly)<br /> </li>
<li>Minicom into the tty.baseband<br /> minicom -s<br /> setup modem as /dev/tty.baseband<br /> type:<br /><em> AT S7=45 S0=0 L1 V1 X4 &amp;c1 E1 Q0</em> [enter]<em><br /> AT+CLCK="PN",0,"00000000"</em> [enter]<br /><em> AT+CLCK="PN",2</em> [enter]<br /> (If you cant write in the minicom, start commcenter again and stop it again)<br /> </li>
<li>Run <em>/bin/launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.CommCenter.plist</em><br /> </li>
<li>AGAIN: we CANNOT confirm this is the correct method to use iUnlock! Just what we've gleaned from the internets, do not consider this a guide.<br /> </li>
</ul>

<b>Update <i>8:45PM CDT</i>:</b> Unlock.no <a href="http://iphone.unlock.no/" target="_blank">has posted</a> written up an in-depth guide on unlocking your iPhone.

<b>Update <i>12:00AM CDT</i>:</b> I can confirm that this method does totally work. I used the guide from iphone.unlock.no

[Unregistered]

Here's a very good guide to using the new dev team's free unlock:

http://iphone.unlock.no/

[eltripone123]

Here's a very good guide to using the new dev team's free unlock:

http://iphone.unlock.no/

when i try using putty ...i put in my wireless ip and what should the port be i doesnt say what port on the iphone

[Pepper]

very cool!

[Unregistered]

it is just sooner or later. no surprise.

Apple actually dared the world

[Pepper]

it is just sooner or later. no surprise.

Apple actually dared the world

Thats actually a really good way of putting. They had to of known that this would happen.

[eltripone123]

has anyone actually unlocked their phonw with this way....i tried it but the putty program doesnt want to connect. an error keeps coming up. also the ip address in putty needs a port number but the iphone doesnt show one on its settings..........help

[accordtec]

You can also try this new method (unlock.pxl) (http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=6027) which involves jailbreaking your iPhone and then running the file as an application. Several people have indicated that it works.

[eltripone123]

is it easier that iunlock

[Spoon]

You can also try this new method (unlock.pxl) (http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=6027) which involves jailbreaking your iPhone and then running the file as an application. Several people have indicated that it works.
I'm still waiting on the one click unlock. Besides, that's for windows...