Iphone update question

[Gerard]

Was just reading something about an iphone update that allowed multiple text recipients etc. How does this work with unlocked iphones? If i were to update would it reset my phone to at&t? If so how would this work for people in france or germany who have access to pre unlocked iphones, that mean they can't update either?

 

[Deleted member 651465]

You are referring to the new iPhone 1.1.3 firmware.

If you have a jailbroken iPhone (e.g. Using your own SIM on the same network) and performed an update it would relock the phone, all your apps would stay, but they'd either be broken or unusable.

If you have an unlocked iPhone (e.g. Using a USA iPhone in the UK) then it would most likely brick the phone, and is NOT recommended.

The customers who bought an unlocked iPhone in France & Germany have had their phone "truly" unlocked by Apple. In other words, the IMEI number has been used to generate a proper unlock code and will continue to work regardless of firmware.

 

[J1234]

1.1.3 will brick all unlocks and Jailbreaks and makes it near impossible to downgrade again.

 

[Phate]

1.1.3 will brick all unlocks and Jailbreaks and makes it near impossible to downgrade again.

for the moment

There's stuff in the works...

 

[J1234]

Oh yeah, definitely stuff in the works, the devs have had the 1.1.3 firmware since the beginning of January as one of them got hold of a leaked version.

Just a matter of waiting

 

[JAMAL]

1.1.3 will brick all unlocks and Jailbreaks and makes it near impossible to downgrade again.

Hardware unlock is done, just need a jailbreak now and hopefully software unlock will follow soon

 

[J1234]

Oh yeah, hardware locks usually work anyway. All software unlocks will be bricked

 

[JAMAL]

Just to make clear my above post doesnt mean turbosims etc, it is a hardware unlock that involves stripping the iphone

 

[Wicksta]

Was just reading something about an iphone update that allowed multiple text recipients etc. How does this work with unlocked iphones? If i were to update would it reset my phone to at&t? If so how would this work for people in france or germany who have access to pre unlocked iphones, that mean they can't update either?

If you've jailbroken the phone there is an SMS app that allows you to send to multiple people anyway.

 

[Elrein]

If you've jailbroken the phone there is an SMS app that allows you to send to multiple people anyway.

And its called SMSD

 

[JAMAL]

Another vote for SMSD, so good i donated and thats rare for me lol, its replaced my iphones sms app

 

[theheyes]

drunken post:

I bought an iPhone! Still waiting for vodafone to send the PAC so I can activate it. At the moment I have an expensive paperweight. whoo hoo!!!

 

[Wicksta]

drunken post:

I bought an iPhone! Still waiting for vodafone to send the PAC so I can activate it. At the moment I have an expensive paperweight. whoo hoo!!!

You can still activate it, and then phone o2 once you have your PAC and they will swap the number over to your SIM. My missus did exactly that.

 

[J1234]

There is now a hardware unlock for 1.1.2, so you can use any sim card in it, although it involves taking apart your iPhone.

 

[theheyes]

Yeah the PAC came this morning. Still have to wait a few working days so I have a temporary number at the moment which is a bit annoying but no biggie in the long run.

So far so good with the phone. EDGE isn't as slow as I expected it to be.

 

[JAMAL]

There is now a hardware unlock for 1.1.2, so you can use any sim card in it, although it involves taking apart your iPhone.

like I said 5 posts above