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iUnlock The Free iPhone Software SIM Network Unlock

After the release of the iPhoneSimfree software to retailers, a group called the “iPhone Dev Team” has managed to reproduce the functionality for a much more appealing price: free.

(The iPhoneSimfree.com software is available for purchase. Only four online retailers worldwide hold licenses for the unlocking software: Wireless Imports in the US, iPhoneWorldwideUnlock in Australia, 1digitalphone in Germany, and iPhone4arab in Saudi Arabia. Current prices for a single unlocking process range from $50 to $100.)

In comes Twelve enthusiastic coders “iPhone Dev Team“, Daeken, Darkmen, guest184, gray, iZsh, Nightwatch, pytey, roxfan, Sam, uns, Zappaz, and Zf, they have managed to decode the iPhone and are making their software available to the world for download iUnlock FREE …. Did I say it was FREE?

While we can not provide a direct link (so many sites are being brought to a crawl by hordes of visitors) We can provide a nice list of working download sites for you to try.

iUnlock (App+Essential Unlock Files)
http://rapidshare.com/files/55049908/iunlock.zip.html (This includes one more file “lockdownd” which is required via the tutorial at http://iphone.unlock.no)
http://rs208.rapidshare.com/files/55…ains-Files.rar
http://ericlewis91.googlepages.com/i…ains-Files.rar
http://www.pianojoe.de/iunlock-Contains-Files.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/55052219…nlock.zip.html

iUnlock (App Only)
http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/09/iunlock.zip
https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn/iUnlock.zip
http://mirror1.deadbeef.cn/iUnlock.zip
http://www.deadbeef.cn/files/iUnlock.zip
http://rapidshare.com/files/55044435/iUnlock.zip.html
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FMI6OEE9
http://devices.natetrue.com/iphone/iUnlock.zip
http://ericlewis91.googlepages.com/iUnlock.zip
http://www.engadget.com/videos/iUnlock.zip
http://www.freeiphoneunlock.com/unlock/files/

iUnlock (Tutorial)
http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.ph…iPhone_iUnlock
http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=5799
http://www.freeiphoneunlock.com/guide/
http://iphone.unlock.no/

Selling iPhone Unlocking Software Could = Go to Jail, Do not Pass Go

People have figured out how to unlock Apple’s iPhone from AT&T’s cellular network, if you are hoping to make money from the procedure you could face very real legal problems. One of the companies hoping to make money by unlocking iPhones said it is uncertain after a deluge of calls from lawyers representing the phone company.

Unlocking the phone for one’s own use, appears to be legal. If you’re doing it for financial benefit, the legitimacy is less certain. More than a few groups have said that the unlocking software for iPhones is ready, but they are holding off till they see what kind of fallout comes over the next few weeks.

The iPhone was sold only in the U.S., and exclusively for use on the AT&T network. It is compatible with most cell phone networks around the globe. With the iPhone obsession spanning the globe, millions of people would pay truck loads of cash to ‘Be Cool’ and have one of the only iPhone’s around. Lots of cash is going to be lost (AT&T) and gained (iPhone unlocking groups) over the next few months. When ever you have that much cash flying and apple is involved, some one is going to get sued. With all that said I would love to have a iPhone on my T-Mobile account.

iPhone Unlocked UK and US Users Rejoice!

This afternoon a new hack was released for the Apple IPhone that essentially makes it possible now for someone to get one, and use any cellular provider rather than being locked into ATT.

The iPhoneSIMfree.com team called us up to prove their claim that they cracked Apple’s iPhone SIM lock system, and prove it they did. (No, we don’t have a copy of the unlock software, so don’t even ask us, ok?) The six-man team has been working non-stop since launch day, and they’re officially the first to break Apple’s SIM locks on the iPhone with software. It’s done. Seriously. They wouldn’t tell us when and how they would release it to the public, but you can certainly bet that they’ll try to make a buck on their solution (and rightly so). We can hardly believe the iPhone’s finally been cracked. No, scratch that — we just can’t believe it took this long.
Notes on the install

• The unlock process took only a couple of minutes. From our end it was totally painless.
• Once you put your new, non AT&T SIM in the device, you have to go through the usual activation process. This can, of course, be done by anyone anywhere with the right tools (like iASign or iActivator)
• We tested with an active T-Mobile SIM — after the hack was finished and we reactivated we immediately got full bars and the T-Mobile carrier info popped up in the top bar.
• Everything is otherwise the same, except the menu system now has a couple more options. The root menu has Carrier settings where you can select your preferred network if you don’t want to roam.
• The General -> Network menu now has an EDGE network settings area where you can input your carrier’s APN and username / password. We put in our T-Mobile info, and were immediately online. (Apparently these hidden menus were added in the 1.0.1 update, they tell us. How convenient!)
• Visual voicemail isn’t in the cards — sorry. That was, of course, to be expected because it’s a special AT&T network-specific feature right now. When you hit the voicemail button you are taken immediately to your carrier’s default voicemail line though, and that works just like it would on any other phone.
• Everything is confirmed as working on a non-AT&T network: SMS send / receive, internet (including Safari, Mail, Google maps, etc.). YouTube doesn’t work out of the box, but that’s to be expected. If you’re not on AT&T you have to manually activate YouTube — here’s the guide on how to do that. (YouTube is the only app you have to activate like this.)
• We know, it’s kind of crazy, but this isn’t a hoax.
• No, sorry, you can’t have our unlocked iPhone.

Source: Engaget