We’ve heard similar rumblings before, so we’ll believe it when we see it. That said, iPhoneSimFree.com is sending out notice that it’s about ready to go live with its full iPhone unlock service. Sound tasty? You’re not alone. The company will only sell volume licenses, offering quantities of 50 or more to "resellers" who are then able to pass the service on to their customers. 50 licenses will run you about $36/each. Not too bad. The process involves installing an .app file on your iPhone, verifying your credentials, and running the application. This should be easy as pie. The service will be available on the 4th of September, which is only two days from now. Start your iPhone unlocking engines, folks. Here we go! Full email after the jump.
Thanks Geoff!
Thank you for contacting us. We are now ready to take orders. Iphonesimfree is the only pure software solution available for iphone unlocking.
Easy to market, easy to use as indicated by several respected independent reviews such as:
CNN:
Engadget:
HOW DOES IT WORK?
The reseller or his/her customer must install on the iphone our software, available by mail or through direct download from our site. This is a standard .app file and once installed on the iphone it will show up as a springboard icon on the main screen.
The reseller must log into our back office and enter the required data specific to that iphone (his license credit will be substracted).
Once done, the reseller or the customer must run the .app, which will communicate via the iphone wifi to our server. If the iphone has been registered, the software will proceed to unlock the iphone.
It is that easy! In the unlikely case of any problem happening, we have a 24/7 hotline to assist our resellers.
WHAT IS THE PRICING STRUCTURE?
The minimum number of licenses you can order is 50 pieces. Minimum quantity and pricing are not negotiable.
50 licenses: $36/each
100 licenses: $34/each
250 licenses: $32/each
500 licenses: $30/each
1000 licenses: $28/each
2500 licenses: $27/each
5000 licenses: $25/each
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: WHAT GUARANTEES DO WE HAVE AGAINST FUTURE UPDATES?
We CANNOT guarantee that this software will work after any future updates for the iphone. It does currently work on all firmware versions, up to and including, 1.02 We will naturally try to provide our resellers an updated version of our software for each firmware update, it is in our interest, but we do NOT guarantee that we will be able to do so.
WE ARE A TEAM:
Iphonesimfree.com is a wholesale only company. Although we could, we do not and will not sell directly to end users, because we want to work together with our valuable resellers as a team and not interfere in their business.
HOW DO I PLACE AN ORDER:
We are now taking orders. The delivery date is Tuesday, 4th of September. If you want to purchase a bulk of licenses please reply to this email with:
- Number of licenses you want to purchase
- Company name and address (or Name if you are not a company)
- Name of the contact
- Telephone number (at least one)
You will shortly receive a proforma invoice with all the details on how to complete your order. Payment is by bank transfer only.
THANK YOU, WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR ORDER.
So can either engadget or BGR purchase the licenses and resell it to us, the end user? I know that I would not mind spending 50 bucks on this software and you guys could make a profit, so please purchase it??
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i doubt it, remember, its not legal to make a profit from unlocking phones in the US….
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Just wondering, does anyone know why the iphone dock has parallels in it?
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payment by Bank Transfers Only? seems strange.
If I had the phone I would be ok paying to unlock it for international sims.
Joshua, hope BG pays you for all these cause your posts keep this site moving.
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my thoughts on this email i received how can i bank transfer when monday is a holiday in canada and i believe in the usa that would make the live date closer to the 5th, why at minimum would send around 1500 through bank transfer to guys that other then a website have remained unknown? I some have some doubts in the process not whether they have the software or not.
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if I remember correctly, these guys are in ireland. Wire Transfers arent as unusual in europe as they are in the states, and bearing in mind that they are selling 50+ licenses per transaction, they arent targetting end users. That in turn means IMO that the public holiday in the US won’t be of much hindrance to perspective purchasers as they’re bound to have online banking….
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So does the iPhone Unlocking software include Parallels mobile or do you have to buy it separately? The picture is very deceiving
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I dont believe we have ever learned where these guys are the other guys at uniquephones.com are from ireland but the guys are total unknowns i’m tempted to order if i can find some one to split the cost with as my wife would kill me when she goes shopping and theres no money in the bank, i would have to sell my iphone, my buddy owns a cell store but i cant get hold of him right now i know he will split with me, if i can get it to work out ill let everybody know here in this thread.
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Hi Geoff. I hope all is well with you. I will be more than happy to split the costs with you…no problem. Which pricing lot are you planning to order? 50? 100? And what about delivery? via ftp? My location is in Hong Kong. My friends and I could use about 10 licences here for our iPhones. We are not planning to nor do we want to further resell. We just want get the bloody thing to work here with local carriers. We tried the both SIM unlock methods, but our service providers blocked our subscriptions after 2 days. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
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unlock it gorge holtz style
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I could be wrong…but at the very top line of screen in the phone… is that a WINDOWS XP bar?????????????? is Microsoft and Apple in bed?????
Someone answer me!!!!
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its a mockup
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no hes right in a way M$ ows part of appl41% actually.
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gal, ms doesnt own any of apple anymore. it was non-voting stock for a few years. Its just a mock up picture, nothing more.
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screw it,… i’m going to use Palm from now on…
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@argonnj
theres a big mistake…
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