German iPhones unlocked by way of iTunes
This could get interesting pretty quickly. It’s common knowledge that T-Mobile Germany has been legally forced to sell an unlocked version of the previously locked iPhone. What hasn’t been clear until now, however, is just how the 999 Euro handsets will be freed from their SIM-locked shackles. Thankfully, the fog has lifted. Anyone trying to purchase an unlocked iPhone is given a regular "locked handset from the retailer. The IMEI of that phone is sent to Apple, who subsequently approves your handset for remote unlocking. Within 24 hours, you’ll get an email from Apple giving you the thumbs up. You then connect your handset to iTunes, and the software does the rest. Minutes later, you’ll have a fully unlocked iPhone running firmware version 1.1.2. Does this mean that iTunes has a built-in unlocking feature? Well, yes, but whether or not that feature is dependent upon Apple’s activation magic is unclear…we suppose the iPhone Dev Team is hard at work again.
On Nov 26, 2007 @ 12:09 pm, Galvatron Said:
yeah bu if you ship it over her an us tmobils usa’s sim what ar the odds that appl wil relockit via itunes?
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On Nov 26, 2007 @ 12:13 pm, Anthony to the S. Said:
Interesting indeed.
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On Nov 26, 2007 @ 1:01 pm, Adam Said:
Cool, hope this happens when the start selling in Spain too.
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On Nov 26, 2007 @ 8:29 pm, Jason Said:
Whatever happened to the free Iphones giveaway? http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/09/28/fruitful-apple-gifts/
Nearly two months and no announcement
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On Nov 26, 2007 @ 8:43 pm, Jeff B. Said:
What the hell business does apple or tmo have by telling me that if I pay them $1500 they’ll give me an iPhone? Is that with free service or something? Does it have anything useful in it? Is it fully unlocked so I could put on a video recorder or some respectable amount of memory in it?
On that note, what the hell business does att have telling me I have to spend $300 to get something that doesn’t match up with their flagship phone that’s half the price? (it’s the Tilt)
Stupid apple, att, and tmo
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On Nov 27, 2007 @ 12:23 am, Gulbertrun Said:
Juff B. has joined the kult of the Gulbertruns!!!
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On Nov 27, 2007 @ 3:58 pm, jdh Said:
Jeff b don’t forget about Vodaphone if they wernt such big babies about not getting the iphone and went to the courts to complain this whole tmobile germany unlock iphone
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On Jul 1, 2008 @ 3:56 pm, dorisall Said:
What wouldn’t apple offer an unlocked iPhone is beyond me for a higher price is beyond me.
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