[HOW-TO] - Unlock iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS On iOS 5.0.1 With Ultrasn0w 1.2.5

• Ultrasn0w 1.2.5 to unlock iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS running iOS 5.0.1 has recently been released. Ultrasn0w 1.2.5 does NOT unlock high basebands. 
• Only basebands mentioned below can be unlocked. Ultrasn0w 1.2.5 mainly brings support to iOS 5.0.1.

Ultrasn0w 1.2.5 Unlocks:

• 01.59.00
• 04.26.08
• 05.11.07
• 05.12.01
• 05.13.04
• 06.15.00

How To Unlock iPhone 4 / 3GS On iOS 5.0.1 With Ultrasn0w 1.2.5

STEP 1: You’ll need to jailbreak your iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS running iOS 5.0.1 using Redns0w with our guide posted here.

STEP 2: Once jailbroken, head to Cydia -> Manage -> Sources.

STEP 3: Now tap on Edit -> Add then write down the following repo: http://repo666.ultrasn0w.com.

STEP 4: After adding the repo, search in Cydia for Ultrans0w and you’ll tap on it then hit install on the top right of screen.

• Respring and tethered boot
• Your iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS unlocked.

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[How-To]: Update iPhone 3GS / 3G Baseband to 06.15.00 with PwnageTool 4.1.3 for iOS 4.2.1 Unlock

• I owned a locked iPhone 3G and was stucked on 05.14.02 for quite sometime.
• Today, Dev Team released the new Pwnage Tool and Ultrasn0w to Jailbreak and Unlock the 3G.
• The instructions was quite easy and I managed to get it unlock within 40 minutes.

Source: Redmond Pie

A special edition of PwnageTool (version 4.1.3) has been released which can update the baseband of iPhone 3GS & 3G to 06.15.00 so that they can be unlocked using Ultrasn0w 1.2 on the latest iOS 4.2.1 or iOS 4.1 firmware. This is important because basebands 05.14.xx and 05.15.xx are currently not unlockable using Ultrasn0w.

Follow the instructions posted below to update your iPhone 3GS or 3G to 06.15.00 baseband and jailbreak it on iOS 4.1 /4.2.1.

Step 1: Download iPad 3.2.2 firmware file from here (Required for 06.15.00 baseband).

Step 2: Download the required iOS 4.2.1 or iOS 4.1 firmware file.

Step 3: Download PwnageTool 4.1.3 from here.

Step 4: Start PwnageTool 4.1.3 and point it to iOS 4.2.1 / 4.1 firmware file.

Step 5: You will now be prompted to update your baseband to 06.15.00 so that it can be unlocked using Ultrasn0w 1.2.

Step 6: Now point PwnageTool 4.1.3 to iOS 3.2.2 for iPad. PwnageTool will now fetch the exploitable 06.15.00 baseband from 3.2.2 firmware and will replace it the baseband in iOS 4.2.1 / 4.1.

Step 7: Click the next arrow now to allow PwnageTool to create this custom ipsw file for you.

Step 8: Now follow the following steps to enter DFU mode:

• Hold Power and Home buttons for 10 seconds
• Now release the Power button but continue holding the Home button for 10 more seconds
• You device should now be in DFU mode

Step 9: You will now have to restore your iPhone to this custom firmware 4.2.1 / 4.1 file. Start iTunes, click on your device icon from the sidebar in iTunes. Now press and hold left “alt” button (“Shift” button on Windows) on the keyboard and then click on “Restore” (Not “Update” or “Check for Update”) button in the iTunes and then release the “Shift” button.

This will make iTunes prompt you to select the location for your custom firmware 4.2.1 / 4.1 file. Select the required custom .ipsw file and click on “Open”.

Step 10: Now sit back and enjoy as iTunes does the rest for you. This will involve a series of automated steps. Be patient at this stage and don’t do anything silly. Just wait while iTunes installs the new firmware 4.2.1 / 4.1 on your iPhone 3GS or 3G. Your iOS device screen at this point will be showing a progress bar indicating installation progress. After the installation is done, your iPhone will restart automatically and you should now have a fully jailbroken iPhone 3GS or 3G with 06.15.00 baseband.

UPDATE 1: A new fixed version of PwnageTool bundle (download here) for iPhone 3GS on iOS 4.1 has been released. Here’s how to use it:

a. Copy PwnageTool that you downloaded in Step 3 to a folder on your desktop. Right click, and then click on “Show Package Contents” as shown in the screenshot below.

b. Navigate to Contents/Resources/FirmwareBundles/ and copy-paste thisiPhone2,1_4.1_8B117.bundle file in this location and then simply close this folder. Now follow Step 4 and onwards as posted in the guide above.

How to Unlock iPhone 3GS & 3G on iOS 4.2.1 / 4.1 Follow the complete step by step guide posted here to unlock your iPhone 3GS and 3G on 06.15.00 baseband, running iOS 4.2.1 or 4.1 with Ultrasn0w 1.2.

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How To: Jailbreak iPhone 4, 3GS, iPod touch 4G, 3G, 2G on iOS 4.1 with Greenpois0n on Mac OS X

[SOURCE: Covering Web]

STEP 1: Download Greenpois0n jailbreak (link at the end)
STEP 2: Connect your iPhone/iPod to your computer via USB then launch Greenpois0n jailbreak application and hit "Jailbreak" button. 

STEP 3: Follow the steps shown on the next screen shots to put your device in DFU mode.

• Now you have to press and hold the sleep button for 3 seconds.

• Continue holding sleep, then press and hold home for 10 seconds.

• Now release sleep button but keep holding home for 15 seconds.

STEP 4: Once your iPhone/iPod is in DFU mode, the jailbreak will begin.

STEP 5: Now press "Complete" button.

STEP 6: Restart your iPhone, now you will notice Loader application icon on your springboard, hit this icon.

STEP 7: Now press "Cydia", then "Install Cydia". After finishing you will be asked to remove Loader from your device, click "Remove", then press Home button, the device will restart automatically.

 

 

 

STEP 8: After your device restart you will find the Cydia icon, Congratulations. 

Note: Since there is no way to unlock 05.14.02 / 2.10.04 basebands, you should upgrade to iOS 4.1 with preserving your baseband before using Greenpois0n jailbreak by following our guide (for iPhone 4 ONLY) posted here.

Download iOS 4.1 for iPhone 4/3GS. 
Download Greenpois0n jailbreak for iOS 4.1.

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How To: Jailbreak iPhone 3GS on iOS 4.0.2

There's no reason for you to upgrade iOS 4.0 to 4.0.1 unless you want to rectify the "Signal bars" issue (as claimed by Apple). And there's also no reason to upgrade from 4.0.1 to 4.0.2 unless you want to make your iPhone 3GS more secure from any attacks.

Anyway, if you still insist to upgrade to 4.0.2, you might want to read the article below:-

[Source] - Jailbreak iPhone 3GS on iOS 4.0.2 using PwnageTool [How To Guide]

However, take note its for the Old Bootrom iPhone 3GS.
The article also shows how to Unlock the iPhone 3GS on iOS 4.0.2.

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How To: Solve "No Sim Card Installed" Error

Yesterday evening, I suddenly received the above error message. The SIM card was not detected by my iPhone.

Here's the method which I tried:-

1. Rebooting
2. Network Reset
3. Taking out and reinsert SIM
4. Clean the SIM Card
5. Tested on other phones such as Motorola, Dopod, iPhone 3GS, HTC, Nokia (only Dopod works whereas the rest doesn't)
6. Tested other SIMs on my iPhone 3GS and it works (it proves that the iPhone is working fine)

Finally, I get a SIM card replacement from Celcom (given FOC). 4 hours later, the phone was reactivated and working fine!

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App Store Strategy - Closed Wall Garden Approach

A couple of years back, many telcos tried the "Wall Garden" approach whereby the telcos have their own branded "portal" or "website" that gave their subscribers the ability to access and download contents such as music, ringtones, wallpapers etc. i-Mode is a typical success story. However, it seems this approach cannot be successfully duplicated in other countries. Why?

1. The phones (unlike today's smartphones) are not ready to download contents like music and applications. They are "meant" to download simple contents such as ringtones and wallpapers which are easy to be duplicated elsewhere. The subscribers can easily cut .mp3 files to be ringtones and also create their own wallpapers using free Utilities.
2. Most portals are being created by major phone manufacturers themselves like Nokia. There are attempts by various music portals to be offered as part of the telcos wall garden portals. These various content providers makes the handling of telco portal a nightmare. The telcos are not in a good positioned to become a content aggregator.

So, how different is today's Mobile Portal? Apple has introduced iTunes Store for many years (since 2003 and later launch App Store in 2008) and their first customers are on fixed Internet. Initially focused on entertainment contents, they have now moved to application contents. When Apple introduced the iPhone in 2007, the whole mobile Internet landscape have immediately changed. Why?

1. Apple have Millions of loyal customers before they launch their 1st smartphone i.e. iPhone and the App Store. They are PC, Mac, iPod and iPod Touch users. All of them require iTunes to sync the music, video and the apps.
2. Even though they have iPhone users, there are still a big percentage of the customer base are using iPod Touch to access the Net. Most of the iPod Touch users are young ones who cannot afford to pay high mobile data charges.
3. Once the young users become a working adult, they are now able to buy a higher end device such as smartphone and also afford to pay for the mobile data charges.
4. Most of the Apps found in the App Store requires a connectivity to Internet.
5. The commercial app is cheap - begins from USD 0.99. Thus, number of downloads is significantly high.
6. Apple Store provides a consistent purchasing experience and maintain a single portal. Thus, a user felt safe to make a purchase knowing the license are well maintained at a centralized server maintained by Apple. In addition, the user themselves can change device or computer and yet don't have to make another purchase.

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How-To: Jailbreak 3Gs New Bootrom 4.0 (tutorial) HD

This a very thorough tutorial for 3Gs New Boot Pwned on 4.0 w/ sn0wbreeze

This is a tethered jailbreak!!! You will need iBooty to reboot you device if you power off!
List/Links from iH8sn0ws tutorial:  http://ih8sn0wforums.com/viewtopic.ph...
**Things that you'll need**
*3Gs New Bootrom **This tut does apply to IPT, but I dont own one**
* 3.1.2 already installed or 3.1.2 installed via SHSH blobs. -- Broken blackra1n'd devices will work. (Especially if Spirit messed you up!).
* Payload Pwner-r6:http://www.mediafire.com/?ndznjyjkwjz
* *sn0wbreeze V1.7:
* *iBooty V1.5: http://www.mediafire.com/?mmnjti0midn
** 3.1.2/4.0 firmware downloaded:http://www.felixbruns.de/iPod/firmware/
** iTunes 9.2 Installed:

If you following this tutorial, youre device should be pwned in no time.

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How-To: Pwning 4.0 on New Bootrom 3G[S] w/3.1.2 SHSH Blobs

iH8sn0w wrote this today --> HERE

**BEFORE PROCEEDING, ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR PHONE BACKED UP!**
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WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

* An iPhone 3G[S] -- new bootrom
* 3.1.2 SHSH blobs.
* difrnt's iBSS grabber
* Payload Pwner-r2 for the 3GS.
* sn0wbreeze V1.6.2
* iBooty
* LibUSB (64-Bit users read carefully!!!)
* 3.1.2/4.0 3GS firmware downloaded.
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Please read the rest --> HERE.

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Internet Sharing from Macbook Pro to iPad

Today, I tried several experiments to see which works.

Internet <---> Ethernet <---> MBP <---> WiFi (Airport enabled) <---> iPad (THIS WORKS)

Internet <---> iPhone 3GS <---> USB <---> MBP <---> WiFi <---> iPad (WORKS)

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Review - How to upgrade and Jailbreak a Blackra1n Jailbroken 3GS 3.1.2 to iOS 4.0

Finally, I have Jailbreak my iPhone 3.1.2 which was Jailbroken via Blackra1n to the latest Apple iOS 4.0 and Jailbreak with Pwnage Tool 4.0.1. You may click any of the articles below:

I followed closely this below articles:-

1 - How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 3GS Using PwnageTool (Mac) [4.0]

2 - Jailbreak and Unlock iPhone 3gS to iOS4 (also downgrade to lower firmwares) on Mac

3 - iTunes: Backing up, updating, and restoring your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch software

4 - iOS4 jailbreak pwnagetool - cydia crash

I have to create the custom ipsw twice to get the Cydia working. The first one crashed because I have enabled and downloaded some sources during the Pwnage process.

(Note: Ensure to "uncheck" the "Activate iPhone" because mine is officially unlocked)

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iOS 4 ipsw Download Links

iOS 4 external download links

iPhone 4

iPhone 3GS

iPhone 3G

iPod Touch 3rd Gen

iPod Touch 2nd Gen

The update/installation guide can be found here.

Update 1: Ultrasn0w 0.93 has been released, which brings unlock for iOS 4 and all other basebands since iPhone 3.0. Details here.

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