UPDATE: 26/06/2009 – Step by Step guide.

Tech blog Gizmodo has published a Step by Step Guide to Jailbreak and Unlock iPhone 3.0.

UPDATE: 19/06/2009 – iPhone 3.0 Jailbroken

The iPhone Dev Team has already released the iPhone 3.0-jailbreaking Pwnage Tool for Mac OS X (just two days after the iPhone 3.0 release), with QuickPwn for Windows and OS X soon to follow. There are a few catches, though.

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UPDATE: 15/04/2009 – iPhone 3.0 BETA Jailbroken

Iphone 3.0 beta apparently jailbroken with QuickPWN. Reported by Gizmodo.

UPDATE: 01/03/2009 – iPhone Scam Websites

The blog site at iPhoneunlockUK has been alerted about some scam websites by its customers. Worth a read.

UPDATE: 25/08/2008 – Rebel Sim Card

Rebel Sim Card – Rebel Simcard enables your existing simcard to work on any locked mobile phone. It is used in parallel to your existing simcard as its only 0.10mm thick, therefore can be inserted along with your existing simcard in any of the mobile phones available throughout the world. Click Here.

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UPDATE: 15/08/2008 – Pwnage 2.02

Now Pwnage 2.02, the iPhone un-locking tool by the iPhone-Dev Team is now working and available. It can be downloaded here or here or here. Windows users should click here to download WinPwn. There is a video available to give you a heads up on how to use it:

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UPDATE:02/08/2008 – iPhone 3G

So, the new iPhone 3G was released and subsequently UNLOCKED nanoseconds after launch. Apparently Pwnage does not work… YET. Not much more to say, there is tons of info on the net: See Google. Also: www.unlockiphone20.com and www.iphoneunlockuk.com. YouTube has just a few clips. Like:

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None of them flick your switch? Why not use your iPhone knowledge to make some easy cash? Or maybe just have some fun?

UPDATE:16/12/2007

A reader tells us of this new website: http://www.iphonelocks.com. Apparently you can easily break 1.1.2 in conjunction with the Jailbreak software within a matter of minutes. If anyone has any experience with it then let us know via email or comments. Check out these videos below:

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Original Post:

Last night at 6:02pm the long awaited iPhone made it’s debut on the streets of the UK; people had queued for around 24 hours outside of the Apple flagship store in Regent Street, London. Although much hyped, the furor was never going to reach the fever pitch that it did in the U.S. this summer. The handset has also gone on sale at around 1,300 other O2 and Carphone Warehouse stores around the UK with each customer limited to two of the £269 handsets each.

iPhone in Hand UKThe iPhone lacks many of the features of it’s rivals and particularly the Nokia N95. The iPhone only works on slower 2G networks, limiting its usefulness as a mobile web browser. Apple insist that it chose 2G so as to increase the phones talk-time, stating that the 3G technology is far too power hungry.

Amongst many fans and critics, there are concerns that consumers are only able to use the phone with the O2 mobile network. The phones can be unlocked for use on other networks but this voids the warranty; apparently the device can break if software updates from Apple are installed. As many as 250,000 iPhones have been unlocked in the U.S. so far.

In the States, teenager George Hotz, 17, who was the first to unlock his iPhone so it could be used on networks outside the US has traded the gadget for a brand new Nissan 350Z. They also gave him a paid consultancy job and 3 more iPhones. iPhone unlocking is now big business – there are literally hundreds of websites like this one dedicated to it and even legitimate businesses are spawning everywhere. Be aware, there are also many scams too. Check out these results on Google for iPhone unlocking.

Phone Unlock Ltd have launched the website iphoneunlockuk.com, with it’s aim to do exactly what it says on the tin. For £69.99 a technician will carry out the procedure in-store or for £39.99 you can do it yourself. The website even states that it’s office, on Oxford Street is only 600 yards from the Apple store in Regent Street. In addition, they are claiming to have a hack for the new firmware (1.1.2), Apple reckons they have closed the existing backdoor.

There are also tons and tons of YouTube videos available. Many are out of date so I won’t post one here, I’ll let you choose.

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