|
Nov
14
|
02, the official iPhone carrier in the United Kingdom, is now unlocking customers iPhones for free. Customers that already have an iPhone contract with O2 can get their iPhones unlocked now, so the phone can be used on any GSM network in the world. Customers on the O2 network that wish to unlock their iPhone must still honour any remaining time in their iPhone contract.
iPhone unlock explained in detail:
iPhones contain a second computer, which is seperate from the main CPU. The second CPU (called the Baseband) handles access to the Internet over the cell network, calls and text messages. The baseband has its own firmware which restricts the phones use to certain carriers in the world, such as AT&T and Rogers Wireless. Since the iPhone was first released, there have been people that can’t stand being tied to one carrier in their country. To fix this iPhone unlocks were made.
Geohot, a 20 year old iPhone hacker, released the first iPhone unlock. This unlock was somewhat risky though, as it required the user to phisically open their iPhone. Since then, software unlocks have been used. Blacksn0w is geohot’s latest unlock.
Software unlocks are a lot easier for the end user, as opposed to hardware unlocks. But when a new firmware ships from apple, the unlock is broken. Hackers must find another way to acheive a software unlock.
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.