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iPhone 3G Hardware Unlock Uses Your Existing SIM Card...Kinda
Posted by Adrian Covert at 12:30 PM on August 5, 2008
Yeah, USB Fever just started taking pre-orders for this super thin iPhone hardware unlock tool that attaches to your SIM card, but be forewarned — it requires that you cut the corner off your SIM in order to work. If you're up for the challenge, it will supposedly start shipping on August 20 for US$35. [USB Fever via iPhone Atlas via IntoMobile]
Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
yogaboy4ever
Posted August 14, 2008 4:41 AM
Avoid this product at all cost! Although it does unlock the iPhone 3G, there is a CRITICAL design flaw. The added thickness of the adapter + your Sim Card causes it to get stuck in your Sim Card tray. I've now damaged my tray slightly by having to pry it open. Do a quick Google search and you'll see this is a typical problem for these adapters. Above all, avoid the U.S. reseller mooglex.com -- they promise a 15-day money-back guarantee on their website but ignored my emails for a refund.
leetXcore
Posted 12:36 PM 5/8/08
Well, what if I mess up?
Fuck this.
leetXcore
laniik
Posted 1:25 PM 5/8/08
you cant fuck it up, its just plastic there. the only thing that matters on the sim card looks all shiny and metal
laniik
Totalfixation
Posted 1:21 PM 5/8/08
Im assuming because when there is an update from apple it would still work.
Totalfixation
gamecrazychris
Posted 1:12 PM 5/8/08
Why pay for this, there's gonna be software unlocks that come out soon that'll be free.
gamecrazychris
Ariel_Wollinger
Posted 1:03 PM 5/8/08
isn't there a easier way to unlock it?
Ariel_Wollinger
Xavoc
Posted 1:02 PM 5/8/08
Seems like a pain if you ask me.
Xavoc
s017jrs
Posted 1:34 PM 5/8/08
^^ until ya hit it just a little bit too far with the hole punch.
s017jrs
laniik
Posted 1:26 PM 5/8/08
also, these things cost $5 from dealextreme.com and have been out for ages
laniik
Tonicboy
Posted 2:14 PM 5/8/08
@leetXcore: meh, no big deal. just about any GSM provider (and definitely AT&T, it's happened to me) will replace your SIM for free. just tell them that you lost it.
Tonicboy
doobiebros2two
Posted 1:54 PM 5/8/08
Considering SIM cards are free from AT&T, and since with the iPhone a soft reset is impossible, this is the second method used to fix things. Replacing the SIM. For free.
I worked there. I know.
mwuhah.
doobiebros2two
UWS222
Posted 1:53 PM 5/8/08
this makes sense, if you have AT&T in the USA and go abroad, you don't have to hack up your USA sim card, only the prepaid one you pick up abroad. This seems like a good option for travelers.
UWS222
D_Zarster
Posted 3:06 PM 5/8/08
so.. this is basicly a Turbo-sim from another make? or still the same ol turbo-sim with new firmware?
btw.. its piece of cake to cut in ya simcard. you have some shaking wierdo punk, to be able to mes it up...
D_Zarster
D_Zarster
Posted 3:08 PM 5/8/08
oh and btw. would be silly of you to do this with a AT&T sim, when the WHOLE IDEA is that you want to use another carrier, that be a european or whater else you got in the states that use GSM tech...
D_Zarster
Diningbadger
Posted 3:52 PM 5/8/08
What a bunch of whiners! Must be nice to have your cake and eat it, too. You people wanted a bleeding solution...now you have one so get off it, already!! Geez.
Oh, and where are your slippers...
Diningbadger
ranova
Posted 4:29 PM 5/8/08
[www.dealextreme.com]
read my story:
[www.howardforums.com]
note that its been only 1 day and other users using this method have experienced it randomly losing signal and never be able to get another signal with the sim bypass.
ranova
sam-i-am
Posted 5:26 PM 5/8/08
Sim cards are free. There is no such thing as a warranty because they cost like a penny and the store will give you new ones if your breaks.
sam-i-am
Stacky Botrus
Posted 8:58 PM 5/8/08
@leetXcore: If you are a 100% idiot, it is quite possible that you will screw it up, yes. Think twice if you are stupid.
In other news, a hole punch bought at Staples for $199 will do the trick.
So suck it.
Stacky Botrus
GeekyNerdGuy
Posted 11:31 PM 5/8/08
I've had AT&T Sim cards die before, and they don't charge you to replace them. Might be hard explaining the hole, but it's good practice for your improv routines.
GeekyNerdGuy
HeartBurnKid, creepy morbid freak
Posted 1:24 AM 6/8/08
@Stacky Botrus: One hundred and ninety nine dollars for a hole punch? Damn, your Staples is a rip off.
HeartBurnKid, creepy morbid freak
abhissekk
Posted 3:18 AM 6/8/08
hmmm, my previous comment didnt show up...
in any case, my question is
will this unlock the original iphone with 2.0?
i would rather use this instead of any software unlocks...
abhissekk
abhissekk
Posted 3:15 AM 6/8/08
does this work with the original iphone with 2.0 on it?
abhissekk
prasoc
Posted 6:53 PM 5/8/08
All SIM cards that I have seen have cuts in the corner. Maybe only in the UK they have them.
prasoc
D_Zarster
Posted 5:26 PM 6/8/08
@abhissekk: Turbo sim will...
D_Zarster
millimoo
Posted 7:37 AM 7/8/08
the mooglex sim card adapter will do so as well. they put out a video:
+ Watch video
millimoo