Whoa, it’s an iPhone unlock fest out there. There are now apparently six ways to free the handset for any service provider already, plus one group offering $100K to anyone releasing an unlock via Open Source. Expect many more to pop up over the next few weeks. We’re not going to add huge amounts to the general wibble, except to say that this makes a mockery of any exclusive arrangements that Apple may have made with O2, T-Mobile and the rest of the European suppliers. Interesting…
Unlock methods so far include:
- Forged SIM
- Turbo SIM
- No Solder Hardware Unlock
- Commercial Software Only Unlock
- Commercial Software Only Unlock II (not verified)
- Soldering Iron Unlock
Apple box clever these days. Hey have you heard? You can install Snow Leopard on a regular PC too! What it means it you've taken full ownership but there are no guarantees anymore. Some of us like it this way.