iPhoneSIMfree goes retail, let the unlocking begin

by Evan Blass posted Sep 10th 2007 at 9:55AM

After numerous delays and endless cries of "hoax!", it looks like the iPhoneSIMfree iPhone unlocking software is finally available for purchase from four online retailers around the world. Wireless Imports in the US, iPhoneWorldwideUnlock in Australia, 1digitalphone in Germany, and iPhone4arab in Saudi Arabia (currently down) have all purchased bulk licenses from the iPhoneSIMfree team and are selling individual unlocks for around $100. Go nuts, and let us know your initial experiences below...

Filed under: Handsets, Software, ATT, GSM, EDGE, Apple, iPhone OS

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j.d.ripper @ Sep 10th 2007 11:17AM

$100 is a bit steep .. hope that goes down soon

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byaah @ Sep 10th 2007 11:24AM

Definitely pretty expensive.. but I guess its not too much damage if you would have bought one for $599 (before the price cut) anyway.

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cashmonee @ Sep 10th 2007 11:43AM

These are still just preorders. No shipping software yet.

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The D Train @ Sep 10th 2007 11:45AM

Not just 100$, 100$ for something that is not guaranteed to work after the next update, yay!

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byaah @ Sep 10th 2007 12:27PM

Good point. It better come with free updates.

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The D Train @ Sep 10th 2007 1:23PM

I believe I remember reading on one of the other articles here on engadget, that IphoneSimfree doesnt offer any time of money back guarantee if it gets relocked, and that it is not offering any support for customers who already purchased the software.

That may not be the exact of it but I know they definately wrote something about no money back guarantee.

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Xtephan @ Sep 10th 2007 12:13PM

Cool! I only need an iPhone... =P

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nestor @ Sep 10th 2007 1:33PM

i just bought mines from iPhoneWorldwideUnlock for 50 bux, and submitted my info: serial, imei etc. now to wait for my software. will update as soon as i gets my app and hopefully it will work.

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Robert @ Sep 10th 2007 1:51PM

The Australia website you can purchase it for $50.00. Screw paying $100.00 to the US site.

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James @ Sep 10th 2007 2:07PM

Taken directly from wireless imports:

Disclaimer

Please be aware you are purchasing software that will be installed on your computer which will unlock your phone via wifi. In the event Apple comes out with a new firmware upgrade which will lock your phone again you hereby agree that Wireless Imports nor its vendor will be held liable or responsible for unlocking your handset again. If your handset becomes locked you will be charged to unlock it again.

So... when you drop $100 to unlock the phone and they come out with Exchange, flash, and all the other goodies that happens to RELOCK your phone. That's $100 wasted.

Does the turbo SIM solution suffer from this amount of uncertainty with firmware updates? I know they are expensive, but looking at the software solution, it might be a good long run purchase.

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The D Train @ Sep 10th 2007 2:19PM

I suppose it can't be ALL that bad right, I mean you just make sure you put all the music you need on it and never ever, ever ever want to change it again... right, it can't be that bad... certainly not as bad as just opening at&t service... right?

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sxt173 @ Sep 10th 2007 3:51PM

Simple, just don't update your phone! Why would you update it anyways? You can already install way more software on there then Apple would even dream of releasing and new updates like iTunes over WiFi will surely be provided as an app by the iphone dev team. They are already wokring on exchange, push email etc etc..

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Jake! @ Sep 10th 2007 4:49PM

i dont know what everyone has to complain about.. You can either unlock it or choose not to. They are telling you before you buy that you might not be able to update but its a small price to pay for saving $50+ a month to use T-mobile. They arent trying to screw you and are surely providing an amazing service for a small price (if you know where to buy) I have ordered with Aussie and am very happy with the decision.. iPhoneSimFree also says, on their website, that all of their updates will be FREE. So if apple does try to stop it with a future update and SIMFREE catches it, that fix will be free. shut up and unlock already

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