Hardware Hack Allows Unlock of iPhone 3G on OS 3.1.3 [Video]

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Posted March 23, 2010 at 5:20pm by Shalom Levytam

A shop in Istanbul, Turkey has posted a video demonstration of how they perform a 'hardware unlock' on the iPhone 3G with OS 3.1.3.

The video shows ElektroPower performing a hardware teardown to reflash the Baseband to 04.26.

Thanks to @pjer_pixie0809 and @MuscleNerd for the heads up.

Hardware Hack Allows Unlock of iPhone 3G on OS 3.1.3 [Video]

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Sam - April 30, 2010 at 3:26pm

However, it is an old way of acting to mess with hardware and erase them manually. However, updating this phone on iTunes will end in another dissection!

Sam - April 30, 2010 at 3:23pm

Lol, I'm Turkish too but living in the USA. I watched the video and I think they are erasing the EEPROMs and reloading them, which doesn't make sense since the software is capable of this. It is a very risky way but I guess such dissection might work!

a4_h23 - March 31, 2010 at 1:56pm

Apple won't be selling unlocked iPhones. They'll be selling iPhones without a contract, but not unlocked. At least in the US.

Ryan - March 24, 2010 at 8:21pm

This is REAL, but this is OLD news...

James - March 25, 2010 at 11:18am

This is real but useless because the only thing that they do is flash the chip to downgrade the baseband to 04.26.08 version and that's all !! ... after that they use Dev Team's Ultasn0w for unlocking, these scammers don't provide a real unlock.

Chris - March 24, 2010 at 2:22pm

I am in the electronics repair industry. This is very very feasible. Especially with the equipment shown on hand. No reason this is fake at all.

Chris - March 24, 2010 at 2:20pm

What I wouldn't give for that chip flasher!!! WTG!!! One step closer!!!

fenrry - March 24, 2010 at 11:21am

...is that WinXp?...

K-man - March 23, 2010 at 11:03pm

Old news, its been on youtube a month already. Video does nothing to help anyone. Just a glorified advertising scheme. Hats off to them that they can do it though!!

Jamie - March 23, 2010 at 10:26pm

This guy is a mad genious and must be respected right away. If you think about it looking at the time it took him less than 10 minutes to complete the whole thing. I got my iPhone from American Wireless but this could have saved me some cash to do it myself.

Noman - March 23, 2010 at 7:04pm

My two favourite things about this are the music and the phone number at the top. Like someone's just gonna pick up the phone and be like 'oh, Hi there Mr. Electropower. Would you mind flashing my baseband for me? If your not too busy?'

Pghilard - March 23, 2010 at 6:57pm

This looks so simple, I totally have tons of time and the motivation to do something like that... ha

Kramer - March 23, 2010 at 6:15pm

This is a very stupid way to void iPhone's warranty. This has no sense because Apple has started to sell unlocked iPhones... Who will want to bumble their iPhone, by the way ... What's the country that they are doing this in?

famleon - March 23, 2010 at 6:30pm

I totally agree, what is the deal of opening it, and all the process if in the 3g you can do it via sw...

Fred - March 23, 2010 at 7:33pm

You're*

spin - March 23, 2010 at 7:47pm

My opinion it is not necessary. little bit perilous. There are countries and there are diferent price for iPhone nearly X2 price in the some country. If you buy a lock iPhone X country and you use Y country you must unlock and iPhone is out of warranty in the Y country (Country rule) Kramer, Wher do you live ? i think MARS :) There is internet in the World. İstanbul is a city from Turkiye. First you must search.

Duncan - March 24, 2010 at 6:57am

Yes, but an Unlocked iPhone is twice the price of a locked iPhone + 40USD for this unlock. Do the sums.

pujolsk - March 24, 2010 at 8:45am

Apple has started selling contract free iphones still locket to AT&T, so we will need more unlock tools in the future...

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