iPhone Dev-Team Warns Against Unlock Scam

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Posted January 3, 2009 at 5:31pm by iClarified · 32831 views

The iPhone Dev-Team is warning people about the unauthorized theft and sale of the yellowsn0w unlock.

Seems like “Jody Sanders” of the West Midlands, UK (who we mentioned in our release post) is at it again and is stealing our work and passing it off as his own, he has done this before and this scam was reported by the Guardian and also by us before and was also covered in a very very long thread over at hackint0sh forums.

We specifically restrict the commercial use of our software, and yellowsn0w is included in these restrictions. This dodgy geezer is selling our software to you at a bargain £19.99 he says:-

“We can now fully unlock the iPhone 3G for use on any GSM network for just £19.99 DIY (£49.99 in-store at either London or Birmingham) - just in time for the release of the iPhone 3G PAYG in the UK (available from Carphone Warehouse and o2).”

The iPhone Dev-Team is asking anyone with more information about iph*neunl*ckuk and Jody Sanders to contact them. They would also appreciate any legal advice or assistance.

iPhone Dev-Team Warns Against Unlock Scam

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Awayze - January 4, 2009 at 12:25pm

Does anyone have an email you could log in with?Mine was awayze@ymail.com but he blocked me, the scum!

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archer1702 - January 4, 2009 at 7:03am

Yeah right DEV TEAM.....! What he is doing is illegal and u dont??? Get a life DEv TEam

attnck - January 4, 2009 at 10:47am

archer1702: Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) the unlocking of cellular phones and the methods and programs used in the process are 100% legal. Please view the following DMCA Document for more information. http://www.copyright.gov/1201/docs/1201_recommendation.pdf

Wojtek - January 4, 2009 at 3:23pm

But at least they don't take someone elses work and try to sell it as there own. You talking crap about them but you surely use what they have to offer.

dtube - January 4, 2009 at 11:35pm

archer1702, Please read before you post such a comment. It is perfectly legal to unlock the phone. The DEV Team is giving free software that does not infringe on any rights. What they are giving you is perfectly legal.

sarvary70 - January 4, 2009 at 6:55am

I wish I can find those stupid thieves I am right now in London and I don't know where to find them I am sorry about the hard has been done by the dev team we all know it is a hard work but dev team has to put in mind that we all love you and support you if I find those thieves I will let you know.

maz - January 4, 2009 at 1:05pm

here it is......be my guest: iPhoneUnlock London (REOPENING JAN 2ND - POST TO BIRMINGHAM IF YOU WANT BEFORE THEN AS WE ARE WORKING OVER XMAS AND NEW YEAR) Walk in store ONLY open 11.30am to 7.30pm 22 Upper Grosvenor St London, W1K 7PE Bond street and Marble Arch are the nearest tube stations from the office. Please press buzzer labelled Vision Music. ....just as he says "Walk in..." say hi from me too! ;-)

maz - January 4, 2009 at 1:28pm

plz let me know his reaction when u go there bro!!.......

kg - January 3, 2009 at 8:44pm

jackass. Istrongly recommend hackers in the community to teach this fool a hard lesson

iainmann - January 3, 2009 at 7:30pm

I emailed the site asking if their method is the same as yellowsn0w. Here's the reply:"Hi Yes it is... You can use our support service if you wish or get it for free at blog.iPhone-dev.org Up to you! Kind regards, Jody Sanders" Sent from my unlocked iPhone

Oliver - January 3, 2009 at 7:45pm

That guy even have guts to reply just like that? WOW!

dtube - January 3, 2009 at 7:09pm

@t11chb, There is only one soft "unlock" in the world for the iphone 3g and that is yellowsn0w from the Dev Team and it is free for non-commercial use. The picture there is next to the iphone 2G; and for what it's worth; that unlock is also from the Dev Team. Jody Sanders is a scum bag

Jonathan Lundström - January 3, 2009 at 7:00pm

I'm getting pissed off at this Jody guy. I know how much time the Dev guys spent on making the iPhone 3G release and he is taking all the credit for it and even selling it and it that wasn't bad enough. It's for the second time. If I lived in England I would track him down and hit him as hard as I could.

Silvio - January 3, 2009 at 6:00pm

"Refunds will not be issued if you have previously attemped to unlock the iPhone with another method not from us and failed as there is a limit on how many attempts can be made." Lollers. Anyhow, to the previous poster, thats probably an old screenshot from their 2G scam. What a bunch of scumbags :(