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

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

Posted March 23, 2010 at 5:20pm by iClarified · 36390 views
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
Sam - April 30, 2010 at 3:26pm
However it is old way of act to mess with hardware and erase them manually .HOWEVER UPDATING THIS PHONE ON ITUNES WILL END IN ANOTHER DISSECTION HEHEHE
Sam
Sam - April 30, 2010 at 3:23pm
Lol , I'm turk too but living in usa . I called them while I was watching the movie . The employee says that i have to send it to them ,with $100 ! However I think they might did it .I guess they r erasing the eproms and reload them which does nt make sence since the software is capable of this . It is so risky way but I guess such dissection might work ! Ne Mutlu Turkum Diyene ! :)
DeCode
DeCode - April 13, 2010 at 11:37am
Man, i feel upset to elektropower and to iclarified also, why? Don't you know guy's,this method is too old for us,we've been doing this since the 2.0 is out. You guys forgot that the world first baseband dump by TA_mobile? He's the man behind all these. don't you see the videos that the elektropowernstaff downgraded it only to 4.26bb? while us we can downgrade it even to 2.28bb. Let me know guy's if you want proof that we can do it. Guy's you didn't give even a small credit to TA_mobile. Why we don't post this solution before? the answer is simple,We are not show off guy's. We have some other method of unlocking check this out: http://idecode.blogspot.com
Ryan
Ryan - March 24, 2010 at 8:21pm
This is REAL, but this is OLD news...
James
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.
Cartman
Cartman - March 24, 2010 at 2:39pm
Why you people believe in these poor wretches, take a closer look at this stupid video and realize that it's FAKE don't waste time with this, Apple will start selling unlocked iPhone very soon so these retarded people in the video will be forgotten
a4_h23
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.
Chris
Chris - March 24, 2010 at 2:20pm
What I wouldn't give for that chip flasher!!! WTG!!! One step closer!!!
Steve
Steve - March 24, 2010 at 11:58am
This video is a bunch of nonsense!!... These are a group of dumb people trying to get attention... these people are so pathetic, this is all fake.
DGKN
DGKN - March 24, 2010 at 12:29pm
send your locked 3g and see is it fake or not
Zeljko
Zeljko - March 24, 2010 at 1:13pm
Why are you actin like that Stew0, it can not be that every person is terorist....
Chris
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.
Cartman
Cartman - March 24, 2010 at 2:41pm
Why you people believe in these poor wretches, take a closer look at this stupid video and realize that it's FAKE don't waste time with this, Apple will start selling unlocked iPhone very soon so these retarded people in the video will be forgotten and go down the toilet.
Patrick
Patrick - March 24, 2010 at 6:37pm
Hey Steve... I assume you are one of those who just knows the pacific and atlantic ocean that surrounds you... Great... Stay like this... ;)
Steve
Steve - March 24, 2010 at 10:20pm
Nope !! ...not but I know the unhealthy fanaticism of these people and where they can come up with all this garbage in which they believe
HO
HO - March 24, 2010 at 11:21am
...is that WinXp?...
Meti
Meti - March 24, 2010 at 6:34am
Pjer_pixie0809 is King of the Kings ;)
Photoman
Photoman - March 24, 2010 at 4:51am
Yesterday after the post I called the store.. and went there... It is a small gsm repair shop... He hacked my phone around 15 minutes for 40 USD... My phone works so I assume it is for real..
DGKN
DGKN - March 24, 2010 at 5:08am
Thanks for your support. Anyone who do not believe us they can call or come to us. Also you can visit our site and see our member who we hacked their iphones
DGKN
DGKN - March 24, 2010 at 4:35am
we do that if you want you can try..
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