A New Jersey teen, George Hotz, 17, confirmed last week Friday that he has unlocked Apple’s iPhone from the AT&T Wireless Network. This frees the most hyped cell phone for use in other networks worldwide. Calls to AT&T and Apple for comment were not immediately returned.
The iPhone unlock is still a bit complicated, and requires both soldering and software skills. It is estimated to take about two hours to perform the hack. The details are publicly posted on Hotz’s personal blog. There is, supposedly, another iPhone unlock method for those who do not wish to physically (open, solder, etc.) unlock their iPhones. The details of this unlock can be found on iPhoneSimFree.com.
With the iPhone unlocked, and the process publicly available, there will most definitely be a form of arbitrage in Apple’s iPhone market. The industry will involve the purchase of U.S. iPhones, unlocking them, and sending them for use in Canada, and other countries worldwide. I will be eagerly watching to see how Apple responds to this challenge…
“That’s the big thing”, said Hotz, “That’s exactly, like, what I don’t want. I don’t want people making money off this.”
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November 26th, 2007 @4:32 pm
I just saw the interview with 17 year old iPhone hacker!
http://www.webcastr.com/index.php?option=com_seyret&task=videodirectlink&id=685
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