I want an Iphone but we've had T-mobile and haven't wanted to switch. Someone mentioned unlocking an Iphone for T-mobile. Is this really an option? Do any of you have Iphone for T-mobile?
yeah what are the options on unlocking a phone? meaning how would i go about doing that... is the easiest way just to buy an unlocked one off of ebay or something...
I love my iPhone, and I am very happy that I bought it. I had the G1, but it was definitely underpowered.
Wife was on me for a year and a half before I relented. After avoiding her new iphone for months, I picked it up and took a look at the apps. Month later I dropped verizon, paid the $135 charge for breaking the contract, paid another $35 to keep my phone number, and am one happy camper with MY iPhone...and I guess with AT&T too. The apps sold me, without doubt. For travelers, its gold!
I bought a 3g iphone from my friend couple days ago for $100. I am using T-Mobile right now, but the newer firmware version (2.2.1) does not let you unlock the phone because they change the baseband with the new firmware (basically you cant make calls/txts with tmobile). The only way to go about it is get TurboSIM from ebay (I won an auction for $2 last night so should be here next week). But you can still unlock 2G iphone with software that is not hard to do. I will let you know how the turbosim works when i get it next week.
The instructions are all over the internet. It's as simple as downloading firmware and following instructions on a easy to use program. Chances are if you buy it from someone on Craigslist, it will be unlocked already. But if it isn't, don't pay attention to those "Unlock your iPhone for $25" ads. It's very easy to do. I'd recommend not getting the 3g iphone, unless you are hell bent on having it. The most important feature (3g capable) will not work with T-Mobile, so all you are paying more for is a thinner and nicer looking iPhone.
If you're in Houston, come see me at the Houston Galleria Apple Store today. I'll be there from 9-6, and I'll give you the rundown. Name's John -- I'll be the guy with the Rockets ticket behind his lanyard.
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/05/iphonerumors Rumor Round-Up: Everything We’ve Heard About the Next iPhone * By Brian X. Chen Email Author This month, the Apple rumor volcano erupted with purported details of the next-generation iPhone. Various blogs claim receiving tips from informed sources about features in the highly anticipated handset, such as a magnetometer (digital compass), a video camera and a speedier processor. Here, we round up every rumor that’s appeared about Apple’s next iPhone, which many are betting will be announced June 8 at the Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco. We’re also accompanying each rumor with a percentage rating for its probability to be true, as well as our analysis. When WWDC arrives, we’ll present a report card showing which publications were correct and which were wrong. And of course, we’ll grade ourselves on our predictions, too. With that said, here’s everything we’ve heard about the next iPhone: Speedier processor and more RAM Source: Daring Fireball; Apple iPhone Apps; MacRumors; WeiPhone Probability: 95% This is pretty obvious: Any hardware upgrade typically receives a performance boost. Daring Fireball’s John Gruber has historically been one of the most accurate with Apple rumors, and his sources tell him the next iPhone will have a 600MHz processor (up from 400MHz). That would make the next iPhone 1.5 times as fast as the current one. Also, a recent job listing reveals that Apple is hiring a low-level iPhone programmer who is familiar with the ARMv7 Cortex mobile processor, which is much faster than the current iPhone’s ARMv6-based chip. As for memory, we’d expect Apple to increase RAM to complement the processor upgrade. Magnetometer (digital compass) Source: The Boy Genius Report; Daring Fireball; WeiPhone Probability: 90% A large amount of evidence indicates that the next iPhone will feature a magnetometer, a 3-axis compass that will greatly enhance its global positioning capabilities. Developers testing the iPhone 3.0 beta have found system files and screenshots referring to a magnetometer, which suggests the hardware feature will appear in the next iPhone. Same industrial design as previous models Source: WeiPhone; Daring Fireball Probability: 90% All the probable rumors suggest this will be an incremental upgrade, so we would not expect Apple to change much in the industrial design. That would mean the screen resolution should remain the same. Also, Apple would hesitate to change much about the overall form factor, as it would require iPhone application developers to dramatically change their apps just for the new phone. Storage options increased: 16GB and 32GB Source: Daring Fireball; Apple iPhone Apps Probability: 80% The current iPhones come in two models: 8GB and 16GB. Upping the storage to 16GB and 32GB is a small, incremental upgrade, which would allow Apple to maintain the price points for the handset. $200 and $300 price points to be maintained Source: Daring Fireball; Apple iPhone Apps Probability: 75% Apple’s iPhone 3G was a tremendous success, selling over 10 million units in 2008. Apple relies on hardware upgrades to boost sales numbers, and given the solid performance of the previous iPhone, the company has no strong incentive to reduce the handset’s costs. Video-recording and editing capabilities Source: Engadget; MacRumors; BusinessWeek Probability: 70% Some developers have published screen captures of a video interface discovered in iPhone 3.0 beta. A major complaint about the current iPhone is its inability to record video, so it would be surprising if Apple didn’t deliver this feature. We would give this rumor a higher rating if there were evidence of video-editing capabilities. Currently, we haven’t seen any. Sleeker design Source: Apple iPhone Apps Probability: 60% No solid evidence of this, but the traditional evolution of Apple products is they get slimmer and sleeker. 1.5 times the battery life of the current models Probability: 60% Source: Apple iPhone Apps A major complaint about the iPhone 3G is its meager battery life. Therefore, Apple will most likely claim the next iPhone has improved battery life. We’ll have to test the next iPhone’s battery life to see if Apple’s claims are true. OLED screen Source: Apple iPhone Apps; Register Hardware Probability: 20% An obscure iPhone blog reported a rumor that the next iPhone will feature an OLED screen. However, this is unlikely as OLEDs are expensive and would likely drive the iPhone’s price points higher. Evidence of this feature is scant. Glowing Apple logo on the back Probability: 20% Source: Apple iPhone Apps Unnecessary. Rumor comes from an obscure blog with little cred. Discontinuation of the metal band surrounding the edge of the device Probability: 20% Source: Apple iPhone Apps No evidence of this. We’re not sure why Apple would choose to remove this band. Rubber-tread backing Probability: 15% Source: Apple iPhone Apps Unlikely, as it would be ugly, and Apple likes pretty things. Also, the rumor comes from the same obscure blog as the one above. Built-in FM transmitter Source: Apple iPhone Apps Probability: 10% We see no compelling reason for Apple to put this in the iPhone, as it is not a feature that users have been demanding, and it hasn’t appeared in other iPods.
I'm using tmobile with tzones and it comes out much cheaper than using AT&T. But I'm loving it more than ever since I discovered dtunes and southpark.tv on cydia. I can download songs and tv episodes directly to the iPhone for free. In fact I'm in California right now and don't have a computer but thanks to this phone I don't feel "lost"
My sprint account will be up in July . . .so a New iPhone maybe the way to go I'm not huge on apps etc My cell phone . . is primarily a phone and that is my main concern Rocket River
I **** myself when I saw Myst had been released for the iphone. http://gizmodo.com/5239246/ It plays EXACTLY like the original. Tiger Woods golf is great to. Facebook ap is really useful. Take a pic and upload it, caption it, tag it with ease.
I love my iPhone and the AT&T service has been great but the service plan just seems too expensive. I pay like $85 for 450 mins, 200 texts, and data. Seems like the service should be about $20 cheaper.
Yeah Faos broke down most of the new stuff that's supposed to be on there though there could be more things... I'm thinking there will be more. They'll also be introducing the 3.0 software with it, more in depth though than they did in March.
You can unlock the iPhone after jailbreaking. My iPhone 3G is unlocked with a softare call Yellow Sn0w after jailbroken.
I have had ATT for over 7 years or so and I have never had any coverage or dropped call problems, but I have also been living and attending schools in big cities like LA, Riverside, and SF so I can't speak about the mountain areas. I have a HTC phone on ATT and I know if you get one from ATT, you can change the radio so that it can work with TMobile or AllTel. You might be able to do the same with the Iphone so that you can use the T-Mobile 3G. Something you guys should research or look into. I would have done it, but I have to get back to doing this stupid paper for my journal competition. Changing the radio isn't too difficult after a little reading and its easy to try different radios to see which one gives you the best coverage and battery combination.
Well my wife just put her 3g iPhone through the washed AND the dryer so it looks like when the new one comes out I will be getting a new one and she'll be getting my 1st generation iPhone. And before anyone mentions that she should get the new one... This is the 2nd iPhone she has killed and I'm still on my first one.
If you have an iphone and are still on contract, can you extend the contract and upgrade? Also does anyone know if you have to trade the old iphone in?
