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iPhone Firmware 2.2 Disables Sim Proxy Hacks for 3G - No Hardware Unlock for 2.2

By Aaron Besson at 21 November, 2008, 10:40 am

Apple seems to be getting back into the cat and mouse games again with the latest iPhone update. Firmware 2.2, released only a few hours ago, seems to be disabling Sim Proxy/Hacks like TurboSim, VirginSim etc..
Since the 3G came out Sim Proxy/Hacks have had some limited success in allowing users to use their 3G iPhones [...]

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Unlocked iPhone 3G Scam in India

By Aaron Besson at 21 October, 2008, 6:46 pm

Seems like some unlucky people are being tricked into buying what they think are legally unlocked iPhone 3G’s when in fact they are getting locked iPhone 3G’s that have been opened up and have a Sim Hack like RebelSim etc hardwired into the phone. Upon Opening one of these phones after a restore with iTunes [...]

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RebelSim Tested on iPhone 3G - Calls/SMS Working - No Data

By Aaron Besson at 22 August, 2008, 2:01 pm

I received the RebelSims I ordered a few weeks ago today and finally got a chance to test it out. I recorded the entire thing, from putting on the two sided tape to inserting and making a call.
Check out the video below.

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Any-Network.com Claims their Sim Chip unlocks iPhone 3G with data

By Aaron Besson at 13 August, 2008, 4:03 pm

Updated
Any-Network.com has claimed to be the first company to unlock the iphone 3g via a Sim Hack that allows 3G data to be used. They boldly state that:
“Other companies like yes sim, rebel simcard and turbo sim also claim to unlock the phone however you can’t use 3g data and have to keep swapping your [...]

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iPhone 3G Unlock Status Update - Not so good so far

By Aaron Besson at 13 August, 2008, 12:51 pm

Update
Yellowsn0w from the iPhone Dev Team unlocks the iPhone 3G for firmware 2.2 - Apple has released 2.2.1 which breaks yellowsn0w. If you have not updated to 2.2.1 via itunes yet, you can unlock your iPhone 3G with yellowsn0w on firmware 2.2.

Everyone that has an iPhone 3G that is either not on a supported carrier [...]

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