Apple Cell Phone

Unlocked iPhone sold for over $30K

7afc_1 A teenager in New Jersey has broken the lock that ties Apple’s iPhone to AT&T’s wireless network, freeing the most hyped cell phone ever for use on the networks of other carriers, including overseas ones.

And no no, this is not the pure software-based unlocking. Some serious soldering work involved(and voids the warranty). It takes the guy 2 hours per phone.



Read the full stroy(and steps) at his blog.

The eBay Auction($4550 when I take the screenshot)

ebay-iphone

 

Update:

the Phone traded for a 350Z+3 iPhone 8G(a total value of over $30K)

 

Source: DigitMemo.com

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  1. DigitMemo.com » Unlocking iPhone: May result in expensive brick said

    am September 20 2007 @ 12:55 pm

    […] a somewhat complex process for the average consumer. Then teenager George Holtz published a way to hardware unlock his iPhone with some soldering iron-fu and released instructions for other adventurous unlockers. […]

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