Comments on: Ultimate iPhone Hacker Championship: Purplesn0w vs Ultrasn0w

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:55:22 +0000

@Joseph Uh…theres no way to unlock an iPhone that ISN’T free so I guess that isn’t even a relevant question but incase you didn’t read the article purplesn0w would be the best for a 3gs especially for the less experienced users which I assume you to be.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:52:10 +0000

Important question: Free or not. .. What is the absolute best way to unlock, not jailbreak, but unlock a 3GS? TIA

By: anon

anon — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:06:53 +0000

geohot is sloppy, bricking peoples phones…. and lazy too, doesn’t want to finish what he started…. smart, but sloppy, impatient and lazy…. dev team doesn’t release till it’s ready.

Re: DMCA, dev team is not breaking the law, and has never been contacted by apple. Ever.

By: JomadsinCebu

JomadsinCebu — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:32:36 +0000

Continuing… I believe all we would have to do is connect to iTunes and restore. RSCELLO> No one care about the iTouch here

By: JomadsinCebu

JomadsinCebu — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:13:12 +0000

YES! RSCELLO! I have the same question:I have a 2g iPod touch, and am considering jailbreaking. Can you revert back to apple's software after jailbreaking?

THNX

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:53:22 +0000

@betobenaH

Seems like they're all breaking DMCA anyways regardless of any copyrighted code.

If what you say is true then Dev Team is a little hypocritical. If it's not then whatever.

I'm no DMCA legal expert but they are bypassing copyright protection arent they?

If I'm just misunderstanding DMCA, I'm sorry.

By: Bent24

Bent24 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:54:28 +0000

I didn’t know you could patent/copyright code?? License maybe?? When has he used ALL of someone code?

By: betobenaH

betobenaH — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:36:30 +0000

i think i will continue following the iphone dev team. since geohot was banned from the team for using copyrighted code and patented code, i trust iphone dev team doesnt do are tries no to do illegal things with apple’s code. it lets me sleep better lol. plus so far iphone dev team has shown great professionalism and restraint to better help the people plus i right to them alot in twitter and mostly i get answers. i see them more serious. but thats just me.

By: Bosco

Bosco — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:26:24 +0000

When are they going to quit it with these stupid l33t h4x0r naming schemes? It turns me away from the whole scene because it reminds me of people in dimly lit rooms, pushing glasses further up their nose as they peer down onto a bright LCD of command line script as a serial-killer-type rare bug collection is visible on the wall above the monitor.

By: Jeremy Sikora

Jeremy Sikora — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:40:30 +0000

Actually photo credit belongs to Rene. That’s why he gets paid the big bucks.

By: cerek

cerek — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:01:39 +0000

Dev team is a step behind GeoHot

By: Alvin

Alvin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:36:58 +0000

Hi Jeremy,

I like the photo image very much. You edited it yourself?

Well done...

By: jbrandonf

jbrandonf — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:54:46 +0000

iRoc I agree with you on your point about the Dev Team being douchey, but I believe you incorrect on your point that data passes through Apple's servers.

The data that passes through them that they're able to control and keep from unlockers is push notifications.

By: iRoc

iRoc — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:45:21 +0000

GeoHot said "The lockstate of the phone really lies on apples servers."

Wouldn't that mean all calls and all data pass through Apple's servers? If that's true how can that be a good thing? I mean it would have to leave another log of all your activity, and would in a way give a reason why China would have Apple remove the wifi, to ensure all activity on Chineese iPhones would be located in one easy to retrieve place.

This is starting to smell really unkosher!

It's obvious that the Dev-Team has some issues with GeoHot. They act as though his work is garbage, but then use his code to improve their solution. That seems a bit hypocritical and douchy in my book, and very Applesque!

By: AnteL0pe

AnteL0pe — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:33:13 +0000

I will both unlock and jailbreak. I needs apps that apple won’t approve and like to be able to pop a local sim in my phone when abroad.

By: Steven G

Steven G — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:18:23 +0000

If you are a current ATT user, will you unlock your iPhone? If so, why?

By: Alpha

Alpha — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:29:39 +0000

Purplesn0w now takes up 0 RAM space so Ultrasn0w is not 7000 times smaller anymore

By: Conor

Conor — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:25:42 +0000

I always have to go with the dev team, but for now it looks like hotz wins, his unlock is more reliable and leaves almost no trace, so you dont have to be an “advanced” user to use this and still have the same benefits.

By: skyngai

skyngai — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:32:45 +0000

I thought they are more like cooperation, not competition?

By: Joe McG

Joe McG — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:30:12 +0000

You forgot to mention purplesnow is better for Prince fans and girly men.

This post is just for fun

By: rscello

rscello — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:26:56 +0000

What exactly would be the benefits of jailbreaking? (Not unlocking, just jailbreaking) I have a 2g iPod touch, and am considering jailbreaking. Can you revert back to apples software after jailbreaking?

By: hack2learn

hack2learn — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:19:27 +0000

Hehe, fantastic & funny article about purplesn0w and ultrasn0w

By: Jeremy Sikora

Jeremy Sikora — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:55:41 +0000

@jtarrio – Corrected.

By: jtarrio

jtarrio — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:50:19 +0000

“So there you have it – two software unlocks for your iPhone 3G/3GS.” — Correction: purplesn0w does NOT work on the 3G, only 3GS…