Comments on: iPhone OS 3.1 and Unlocking Don't Mix Well: Yet...

By: ice maker

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By: Aiko Batterton

Aiko Batterton — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 07:46:55 +0000

Thanks for the info on cell phone unlocking. I love cellular phones and work at a little cell phone shop where we unlock phones and mod them for people. Add http://free-cell-phone-unlock.com to your list of free cell phone unlock sites, I use the downloads there a lot to help me unlock phones for customers, don't be mad but hey I have to make a living some kinda way!! lol.

Anyways, I figured you could use that in your bag of tricks too

By: zhery

zhery — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:42:27 +0000

Larry - do you mind sending me the website for blackra1n. I can't use my phone know because of the 3.1 upgrade that I just did. I wish I knew i should not upgrade it...

Thanks!

By: Larry

Larry — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:00:08 +0000

3G 8gb. Upgraded to 3.1 before i learned about jailbreaking BUT have jailbroken and unlocked my phone using blackra1n. Talked my daughter thru it over the phone, worked like a charm. I tried every JB solution on the web and none worked, stumbled across Blackra1n and phone JB'en in 2 minutes...literally. Recent update to Blackra1n enabled me to unlock. Phone works without flaw. Exception..bought TV out cable (3rd party) and it doesn't work. Apple TV out cable works fine but really, $50!!! Would like to roll back FW (5.11.07) to enable 3rd party cable to work but hey can't have it all.

By: Harry

Harry — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:12:51 +0000

Thank God, I finally recovered my iPhone, accidentally updated to firmware 3.1 using darkra1n on XP. darkra1n was unable to unlock my phone in Vista.

By: hanafi

hanafi — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:44:39 +0000

how to unlock my 3g iphones ... i'm from malaysia

By: Deb

Deb — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:38:56 +0000

Guys please help. I have got an unlocked iPhone 3GS and I want to transfer music and video and install free app store apps in this. What should I do I am scared after reading the comments. My phone is perfectly working now and I dont want to screw it up. Can you tell me the safest way to transfer music and video into my iPhone.

One more problem is when I try to create a new apple account from the app store it always say that the email ID already exists no matter what email ID I give and I am sure that email ID cannot exist anywhere. Something like 18910161@me.com and it says it already exists.

Please help guys!!!

By: jack

jack — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:53:32 +0000

i have 3.1 modem firmware 05.11.07… i want to unlock and use it on tmobile it it possible .. plz need help ..

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:42:23 +0000

I think this solution requires Modemfirmaware under 05.11.07...

Conclusion : if you have : -Firmware above 3.1 -Modem FW above 05.11.07 -Bootloader above 05.08

You're still screwed... :s

By: Lars

Lars — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:29:51 +0000

@apoorv: Are you on AT&T or some other carrier?

By: apoorv

apoorv — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:33:57 +0000

SUCCESS YES YES YES.

iphone 2g got locked due to 3.1 update. i followed MANU'S advice- no 38 on this page. and my iphone 2g works perfectly- calls can be made too, so baseband got fixed too i guess.

Thanks manu, your great man. i have pasted his advice below:

Hey everyone, I managed to get myself out of it, by DOWNGRADING to 3.0!! (reminder: I was locked due to a “forced” upgrade to 3.1.) This is how I did: entered DFU Mode with iTunes on; clicked “restore” WHILE HOLDING SHIFT (on a Windows PC); then chose the ANCIENT .ipsw file (v 3.0); then immediately used RedSn0w 0.8 to jailbreak & unlock, referring to the same .ipsw — I’ve been quite happy to see the little pineapple again! Right now iTunes is restoring my iPhone from the last backup but it WORKS, i’ve been able to make a call already… Hope this will help! Cheer up and good luck!!!

By: John

John — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:46:20 +0000

my iphone was jailbroken and unlocked and i updated to the newest firmware and lost everything i had on there is there a way to recover everything?

By: chris

chris — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:35:35 +0000

Ok, so I recently jailbroke my 3.1.2 iphone 3G using pwnage tool for mac. I went through the "simple" method and was unaware that in doing so, it automatically activates which i did not want it to do. I'm on an AT&T plan and don't want to unlock, just jailbreak. As of now, I have no 3G/EDGE and sometimes no service period. I restored to the regular Apple update, but still nothing. Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated.

By: frank

frank — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:51:54 +0000

i have an iphone 3g on os 3.0.1 and its springboard crashed, and my texts, recent calls, notes, and calender items, and photos were erased. anyone know how to recover lost text messages on the iphone 3g? please help!

By: Hamie Alza

Hamie Alza — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:40:07 +0000

I am screwed with 3.1 too. Just bought it unlocked and thought it is ok to upgrade it =(

By: Adnan SHafiq

Adnan SHafiq — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:03:38 +0000

@ grayz You have been a ray of light in thsi dark. I am sure you are serious so that we could wait to get unlock for 3.1 You rock man

Thank you and lets wait guys, I am pretty confident our engineers shall hit it right BTW i am screwed with 3.1 too:(

By: grayz

grayz — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:02:23 +0000

For people who have upgrade to 3.1 from i tunes and got locked> u don't have to worry, there is a way to unlock it again. i don't know how. But i got the same problem as u , and i pay a guy $25 US. And my phone is back to normal again. But i'm from indonesia. i don't know if anyone in the US manage to do that. Well just hope and pray i guess hehe

By: nathan

nathan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:06:06 +0000

HI all!! most of us having the same problems... Well last night i ssh into my phone to change something for the ping app cuz if your phone is unlocked "i belive" it wont work, followed the instructions but yes it was my fault n messed up! bricked my phone n itunes gave me 3.1 so i down graded to 3.0 worked fine jb worked fine but redsonw for the unlock just keeps the phone searching for a network so as of rite now anyone tht was using there unlocked phone cant do it no more untill someone put out a fix for it! sucks

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:55:26 +0000

I was wondering, is it safe to connect an UNLOCKED 2G iphone to itunes??

By: Federico

Federico — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:51:31 +0000

For those of you who made the mistake and are lucky enough to have bootloader version 05.08, you can downgrade the baseband following these instructions (http://jaxov.com/2009/09/downgrade-your-iphone-3g-firmware-3-1-baseband/) and ultrasn0w will work.

By: Salman

Salman — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:29:06 +0000

who have updated iphone 3g via itunes, baseband 05.11.07 with bootloader 5.9, can do jailbreak their iphone 3g very hardly, but can not unlock, same problem with me, please help.

I saw there is software coming in 12th october with name sn0wbreeze, please check and let me know can it work for iphone 3g with above baseband and updated with itunes.

By: namone

namone — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:23:32 +0000

Its alive. I finally got my iphone to work. after downgrading the 3.1 to a 2.0.1 and then unlocking and jail breaking it. works perfectly. Downside is that, all the cool games and apps need firmware 3.0 and above. how can i unlock 3.0? my email add is kofiankra@yahoo.com

By: Cece999

Cece999 — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:07:50 +0000

i have an unlocked iphone 3g..i stil have 2.0.2 version..i really want to upgrade..to anything besides this..i was about to do it on itunes through the 3.1 upgrade that everyone above seems to be talking about..but i see that it might be a problem...is there another upgrade i can get without locking my phone..!

By: stnumb

stnumb — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:53:22 +0000

I have an unlocked jailbroken iphone 3G firmware 2.2.1, which i got bricked two days back after i installed the ActivateMMS2G app. I have not restored it, fearing it will upgrade firmware to 3.1. I was wondering if there is a way to access my file directory and delete the app folder and bring fone back to life? (note that i do not know the IP address of the phone for SSH, and cant check it since its stuck in reset) Another workaround i was considering was to download a 2.2.1 firmware manually and upgrade using itunes to that firmware (by pressing shift and pressing the restore button, where we can provide location of the FTW file), and jailbreak the 2.2.1 afterwards. Any suggestions and help would be highly appreciated.

By: metoo

metoo — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:27:48 +0000

My iphone stoped working, it is unlocked and jailbroken thru tmobile....i restored it and i can receive calls but cant get past the emergency, itunes not recognizing it..it says sim card not supported? used 3.0....help..

By: sum1

sum1 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:29:20 +0000

hi i have iphone 3g os and i updated it via itunes and i have a different carrier for the phone is there any way i can unlock the phone?

By: Grizzly09

Grizzly09 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:41:38 +0000

Hi,

so i see that if you had an unlocked iphone 3g (tmobile), and you accidentally update to 3.1 that you're fucked. well how come other sites are saying that it's possible to get it unlocked again? ~confused~

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:09:20 +0000

I accidently updated my unlocked 3gs a fortnight ago and the phone is screwed.

I'd happily pay $150-200 to get it unlocked again As the phone is incredibly useful to my work.

Can anyone say categorically that the 5.11 baseband will never be unlocked before I go and buy an unlocked blackberry and boycott everything iTunes related for the rest of my life.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:17:02 +0000

If you have a iPhone 3g running on 3.1 firmware or any firmware know that There is a jailbreak Solution out there (how to jailbreak on windows 100% working)you tube it, it work for me I am able to use mms now once again I can only speak for iPhone 3g that's the one I have, now I feel complete, I love my mms and video messaging,

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:02:13 +0000

Some one please unlock 3.1 soooooooooooon......

By: kiky

kiky — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:45:27 +0000

hi all i have same problem im instal version 3.1 and i was many problems for 3 day to install another version now finaly im install version 3.0 but i have problems with network i can use network at browser but service for my card can't finde any network i can se my card all numbers alow my card just i don't have service no service any help thank you

By: charlie

charlie — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:06:48 +0000

well i updated my firmware from 3.0 to 3.1(itunes9) played around with the mms feature, then just went to youtube(how to unlock 3.1) unlocked it,now i have cydia but the mms feature went away,no problem, remember if they don't unlock 3.1 firware that means no money donations will be coming in, and who does not like money!!!!!!

By: sweetpop11

sweetpop11 — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:11:24 +0000

hi, I accidently have the 3.1 and i no I'm not supposed to do it, but I did coz i always upgraded thnigs for my ipod touch. My iphone is now stuffed and can only call emergency calls. How do I unlock it? When can i Unlock it? and i think stupid apple should get sued for not even letting people know what happens when you upgrade

By: Dwave

Dwave — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:36:31 +0000

My girlfriend was on my computer and can't remember what she clicked. Two things might have happened, either she clicked the download and install or it was a forced motion by Itunes 9. Which to me would seem very stealth on apple's part.

Anyways, that is irrelevant. My situation starts with the fact that i have lost Cydia. So i need to start there and work my way up. Or just go to AT&T and join up with their asses.

to be honest i am kind of getting tired of this Iphone with all the twists and turns. It was exciting when it first came out but too see the happy faces of Blackberry users it intrigues me. Or the 40$ cricket plan. Remember the days when we didn't have these gadgets. There was def less evil in the world.

Thats my rant. Attack now, or help.

By: RRIVERA2012

RRIVERA2012 — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:22:00 +0000

After downloading redsn0w 8 and 3.0.1 firmware, i managed to have everything work correctly till the very last minute. It stood loading saying "downloading jailbreak data" for some odd reason it wouldnt finish the jailbreak and when it finally loaded back up the iphone was stuck in recovery mode no matter what i did Not knowing like a n00b i restored my iphone to 3.1 via itunes and now as i read above i am fucked and my phone will only let me dial out emergency calls Hope to see the new unlocker out if possible >>>>>> what a fucking let down man damn

By: azimi

azimi — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:05:42 +0000

Iam in the same boat as everyone. I even got software from a online source (iphoneunlockinglt) for $30. Turns out it was a scam website. STAY AWAY from it. It looks very professional, but its not. At this moment u can only downgrade to jailbreak. The baseband will still stay the same.

By: stiz

stiz — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:50:22 +0000

Hi, I've unlocked iPhone 3g 3.1, everything working great,www.easiphoneunlock.com

By: DW

DW — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:15:05 +0000

Running a JB iPhone 3GS 3.01 at the moment. But my carrier in the UK is about to get the iPhone. Does anyone know if that means that I'll be able to upgrade to 3.1 and have my SIM recognised, thinking it will but appreciate thoughts.

By: Kimberly Rea

Kimberly Rea — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:28:42 +0000

So I was able2 jailbreak my 3g iphone with 3.1 firmware. But the ultrasn0w fix to unlock it does not work. Can someone help? I'm truly frustrated. If we have to wait unitl 3.14 update, how long do you think we will have to wait?

By: olu

olu — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:40:17 +0000

HELP!! i just tried to upgrade my unlocked iphone 3gs to 3.1, now itunes has locked my phone.What do i do? someone pls help.

By: carlos

carlos — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:43:41 +0000

I update the iphone with itunes, terrible mistake, now I can only use the movistar sim, the phone is locked and if I buy the iphone 3GS i cant unlock either. fuck!

By: AFITCH

AFITCH — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:23:59 +0000

I have unlocked/ jailbreaked phone with AT&T service. Don't know why the guy I bought it from did that. Can I upgrade to 3.1?

By: Sean Duran

Sean Duran — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:15:14 +0000

What about this?

http://www.altafsayani.com/2009/09/17/how-to-jailbreak-iphone-3g2g-3-1-firmware-on-windows/

I tried it and it worked! Except... now I can't make/receive calls or use SMS/MMS. Anyone have any idea what I should do? D:

By: Saj01

Saj01 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:15:06 +0000

Ok what about those unlocking software tht you can find online for 24.99 or 29.99 for 3.1 on 3gs, do they work??

By: CL

CL — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:41:33 +0000

I just a bought a 3GS yesterday from an AT&T store. Do I just wait until there is a release for this new firmware?

By: Marc

Marc — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:16:30 +0000

My wive just updated her 2G iphone trough itunes to 3.1 and I totally freaked out... until she said she would not understand why I was upset, since her phone is doing fine ! She has a jailbroken iphone bought in the US and we use it in the middle east..

How can it be that her phone did not lock up after updating trough iTunes ? I restarted the phone several times now and checked firmware version, but it clearly says 3.1 !

Any idea ?

By: JDC

JDC — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:34:14 +0000

Just off the phone from AT&T again. They continue to say I will have to buy a monthly plan to get data, since their 'system' only works with iPhones on a new monthly pay system. My phone, during the first call to AT&T this morn, had the 3G was shut down! so I know it is not the OS on the phone that is the issue. Additionally, AT&T said that with their 'update', only phones on monthly plans will get 'reliable' data service, and with the pre-paid the service will drop and be unreliable, so I should upgrade my service plan.

I'll be moving to T-Mobile, if I can unlock this phone... however, a friend has an AT&T prepaid card, and we put that card in my phone, and BAM instant 3G.

By: JDC

JDC — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:03:42 +0000

So, say you upgraded to 3.1, and then decided to downgrade to 3.0.1, which I had before I went to 3.1 unlocked 3G. Word is that the phone portion of the 3.1 will not allow a downgrade.

So if you do the Os downgrade, how can you tell if the phone OS portion downgrade was successful?

********** different issue

I just got off the phone from AT&T for a different issue. They said that they had put into the firmware 3.1 a fix to stop all Blackberrys and iPhones, on pre-paid calling cards, from using any data services, and that as they wer able, they have been cutting off their pre-paid customers from any data services since June, and now particularly since the 3.1 update.

I've had a pre-paid card since 2004, and this iphone for about a week and up to the phone call with AT&T this morning, data was working. They saw that and shut it off during my call to them!

I called them back and advised either to fix my phone, or I and my other family accounts (3 of them) will go to T-Mobile.

They said they'd call me back later today.

What utter bull shit.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:34:10 +0000

Forcefly, im glad you were able to get your phone back! i have been going at this for about 3-4 hours now and im getting inconclusive results, everyone is saying something differently. can you give specific instructions on how you did it. or anyone for that matter.

-iphone 3g previously unlocked, stuck on emergency screen

By: D373K

D373K — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:32:02 +0000

Hey Forcefly, Did you downgrade a 3GS or 3G?

By: Forcefly

Forcefly — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:23:44 +0000

Ok I know a lot of people here have said that if you update to the 3.1 os then your screwed but i was given an iphone the other day because of just that reason the previous owner upgraded to 3.1 and lost his unlock. however all I had to do was put the phone into recovery mode (turning off iphone and holding down the home key while plugging the cable in and then once the locked phone brings up the image showing to plug it into i tunes for a restore open itunes, it will say that it detected an iphone in recovery mode and have a restore button. hold down the shift key and click on restore and when it brings up the window to choose your ipsw (you can download a 3.0 ipsw use google it is your friend) choose the 3.0 and itunes will restore your iphone to 3.0) after the reboot phone will still be locked but then you are free to use redsnow on it and it worked like a charm for me although at that point all i wanted was to unlock this phone so that i could use it so i did not choose to jailbreak it right now with redsnow i only used it to unlock the iphone and it is now running on 3.0 and i chose not to try again with 3.1 as it took me two days to figure out how to revert and unlock again and although with knowing how it only takes about 20 minutes to fix the screw up i'm almost tired of looking at computer screens and iphones.. good luck to any who try this.

By: D373K

D373K — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:52:24 +0000

Hi everbody! I read through the whole blog and I notice no one had purchased an iPhone 3g or 3gs after the update was released. Well, prior to having an iPhone I used a jailbroken iPod touch using FW 3.0.1. Now, my issue is that I purchased my iPhone 3gs last week and it came pre-loaded with 3.1. This completely sucked ass because the whole reason why I deactivated my service with US celluar and to ATT is because I thought Id save money using Text for Free and skype over 3G with the skype hack through Icy. My question is wether I should return my iPhone and deactivate my AT&T contract OR hope that the dev team can unlock preloaded iPhones with 3.1? What should I do? I got 20 days to decide.

By: Anthony K

Anthony K — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:52:40 +0000

Hey everyone, I see that you all are now finding out that you cannot unlock/jailbreak your iphone 3G after the 3.1 update. If you did in fact update it and have a screen on itunes saying: You need a sim card or whatever, THERE IS A FIX! You can downgrade it from 3.1 back to 3.0.1 and RE Jailbreak/Unlock it.

Please email me for questions. kwani16@gmail.com

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:35:09 +0000

unfortunaly i did d update & now i cant unlock ma phone 4 tmobile =/ basically im phoneless! right now!! so im wonderin when team dev puttin d new yellowsnow 2 unblock ma iphone what can i do den??

By: JR

JR — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:08:17 +0000

Hello,

I had an iPhone 3G that was on 3.0.1 and I unlocked it. All was well. Apple sent me out a brand new replacement because of all of my problems with the actual phone itself. -Obviously they don't know it's unlocked!! So my prob. is that the new phone has 3.0 on it but not 3.0.1. Weren't there some MAJOR security holes in the 3.0 unlock? I want to see if I can put 3.0.1 on this new phone so I can unlock it on the 3.0.1, not just on 3.0. No, I'm not installing the 3.1 as I've read all the warnings everywhere!! ; )

I'm currently trying to do a Restore from my older backup in iTunes but I'm aware that this will not update the firmware. So I'm going to try to unlock off of my saved .isp files this way and see if that works off of the unlocked 3.0.1. Restore. Any comments/help would be greatly appreciated!

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:15:37 +0000

I have an iphone with At&t and already upgraded to 3.1, I knew id lose my jailbreak, now im just wondering is there a legit jailbreak for 3.1 avaiable now or will I have to wait?

By: malik

malik — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:16:50 +0000

someoe plz explain how 2 downgrade from 3.1 to 3.0 in simple english please because im not that good with computers...

im getting the same problem havig my iphone on a screen that oly lets you do emergecy calls and no sim card is eccepted ...

By: Giorgos

Giorgos — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:46:10 +0000

@Ann arbor check setting general and look to find a setting called "profiles" go into it and select delete shut down phone restart ur visual voicemail should kick in.

By: taz1765

taz1765 — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:40:43 +0000

DEV team plzzz hurry with the unlock for 3.1 as im having withdrawl symtems ,i NEED my iphone.regards taz

By: Chandra

Chandra — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:44:52 +0000

Hi I accidentally restored on updated my iphone (I believe it is 3.1 now). I am able to see the line carrier and able to use it for calling/receiving calls. Is it possible to jailbreak/ unlock on windows Thanks

By: saj01

saj01 — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:42:59 +0000

Ok So the Dev Team is suppose to release the unlocking procedure on the 25th of sept., now im in NY and its 12:40 AM Sept. 26...where is the Unlock and Jailbreaking procedure for the iphone 3gs 3.1 OS???? Please HELP nd eamil me if possible rahim.ali88@gmail.com Thanks ALL!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:37:20 +0000

I can suggest a solution to people who upgraded their phones too early and screwed themselves up. Buy the new green rotary telephone that hangs on the kitchen wall, it has a six foot cord and you can use it while you sit all the way across the kitchen table. You're too stupid to have a modern device.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:01:13 +0000

I have a 3g 16g iPhone that was leagally unlocked through optus, the service provider. Currently running 3.0.1 with original aim and have only apps from iTunes.

Is it safe to update to 3.1?

By: Terry Buch

Terry Buch — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:11:36 +0000

Can Somebody call the dev team and tell them to please fix the promblem with 5.11.07 and the ability to unlock the iphone with that firmware......YES I UPGRADED ON ACCIDENT I DIDNT READ IN BETWEEN THE LINES IT TOOK TOO DAMN LONG LOL O WELL....I WILL WAIT UNTIL THEY FIX THE PROBLEM BUT CAN SOMEONE EMAIL ME AND LET ME KNOW WHEN THEY FIX THE PROBLEM PLEASE.......BTW IM NOT A NERD AND I GETS LOTS OF BUT LMAO TERRANCEB5@GMAIL.COM EMAIL ME

By: Lien

Lien — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:05:53 +0000

FOR ALL OF YOU STUCK ON FIRMWARE 3.1 > check out this movie on youtube http://www.iphone3gs.nl/filmpjes/downgrade-iphone-3g-baseband-5-11-07-to-04-26-08-on-3-1-firmware.html i succesfully unlocked my iphone 3G tonight after i accidentely updated it to 3.1 in pure ingnorance it takes an already jailbroken iphone, and ultrasnow. After I put in my sim, I immediately had signal, and have already made several calls.

By: lina25

lina25 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:28:28 +0000

ok i know im an idiot but i have a 3g iphone and i am using a tmobile sim card. i just uprgraded to 3.1 on accident and have no service. is there anything i can do? please help me how can i get back to 3.0 ?

By: trocky

trocky — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:33:10 +0000

man wtf i have a 3gs 32gb unlocked to 3.0.1 i know and i can read , i wont upgrade to 3.1 but can i up grade to 9.0 itunes with out any problems,,, i have my ecid shsh on file with cydia also ... man there some retarded people with iphones lol ,,,

By: JDC

JDC — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:05:34 +0000

Me thinks folks need to learn how to get their phones out of the damn errors.

When you get one of those errors after an attempt to flash your iphone, use Pawange 221 with itunes NOT running, then go to emergency services screen... then reconnect phone to pc and start itunes. Itunes will see it and reactivate the phone... and what ever OS you were installing when the error popped will be there!

By: JDC

JDC — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:02:41 +0000

Ok, its working again.

Malbin,

Look, download the OEM 3.0 or 3.01 ipsw. Then downgrade your phone.

Then use the (jailbroken) ipsw in the post I have up a few, and do what I did, and you will have 3.1 jailbroken.. BAM!

Worked to easy for me.

By: JDC

JDC — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:01:03 +0000

test

By: malbin

malbin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:08:48 +0000

so do i need to wait or not im still confused somebody please answere the question i relly need help my last post/question is # 82-83 PLEASE HELPPP

By: JC

JC — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:31:09 +0000

That being JBkn, I have not tried to unlock.

By: JC

JC — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:22:56 +0000

I just went from 3.01 to 3.1 with this custom IPSW file here, in Vista 64.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLXswdYcV1g

Just plugged in my iphone, did NOT set it to DFU, just left the iphone alone on Switchboard, did SHIFT + restore, selected the file, and about 15 minutes later it was done!

Easiest firmware re-install I've done yet (out of about 15)!

I had tried this with a different custom 3.1 and my phone would not work and I hade the phone in lockup of DFU and erros 1015 and 1016. I've since learned how to get the phone out of those errors, and the phone re-activated.

This process and IPSW worked perfectly for me. Not a single error, either.

And the phone is working, along with everything else, perfectly so far.

By: Maher

Maher — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:05:58 +0000

hi,

I already did that, and the phone wont accept my sim anymore, and stays on emergency call.

any help?

I need to unlock my 3gs iphone, it wont accept the sim card, and goes for emergency call only, this is after updating to 3.1

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:04:48 +0000

HELP! Did anyone encounter the same problem?

I accidentally updated my unlocked phone from 3.0.1 to 3.1

Restored to 3.0.1

Jailbroke using redsnow and unlocked with ultrasnow

No im getting a no service display and the carrier setting is saying 'unable to load network list'

By: ridgley06

ridgley06 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:41:04 +0000

i have jailbroken iphone with 3.0, i need to restore it back to normal and then jailbreak it again so that my cydia works, but itunes makes me update to 3.1, and i dont want that obviously, so how do i fix this????? please please help

By: Mr.CutUp

Mr.CutUp — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:08:43 +0000

I'm new to all of this, but I did the jailbreak on my Iphone 3G, but I didn't unlock it. So my question is, is it safe to update to the 3.1 via itunes for my jailbroken phone, or should I wait like everybody else? Thanks

By: malbin

malbin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:25:44 +0000

also i am running itunes 9.0 PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HELPPPPPPPP!!!!!

By: malbin

malbin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:12:44 +0000

Ok well i have been searching everything on the internet and i cant find an answer so i hope you guys can help.

I have an iphone 3g now running 3.1. I would like to jailbreak it. I DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE UNLOCK because I am on att already. so is there a way for me to just jailbreak it without the unlock on a WINDOWS now or do i have to wait for a new jailbreaker.

By: JC

JC — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:14:38 +0000

I have a 3G, with 3.01, which was never jailbroken or unlocked. First cell phone since the 90's and returning the the States.

I upgraded to 3.1 and that went well. Yesterday decided to try to jailbreak after downgrading to 3.0. Downgrade to 3.0 went fine and then I jailbroke the phone, and that went well.

Then did DFU again to install ipsw 3.1 for Unlocked but unactivated.

After that, I had 3.1 but was unable to get any phone service.

I just downgraded again, and then upgraded to OEM 3.1 and I have phone service again.

The custom 3.1 jailbroken OS did not work for me to allow my phone to work. (ATT)

By: amanda

amanda — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:51:03 +0000

my unlocked i phone deleted my cydia after i upgraded to 3.1 i was trying to jaibreak it again but it froze what do i do ????????????????please please please help me....

By: jonny h

jonny h — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:16:35 +0000

ANYONE????????????

Hi,

My bro was stupid enough to update my iphone 3.g via itunes to 3.1. Im trying to restore in itunes back to 3.0 or 3.01 but with no success, i keep getting an unknown error message. Any suggestions?

ANYONE????????????

By: Preet

Preet — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:22:09 +0000

my iphone 3g had the 2.0 firmware installed it wasnt jailbroken..now i have installed the 3.0.1 firmware and jailbroken how do i unlock it im having alot of problems with yellowsnow have i screwd up my iphone pls help..is there a way i can get back to 2.0.1 and unlock it with that first???

By: Micke

Micke — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:06:04 +0000

My Iphone 3gs is stuck on apple logo after a jailbreak. Is there anything I can do? If I restore it in Itunes I will get firmware 3.1? Can't I use the backup which is made everytime I download something from Itunes?

NEED HELP!

By: Ana

Ana — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:49:18 +0000

with the iphone 2g, firmaware 3.1. completly locked, i couldnt do anything with it, only emergenecy calls. i followed what manu said and now iphone is complety restored

By: Marty

Marty — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:52:17 +0000

Is it possible to update 2G Iphone 2.2 to 3.1 via Itunes 9? Please wise guys help me.

By: jonny h

jonny h — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:13:13 +0000

Hi,

My bro was stupid enough to update my iphone 3.g via itunes to 3.1. Im trying to restore in itunes back to 3.0 or 3.01 but with no success, i keep getting an unknown error message. Any suggestions?

By: TooL

TooL — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:52:33 +0000

@Manu and rest restorers...

you could simply SHIFT + CLICK on the restore button in itunes and then point to the firmware file you downloaded from iclirified..... simple as that.

having shift pressed while clicking on the button lets u use a file from your pc rather than installing what itunes wants (3.1)

By: Jake

Jake — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:08:58 +0000

Hi...im in the same possition as "therock112" i want to update to 3.0.1 but itunes only offers 3.1!

Did you try T's advice below did it work for you ? I think you probably can use these to restore your phone???

http://digiex.net/misc/1675-iphone-ipod-touch-3-0-final-firmware-download-iphone1-23-07a341_restore-ipsw.html

Give it a try..when you click restore..hold down the ctrl button – I think – (or could be shift). This will allow you to bring up a file browser to select which version of the os you want to restore.

By: Ogidu

Ogidu — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:55:53 +0000

I agree with lg51, there must be a way to unlock under 3.1, even if it takes a while to figure out. All the updates have screwed up jailbreaks and unlocks, why would this be any different. I'm not saying its easy or will be soon, but I'm really curious why there would be pessimism about whether it will ever be possible? Was one of the purposes of 3.1 to be a firmware release that was unbreakable? Is it written or encoded in a different and more hack-resistant method? I have no idea the technical aspect of any of this, so that may be the case. I'm just really surprised that the Dev Team would be worried that unlocking 3.1 could be impossible.

Any feedback?

By: Joker

Joker — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:46:39 +0000

Well done Jimmy Din, way to state the obvious mate.

By: jimmy Din from az

jimmy Din from az — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:19:28 +0000

I have never heard of so0 many dumb fukin ?S. Someone asked "is it ok to update my phone without ruining it, im on att and I dont care about jailbreak or unlock" WTF U DUMB FUCKING MORON!!! you shouldnt even have a fukin iphone u stupid ass idiot! JESUS

By: Johnnyears

Johnnyears — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:54:11 +0000

Just to clarify, I restored and unlocked my 2g phone that was upgraded to 3.1. ITunes would not recognise the 3.1 phone with my 02 sim, i put in the original AT&T sim and then did a shift+restore while in DFU. I can now use my 02 sim, but I am still having the disapperaing text bug that some 2g's are having with 3.01 installed.

By: Tavares Johnson

Tavares Johnson — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:33:39 +0000

I have the same issue. I have a 2G iphone that was jailbroken and I so stupidly upgraded to 3.1. I am having the problem of itunes not recognizing my iphone so I can't do the restore. Can you help me around this Sam or anyone else. I'm in dire need. I had my phone on Tmobile.

By: Manu_2

Manu_2 — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:27:11 +0000

Hey Manu, I have some question to ask you about your exploit !!! Respond to this please !!!!

By: ann arbor tom

ann arbor tom — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:22:53 +0000

I have a 3Gs and while in op 3.01 had installed the internet tether settings under General/network. I DIDN'T READ THE POSTINGS ABOUT PROBLEMS UPGRADING TO 3.1 and later noticed my visual voicemail was not working. After doing password resets and Apple tech putting me on a call back for tech escalation, I noticed the postings in the forums. Now I just noticed that the tether on/off in settings has disappeared. Still now visual vmail. Any ideas on a fix for vis vmail anyone?

By: lg51

lg51 — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:14:11 +0000

There has to be a solution for unlocking 5.11 etc because the carriers can do it directly over their cell network.I have an orange contract and they are obliged to unlock after a year of service. So there is a secret system out there other than in the wild so it just has to be cracked and I am certain it will be. Inside info of course.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:50:28 +0000

sorry i meant unlock and restore ur 3.1 iphone

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:49:15 +0000

heyy guys for the people who were able to unlock and restore ur (iphone to 3.1) were u able to UNLOCK ur iphone..in other words can u use it with different carriers?? cause i downgraded from 3.1 to 3.0 n then jail broke it n then tried to unlock it (i know people said u cant cause the main firware was changed or something) anyways everything went smoothly but wen i finally rebooted my iphone it says no service (everything else works including the wifi) just no service can anyone shed some light on this plzzzzzzzzzz

By: Marco

Marco — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:55:02 +0000

Sick as a giraffe with a stiff neck!!

Got an iphone 2g 8gb which was already unlocked, stupidly updated it via itunes to software version 3.1, it is now stuck on emergency calls only screen although it will let me make and receive calls to anyone!! recognises the orange network as well, anybody shed some light on this,

cheers!!