Will your iPhone 3G be un-unlockable once you upgrade to the new firmware 2.0.1. Not exactly. And not yet, at least.
If you've updated already, you may have noticed that you lost access to any jailbroken apps you may have had. But don't sweat it. The DevTeam is on it. However, the iPhone 3G's baseband has also been updated making it a possibility that once the new Pwnage Tool comes out, you may be out of luck.
So, that puts many in a bit of a predicament. Update now and get greater functionality or wait it out and hope the new Pwnage Tool will fix the same problems and let your iPhone stay unlocked. It's quite a pickle, if you ask me!
[via Engadget]
The Engadget article seems very unclear if it means it will prevent Jailbreaking or Unlocking. Preventing jailbreaking would be a sad loss, but I have no sympathy for those, especially in the US, who have this fervent desire to break the user agreement they signed the day they bought the phone. AT&T has every right to exact a penalty for this, and it’s in Apple’s best interest to protect AT&T’s desires. You got a discount on the phone based on the fact that you agreed to two years worth of service. Playing the unlocking game at this point is thievery and nothing short of it.
Ummm…Many people payed the full, unsubsidized $600 to $700 price (or even more) to purchase this phone without a contract, so technically AT&T/Apple has no right to render the phones unlockable.