Other than your usual SIM card unlock the only place to get an officially unlocked iPhone is through Hong Kong and parts of Europe. Unfortunately for those who spent untold amounts of money to get an unlocked iPhone 3G, your efforts may all go to waste. The new iPhone firmware 2.2 is reportedly re-locking those unlocked iPhones.
Users in the Apple support forums are saying that if you purchase a legally unlocked iPhone and then updated it in another country the device may become locked. “I bought my iPhone 3G legally unlocked from HK, and I just upgraded to iPhone 2.2, but it seems my phone is locked now. On the phone it says emergency calls only and iTunes is saying not supported SIM.”
If you have an unlocked iPhone and have not yet upgraded to the iPhone firmware 2.2 we suggest holding off just in case this ends up being true. You don’t want all that hard earned cash going for nothing. If you simply can’t wait for the update, try getting your hands on the update from the country your iPhone came from.
[Via AppleSupportForums]
I have an officially unlocked 3G iPhone from Italy and use it with a Vodafone D2 Card in Germany without any issues since August. I updated to 2.2 without any issue. Everything works well.
is there anyway you could email the 2.2 firmware file you used to see if it would unlock my phone?
I bough iphone 3G 8 GB from Australia i used it in USA now i am in spian updated here in spain to 2.2 with no problems.
Some iPhone from Hong Kong are illegal Hardware-Unlocked by Hackers. It could be that the new Firmware only locks those again!
I have a Italian-Version of the iPhone with a German Vodafone Card and updated from 2.0 to 2.1 and now to 2.2. => No problems at all!
It is more likely that people were tricked and sold an iPhone that someone opened and soldered in a a turbo sim type device and than sold it as legally unlocked. 2.2 update disables these type of devices.
Hi JMA321. How to unlock your described type of device? Please advise. I’m in real trouble. Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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