Monday, November 24, 2008

Firmware 2.2 is useless hardware unlock

yessimZoals some iPhone users have already discovered, unfortunately, brings iPhone firmware 2.2 not only progress. The latest software version for the iPhone also ensures that the hardware unlock methods do not work anymore, as the adapter cards that you on the SIM card in your iPhone paste, and the iPhone you can use with any network.
Among other users of Yes-Sim, Furiousim and iFoneguide 3G Sim report that their iPhone with the 2.2 update can not make calls, SMS and / or no longer want to connect to the Internet. On the iPhone club forum has, so far as possible, but unconfirmed solutions to the problem put down.

Thus, to read that it might not help to iTunes 7.7.1, but version 7.7.0.43 to use. The makers of Yes-Sim said that other users of their SIM card has been successful. Someone else to report at the forum that it helps to an institution of the Furiousim to change the patch code. This should the value'5 'gain.

The cause of the problems seems the new base band, which at version 2.2 of the iPhone firmware is meegeïnstalleerd. The base band is regarded as the modem of the iPhone, which handles all mobile signals. On iFoneguide, known for the eponymous unlocksim is to read that it is not expected that the SIM through iFoneguide their sales will ever work with this base band and any subsequent base band versions. It is perhaps in the future be possible to the base band down rates, but we'll have to wait for the iPhone Dev Team.

For users with an iPhone unlocksim still lower than a firmware version 2.2 running and still want to update is the opinion Pwnage Tool or QuickPwn to use and a custom firmware to the base band is not adjusted. Or download a custom firmware via the forum.

On Hackint0sh [link 1, link 2] supporters and opponents of this hardware solutions in a (sometimes heated) discussions wrapped, with continuous combinations supporters and opponents expanded report from the canvases why do some sim solution physically Never can work flawlessly. This has, according to them (including Dev Team member zf_ and Hackint0sh Deco-moderator) indicating that the sim's far too dependent on the specific mobile network and the timings for taking action, making it one moment the card works and the next moment does nothing more. Other complaints that many are mentioned the disappearance of the 3G connection or not the work of the simadapteroplossing abroad (roaming).

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