Comments on: iNdependence v1.2.3 enables latest firmware on some unlocked iPhones [Update 2]

By: Art Of Geek » 1.1.3 iPhone jailbreak released, iHackers rejoice!

Art Of Geek » 1.1.3 iPhone jailbreak released, iHackers rejoice! — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:34:30 +0000

[...] Updated to firmware 1.1.1 and jailbroken/activated using iNdependence. [...]

By: C

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:24:00 +0000

I am now thinking of purchasing another phone and unlocking it with iPhoneSimFree in order to learn both methods (and to increase my chances of not bricking the phones with future updates). Anyone bought from http://www.iphoneanywhere.ca/ ? Are they reliable? The price is 55.95 CAD.

PS: I was reading your older posts and my first phone was the SE T68. I got it in 2002 I think for more than what the iPhone costs now!
=)

By: madgunde

madgunde — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 18:53:09 +0000

@C
Congrats and thanks for posting about your success!

By: C

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 08:51:21 +0000

Finally! I was able to unlock the iPhone successfully. What a great gadget! I think I will be buying one for myself now…

I used the method that doesn’t require the computer. It went very well, no problems at all.

I would like to thank you madgunde for all your help through these posts.

By: madgunde

madgunde — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:19:35 +0000

@C
Put your Rogers SIM card in the iPhone for the whole process.

Cheers!

By: C

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:02:40 +0000

Just an update for anyone who is interested, you can now activate, jailbreak and unlock the iPhone without the use of a computer. You can find the steps at:

http://www.hacktheiphone.com

I need to find out which card you need to have in the phone for this process and when to switch the sim cards (if you need to switch for the unlock) and I will be trying the method. I will post here my experience if it’s ok with madgunde.

By: C

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:36:03 +0000

Thanks madgunde. I think I follow steps 1 and 2 clearly and with your help I will manage to get step 3 done as well =).

So I download iNdependence and drag it to my Applications folder. When I run it, I have to have the iPhone connected and make sure iTunes is NOT open. Is that right? Also, which SIM card do I have in the phone? The AT&T for activation and then switch to the Fido one for the unlocking process?

And one last question (I promise). After you unlock with anySIM (or iPhoneSimFree) can you just switch to any SIM? I am travelling to europe and have a european SIM for those trips.

If all goes goes I will try and unlock tonight!

By: madgunde

madgunde — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:25:17 +0000

@C
Wow, I stand corrected from my previous post (#10), they’ve managed to find a way to set up WiFi and access the web even before the iPhone has been activated! That’s pretty impressive. Thanks for those links!

To answer your questions:
1) Do I really need step 2? All I care is unlocking the iPhone for my wife to use as a phone with Fido and as an iPod.
I believe you do need step 2, as those components may be required for AnySim to do it’s thing. But don’t worry, installing them is very easy (thanks to Installer.app), and they can be removed just as easily once you’re done, if you want (again, using Installer.app). Believe me, step 2 is by far the easiest of the three, and only requires you to tap some buttons.
2) for step 3, do I download iNdependence on my computer or directly to the phone?
You download and run iNdependence on your Mac, not your iPhone. It’s a drag and drop install, just drag it to your /Applications folder on your Mac.

By: C

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:54:42 +0000

Hi there madgunde. I am reading tutorials and guides for the past few days and I am getting more and more confused. I found one that is easy to follow (and tailored for Mac users). The first step is the jailbreak/activate and install AppSnapp:

http://www.hacktheiphone.com/111/iphone_step_1.html

Second step is installing a few applications (Community Sources, the BSD Subsystem, OpenSSH and Services):

http://www.hacktheiphone.com/111/iphone_step_2.html

Step 3 is unlocking. He is using iNdependence and anySIM 1.1:

http://www.hacktheiphone.com/111/iphone_step_3_mac.html

I have a few questions:

1) Do I really need step 2? All I care is unlocking the iPhone for my wife to use as a phone with Fido and as an iPod.
2) for step 3, do I download iNdependence on my computer or directly to the phone?

Please excuse my probably stupid questions but I really don’t want to destroy a $400 gadget.

-C

By: madgunde

madgunde — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:27:37 +0000

After looking into it a bit, I don’t think the jailbreakme.com solution that I linked to in my previous comment is of use to unlockers. Since you use Safari on the iPhone to access the web-based jailbreak method, and you can’t access Safari until you’ve activated your iPhone, AND you can’t activate your iPhone without jailbreaking it, you’d have to activate and jailbreak using something like iNdependence, just so you could jailbreak it again using jailbreakme.com. It’s pointless. Might as well let iNdependence jail break it and leave it at that.

Jailbreakme.com does offer two benefits however, but they are minor at best: 1. it supposedly patches the tiff vulnerability, thus improving iPhone’s security, and 2. it installs Installer.app on your iPhone automatically, saving you from having to install it manually using SFTP or SCP commands.

For people in the US with a legitimately activated AT&T SIM in their iPhone, jailbreakme.com provides a very simple method of jailbreaking and getting Installer.app on your iPhone. For the rest of us, there’s still iNdependence which works very well.

By: C

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:05:20 +0000

Thanks for the links!

By: madgunde

madgunde — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:01:17 +0000

As I mentioned in the article, step by step instructions are in the iNdependence Help Menu. You may also want to investigate the new easier solution reported on here and here.

By: C

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:14:37 +0000

I read your post and it seems that I need to activate the phone before I jailbreak it. How do I do that. I will be buying the phone from the Apple store in Buffalo. How do I activate bypassing the ATT activation?

I am also using a Mac by the way and I hope I don;t have any problems with iPhoneSimFree.

By: C

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 05:11:15 +0000

Thanks a lot! I really appreciate all the help.

By: madgunde

madgunde — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 23:21:49 +0000

I’d recommend spending the $60 or so for iPhoneSimFree. I provided a link in my Sept. 12 article titled iPhone unlocked, operating on Rogers Wireless in Canada

By: C

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:21:02 +0000

Yeah it’s too much. I decided to get it from the US and try to unlock it myself. The problem is I do not know which method to use. Any suggestions? I wouldn’t mind spending some more money if this would translate to an easier unlocking method.

By: madgunde

madgunde — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:58:08 +0000

@C
Seems kinda pricey, considering you can drive across the border and get one from Apple for $399. A $300 markup just to have it unlocked is way too much in my opinion considering it’s less than an hour’s work to unlock.

By: C

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:52:22 +0000

iPhone is for sale at a couple of stores in Toronto for $699. I asked two stores and they said the phone is unlocked and works with any sim card.

By: C

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:52:42 +0000

Thanks for the detailed post. I haven’t bought the iPhone yet so I guess I am better off waiting some more. I hope an easy (and proven) method for brand new iPhones shows up soon.