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  1. #1
    John Navas
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    <http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,134598-c,iphone/article.html>

    Unlocking the iPhone is proving to be more difficult than some
    hackers had expected.

    Hackers are working to unlock Apple Inc.'s iPhone, but the job
    appears to be more difficult than initially expected.

    Hackers had hoped that modifying the iPhone's bootloader -- the
    program that runs before the operating system is loaded -- would
    unlock the handset. But that turned out to be a dead end, as the
    bootloader code must be signed using a 1,024-bit RSA private key
    employed by Apple, according to an update released last week by
    hackers working together on the #iphone IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
    channel.

    [MORE]

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  2. #2
    Tinman
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    Re: iPhone Stumps Hackers

    "John Navas" wrote:
    > <http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,134598-c,iphone/article.html>
    >
    > Unlocking the iPhone is proving to be more difficult than some
    > hackers had expected.


    I thought they did quite well. The hack I used to activate my iPhone without
    at&t worked fine. That gave me a little time to think about whether to go
    with a post-pay or a prepay plan (just went with the former).


    --
    Mike







  3. #3
    Cari
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    Re: iPhone Stumps Hackers

    Untrue, JonJo did it as soon as he got his hands on one.

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19633254/
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    "John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > <http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,134598-c,iphone/article.html>
    >
    > Unlocking the iPhone is proving to be more difficult than some
    > hackers had expected.
    >
    > Hackers are working to unlock Apple Inc.'s iPhone, but the job
    > appears to be more difficult than initially expected.
    >
    > Hackers had hoped that modifying the iPhone's bootloader -- the
    > program that runs before the operating system is loaded -- would
    > unlock the handset. But that turned out to be a dead end, as the
    > bootloader code must be signed using a 1,024-bit RSA private key
    > employed by Apple, according to an update released last week by
    > hackers working together on the #iphone IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
    > channel.
    >
    > [MORE]
    >
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    > Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS:
    > John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>





  4. #4
    John Navas
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    Re: iPhone Stumps Hackers

    Not true -- read more carefully.

    On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:15:17 -0700, "Cari" <[email protected]>
    wrote in <[email protected]>:

    >Untrue, JonJo did it as soon as he got his hands on one.
    >
    >http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19633254/


    >"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >news:[email protected]...
    >> <http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,134598-c,iphone/article.html>
    >>
    >> Unlocking the iPhone is proving to be more difficult than some
    >> hackers had expected.
    >>
    >> Hackers are working to unlock Apple Inc.'s iPhone, but the job
    >> appears to be more difficult than initially expected.
    >>
    >> Hackers had hoped that modifying the iPhone's bootloader -- the
    >> program that runs before the operating system is loaded -- would
    >> unlock the handset. But that turned out to be a dead end, as the
    >> bootloader code must be signed using a 1,024-bit RSA private key
    >> employed by Apple, according to an update released last week by
    >> hackers working together on the #iphone IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
    >> channel.
    >>
    >> [MORE]


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  5. #5
    Kevin Weaver
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    Re: iPhone Stumps Hackers

    "John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > Not true -- read more carefully.
    >

    Top posting now ?
    >
    > On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:15:17 -0700, "Cari" <[email protected]>
    > wrote in <[email protected]>:
    >
    >>Untrue, JonJo did it as soon as he got his hands on one.
    >>
    >>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19633254/

    >
    >>"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>news:[email protected]...
    >>> <http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,134598-c,iphone/article.html>
    >>>
    >>> Unlocking the iPhone is proving to be more difficult than some
    >>> hackers had expected.
    >>>
    >>> Hackers are working to unlock Apple Inc.'s iPhone, but the job
    >>> appears to be more difficult than initially expected.
    >>>
    >>> Hackers had hoped that modifying the iPhone's bootloader -- the
    >>> program that runs before the operating system is loaded -- would
    >>> unlock the handset. But that turned out to be a dead end, as the
    >>> bootloader code must be signed using a 1,024-bit RSA private key
    >>> employed by Apple, according to an update released last week by
    >>> hackers working together on the #iphone IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
    >>> channel.
    >>>
    >>> [MORE]

    >
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    > Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS:
    > John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>





  6. #6
    Todd Allcock
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    Re: iPhone Stumps Hackers

    At 16 Jul 2007 17:15:17 -0700 Cari wrote:
    > Untrue, JonJo did it as soon as he got his hands on one.
    >
    > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19633254/



    He (and others) have only managed to bypass the AT&T activation process
    so you can use the iPhone as an iNoPhone- meaning they can use it as an
    iPod and internet tablet without phone or cellular data capabilities.

    No one has managed to "unlock" an iPhone to work as a phone on any
    service provider other than AT&T.


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  7. #7
    George Kerby
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    Re: iPhone Stumps Hackers




    On 7/16/07 7:15 PM, in article [email protected], "Cari"
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    > Untrue, JonJo did it as soon as he got his hands on one.
    >
    > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19633254/

    Whoopie! A phone that is NOT a phone!

    I guess by today's masses, that is a measure of success.

    Sorta like a satellite dish receiver that gets locals, but no card for the
    other channels...




  8. #8
    Tinman
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    Re: iPhone Stumps Hackers

    "George Kerby" wrote:
    >
    >
    >
    > On 7/16/07 7:15 PM, in article [email protected], "Cari"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >> Untrue, JonJo did it as soon as he got his hands on one.
    >>
    >> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19633254/

    > Whoopie! A phone that is NOT a phone!
    >


    There are people who seem to be happy using the iPhone as a Web-enabled
    widescreen iPod. Heck, I paid about the same amount as an iPhone back in
    2000 for an iPaq PPC. I then spent the same amount again adding a PC Card
    sleeve and a WiFi card. Oops, then another $500 for a 1 GB MicroDrive.
    Compared to that the iPhone is a bargain, even without using it as a phone.
    And the Web via WiFi on the iPhone is better than any other PDA--or smart
    phone for that matter--that I've ever used before. At home should I need to
    check the Web I find myself reaching for my iPhone rather than going to a
    PC, something I rarely did in the past.

    I originally used the hack reported in the above article to activate my
    iPhone without at&t. Yes I knew I could have cancelled service within 14
    days but I wanted a better feel for the iPhone without having to go though
    all of that. I had tested the phone part at an Apple store, so aside from
    coverage--and yes that's a biggie--there wasn't much to test. I suppose I
    also didn't like that my $600 device couldn't be used at all without at&t's
    permission.

    In addition, the fact that Jon was able to come up with this hack so soon,
    as well as the work being done with iPhone Interface, indicated to me that
    there was a good probability of more functionality coming to the iPhone in
    the future. Yes, Mac and iPhone fans have been saying that since before it
    was released, but for me the appearance of these hacks seemed to make that
    scenario much more likely. Perhaps the SIM lock isn't crackable, but that
    part isn't all that important to me.

    In any event the above hack, at least in part, helped influence me to buy an
    iPhone (which I have subsequently activated with an at&t iPhone plan).
    Apparently it's influencing others, in places where the iPhone is not
    available, to buy one too, even without phone functionality. I think it's a
    good thing, as the more iPhones out there the more stuff we will see for it.

    IMHO, YMMV, etc., etc.


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    Mike





  9. #9
    John Navas
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    Re: iPhone Stumps Hackers

    On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:44:07 -0700, "Tinman" <[email protected]> wrote in
    <[email protected]>:

    >In addition, the fact that Jon was able to come up with this hack so soon,
    >as well as the work being done with iPhone Interface, indicated to me that
    >there was a good probability of more functionality coming to the iPhone in
    >the future. ...


    I think that's a huge unwarranted leap of faith. Doing the easy thing
    doesn't mean the hard thing is any more doable.

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  10. #10
    John Navas
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    Re: iPhone Stumps Hackers

    On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:03:22 -0600, Todd Allcock
    <[email protected]> wrote in
    <[email protected]>:

    >At 16 Jul 2007 17:15:17 -0700 Cari wrote:
    >> Untrue, JonJo did it as soon as he got his hands on one.
    >>
    >> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19633254/

    >
    >He (and others) have only managed to bypass the AT&T activation process
    >so you can use the iPhone as an iNoPhone- meaning they can use it as an
    >iPod and internet tablet without phone or cellular data capabilities.
    >
    >No one has managed to "unlock" an iPhone to work as a phone on any
    >service provider other than AT&T.


    Much less open the underlying OS.

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  11. #11
    Tinman
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    Re: iPhone Stumps Hackers

    "John Navas" wrote:
    > On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:44:07 -0700, "Tinman" <[email protected]> wrote in
    > <[email protected]>:
    >
    >>In addition, the fact that Jon was able to come up with this hack so soon,
    >>as well as the work being done with iPhone Interface, indicated to me that
    >>there was a good probability of more functionality coming to the iPhone in
    >>the future. ...

    >
    > I think that's a huge unwarranted leap of faith. Doing the easy thing
    > doesn't mean the hard thing is any more doable.


    What would be a huge unwarranted leap of faith is trusting your opinion. You
    barely know anything accurate about cellphone technology and are about the
    last person I'd trust for an opinion in another area.


    --
    Mike





  12. #12
    Tinman
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    Re: iPhone Stumps Hackers

    "Todd Allcock" wrote:
    > At 16 Jul 2007 17:15:17 -0700 Cari wrote:
    >> Untrue, JonJo did it as soon as he got his hands on one.
    >>
    >> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19633254/

    >
    >
    > He (and others) have only managed to bypass the AT&T activation process
    > so you can use the iPhone as an iNoPhone- meaning they can use it as an
    > iPod and internet tablet without phone or cellular data capabilities.
    >
    > No one has managed to "unlock" an iPhone to work as a phone on any
    > service provider other than AT&T.


    Yet. While it's still not to the point of working with other carriers (I
    personally don't care about that) here is a rather new development:

    "Hacking the iPhone is going slowly, but the sheer number of people working
    on it means that progres is being made. The latest news from the iPhone Dev
    Wiki is iASign, a Mac application which will generate an unlock code for the
    iPhone, based on the Device ID, IMEI (the universal serial number) and ICCID
    (Integrated Circuit Card ID) numbers.

    This doesn't mean that you can use the iPhone with another carrier, but it
    does mean that you don't need the special iPhone SIM to get the phone
    working. And if the reports are true, you can pop in any Cingular or AT&T
    SIM and make calls, useful if you are an existing customer and don't want to
    pick up the iPhone call plan.

    It's not an easy hack. You'll need some knowledge of the command line and
    also how to replace files on the iPhone, but if you are up to the
    task, the iPhone Dev people say it works great.

    As before, the wiki folks have asked us not to link to the site in case it
    collapses again. If you can help, though, check out the IRC channel."

    http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/0...pdate-iph.html


    --
    Mike





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