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• At 2008.02.26 11:44, iPhones with 1.1.2 firmware cannot be unlocked with software update | iPhone India said:
  

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• At 2008.02.26 11:49, How to Unlock iPhone in India | iPhone India said:
  

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• At 2008.02.26 11:52, How to restore iPhone to baseband firmware 1.1.1, 1.0.x or 1.1.2 without using iTune’s default restore | iPhone India said:
  

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• At 2008.02.26 11:53, iPhone stability issues after firmware update to 1.1.3 | iPhone India said:
  

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• At 2008.02.26 11:59, Ultrasimple 1.1.2/1.1.3 unlock released - from iphone.unlock.no | iPhone India said:
  

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• At 2008.02.26 12:03, Facing issues with jailbroken 1.1.3 soft-upgrade? Here’s detailed FAQ | iPhone India said:
  

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• At 2008.02.27 06:08, Want to downgrade 1.1.3 firmware to original baseband? | iPhone India said:
  

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• At 2008.03.01 06:06, One step jailbreak 1.1.4 firmware just got released | iPhone India said:
  

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• At 2008.08.07 14:55, bushman79 said:
  

  hey i accidentally upgraded my iphone firmware to 2.0 now am stuck can not get network cpverage even after pwnage

  when is the new iphone activation software that will enable the first generation phone work

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• At 2008.08.12 16:21, Rupesh said:
  

  Hi
  I also accidentally upgraded my iphone firmware to 2.0. Please help me how to unlock it.

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  • At 2008.08.12 18:32, Dev said:
    

    Hi Rupesh, you will have to follow these steps:
    1. You need to virginize before going out of 1.0.2, i sugest you put your phone in DFU mode restore to 1.0.3 and jailbreak so that you can virginize.

    2. After you virginzie you can use WINPWN or PWNAGE (depending if you are on a PC or a MAC) and DFU to 2.0, however 2.0.1 is just out so i’ll recommend you wait.

    If you dont know how to virginize, please follow this link - http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=41839&highlight=1.0.2

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• At 2008.08.13 09:36, Rupesh said:
  

  Hi,
  I tried for DFU mode by using Ziphone or iliberty n others…but it doesnt recognize my iphone. Screen always shows the Data Cable with Itunes.
  No Software is detecting my Iphone. Some guy said that have to install a fresh software for menu.
  Please tell me what to do.

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• At 2008.09.05 19:53, jitendra said:
  

  hi…i need an iphone 3g…is there any way to get it from us…it pretty costly here.

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• At 2008.09.17 04:31, 1st timer said:
  

  Thanks so much for your blog. Tried so many times without success and your note about removing the file in Device Support folder worked! Thank you thank you thank you!

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• At 2008.09.22 10:03, Jay, B'lore said:
  

  Hey guys, I just official upgraded my first gen Iphone 8gb to 2.1 firmware thru’ Itunes 8.0 and still my Iphone was unlocked but not jail broken. I had to jailbreak my iphone 2.1 thru quick pwn in order to have cydia & installer, which i did. All the apps works flawless. 2.1 firmware is really great with lot of bug fixes specially i was facing hell of a problem in backing up the time consumed was too long and phone book was damn slow. Do upgrade your Iphone to 2.1 it is all worth but ensure that your Iphone should have been pwned before either on 2.0.2 or 2.0.1. Do write to me if you need any help.

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  • At 2008.09.22 11:34, Dev said:
    

    Cool Jay.. this is great news.
    I am sure many will get back to you with questions.

    Thanks for sharing your experience on this blog.

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  • At 2008.09.24 01:57, Harsh said:
    

    Hi Jay,

    I jailbroke my iphone and upgraded it to 2.1. However my SIM has got locked. On iTunes it gives a message stating “The SIM Card inserted on this phone does not appear to be supported”. Can you please advise?

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    • At 2008.09.24 11:28, Dev said:
      

      Hey Harsh, you are having problems with the baseband. Download quickpwn from http://blog.iphone-dev.org/ and run it.

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• At 2008.09.26 13:38, goldy mehra said:
  

  my spice sim is not working in iphone 2.1

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  • At 2008.09.26 14:12, Dev said:
    

    Hey Goldy, are you on 1st gen or 3G? If you are on 1st gen, go to http://www.winpwn.com and download winpwn and run it. You might need quickpwn as well.

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    • At 2008.09.26 14:21, goldy mehra said:
      

      Thnaks

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  • At 2008.09.26 14:51, Dev said:
    

    Goldy, how can SPICE sim work on 3G 2.2firmware?
    are you sure? It can only with with Airtel/Vodafone in India. Are you using turbo SIM?

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• At 2008.09.26 14:20, goldy mehra said:
  

  I DID THAT PHONE IS WORKING BUT SIM IS NOT WORKING ITS 3G 2.2 IPHONE

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• At 2008.10.02 23:12, cigil said:
  

  ciao ragazzi conoscete il sito http://www.fastunluckiphone.com ? funziona?

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• At 2008.10.07 20:10, Prashant said:
  

  I buy the iphone from USA . how to unlock the iphone 3G. which software is available. which sim card is working in india on iphone 3G . urgent help require please…

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  • At 2008.10.07 21:46, Dev said:
    

    Hey Prashant, you can unlock your 3G using a TurboSIM. There is no software based unlocking method yet available. Look for turboSIM for 3G on google and buy one. 3G cannot be unlocked using softwares like Pwnage and/or WinPwn or ZiPhone.

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• At 2008.10.07 21:17, franci said:
  

  Hello. I unlocked my iphone 3G with this website, http://www.iphoneunlockfast.com . Now i want to update my iphone 2G to iphone 3G version…is this possible?? ps: sorry for my English

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  • At 2008.10.07 21:42, Dev said:
    

    I dont think that will be possible. Please check with the same website regarding this upgrade to 2.1 version

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• At 2008.10.08 13:06, iphone unlock said:
  

  The comment quality would have to be really good for it not to be recognized as spam. For the prices quoted, it may actually rise above the normal level of comment spam, especially if they’re hiring third-world spammers with some education.
  I looked at the guy’s blog. He is definitely not a good blog but your blog is nice and knowledgeble.

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• At 2008.10.27 04:44, Sharad said:
  

  Hi there,
  I have been able to get my hands on a 3G with 2.1 loaded and jailbroken. I have also bought a Gevey 3G turbo sim hoping that I could use it in India with a vodaphone sim card. Will it work?

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  • At 2008.10.27 10:05, Dev said:
    

    Congrats Sharad. Since I dont have any knowledge about Gevey 3G turbo SIM, I wont be able to comment on this, sorry. As far as I know, yes you should be able to user an iPhone 3G with an turbo SIM. You might have cut your vodafone SIM card to fit that turbo SIM though.

    And, since its an Hardware unlocked iPhone, DONT EVER UPGRADE YOUR IPHONE. or else it will get bricked.

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• At 2008.10.29 06:25, Sharad said:
  

  Thanks a lot Dev.
  The Gevey 3G card is so thin that one can put a regular sim card along with the Gevey 3G. I tried it with a T-Mobile (US provider) sim card and it worked.
  I was able to buy the 3G iPhone for the equivalent of INR 18,000 and if what they say about unlocking is true (see below link), then why pay INR 35,000.

  http://gizmodo.com/5068884/iphone-3g-baseband-break+in-unlock-closer

  Thanks again for the response.

  Cheers !!

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  • At 2008.10.29 10:06, Dev said:
    

    Cool Sharad. this is great news. If one can get 3G for as low as 21k and use all its features. Its just great.
    Congrats on this. And thanks for sharing your view… Your comment will surely help many. I wasnt very sure of Turbo SIMs. But now that you have vouched on hardware unlocking mechanism, it will be surely go a long way.

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• At 2008.11.04 16:29, Lalit Gautam said:
  

  i hv a 3g iphone bought from uk. firmware info as follows
  2.1 3G: iPhone1,2_2.1_5F136_Restore.ipsw (02.11.07)
  can any one tell me if i can unlock my iphone to use it in india with my vodafone sim card. Plz, plz, plz, plz I need this info asap

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  • At 2008.11.04 16:49, Dev said:
    

    Hi Lalit. There is no software unlocking method for iphone 3G yet. Pwnage and Ziphone are still trying to unlock it.

    You can only unlock it wiht the help of a turboSIM. This is not reliable and you cannot upgrade your iphone ever.

    turboSIMs are available in India as well. Checkout ebay.in or just search for turboSIM for iPhone 3G in google.

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• At 2008.11.16 19:36, James Hutcheson said:
  

  Hi, i have a really serious problem with my iphone!

  Firstly, i bought a new iPhone 3G from ebay with a Gevey turbosim and used it successfully for a couple of days and then decided to put some music on it from my iTunes and thats when i was asked to upgrade the software to version 2.something, which i did and now the iPhone says “insert valid sim…” and displays a picture of the iphone and connecting lead.

  i know ive probably been an idiot by doing the update but it was an innocent mistake. Is there any solution to this or am i basically stuck with an expensive paperweight? Any help GREATLY appreciated.

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  • At 2008.11.16 22:23, Dev said:
    

    There is no software based unlocking mechanism yet. Since you used Gevey turboSIM to unlock 3G, the only option left is to get in touch with the makers of Gevey turboSIM and ask for help.

    Sorry about this James, I dont think you have much option left. If Gevey turboSIM cant help you, you will have to wait for either Pwnage team (blog.iphone-dev.org) or Zibri (Ziphone.org) to find a software solution for iPhone 3G. These guys had done a great job with iPhone 1st Gen.

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• At 2008.11.26 14:36, Mohan said:
  

  Hi DEV,

  I have got a 3G locked phone from my cousin from usa and have upgraded to 2.2 - Now I want to unlock the phone. Please respond.
  Regards

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  • At 2008.11.26 20:29, Dev said:
    

    You can you use a turboSIM to unlock iPhone 3G. There is no software unlocking software yet.

    Look for turboSIM for iPhone in ebay.
    But none of these SIMs are reliable.

    Since you have bought iPhone from US, you dont have much choice.

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• At 2008.12.08 11:33, mony said:
  

  my iphone keypad number 456 is not working how to repair this pls tell very soon

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  • At 2008.12.08 11:42, Dev said:
    

    You can hard reset without losing any data. To hard reset - simultaneously hold the top and home buttons for several seconds, keep hold till the screen flickers and goes off. Then restart and check.

    2nd option would be restore your iPhone all together. Your iphone will go back to factory settings.

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• At 2008.12.08 12:03, Goldy mehra said:
  

  my iphone is now only ipod i have upgrad 2.2 and my trbosim is not working now its showing ” No service”

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  • At 2008.12.08 14:58, Dev said:
    

    You iPhone seems to be bricking. You will have check with your turboSIM provider. Only he can give you some solution.

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• At 2008.12.21 21:58, anish said:
  

  i am planning to get an iphone 3g from us can i unlock it over here plz reply fast

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• At 2008.12.21 22:10, anish said:
  

  will it work here can i upgrade it whenever i want plz tell me fast its a bit urgent

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  • At 2008.12.22 10:36, Dev said:
    

    Hi, buying iphone from US and using turboSIM to use it in India is not at all advisable. But if you have already bought it, buy a turboSIM from ebay.com and start using it.

    You cannot upgrade your iPhone. If you hit upgrade from iTunes, your phone will be bricked for life.

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• At 2008.12.22 20:58, anish said:
  

  shall i buy iphone 2g atleast

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• At 2008.12.22 21:08, anish said:
  

  will get to use all features if i buy a 2g iphone and can i upgrade it whenever i want it

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  • At 2008.12.23 09:49, Dev said:
    

    Yes, 2g is definitely better. The unlocking sw like pwnage and ziphone are much better than turboSIMs..

    Go for 2G, you will be able to upgrade as well. Just that you will have to re-unlock everytime you upgrade.

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• At 2009.01.25 17:56, vinna said:
  

  hi , i’m going to buy iPhone 3G in US but i’m afraid it can’t be unlocked . Is it will be succeed if i’m using cydia installer ? thanks

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  • At 2009.01.25 22:19, Dev said:
    

    You can now unlock any iPhone 3G, Vinna… Cydia will be compatible as well. Just jailbreak your iPhone using quickpwn and then add yellowsn0w repo to cydia and install it.

    Its going to be a cake walk. Thanks to iPhone Dev Team

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• At 2009.05.06 09:28, Juliusman said:
  

  You guys rock!!!

  I’m in Mexico and I did everything like you said and guess what? It totally worked!! My phone is working without AT&T stuff. Thank you guys for this one, I owe you a big one!!!

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• At 2009.05.14 12:54, fudail said:
  

  hi every 1….if n e 1 having problms(only software) with ther iphone,juz come to me il help u….but only if u r frm hyderabad…this is fudail…mail me ur mobile no. on fudail16@yahoo.com… hi de3v how r u…u r god of iphones..

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• At 2009.05.14 12:59, david said:
  

  hi dev…how can i install car ,highly motion games in my iphone 2.0.1… plz help me dev… i hav wi-fi connection also…. but in cydia n installer ther r only themes n stupid dtuff which i dont want.. so plzzz plzzz hepl me…

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• At 2009.05.14 23:36, nayeem said:
  

  hi dev….
  i bought a new iphone 3g(2.2.1) from airtel.. but i want to use vodafone sim …so plzz plzzz temme how can i unlock it…..!!!

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  • At 2009.05.15 11:38, Dev said:
    

    Nayeen.. for vodafone to work on your iphone is going to be really difficult. but you can do if you are techie.. you will have to first downgrade your baseband and then run quickpwn and then yellowsn0w.

    Pretty cumbersome method man.

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    • At 2009.05.15 17:52, nayeem said:
      

      ok dev…i l do it but plz tell me
      1: what is baseband(plz send me link of baseband to unlock my iphone)
      2: which version of wnpwn shud i use(plz send me this link also na)
      3: what is yellowsn0w(plz send me link for this)…n what r the procedure to install yellosn0w. plzzzzzzzzzz plzzz DEV help me…
      love u…

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• At 2009.05.15 17:54, nayeem said:
  

  sorry not wnpwn ….. the 2nd que is
  2: which version of quickpwn i shud use.. plz send me link

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  • At 2009.05.15 18:25, Dev said:
    

    Pick up the latest version of QuickPWN from this address - http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/74278878/close-the-stable-door

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    • At 2009.05.17 12:30, nayeem said:
      

      bro how can i install yellosn0w..
      i haf downloaded QUICKPWN3-0-BETA-5 and iphone1,2_2.2_5g77……..as i said u how to unlock my iphone 3g(2.1.1) so that i can become SIM independent… plzzzz hepl me bro..
      love u

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      • At 2009.05.17 16:39, Dev said:
        

        You need to now launch Cydia app from your springboard and search for yellowsn0w. install it and execute it. thats it. you are done.

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• At 2009.05.15 19:32, nayeem said:
  

  ok..but i saw on ur another blog that -u cannot unlock ur iphone 3g if tts on latest firmware… i haf 3g(2.1.1)….. il try to downgrade my baseband,run quickpwn n yellosnow n il inform u about it widin 24 hours…

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  • At 2009.05.16 10:02, Dev said:
    

    Yea earlier it wasnt possible to downgrade. BUt now with these downgrader tools its possible.

    But be careful if something goes wrong your iphone would get bricked. You need to be a techie to do this.

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• At 2009.05.16 08:22, Ridhi said:
  

  dev team.help me
  iv got 2g n m still using 1.4.4 version.can i upgrade it to 2.2.1
  if i can upgrade then can i downgrade it later.
  thanks

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  • At 2009.05.16 09:57, Dev said:
    

    Ridhi, the 2.2.1 firmware locks up iPhones. Its a very cumbersom process to upgrade to 2.2.1 and to downgrade its all the more tricky..

    Please dont upgrade for few more weeks. the iPhoneDevTeam might comeup with an easy alternative to upgrade soon. Keep following - http://blog.iphone-dev.org/

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• At 2009.05.17 12:08, roshan said:
  

  dev r u hacker.
  plz can u tell me how to unlock my 3g iphone which has 2.1.1 software.as i haf seen all d help mesgs sent to, plz can u send me d links of how to unlock my 3g in detail.i bought iphone for d 1st time from istore.only vodafone runs on it. i want to use bsnl sim bro.
  thank u

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  • At 2009.05.17 16:39, Dev said:
    

    No nayeem.. I am not a hacker. I just look for information that helps people unlock/jailbreak their iPhones.
    If you are on 2.1.1 just run install and run Cydia app on your iPhone and then look for Yellowsn0w.
    Install that and you are done.

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• At 2009.05.17 12:35, nayeem said:
  

  hi bro.. 1 more thing… my 2g iphone camera is not workin yaar…. actually i haf copied my photos in pc n then i haf deleted whole folder…. help me….

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  • At 2009.05.17 16:07, Dev said:
    

    Hi Nayeem… you deleted the folder? create the folder again with the same name and try,

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• At 2009.05.18 19:10, nayeem said:
  

  bro..iv forgot d name of that camera folders..ther name was like something apple101 n apple ….

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• At 2009.05.18 19:12, nayeem said:
  

  1 more thing dev.
  can i upgrade my 3g phone frm 2.0 to 2.1 n how..?

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  • At 2009.05.19 09:52, Dev said:
    

    The camera folder address is /var/mobile/Media/DCIM/100APPLE.
    I wouldnt suggest you to upgrade to 2.1 yet. its pretty tricking and your baseband gets upgraded, you might not able to use your iphone for days.

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    • At 2009.05.19 10:01, nayeem said:
      

      ok dev thanks…hmmm as u said unlockin n upgradin for iphone 3g is bit difficult at present, but i want cydia and installer folders in my 3g dev. if i can only jailbreak can i get that to applications.n plz tell me how to jailbreak iphone 3g….m bit confused..thank u..
      love u

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      • At 2009.05.19 10:03, Dev said:
        

        Yes.. to get Cydia and installer folders, you dont have to unlock your 3G. You can just jailbreak it.

        Its very easy to jailbreak. you have to install and run quickpwn software. Download the latest version from this address - http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/74278878/close-the-stable-door

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        • At 2009.05.19 13:00, nayeem said:
          

          thanks hero

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          • At 2009.07.01 19:08, nayeem said:
            

            bro…….hello….
            as i said my cam is not working… but again iv downgarded to 1.4.4 and wen i was dongradin a mesg popped up asking for-therz a missing camera cache in ur iphone,so i saved it and my cam is working…. but now…….. itunes is unable to detect my iphone and is showing an error occured(0xE800005C)… so plzzzzz hepl me dev……….
• At 2009.05.19 10:14, nayeem said:
  

  dev ….. wen i insert my iphones 2g usb hub in my cpu the camera folder is not showing in [ my computer]….but itunes is opening….m confused..how can i paste that folder names n wher shud i paste it….which u haf given me /var/mobile/media/DCIM/100APPLE….

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• At 2009.05.29 12:06, nayeem said:
  

  hi bro….. my 2g camera not workin….. wen i plug my iphone to pc…its not showing cam folder in mycomputer
  plz help me

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• At 2009.06.06 16:47, nayeem said:
  

  hi bro…
  how r u…… n e new things or n e changes made in iphone softwares..

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  • At 2009.06.07 13:38, Dev said:
    

    Hey nayeen.. welcome back..
    THere have been tons of rumors about the next-gen iPhone that is going to be launched tomorrow. OS 3.0 will have tons of new features.. just dig into this blog and you will find more news.

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    • At 2009.06.08 11:16, nayeem said:
      

      ok…. dev…
      thanks…

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• At 2009.06.10 12:32, anant karnani said:
  

  can the new iphone 3G S be unlocked in india coz i am sure it will turn out to be expensive once it is lauched in india…

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  • At 2009.06.10 13:02, Dev said:
    

    I dint think iPhone 3GS can be unlocked using a software. There will turboSIMs that will unlock the phone. But these turbosims are highly unreliable.

    iphone 3g itself hasnt yet been fully unlocked and its been over a year now that its been in the market.

    I would suggest not go for iPhone 3GS from US or from grey market and try to use it in India

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• At 2009.06.21 13:35, Yoada said:
  

  Spent ages trying all sorts of combinations to get restore to work. Finally changed to another laptop and installed 7.2 version of itunes and restore seems to work.

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