iPhone unlocking problems

[Ian]

Apple has warned it's customers that people attempting to unlock the phone may find that the phone becomes permenantly inoperable:

"The company said that modified mobiles would become permanently inoperable once Apple updates were installed. It follows a flurry of hacks claiming to unlock the phone, which is tied into the US AT&T network and O2 in the UK.

Apple has denied that it is doing anything proactively to disable iPhones that have been hacked or unlocked. The warning will be seen as a pre-emptive strike by Apple in the ongoing battle with hackers who are increasingly making unlocking software available to iPhone users. "

Read the full story at the BBC.

 

[Anon_F]

I'm not surprised that this is going to happen.
After all o2 will not want to loose their monopoly on the phones in the UK being only on their network & tariffs.

 

[V_R]

I can see their point, but to turn the phone into a flashy paperweight seems a little drastic!

Either way its well overpriced anyway. imo.

 

[TriplexDread]

ROFLMAO have you seen the Google ad directly above it when you click on our link to come here from the home page

 

[maggy]

Apple has warned it's customers that people attempting to unlock the phone may find that the phone becomes permenantly inoperable

I unlocked my iPhone and everything is ok

 

[TriplexDread]

Well lets see what happens when your phone needs updating!