Learning how to unlock 3g iPhones has never been easier and, since they first appeared at the beginning of 2009, thousands of programs have been designed to unlock these phones. Some of these programs work well and others are terrible. But how do you know before you try? Good question. We’ll answer it.
Unlocking 3g iPhones software became available just as soon as the 3g phones were released for public consumption. It seems like there must be a zillion hackers out there trying to beat Apple at its own game. They simply wait for Apple to come out with a new version of their firmware and then build a program to defeat the ‘lock up’ part. It’s not very fair of them in the first place, really, to purposely disable so many features on their phones (but they have their reasons).
Just about every Apple cell phone for sale in the U.S. will be locked when you buy it. This means cell phone sim cards other than the one included with your iPhone won’t work, unless they’re from the same carrier as the original (usually AT&T). A simple ‘unlock sim card’ procedure, however, will fix this and allow you to use any type of sim card you desire. These unlock sim card programs are all over the web and most are very easy to use.
Before making any changes to your iPhones software program you’ll be required to jailbreak your iPhone. Several jailbreak tutorials are available online and easy to find. They teach you how to jailbreak your phone in about one minute. Once you’ve gone through this process you now have root access to your phone’s operating system. This, in turn, enables you to add any of thousands of free applications available for your Apple but not available through (or authorized by) Apple. It’s all perfectly legal.
Many solutions for how to unlock 3g iPhones that are being sold on the Internet have serious problems. Here are some of the common ones found:
- Very difficult procedures to follow
- Signal loss after initial unlock, when moving to a different location with your phone
- Results in damage to the phone
- Works only partially or temporarily
Many (if not most) of these unlocker programs are junk and just meant to separate you from your money in most cases. Make sure to get one that’s proven to work fully EVERY time and that has lots of satisfied customers (tens of thousands) to so testify to that fact. They’re out there.