iPhone information Apple does not want you to know about.
For one thing, the first generation iPhone called the "2G"
(they should have called it the 1G)
is in may ways BETTER then the 3G and the 3Gs
The 2G is by far the easiest to UnLock or JailBreak
This is just a small example of cool stuff you can do to your iPhone.
I also have a nice page on the iPod Touch .
Only use JailBreaks and UnLocks from:
- The first thing you should consider are the side effects
of JailBreaking and or UnLocking your iPhone.
- The second thing you may want to do is find out exactly what darn iPhone you have !
And again, Wikipedia comes to our rescue.
- The third thing you need to know is that all the FREE programs you use
MAY have spyware in them.
You should not have to but if the SIM UnLock did not work use,
BootNeuter (2.10).
a package avail via Cydia.
Use this trick to change your User Wallpaper and User Lock Background Wallpaper.
Yeaaaaaaa, we now have a easy to use and FREE SIM card editor !
SO, what interesting "side effects" can we expect when we JailBreak and or UnLock our poor old 2G iPhone ?
A lot, read on !
Speed Kills
The iPhone 2G has a ARM (v1.0) CPU running @ 412 MHz with a bus speed of 100 MHz,
and is under-clocked from 620 MHz.
- You have no internat (DATA) connection because your APN is wrong or missing altogether.
- You have no WiFi ? gOOgle told me to "Reset Network Settings".....
- Tether'ing is a bitch on a good day.
- So you are all done, and now you want to sell it ?
- You want to put it back to "factory", but you do not want to DFU or "Restore" it.
rm -R /private/var/mobile/Media/iTunes_Control/iTunes
Do not forget to "sign out" from the store, Settings > Store
- If YouTube will not start get the two certs (youtube-cert.bin and youtube-key.bin) and add them to your
ls -asl /var/Keychains/
folder.
- Info on how to get into DFU mode.
- Everything you should know about Cell Phones.
- PUKs, PINs, SIMs, IMEI's, Tri and Quad bands, GSM and CDMA, including GSM Frequency Bands.
- For a MUCH better list of secret GSM codes and MORE, goto HackThatphone.
- To enter the iPhone Field Test Mode, dial this number *3001#12345#*
- You will then see a menu that looks like the pic below.
- To get a copy of Firmware (ipsw files etc) from Apple's website,
via trejan website www.trejan.com ( 04.05.04_G )
What is the baseband ?
It is the generic name given to the internal components of the iPhone that handle the phone calls and Internet access.
This baseband is a tiny and unique independent computer system that runs inside your iPhone.
It is separate to the main system that handles the applications (such as email and google maps)
and it talks to the main part of the phone over an internal communications network.
Think of it like a cable modem or other peripheral that is attached to your home PC that needs occasional updates.
When a software update is released and presented to you within iTunes the baseband is sometimes updated.
(to fix bugs or add new features).
The 2.2 update for the iPhone 3G contains such an update, so running the vanilla updater straight away with
iTunes will reprogram and update the baseband.
This could be bad for certain people, depending on your ultimate aim.
Reccomended JailBroken APPlications:
- SIManager (AdWare).
- SBsettings (AdWare)
- PrivaCy (Free).
- WinterBoard (Free).
- iBlacklist ($$$).
- CompiledADHosts (Free).
- Firewall iP ($$$).
Reccomended Apple Store (with links) APPlications:
Interesting URLs:
- Erica Sadun revised Utilities (beta17).
- T-Mobile has a very ($59.99) nice Even More Plus Plan,
No annual contract, 500 anytime VOICE, unlimited night and weekend VOICE, unlimited TEXT and unlimited DATA
- Very nice cell phone store, www.UPnextWireless.com
- Have a broken iPhone or iPod Touch you need fixed ?
Try:
- www.iSpencer.me
or
- www.missionrepair.com
- I almost did not include the URL for
Appulous.
- I try hard not to judge, just inform.
All iPhone's are GSM, Quad Band:
- 2G = GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- 3G = GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- 3Gs = GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- And have a normal SIM card in them.
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