iPhone help please.

*Dementieva* · 20-09-2009, 5:55 PM

One of my friends bought an iPhone 2g 8gb which was unlocked and jailbroken. It was working fine before she put her sim in, she could access all the apps etc. Before she put her SIM in, she restored the iphone , and downloaded new software for it (updated)

then she found she could no longer use her SIM card, it said "this sim in not supported"

why was this? if you update/restore the phone does it llose the ability to be unlocked/jailbroken

Chrism66 · 20-09-2009, 5:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Dementieva

One of my friends bought an iPhone 2g 8gb which was unlocked and jailbroken. It was working fine before she put her sim in, she could access all the apps etc. Before she put her SIM in, she restored the iphone , and downloaded new software for it (updated)

then she found she could no longer use her SIM card, it said "this sim in not supported"

why was this? if you update/restore the phone does it llose the ability to be unlocked/jailbroken

Correct, if she's using a sim card other than a 02 sim it wont work. Restoring/updating the iPhone removes the Jailbreak which takes the software needed to unlock the phone with it.

It justs needs Jailbreaking again and to install UltraSn0w.

*Dementieva* · 20-09-2009, 5:59 PM

her sim was 02 pay and go.

how does one unlock/jail break the phone then? she can't access the main interface on her iphone. just only gets the connect it itunes

thanks

Chrism66 · 20-09-2009, 6:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Dementieva

her sim was 02 pay and go.

how does one unlock/jail break the phone then? she can't access the main interface on her iphone. just only gets the connect it itunes

thanks

hmm.. if its quite an old sim - sometimes they are fiddly with different phones.

Ask her hold the home button and then plug in the USB cable and after a few secs, iTunes should ask if she wants to restore it. try this.

*Dementieva* · 20-09-2009, 6:22 PM

not working!!

chelsea.tone · 20-09-2009, 7:08 PM

Needs to be a 3G sim

*Dementieva* · 20-09-2009, 7:12 PM

whats the difference between that and a normal? her sim is a few yrs old now

chelsea.tone · 20-09-2009, 7:15 PM

It needs to be a 3G, hers wont be therefor it wont work. Get one from o2 stores, should be free.

*Dementieva* · 20-09-2009, 7:17 PM

Ok, thanks for your help!!

DClark · 20-09-2009, 7:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Dementieva

One of my friends bought an iPhone 2g 8gb which was unlocked and jailbroken. It was working fine before she put her sim in, she could access all the apps etc. Before she put her SIM in, she restored the iphone , and downloaded new software for it (updated)

then she found she could no longer use her SIM card, it said "this sim in not supported"

why was this? if you update/restore the phone does it llose the ability to be unlocked/jailbroken

If you friend has bought a iPhone 2G (the original iPhone) then it is quite easy for her to jailbreak and sim unlock it again.

If she has updated it to firmware 3.1 then you'll have to download pwnagetool 3.1 and use a Mac computer to build a custom firmware ipsw from the official 3.1 firmware. Then you just connect the iphone to the computer and in iTunes hold the option key on your keyboard and click on the restore button in iTunes, then select the custom firmware you created with pwnagetool. After the restore the iPhone will be jailbreaked and sim unlocked.

If your friend has got firmware 3.0 or 3.01 then you can use Redsnow to jailbreak and unlock the iPhone.

I have read some of the comments you've recieved, there not exactly correct if you have a 2G iPhone, to unlock the sim you would use bootneuter not ultrasn0w.

Also you don't need a 3G sim card to use the 2G iPhone as it isn't a 3G device it can only use an Edge or GPRS connection. the sim card should work OK but it needs to be reasonably current. But it doesn't have to be a 3G enabled sim.

Hope this helps, everytime you update or restore with an official firmware from apple you will lose the jailbreak and unlock.

porsch1909 · 20-09-2009, 11:00 PM

Just a minor correction that if updated to 3.1 then here is no unlock for the baseband but only a jailbreak available for the 3g phone at the moment.

DClark · 21-09-2009, 5:38 PM

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Originally Posted by porsch1909

Just a minor correction that if updated to 3.1 then here is no unlock for the baseband but only a jailbreak available for the 3g phone at the moment.

Hi porsch1909

That's correct for both a 3G and 3GS iPhone, but Dementieva said that it was a 2G iPhone his friend had, so I stand by what I said as the 2G can still be sim unlocked on firmware 3.1 from what I understand.

If I'm wrong then I apologise.