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Old 26th March 2010, 10:47   #1921
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What's the point of launching it so late ? Isn't an all new iPhone expected this summer ?

If only Apple was a little more proactive in our market the iPhone wouldn't loose the race to BlackBerry so easily. The only thing working for the iPhone is the hype and product itself, if apple decides to step in and market the product instead of leaving it to these carriers the sales would rocket.

BlackBerry was following the same pattern for years and leaving the sales push to the carriers, of late they have become very aggressive and begun marketing the product on various platforms- Radio,print,TV,etc. Also there is not much delay in launching a new product, we had the Bold2 launched here offical within 2 months of it's international launch. These factors show the commitment of the brand towards the Indian market.

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Old 26th March 2010, 10:52   #1922
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already using my iphone 3gs with vodafone since months now (ofcourse, its unlocked :P)
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Old 26th March 2010, 10:57   #1923
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If you have a 3GS yes, you can track the phone
Unfortunately, it is the normal 3G phone. After doing a Google search, I found MobileMe which costs $99/year, and this has a tracking feature. The price doesn't make sense and I'm not sure if the software will work in India either.
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Old 26th March 2010, 10:58   #1924
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Yes Mobile me, but again its only for 3GS for whatever reason this is not made available for 3G IIRC?
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Old 29th March 2010, 17:20   #1925
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I picked up a new 3GS with 3.1.3 (Baseband 05.12.1) since I got a good deal, but now it looks like I am stuck for the time being. All pointers seem to say "wait till the unlock is released for this one". Any one know when, how and where? Till I am able to get it to work on Airtel, I have to be content using it with WiFi .
I just picked up a 3gs a week ago. 3.1.3. Am using Airtel on it. I guess it was factory unlocked!

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I read this on iclarified

"For those with a new iPhone 3GS (updated Bootrom), BlackRa1n only supports a tethered jailbreak. This means that once jailbroken you should not let your battery die. If it does die you will need to reconnect it to the computer and use BlackRa1n to boot it."

Does it mean that everytime I reboot I will have to unlock my phone!!
If and only if your iphone is jailbroken through "Blackra1n"! You can ask the person from whom you purchased it.
If it was jailbroken through qwickpwn or sn0wbreez or any other software than no need to worry.
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If and only if your iphone is jailbroken through "Blackra1n"! You can ask the person from whom you purchased it.
If it was jailbroken through qwickpwn or sn0wbreez or any other software than no need to worry.
A Tethered jailbreak is due to Apple upgrading their bootrom. If the handset has the old bootrom, no matter what tool you use (blackra1n, quickpwn, sn0wbreeze) you will still remain untethered.

Generally if the 4th and 5th digits from the serial number are less than 40 then it is on the old bootrom.
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Old 1st April 2010, 23:15   #1927
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I heard from my friend that 16gb 3gs is available for 26k in hyderabad which is quite cheap.Its around 36k in chandigarh (without bill).

What are the prices in your cities ?
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When is the unlock for 3.13.1 and baeband 5.12.01 coming. I hear that they already have a working unlock app but are waiting for apple to release OS 4.
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Old 2nd April 2010, 16:01   #1929
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A Tethered jailbreak is due to Apple upgrading their bootrom. If the handset has the old bootrom, no matter what tool you use (blackra1n, quickpwn, sn0wbreeze) you will still remain untethered.

Generally if the 4th and 5th digits from the serial number are less than 40 then it is on the old bootrom.
I have unlocked 3.1.3(7E18) baseband 5.12.01.
But not jailbroken. What luck do i have? Can it be jailbroken?

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When is the unlock for 3.13.1 and baeband 5.12.01 coming. I hear that they already have a working unlock app but are waiting for apple to release OS 4.
I guess mine is factory unlocked at 3.1.3
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I have unlocked 3.1.3(7E18) baseband 5.12.01.
But not jailbroken. What luck do i have? Can it be jailbroken?
Is it officially unlocked/ factory unlocked? If not, yours is already jailbroken (Do you have Cydia/ Rock app installed?)

If not, anyways, a new jailbreak is imminent after the launch of OS 4.0

Geohot has already found a hole but doesnt want to release it now, so that it can be used on OS 4.0

Just wait for a couple of more months.

On the other hand, if the 4th and 5th digits of the serial number are less than 40, you can as well try to downgrade it using the link below (not sure if it will work unless your phone had an ECID SHSH saved on Cydia earlier when it was on 3.1.2):

[Howto] Setup local 3GS restore verification server (ECID SHSH)

If you are able to downgrade it to 3.1.2 (baseband will remain 05.12.01) you can still jailbreak it using blackra1n.

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any site that I can refer to for the latest unlock information?
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Can anyone confirm this ?

iPhone 3G price drop to Rs 18499 - Online Best Latest iPhone 3G price drop to Rs 18499 Price Reviews | Features in India
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I heard from my friend that 16gb 3gs is available for 26k in hyderabad which is quite cheap.Its around 36k in chandigarh (without bill).

What are the prices in your cities ?
I bought an iPhone 3GS 16GB locked to Orange UK on firmware 3.1.2 & old bootrom for 28.5k grey market. It has a tethered jailbreak.
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Old 8th April 2010, 09:55   #1934
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iPhone OS 4 being previewed today evening by Apple. Keeping fingers crossed
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I hope this is what the developers were waiting for, to release the unlock for the baseband 5.12.01. Until now my iphone 3gs is a brick!
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