Teenager Unlocks Apple iPhone

A New Jersey teenager has unlocked the iPhone, opening the way to Apple’s iconic mobile telephone being used by non-US networks.

The Associated Press news agency confirmed George Hotz, 17, had unlocked the iPhone and used it on T-Mobile, a rival to its sole US operator, AT&T. The hacker says the unlocking takes about two hours and involves some soldering and skill with software.

Technology blog Engadget said on Friday that it had successfully unlocked an iPhone using a different method that required no tinkering with the hardware. The software was supplied by an anonymous group of hackers that apparently plans to charge for it, AP reports.

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IPHONEUNLOCKING.COM, the outfit which claimed to have unlocked the Iphone, has delayed the release of its AT&T freeing SIM.

The outfit issued a statement here and claimed that it was poised and ready to release remote software unlocking services for the Iphone. However, they got a call from AT&T’s briefs which threatened lawsuits for things such as copyright infringement and illegal software dissemination.

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