iPhone Help

Loki047Loki047
edited March 2008 in Science & Tech
So i have a chance to buy an activated 8 gig phone for $200, its already had its sim card removed. It works and ive played on it.

Can i hack it without a sim card?

http://www.hackthatphone.com/ <--- doesn't really address what i need to know

Comments

  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    how do you plan to make phone calls without a sim?
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    Without a sim card it's just an iTouch.
  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited March 2008
    but you can buy any cheap sim phone and swap the card from it into your iphone and get service. Though you'd then also have to add in a data plan.
  • Loki047Loki047
    edited March 2008
    Kwitko wrote:
    Without a sim card it's just an iTouch.

    I have a sim card for a T-mobile plan, the question is - Can I hack the Iphone (once its been activated on ATT) without the ATT sim card.

    I think i can through WIFI but i haven't seen verification of that yet.
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    You can hack the phone without activating it. You should leave the AT&T sim in, jailbreak it, then put your T-Mobile sim in. I did it for my brother's phone with 1.1.3 firmware using ZiPhone. Everything works.
  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    yea, what kwitko said, you need ATT sim first.
  • Loki047Loki047
    edited March 2008
    Lets start over. Someone bought an Iphone activated it, and now wants to sell it without a sim card. Taking his already activated phone can i hack it without a att sim card?
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    You can jailbreak it to allow third party software. Not sure if you need the sim to unlock the sim, however.
  • FormFactorFormFactor At the core of forgotten
    edited March 2008
    What you will need to do is restore it first. What firmware is on the phone? If its anyhthing lower than 1.1.2 it should be pretty easy to downgrade to version 1.1.1 jailbreak and unlock. I found 1.1.3 to be a huge pain to hack so I stayed on 1.1.1. On top of that currently there arent a lot of must have features in 1.1.3. However with the SDK dropping yesterday, that WILL change dramaticallyu. 200$ is a great deal for the phone, definately buy it. I love the iphone sooo much.

    #iphone on efnet is a great resource. A lot of the iphone code community hangs out there, and dispite their extreme erogance, they are extremely helpful.

    PM me if you decide not to buy it. Im looking for one for my girlfriend, and I would loive to buy it.

    Good luck!
  • Loki047Loki047
    edited March 2008
    It has 1.0.2 so i think i pull the trigger. If i screw up and i brick the fone, there are work around right? (I love the help i get around here, thats why i still fold for ya guys)
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited March 2008
    If you brick it, just restore through iTunes, although that will bring you up to 1.1.3.
  • Loki047Loki047
    edited March 2008
    Kwitko wrote:
    If you brick it, just restore through iTunes, although that will bring you up to 1.1.3.

    If that happens, i brick it and restore it to 1.1.3 can i hack it without the ATT sim card?
  • FormFactorFormFactor At the core of forgotten
    edited March 2008
    Loki047 wrote:
    It has 1.0.2 so i think i pull the trigger. If i screw up and i brick the fone, there are work around right? (I love the help i get around here, thats why i still fold for ya guys)


    Ooh nice, those 1.0.2 iphones are rare. I dont think you can downgrade that far back after you update, which isn't a big seal, but i think 1.0.2 phones are worth more for those who want to pay for it. Might be something to consider.


    Also your 1.0.2 firmware is probably a lot easier to unlock for use with a different sim. I dont know the specifics but there should be several tutorials out there.
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