FAQ iphonesimfree

Faq iphonesimfree.com


1. Would all the same features still work?

Yes. Except for Visual Voice mail (which is an exclusive AT&T feature), all features currently available on locked phones will be available on unlocked phones. *


2. Is it resistant to updates?

While we have taken all possible measures to ensure that the phone will remain unlocked, we can only guarantee the current released versions of updates (up to and including 1.0.2). With any of these versions, even if the phone is fully restored, the phone will remain unlocked.


3. If I restore my phone will the software still work?

Yes (confirmed up to version 1.02)


4. Is it completely unlocked for voice and data use with any alternative carrier?

We have tested both voice and data extensively in multiple countries, using various different carriers and have found no problems. **


5. Do you still need itunes to activate the phone?

Activating your phone with itunes is not the only method available for activation. In order to use our software you will need to activate your phone through the means of your choice (see question 11)


6. Will the unlock work on phones that have been activated?

Yes, an activated phone is required for our software to work. (see question 5 above)


7. Can I unlock it before the AT&T registration process?

Yes


8. Does it work with 1.02 update?

Yes


9. Will it work on my network?

If your network supports a standard GSM sim


10. What is the process the end user will go through?

Currently our initial release will require that the end user activate and “jail break” in order to place our app on the phone. (We are working toward a fully automated pc/mac application to be released shortly after launch)


11. Is it easy to install?

Unlike other methods currently available, our software is by far the simplest and quickest to install and set up.


12. How many iphones can I unlock with one license?

One


13. When can I get it?

We are hoping to release in the next 48-72 hours


14. How much is it?

We are currently working on various pricing structures which will be announced in due course.


15. Payment method?

We are working to offer as many different methods as possible


16. Do you offer 100% money back guarantee if the software does not work?

The unlock WILL work. We cannot offer any guarantee should Apple Inc. choose to re-lock the phone after a future update.


17. How do you deliver the software?

The software will be made available for download once a registered user has made their payment.



* = youtube may require some specific activation.

** = iphone software update 1.0.2 is required to enter the correct provider details for data usage.

First iPhone Reviews

Early reviews of the iPhone are starting to trickle in from the handful of mainstream tech reviewers who have been blessed with review units. Reviews are all rather positive as expected. These reviews do give us a better picture of the phones capabilities. My take:

The pluses:

* Battery life is amazingly good, around 8 hours of talking, browsing or video playback - easily double what other phones of this size and capabilities can muster. How did Apple accomplish that?
* Reviewers were universally pleased with the devices usability, even the virtual keyboard, although Newsweek's Steven Levy opined that the Blackberry's keyboard was better for heavy users of mobile email.
* The iPhone's WiFi is said to work well and be easy to configure.
* The big screen and great browser deliver the best full web browsing experience of any phone when a WiFi connection is available .
* PDF, Word and Excel email attachments can be viewed and are rendered very faithfully.
* Video playback is excellent - smooth and, I think, full screen.
* Google Maps is a native OS X application and works great.
* Contacts and Calendar items are easily synced from Outlook using iTunes.

Minuses:

* The big screen and great browser makes the slowness of ATT's Edge data service painfully obvious when visiting full web sites.
* PDF, Word and Excel documents can be viewed but they can't be edited or even saved.
* There is no copy and paste for text.
* You can't use your music files as ringtones.
* No IM, MMS or voice dialing.
* The camera can't shoot video.
* You have to tell Google your location. I knew there wasn't any GPS but was hoping that ATT would make the location information that it derives from cell location for E911 available to the Google application.

It's pretty clear that the iPhone is a breakthrough device that will forever change the way people look at and use mobile phones. This phone will open a lot of eyes to just how practical the internet can be on a phone. You can be sure that Nokia, Motorola and all the other mobile phone companies are working overtime trying to top the iPhone. As for the iPhone itself, provided it works reasonably well, it will be a huge success. All the limitations of this first release, except the lack of 3G, can be fixed by software upgrades which Apple has said will be distributed through iTunes.

Apple’s iPhone may get GPS capability

It looks like Apple is joining the growing list of companies that are finding ways to use the global-positioning system in their own devices.

The Web site Engadget says it received a fuzzy-looking image of an Apple iPhone showing a GPS application under development by the Dutch company, TomTom.

If that’s true, Steve Jobs is using his head. It’s a different type of cell phone distraction, but a GPS capability would trump just about anything the iPhone doesn’t already have, except for maybe the clunky wireless network it uses.

I wonder if Apple can make it available by summer when everybody’s taking drive trip for vacation.

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Iphone software unlock finally in the wild

TODAY MARKS D-DAY for the legions of buyers keen to get their hands on an Iphone, but not so keen to sign up to two years of AT&T service - the day that the unlock hits the virtual shelves of retailers across the globe.

Iphone Sim Free, the company behind the unlock, has frustrated users over the past three weeks by demonstrating a software-based unlock - which doesn't require a user to take apart the Iphone - but then compounding delay after delay with bad communications and shadowy business practices.

However, the legions of Apple fanboys who have been taking them to task have, characteristically, changed themselves into fawning groupies as the software is distributed to Iphone users and has been proved to work in the 'real world'. The UK's very own Paul Taylor had the honour of being first man in line.

This means that any Joe can pick up an Iphone from an Apple store, run this software and plonk in a Vodafone or T-Mobile card with impunity - a kick in the teeth to the network which spent millions bending over backwards to meet Apple's specifications, not to mention the European networks still yet to launch.

The cost of the unlock - around $50 bought through a reseller - has angered those in the 'open hacking' community who have expected to see a free unlock developed by enthusiasts. They have promised to reverse engineer the Iphone Sim Free hack before the week is out and make it available for free.

Meanwhile, Apple claims to have sold its one millionth phone, keeping it on track for 10 million sales by the end of 2008.
With Iphone owners already a little 'touchy' about the new Ipod Touch, at least a carrier unlock is something to be happy about.