iPhone Unlocking Guide for Beginners

[ebrahim_yusuf]

thanx for the early reply,..
how do i know if my phone is CDMA or GSM?
so that i can download the correct ipsw..

 

[ebrahim_yusuf]

So I did the update and I preserved the bb with snow breeze.. But now it says no service even when the bb says it's still the same.. Now what?
Please reply ASAP?
Bb 2.10.04
iOS 5.1.1
iPhone 4g..

 

[Thomasjtsi]

Are you using the Gevey Ultra w/ your sim card?

 

[ebrahim_yusuf]

Are you using the Gevey Ultra w/ your sim card?

No I'm not.. Wasnt using a gevey sim even before the update..

 

[harke]

So I did the update and I preserved the bb with snow breeze.. But now it says no service even when the bb says it's still the same.. Now what?
Please reply ASAP?
Bb 2.10.04
iOS 5.1.1
iPhone 4g..

Updatin doesnt unlock ur phone n do the things to unlock 2.10.04 so far i know ultra snow will unlock ur phone , ur iphone must be jailbreakes first.

 

[ebrahim_yusuf]

Updatin doesnt unlock ur phone n do the things to unlock 2.10.04 so far i know ultra snow will unlock ur phone , ur iphone must be jailbreakes first.

I used snowbreeze so it jailbroke it for me.. Installed Cydia and I tried it and it worked..
So im supposed to download ultrasnow and it'll help unlock?

 

[Jmills87]

I used snowbreeze so it jailbroke it for me.. Installed Cydia and I tried it and it worked..
So im supposed to download ultrasnow and it'll help unlock?

No, Ultrasn0w is not compatible with your baseband, please reference the original post. The only way to unlock your baseband is with a Gevey SIM.

 

[ebrahim_yusuf]

No, Ultrasn0w is not compatible with your baseband, please reference the original post. The only way to unlock your baseband is with a Gevey SIM.

Yeah just saw that. Thank mate
Thing is I live in Kenya.. Hard to find the Gevey sim.. Hard to find anyone that knows what it is lol.

 

[Jmills87]

Yeah just saw that. Thank mate
Thing is I live in Kenya.. Hard to find the Gevey sim.. Hard to find anyone that knows what it is lol.

AppleNBerry the official Gevey reseller ships to Kenya iPhone 4 GEVEY

 

[ebrahim_yusuf]

AppleNBerry the official Gevey reseller ships to Kenya iPhone 4 GEVEY

When I do get the gevey sim, which Is tomorrow, will I have to get a new gevey sim each time i update to a new iOS?

 

[Jmills87]

When I do get the gevey sim, which Is tomorrow, will I have to get a new gevey sim each time i update to a new iOS?

It depends on whether the SIM you get is compatible with future firmware or not, you won't know until the new firmware is released.

 

[ebrahim_yusuf]

When I do get the gevey sim, which Is tomorrow, will I have to get a new gevey sim each time i update to a new iOS?

But il be preserving the same firmware..

 

[Jmills87]

But il be preserving the same firmware..

You'll be preserving baseband, not firmware. If you update to a new iOS and it is not compatible with the Gevey SIM there is nothing you can do(besides downgrade to a compatible firmware).

 

[ebrahim_yusuf]

You'll be preserving baseband, not firmware. If you update to a new iOS and it is not compatible with the Gevey SIM there is nothing you can do(besides downgrade to a compatible firmware).

Thought you meant modem firmware..
I understand.. Thanks

 

[Thomasjtsi]

The terminology is a bit tricky at first.. LOL!!! Modem Firmware = Baseband... IPSW/iOS Version = Firmware