AnySIM 1.1: Free 1.1.1 iPhone unlock from iPhone Dev Team announced
In breaking the iPhone 1.1.1 chastity belt, today the iPhone Dev Team announced a free unlock method through the AnySIM software.
If you’ve been holding out on spending cash for the paid 1.1.1 unlock method, the iPhone Dev Team has your back. A few days ago, the Dev Team announced the impending release of a free unlock. Today, our favorite hackers announced its official release at the Hackint0sh forums.
Currently, the unlock software, AnySIM 1.1, is in a very raw state and is not recommended for those who have unlocked their iPhones with AnySIM 1.0. The team is working hard on a "re-virginizer" in order to get previously unlocked iPhones to a truly "stock" state.
Those of you looking to give the unlock a shot, get the easy to use software here:
http://conceitedsoftware.com/iphone/anySIM-1.1.zip
If you haven’t jailbreaked/activated your iPhone yet, you have to do so in order to use AnySIM. The easiest current method can be found here:
http://code.google.com/p/independence/
If you’re willing to shell out some cash for the paid method, iPhoneSIMFree is very easy to use and is generally updated more quickly than the free methods as the developers are paid for their work.
Unlike the AnySIM software, which is a public effort, iPhoneSIMFree is a private effort so they don’t publicly publish their code, making it harder for Apple to hinder the unlock in future software updates. Take for example AnySIM 1.0, which became obsolete after the 1.1.1 iPhone update, unlike the iPhoneSIMFree software, which was partially working after the update.
Either way, all of this unlocking, activating, jailbreaking, etc. via software methods is theoretically reversible, so there’s nothing to worry about in the long run if you’re unhappy with your hacks.
iPhoners, pick your poison!
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