Shanghaiist: Good news for folk in China using an iPhone 3G from the States

dedlam

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:04:22 +0700

3G is disabled because there is no 3G in China yet. The only 3G phones are the ones that are provided for the testing of the TD-SCDMA standard of China Mobile. If you are a China Mobile subscriber even when 3G is publicly launched the iPhone will not be compatible as it is configured for WCDMA that China Unicom will be providing. the upcoming oPhone from Lenovo is likely to support CM's 3G Standard.

Pirx

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:38:16 +0700

I do not know about the iPhones in Singland, but in Chinaland the 3G remains disbaled even after pwning your iPhone 3G.

dedlam

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:10:16 +0700

I think there is a misunderstanding between unlocking and jailbreaking. The former allows you to use any GSM Sim Card in the phone and the latter allows you to install applications that are not approved by Apple via Cydia or Installer. 3G works fine on pwned firmware 2.2 on my Singapore iPhone. If your iPhone is from the US installing firmware 2.2 via iTunes will unjailbreak and relock your iPhone. If you use a Pwnage tool to do it, it can remain jailbroken. And @Pirx there are websites that make me climax every time even if viewed on an iPhone.

Pirx

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:10:25 +0700

There is nothing more anti-climactic than websurfing on the phone, even iPhone.

Bumix

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:28:45 +0700

How is always having broadband everywhere you go not awesome? Took me forever to load this page on my EDGE phone..

Pirx

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:30:21 +0700

Hmm... a post from the past? Or spreading FUD for fun? Just do avoid any misunderstanding, Pwnage Tool 2.2 works with firmware 2.2, absolutely no problem at all. The one thing that never worked was 3G service in the pwned iPhone 3G. It is that function which remained to be unlocked and that is what the Dev Team refers to. My old SonyEricsson phone has 3G and I do not see what the big deal could be to have 3G on an iPhone, or 3G on any phone for that matter....

DaffyDuck

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:37:35 +0700

The claimed unlock from the Dev-Team is only for 2.1 firmware and if your phone runs 2.2 firmware, you can't apply it. Furthermore, if you perform the 2.1 unlock, updating your iPhone 3.G to 2.2 will once again relock the iPhone (as will any future firmware updates). The best bet is to acquire a first generation iPhone - those are easily unlockable, and updatable to 2.2.