New iPhone info annoucend today

[BarTopDancer]

I think the iPhone becomes a very expensive paper weight if it's unlocked and then updated.

[bewitched]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

I think the iPhone becomes a very expensive paper weight if it's unlocked and then updated.

Up through the iPhone's 2nd gen latest update, you can buy software for around $25 that either prevents it from relocking and/or restores/reunlocks your phone afterwards (while keeping the upgrade). Most of these are included in the programs that allow you to unlock an iPhone yourself. (Which is especially nice if you have a friend who is upgrading to the new iPhone and will give you their phone or sell it to you cheaply).

Oh, and I forgot to say before that an unlocked, unrecognized smartphone using the cheap, non-smartphone data package DOES automatically run on the 3G network.

I also forgot to add that an unlocked iPhone opens up some features that are restricted for att's locked version users. (I believe tethering may be one of them.)

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by bewitched

I also forgot to add that an unlocked iPhone opens up some features that are restricted for att's locked version users. (I believe tethering may be one of them.)

What about MMS? It would be interesting to know if someone got around ATT's reticence to make this feature available.

[bewitched]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

What about MMS? It would be interesting to know if someone got around ATT's reticence to make this feature available.

I doubt it since I don't think MMS was available anywhere as a feature. Features that appear on the unlocked phone are features that are available to users in, say, the UK, but are locked or restricted in the U.S..

How to tether an unlocked iPhone:

jailbroken iPhones and iPhone 3Gs have an alternative tethering option that’s just as easy as NetShare. PDA Net makes it as simple as connecting your iPhone and your laptop via an ad-hoc WiFi network and enabling PDA Net’s WiFi router feature. Find PDA Net here.

Here is a good site answering questions and giving updates on unlocked iPhones.

Of interest to some people considering the Palm Pre:

We had reported yesterday that the iPhone Dev team had warned users who want to jailbreak their iPhone to avoid upgrading to iTunes 8.2 as it breaks their QuickPwn and PwnageTool tools and iPhone tunneling suite (ssh over USB) required for jailbreaking.

They have just published a post which provides more details on why it breaks jailbreaking and their plans to address the issue. They have also reported that yesterday's iTunes update might also break the hack used by Palm to sync music from iTunes to Palm Pre.

[lindyhop]

I went to the Apple Store yesterday and they gave me a $100 credit without even blinking. I love those guys.

And I did I mention I love my phone? I love my phone.