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submitted by quincy pince-nez on fri, 09/28/2007 - 13:52. you aren't the brightest bulb in the bunch are you?  you couldn't help yourself even when everyone was telling you to wait?  you sim unlocked your iphone and knew that the 1.1.1 upgrade would brick it.   but you couldn't help yourself?!  you needed the louder speakerphone!  that period trick was too good!  oh man, how awesome would it be to be able to pay $50 for a cable to plug into a huge tv and watch your ipod formatted videos - sure anywhere a tv works, so can laptop ... but come on - trust apple not to bend you over! well, it looks like there might be hope for you yet, lloyd.  it turns out there is a flaw in apple's imei destruction software that destroys at&t's gosim's imeis as well.   all you have to do is go to the apple store and lie - you know like when your 3rd grade teacher asked who ate all of the crayons/glue? get somebody to read this if you can't: from the profit42 comments: on september 28th, 2007 at 4:45 am here’s a little secret for anyone that tried to upgrade their unlock iphone and is now getting the activation required/invalid sim message. first off, apple changed the imei on your iphone to a special one that identifies your phone was unlocked by third party software. if you take your phone to a genius bar or call apple support, they will ask for the imei number. if it’s this special imei, they will stop and not help you any further. however… the is an unconfirmed bug that the 1.1.1 update is causing the same imei activation message on at&t gophone (prepaid) accounts. if you tell the person at the genius bar that this is a gophone account, they will replace your iphone right then and there with no further questions. you must have an at&t sim card in the phone, but the apple employees have no way of verifying whether or not it is a gophone account or not. then maybe you can downgrade the os and start over. 19339 reads ( filed under: iphone - ipod ) well, since the cat's out of submitted by helius (not verified) on fri, 09/28/2007 - 14:22. well, since the cat's out of the bag now i would imagine that the apple store guys etc. will be all clued up about it.... reply re "apple store guys etc. submitted by admin on fri, 09/28/2007 - 14:31. re "apple store guys etc. will be all clued up" don't count on it. while some of the geniuses deserve their name, most aren't 2 trick ponies. reply how does the iphone work on submitted by sergio (not verified) on fri, 09/28/2007 - 15:11. how does the iphone work on gophone? do you still have a 2 year contract eventhough prepaid doesn't require a contract? reply it is actually a better deal submitted by admin on fri, 09/28/2007 - 15:32. it is actually a better deal for a lot of people. all you have to do is enter an invalid ss# in the activation form and they'll put you on. it is more $$ for roaming and calls unless you use those features infrequently. that said...it is month to month and without a contract. so you aren't into at&t for $1200 plus over 2 years reply umm .. i bought this phone submitted by omar (not verified) on fri, 09/28/2007 - 15:53. umm .. i bought this phone from my friend and it had the at&t sim in it at that time, but my friend failed to disclose that infact 'he' (emphasis) had already used illegal softwares to unlock this phone, i saw the at&t sim, relevant paperwork and just made the payment, now when i have updated my firmware it comes as a surprise that my friend can be so careless and so dishonest, how can he sell something so pure and so beautiful to a law abiding citizen as me in such a state! i honestly had no idea what i was getting into, and .. umm if you can just lie down i'll give your feet a massage while you listen to my super ultra true story .. right so where was i? reply sounds like you're an idiot submitted by albino (not verified) on fri, 09/28/2007 - 18:27. sounds like you're an idiot when it comes to choosing "friends." reply um, you know that the friend submitted by bwahaha (not verified) on fri, 09/28/2007 - 20:51. um, you know that the friend he's talking about isn't real, right? oh wait---you didn't? sigh.... reply [quote=bwahaha]um, you know submitted by albino (not verified) on sat, 09/29/2007 - 00:48. [quote=bwahaha]um, you know that the friend he's talking about isn't real, right? oh wait---you didn't? sigh....[/quote] hence the " "'s " around "friends." he thinks he's witty. reply go look up the word submitted by omar (not verified) on fri, 09/28/2007 - 20:55. go look up the word 'sarcasm' in the dictionary .. you are allowed to use google. and also, 'imbecile' while you are at it. *dry wit warning, call for the tin foil hats!!* reply if unlocked with submitted by macmanager (not verified) on fri, 09/28/2007 - 16:07. if unlocked with iphonesimfree unlocking stays but jailbrake is broken and needs new activation with at&t sim. iphonesimfree will be providing unlock / un-brick for those who installed 1.1.1 on unlocked iphone and got bricked in process of doing so. however, if you want stay away from at&t and use third party applications you should still stay away from 1.1.1. reply hey amigos, i relly like submitted by babboxy (not verified) on fri, 09/28/2007 - 16:24. hey amigos, i relly like these discussions here but all this ... just for a phone??? =) reply exactly, it is not just a submitted by admin on fri, 09/28/2007 - 16:27. exactly, it is not just a phone reply so if it's not a phone what submitted by babboxy (not verified) on fri, 09/28/2007 - 16:35. so if it's not a phone what is it then? reply [quote=babboxy]so if it's submitted by lantzn (not verified) on fri, 09/28/2007 - 22:52. [quote=babboxy]so if it's not a phone what is it then?[/quote] it's a music player, it's a phone, it's an internet device...it's a music player, a phone, an internet device...it's a music player, a phone, an internet device. are you getting it? -steve jobs reply i wouldn't count on the mac submitted by some guy (not verified) on fri, 09/28/2007 - 16:43. i wouldn't count on the mac genuises being the "2 trick ponies" you might expect. reply if you hacked your phone and submitted by videoguy (not verified) on fri, 09/28/2007 - 17:18. if you hacked your phone and get turned away for service at the gb, you get what you deserve. they can't be expected to resolve issues with unknown 3rd party software. they won't even look at windows! watch. people will sue claiming that they didn't realize that turning their iphone into a gameboy was the wrong thing to do. the thing is already an internet device, a cell phone and an ipod, among other things. if you weren't happy with the features, you shouldn't have bought it. reply word. can't the apple submitted by albino (not verified) on fri, 09/28/2007 - 18:34. word. can't the apple fanclub go a week without crying about something? apple: "iphone price cut!" apple early adopters: "waaah! technology that gets cheaper as it ages? waah! we paid for a social status that only lasted for a few months? waah!" apple: "ringtones available!" apple geeks: "waah! we paid $600 for a $400 phone and now we gotta pay for other stuff? waah!" apple: "iphone is now available for europe!" apple babies: "waah! no 3g? no 16 gb? it's been 3 month's for chris' sake. we want it now! waah!" apple: "violate your contract terms and your phone may be disabled." apple losers: "waah! contracts are for sissies. waah!" reply i can't wait until somebody submitted by tedious (not verified) on fri, 09/28/2007 - 20:22. i can't wait until somebody makes "the new hot phone" so all the whiny fad chasers will go away. iphone owners have been the biggest whiners on the internet since before it was even announced! 12/06: waaa! we know you're working on a phone! put it out already! 01/16/07: waaa! we have to wait until june! 06/01/07: waaa! we have to wait until june 29. 06/29/07: waaa! the store won't sell them until 6pm! we have to wait in line! 07/02/07: waaa! they didn't sell out! we waited in line for nothing! 07/03/07: waaa! there's no way to by music through the phone! no ringtones for sale! today: waaa! all the updates are just ways for me to spend more money at apple!! reply anyone with anysim want to submitted by tgabtg (not verified) on fri, 09/28/2007 - 20:35. anyone with anysim want to dial *#06# and see if it is a different iemi number than on the back of your phone? reply my imei matches up. i think submitted by funjon (not verified) on fri, 09/28/2007 - 22:26. my imei matches up. i think what happens is that during the upgrade, the flasher says "huh, this baseband firmware doesn't match checksum, so i'm going to blow away the imei so that when $dumbass takes this handset to the apple store, they know he unlocked it." reply "first off, apple changed submitted by fishbert (not verified) on fri, 09/28/2007 - 20:57. "first off, apple changed the imei on your iphone to a special one that identifies your phone was unlocked by third party software." according to wikipedia: "the imei number is used by the gsm network to identify valid devices and therefore can be used to stop a stolen phone from accessing the network." according to arstechnica: "sources at apple are telling us that the inability to activate the iphone is their definition of 'bricking.'" according to arstechnica: "sources familiar with the matter have told ars that the company did not decide to cause such irreparable damage to the iphone intentionally, however, and apple's statement appears to confirm this as well." --- things don't appear to line up here. how is changing the imei number for an unlocked iphone to a specific, blacklisted imei number not an intentional act of damage to the product? and how is an intentional act of damage to the product legal? i smell another class-action in apple's future. reply it seems that apple submitted by macmanager (not verified) on fri, 09/28/2007 - 23:46. it seems that apple intentionally charges imei code to one that doesn't create right check sum and therefore service providers decline any request from the phone. in any case, i have hard time believing that this illegal sim code is accidently created during firmware update. i don't think the imei that bricked iphone uses is actually black listed and submitted to gsm associations imei db since that would against the gsm associations regulations (unit must be stolen or lost in order it to be submitted to imei db). anyway, if apple is intentionally creating imei code that is denied access due to check sum error then they are at least bending if not breaking the gsm associations rules. if this is indeed intentional this is violation of consumer laws at least in many european countries (don't know about the states). reply if this is indeed submitted by macmanager (not verified) on sat, 09/29/2007 - 04:50. if this is indeed intentional this is violation of consumer laws at least in many european countries as the phone is not for sale thru official channels, this argument is not valid at all. and while sim unlocking by law is allowed, there is no law that states that the manufacturer will need to ensure that the hack will not be negatively impacted by any update of the software. reply hey, i _did_ need the louder submitted by tom (not verified) on fri, 09/28/2007 - 21:14. hey, i _did_ need the louder speakerphone, it was quiet as could be! luckily my refurb iphone purchase is on it's way... reply i have a question, i'm submitted by ipod5guy (not verified) on sat, 09/29/2007 - 02:27. i have a question, i'm getting an iphone in a week or so... and i want to get my iphone opened (or w/e the terminology is)so that i can change the background and add apps. not to change the network.... so will it still break for any kind of hacking or is it for those who want to unlock their iphone's only? reply yep very simple stay on submitted by admin on sat, 09/29/2007 - 02:34. yep very simple stay on 1.0.2 do not upgrade after that it is all on the net reply that gophone line does not submitted by mac_minster (not verified) on sat, 09/29/2007 - 03:08. that gophone line does not work....... worser then a pickup line btw do not bring your iphone into the genius bar unless you break it to the point it wont turn on because your imei and sn# will be written down so you can't use the warrenty anymore incase u get it back up and running. reply ...worser... idioter submitted by macmanager (not verified) on sat, 09/29/2007 - 11:44. ...worser... idioter reply didn't work for me either, submitted by macmanager (not verified) on sat, 09/29/2007 - 04:10. didn't work for me either, im gonna try a different store and pray they are sypathetic :/ reply didn't work for me either, submitted by macmanager (not verified) on sat, 09/29/2007 - 04:10. didn't work for me either, im gonna try a different store and pray they are sypathetic :/ reply 12next ›last » post new comment your name: e-mail: the content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly. homepage: comment: * input format filtered html web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.allowed html tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd>lines and paragraphs break automatically. full html web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.lines and paragraphs break automatically. more information about formatting options captchathis question is for testing whether you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. what code is in the image?: * copy the characters (respecting upper/lower case) from the image. recommended links 1.1.2 iphone upgrade: say it with us.. don't dowit!1.1.2 cracked - but reason to upgrade is still baffling.iradio for iphoneiphone update 1.1.2 to add voice notes, other stuff?thoughts on wireless access - part 2 latest news from 9 to 5 mac iphone goes to china 1.1.2 cracked - but reason to upgrade is still baffling. intel releases first 45nm xeon cpus. all dressed up and nowhere to go? 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