engadget.com — The interesting (and possibly telling) bit comes up at the end of their release, where apparently UniquePhones is "evaluating what to eventually do with the software should they be legally denied the right to sell it."
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aemaeth7Aug 27, 2007
Vaporware, anyone?
thefirelaneAug 27, 2007
Good, that will give you time to work on your sense of humor
jonshipmanAug 27, 2007
Sadly so. but I have resolved to never buying subsidized again. Plus I hate all that branding crap on my phone. T-mobile isn't as bad as some (just ringtones, wallpaper and tzones) but it's still there.
hillieAug 27, 2007
I don't believe this is true. Geohot said that what he did is perfectly legal. I know for a FACT it's the law that carriers MUST give you the unlock code for your phone if you ask for it. There it is. IF you ask for it. They don't advertise the existance of an unlock code or that they can give it to you.I don't see what Geohot did as being any different. He may have had to hack hardware but he still "unlocked the phone." which is legal. It's different from say, modifying your PS2 to play backup copies. That promotes software piracy. There is no piracy here because the customer bought the phone fair and square from the maker.Do you think that Geohot just slipped under Apple's radar? No, I bet there's people at Apple that have known about him since the get go. How interesting that these people get a phone call from Apple's lawyers "in the middle of the night" and they don't really detail what happened.This is a hoax that probably was perpetrated by Engadget themselves. You see that Engadget was the only site who wrote about them, and I know that Engadget has lied on several occasions about crap, and they've also apparently tried to "steal the thunder" from other sources as well, by stealing images from bengalboy.com and claiming they were the first to give the scoop on secret prototype phones etc.Don't trust Engadget. Trust the truth.
dansmeekAug 27, 2007
yeah, i saw the video. but i wont be convinced until i see the source code. they may have been hardware alterations (in hopes that they could get the software only working w/in days). regardless, that version may be true. and this version may be not. either way, the open community should have a working version available soon. so, these sites are hoping to cash in on (desperate) users who want it *NOW*.the open mods are more aimed at creating software that can be used by even novices to shell commands. and because everything is explained so well, people just pick up where others left off. the hardware hack was just a really quick attempt to make the first unlocked iphone (excluding modding a sim chip). it was quite a hacked up effort, but, i commend the kid, at 17 for pulling that off. it's a great thing to have on his resume at that age.
amnesia10Aug 27, 2007
I am waiting for the iPhone in the UK and if it is only available on the wrong network then I will have to wait until it is no longer exclusive. That might be a few years but I can wait, it will be even better by the time I get it. Though I can understand why Apple are doing this. They get a share of all revenue and as such they want to protect that income. If other networks agree to Apples terms then they will get access as well.
mweatherAug 27, 2007
If only phones were like computers and the cell networks were like the internet. Pay for your connection, send all you want. God I hope Google wins. We'll finally be able to move Aamerica into the 21st century.