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How To: Unlock Your iPhone 3G/iPhone 3GS (3.0.1 Firmware)

July 12, 2009 in Featured, How To's, iPhone 3G How To's, iPhone 3GS How To's, iPhone How To's, Video

 

So like the iPhone but not so keen on AT&T? Or maybe you want to travel over the pond to Europe and would rather not get hit with the ridiculous international roaming charges?

No problem, here is how to unlock your iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS on firmware 3.0.

UPDATE July 31st 2009: THE NEW 3.0.1 FIRMWARE IS OUT, IF YOU HAVE THIS FIRMWARE YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO JAILBREAK YET (UNTIL WE CAN JAILBREAK 3.0.1). WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WE WILL POST AN UPDATE IN THIS POST.

1. Follow the procedure for the How To: Jailbreak Your iPhone and then come back to this procedure.

2. After you have jailbroken your iPhone, goto Settings > General > Network and then turn OFF 3G and turn ON Data Roaming.

3. Goto to Settings > WiFi and then turn ON Wifi and connect to a Wifi Network that you have access to.

4. Now,  open Cydia on the second page of the home screen.

5. If this is the first time opening Cydia, it will “reorganize” itself and automatically close. Open it back up after it is done.

6. Select Upgrade Essential when it asks about the upgrades it found and then click Install.

7. Once that is installed and Cydia closes, open it back up and click on Manage, then Sources.

8. Then click on Edit at the top right and then click Add at the top left.

9. In the URL input field that pops up, we are going to type (make sure that the 0 in “ultrasn0w” is the number zero not the letter o):

repo666.ultrasn0w.com

then click Add Source.

10. After it refreshes the Sources, click Done at the top right.

11. Then click on the UltraSn0w source at the top of the list and it will slide to the left to reveal the UltraSnow application.

12. Click on the UltraSn0w application and click Install then Confirm.

13. It will install and ask you to click Return to Cydia. Do so then click the Home button and turn off the phone.

14. Turn the phone back on, and put in any SIM card you like to test that you have an unlocked iPhone!

Optional: To get internet access for T-Mobile here in the US:

I. Goto Settings > General > Network and make sure 3G is OFF and Data Roaming is ON.

II. Goto Settings > General > Network > Cellular Data Network and in the field marked APN type one of the following (some work better for others):
wap.voicestream.com
internet.voicestream.com
internet2.voicestream.com
internet3.voicestream.com

III. Leave the Username and Password fields blank and then click the Home button. Open Safari browser and test it out.

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57 responses to How To: Unlock Your iPhone 3G/iPhone 3GS (3.0.1 Firmware)

  1. Steven B said on June 29, 2010

    So on the last step you had the WIFI turned off, well can you turn it back on so you can use the WIFI or must you have it turned off all the time? Kinda stupid, but just really wanting to know. Thanks!

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      David Cogen said on June 29, 2010

      Steven B,

      Where does it say to turn off the Wifi? lol
      You have to leave 3G off if you are using T-Mobile (since the iPhone won’t work with T-Mobile’s 3G anyway, if that is on it’ll just keep trying to connect, fail, and you’ll have no signal).

  2. Ryan said on June 29, 2010

    I just updated my iphone 3g to os 4.0 how do i get internet with tmobile?

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      David Cogen said on June 29, 2010

      Ryan,

      Put the APN in the Network settings…. epc.tmobile.com for access point name and everything else blank.

  3. Ed said on July 27, 2010

    I ran a quick search to see if there was a response, but didn’t see if you answered a question earlier in this thread about whether this unlock works for an iphone 2g. I assume it does, but would like to be assured.

    -thanks.

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      David Cogen said on July 27, 2010

      Ed,

      Just use the newer How To Unlock the iPhone on iOS4 and that will work for sure.

      • Ed said on July 27, 2010

        Thanks. The instructions look pretty straight forward.

        Also, a great big thanks for your other posts. With the instructions on how to root a g1, I’ve brought new life to an old friend…Continued good luck in all your endeavors.

  4. William said on October 19, 2010

    First things first!! “Theunlockr” Rocks!!! I have an iPhone 3G 3.0 I have Jail broke The phone, disabled 3G, Turned on Data Roaming, and turned WIFI on and logged onto a network..Now Cydia won’t log in, Icy works, but Cydia, doesn’t load!! Please Help!!

  5. William said on October 19, 2010

    Do you have any videos on hows to update Cydia, or to reinstall?? Thank You “The Unlockr”!

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