Teenage Hacker Unlocked the iPhone

[M-O-S]

http://www.cnbc.com/id/20426036

George's blog - http://iphonejtag.blogspot.com/

A New Jersey teenager has figured out how to make Apple's iPhone available on other wireless services besides AT&T, removing a major frustration for thousands of consumers.

And in an exclusive interview on CNBC, 17-year-old George Hotz revealed his motivation for unlocking the device: "It was fun."

"This was a good use of a summer," he said during the live interview Friday afternoon. "I became obsessed with unlocking this thing."

When Apple introduced the iPhone in July, it made the device available only on AT&T's wireless service, prompting widespread complaints among consumers. Hotz was able to unlock the device so that he can use it on his family's T-Mobile service.

U.S. Use Limited

Although T-Mobile is the only other service besides AT&T's that is compatible with the iPhone in the U.S, overseas users are likely to find their services compatible.

Hotz isn't the only one to have claimed to unlock the iPhone. A group calling itself iPhoneSimFree also says it also has hacked the multi-media device.

The teenager, who posted his achievement on his blog Thursday, said unlocking the iPhone is complicated, takes about two hours and requires skill with both soldering and software. He estimated he spent 500 hours developing his technique. Hotz is going to be freshman at the Rochester Institute of Technology this fall.

Lol, Apple is gonna sue the ☺☺☺☺ out of him..........that boy is definitely gonna be in a lot of trouble.

[somecut8]

Originally Posted by M-O-S

Lol, Apple is gonna sue the ☺☺☺☺ out of him..........that boy is definitely gonna be in a lot of trouble.

Why? People mod there hardware all the time and nothing happens. I modded my Xbox before. All it does is ruin the warranty.

[M-O-S]

Well doesn't it break the terms of use or something?

[PrivateJoker]

Yea it would, essentially his warranty is void. If someone mods and sells the modded equipment for commercial purposes, well that is illegal, and I have heard of people getting prosecuted for that sort of thing.

[Xenolithium]

Originally Posted by somecut8

Why? People mod there hardware all the time and nothing happens. I modded my Xbox before. All it does is ruin the warranty.

My favorite mod of all time, is that guy who turned his Xbox 360 console, into a portable laptop...that is NICE, Microsoft should get him to work for them, and mass produce that bad boy.

[Xenolithium]

Originally Posted by Xenolithium

My favorite mod of all time, is that guy who turned his Xbox 360 console, into a portable laptop...that is NICE, Microsoft should get him to work for them, and mass produce that bad boy.

http://www.futurenews.at/wp-content/...aptop_main.jpg

That's just amazing. The dude took his Xbox 360 apart, and a laptop, and that's what happened.

[M-O-S]

Did he sell it? Get million bux?

[Xenolithium]

Originally Posted by M-O-S

Did he sell it? Get million bux?

No, but he became quite famous amongst OXM (Official Xbox Magezine) readers XD

[micro44]

He has now traded his hacked iPhone for a new car. Wow.

[^ilovebioshock!]

Originally Posted by Xenolithium

http://www.futurenews.at/wp-content/...aptop_main.jpg

That's just amazing. The dude took his Xbox 360 apart, and a laptop, and that's what happened.

yea the dude made two and has instructions on site (looked through like 15 OXM magazines couldn't find the site) on how to mod your xbox and make it into a 360 laptop