following my post yesterday, the hong kong chip reverted to form. "No service" error and inability to get back onto CSL.

This solution still working flawlessly now for 3 weeks...

Would just like to keep this topic up to date since noone has posted for over 2 months..

As we all know, 2.2.1 firmware (2.30.03 baseband) has closed the loophole used by yellowsn0w and anyone who has updated to this firmware remains LOCKED.

But thanks to the DevTeam's work, 2.2.1 firmware could be jailbroken and it only TIME will tell us when 2.2.1 can be fully unlocked. We commend the DevTeam's efforts of course.

However, if you are LOCKED on 2.2.1 firmware, you can use a proxy-sim (AKA turbosim, piggy-back sim) to unlock the baseband and use your iPhone as normal.

As ZF_ and others noted, there are many risks in buying turbo sims. Some Fail. Some are out of date. Some are just FAKE.

So before you buy ANY unlocking sim for your iPhone, DO YOUR RESEARCH. Buy from a reliable source and make sure you are receiving a product that WILL unlock your 2.2.1 firmware and is STABLE/UP-TO-DATE.

Regards,

KLP

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none is the only unbiaised conclusion from that research would be to buy an iPhone first generation, which can be fully unlocked already, or ask your carrier to unlock your 3G iPhone

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Uh, I think you missed out on the *other* unbiased conclusions.

Namely, buy an iPhone 3G and software unlock it.

or, buy a factory unlocked iPhone 3G from one of the countries that sells them.

so yea I didn't have time to read all 78 pages.. but from what I've read it doesn't sound like xsim works with 3g 2.2.1?



Thx

the 'as normal' is very optimistic ............

as far as I know, there is no hardware solution that works 'as normal'.

(rebel card has 3G working, if you don't mind loosing the ability to receive calls ...e tc.....)

nvm im using i-smartphone and it works for edge and phone calls... of course 3g doesn't work on tmobile.