Alright so I've been reading this forum incessantly for the past 3 weeks. I am new to the iPhone scene, meaning I *ahem* don't have an iPhone yet *ahem*. What I am asking is a hybrid between unlocking/rumors/advice, but i decided to post it here since people seem to really know what they're talking about and I appreciate that

I want to buy an iPhone and use it with a US T-Mobile chip, and I have come very close to purchasing the iPhone + *SIM and following one of the very detailed activation/jailbreak/unlock methods and hope that I'm not one of the unlucky ones who get "No Sim" etc. messages. Now that 1.1.3 is coming out very soon (probably at the MacWorld Conference), I have a dilemma, and I have searched but not found a specific answer to this question yet...any advice at all would be appreciated.

I have a few choices ahead of me:

1) Buy a 1.1.2 OOTB iPhone from an Apple store or online ASAP before 1.1.3 comes out, and - if I'm impatient - buy a *SIM and hope it works

2) Same as (1) except wait for software unlock after 1.1.3 comes out, because I can still get a *SIM if software unlock proves not feasible (though it seems like it will be!), but in the meantime activate/jailbreak iPhone so i can use it as iTouch/internet gizmo.

3) Wait till 1.1.3 comes out and buy iPhone then. Now, I know this, to most people, makes no sense since with 1.1.2 OOTB there are so many possibilities for unlocking and such that have been tested and tried, and with 1.1.3 i might have to wait till 1.1.4 for a software unlock to work. The only reason that I would buy a 1.1.3 is because I am really anxious for a HARDWARE update to the iPhone...like an iPhone2. Most predictions are that this may be announced now but not released before June, or even announced/released at WWDC to start with. But what if a new iPhone comes out now (how likely is this?) I will feel very bad buying one a few days before the new one


Right now, I am probably going to buy a 1.1.2 OOTB iPhone, but am still not very sure. Even if i do buy it, should I just leave it in its box until 1.1.3 comes out? Should i at least activate/jailbreak it, since i read you have to use itunes to re-upgrade to 1.1.2 after downgrading to 1.1.1, which, after 1.1.3 comes out, might be troublesome?

I would like advice. I realize some of my questions/expectations may seem silly, but I really want my iPhone experience to go well, since I've played with my friends' a lot and I really love the damn thing ;p

Thanks to everyone who took the time to read this, I am anxiously awaiting your responses ASAP!

Aziz

I would go for choice number one. You are more likely to wait much, much longer for a SW unlock if you go with the 1.1.3 once its released.

Thanks for the reply, I was worried I would be ignored...but should I activate/jailbreak it in anticipation of the software unlock? Or do the same and go for the hardware unlock? The way i see it, the software unlock may be coming really soon, so if it turns out that that isn't true I can just buy the *SIM then...what do you think?

... I opted for option 1 and a TurboSIM (yes... I was patient, and lucky, enough to catch a Bladox's store quick opening)

1.1.2 it's ok for my needs and I'll be an happy camper (upgarding, if possible, using TurboSIM or sw unlocks). I'll "skip" iPhone 2 and wait for iPhone 3 then... we'll see

I would go for choice number 2 at this point, especally because we now have 1.1.3. with a new bb and predictions on soon unlock are here. Even George Hotz said it here.

changes of a new iphone with immediate release are very low

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Looks like i'm going with number 2, thanks for all the replies! Should I activate/jailbreak it now (because of the need to use iTunes to reupdate to 1.1.2) or should i just leave it in the box and not use it till the software unlock is released?

I don't think Apple will upgrade the iPhone before June 2008..all I think they will do is to keep adding features by software upgrades...

I think u can buy 1.1.2 now...if the software unlock doesn't show up...u can get a Turbo SIM.

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hey guys where i can find a cheap turbosim? that costs about 100€ now :-(

That's what I'm going to do. But I still have one last question and I want your opinions, then i promise i'll leave everybody alone

Should I activate/jailbreak the iPhone in the meantime, before the 1.1.3 update is released? Because part of the activation/jailbreak process requires using iTunes to update your 1.1.1 back to 1.1.2...and when 1.1.3 is available that may be a bit tricky, so should i do that now, or should i leave it untouched till the software unlock is released?

Thanks!!