As I have read on this forum the "locked" phone processor has been identified and I think also localized...
(Infineon PMB8876 S-Gold2)
what if we order brand new processors from the manufacturer and we try an hardware unlock?
I can anticipate money (reasonable sum) for buying for all in this forum or organize a "collettive" buying of it.

Please post any relevant information in this thread.

This is the DataSheet: http://www.datasheetcatalog.com/data.../PMB8876.shtml
On the website www.infineon.com I found they have distributors worldwide

I can try to call now a local distributor... but I will need someone working to apply it to iPhone, you think is it possible ?
otherwise: flashing the ones on iPhone with a brand new one? (I am not an expert... I try to give new ideas)

great suggestion... but i don't think it's really needed to break the code...

Try to order a SGOLD2, minimum quanity 100.000 pieces. I requested infos on it and thats what they told me. Not cause I woudl liek to solder aroudn the phone and install a new baseband, but I wanted to get the techdocs, which seem to be under NDA.

Originally Posted by sam

Try to order a SGOLD2, minimum quanity 100.000 pieces. I requested infos on it and thats what they told me. Not cause I woudl liek to solder aroudn the phone and install a new baseband, but I wanted to get the techdocs, which seem to be under NDA.

FCK... Really bad.
the only way is to put money all together.
I am a lawyer and can arrange a special fund to do this... but I don't know if it would be good.
Any impression / proposal is welcome.

you could pool some money together using this site
http://fundable.org/

sure lets do it but before we buy just let me buy some shares in the company

You really suggest we should buy 100.000 sgold2 chips jsu tto peek in the tech docs? o.O
Well maybe paying someone to give it out is kinda less expensiv

that s been my idea to bribe someone

either at&t stuff as they must have a database access for the unlock codes... or the program that creates the unlock based on a x b = c

or

bribing a friend who works at apple tech dept

now u say bribe a person from the chip company

cool but the only thing i think is how much bribe will be enough? as a lawyer u know bribes are illegal but donations are not the only problem is which is guy is the right one to donate money

Hi All,

We changed the processor today afternoon (remove from Benq Siemens phone),and it's worked,connect to my home network (Pannon, Hungary).After this , I reset the iPhone cos it freez,but i cannot turn on...Do U have any idea? Sorry for my bad english

Originally Posted by mysticusa

that s been my idea to bribe someone

either at&t stuff as they must have a database access for the unlock codes... or the program that creates the unlock based on a x b = c

or

bribing a friend who works at apple tech dept

now u say bribe a person from the chip company

cool but the only thing i think is how much bribe will be enough? as a lawyer u know bribes are illegal but donations are not the only problem is which is guy is the right one to donate money

There is another option to unlock the phone. For this method we need a unmarked van, rope, a couple of strong guys with masks and the wearabouts of Steve Jobs.