iPhone Dev Team releasing 3G/3.0 unlock Friday

The iPhone-Dev Team - developers of successive successful iPhone software-based unlocks that free up the iPhone for any carrier, is releasing the new version of its yellowsnow software, now called ultrasnow. Ultrasnow will unlock all 3G iPhones running 3.0 software - but of course not the iPhone 3G-S.

And on that note, if you are planning to buy-out your O2 contract you have until 18 June to let them know - or you will not get your new phone on launch day.

The Dev team say the 'jailbreak' - that lets you install 'unsigned' apps not available in Apple's app store - for the new 3.0 iPhone operating system update will be released today. Among other things jailbreaking your phone means you can download an application that will enable you to use tethering (iPhone as a modem for your laptop) without paying O2 £15 for the privilege. If you Jailbreak or Unlock your 3G iPhone you will not be able to update to the next software release until an unlock has again been developed.

O2 greed makes Italian unlocked iPhone 3GS attractive for UK customers

O2 - you are losing customers because of your greed. See below:

Was running 1st gen iPhone, unlocked, on Vodafone, bought June 07.

When iPhone 3G, came out, was getting tired of the Jailbreak / Unlock cat and mouse game, gave old iPhone to my daughter and switched to O2 for new 3G.

O2 have announced a tethered data price that's, at 3 gb per month limit twice the cost of Vodafone's unlimited data plan, which is rather annoying.

Have now ordered an Unlocked Italian 3GS. It's not much different in price to the PAYG UK O2 iPhone cost and in 6 months time, will allow me to cancel O2 and move back to Vodafone (or try Orange / T-Mobile if I wish).

From fruitbear at macrumors