Germans Buy 10,000 iPhones
German Fanboys were out shopping for the iPhone in Cologne and resisted all kind of weather inclemency but they finally got their iPhone.
A T-Mobile spokeswoman said the company had sold 10,000 iPhones by the afternoon. The demand will be greater but T-Mobile states that They have plenty of iPhones for this upcoming Holiday Season.
Hundreds of Germans lined up for this hot device, some said:
“All of us are Mac (Apple Macintosh computer) fans,” said a man who works in a MP3 store and was waiting with two of his friends. “The iPhone is the best phone in the world,” he said.
The Apple Fanboys are the kind of people that resist all kind of obstacles ( weather etc) to get the new hot gadget, and this proves that. Remember the first guy in line for the iPhone?
T-Mobile representatives handed out blankets, umbrellas as well as hot tea, coffee and pretzels for those waiting outside.
The next to get the iPhone would be United Kingdom. France turn is at the end of the month.
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iPhone Firmware 1.1.1 = iPhone relock
The new iPhone Firmware 1.1.1 is out, and is only recommended to people that activated the iPhone with AT&T.
If you unlocked your iPhone with AnySIM or iUnlock don´t update and wait for a new jailbreak aplication coming soon.
If you update to this firmware, the iPhone doesn´t get bricked, but it will return your iPhone to the activation screen.
The iPhone Dev Team should get this thing working fast (remember the free unlock?).
The new Firmware upgrades/fixes:
- iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store
- Louder speakerphone and receiver volume
- Home Button double-click shortcut to phone favorites of music controls
- Space bar double-tap shortcut to intelligently insert period and space
- Mail attachments are viewable in portrait and landscape
- Stocks and cities in Stocks and Waether can be re-ordered
- Apple Bluetooth Headset battery status in the Status Bar
- Support for TV Out
- Preference to turn off EDGE/GPRS when roaming internationally
- New Passcode lock time intervals
- Adjustable alert volume
Here is a summary of what the firmware update does in different scenarios:
The update will work ok in iPhones with no modification.
The update will work ok in iPhones with Installer.app (although it gets wiped out. The apps seem to remain in the iPhone, but they won’t appear in your screen.)
The update will work ok in unlocked iPhones, but it will return your iPhone to the activation screen. From there, no activation is possible. The iPhone doesn’t get bricked but, if you want to keep using it, don’t update your iPhone.
This has been confirmed with both anySIM and iPhone Sim Free.
“Third-party applications won’t work after the update” (confirmed by Dev Team.)
“Firmware 1.1.1. relocks iPhone properly” (confirmed by Dev Team.)
Unlocked iPhones updated to 1.1.1 will work with legit AT&T cards (confirmed by Natetrue)
iPhoneSimFree, the pay-method , reports that the their SIM unlocking solution doesn’t hang your iPhone at the activation stage. You can still activate with an AT&T SIM, but other SIMs won’t work after activation—you’ll have to wait for a new jailbreak for that.
Are you going to wait for a new jailbreak, or you need some of this updates like the Support for TV Out?
Update:According to Jesus Diaz on Gizmodo-
Here`s a video of the firmware update process with my unlocked iPhone (done with iPhone Sim Free.) You can see the result at the end: activation limbo (unless you have a legal AT&T card and a contract. Unlike me and all international users who have unlocked their iPhones.)
If you don`t want your iPhone on Activation limbo, just wait. You waited all this time for a free unlock right? Now you need to wait with your unlocked iPhone. Is that hard?
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iPhone SIM Free Now Accepting Orders
But there is a problem, they state this:
“Iphonesimfree.com is a wholesale only company. Although we could, we do not and will not sell directly to end users, because we want to work together with our valuable resellers as a team and not interfere in their business.”
That means, that you would need to send your iPhone to a reseller or buy the iPhone from the reseller who bought the bulk license to unlock the iPhone. I am not sure how are they going to sell the individual license for the end user. Can the reseller sell individual licenses? Lets wait for a couple of days to see how events align.
The delivery date is on Tuesday, 4th of September. The minimum number of licenses you can order is 50 pieces at $36/ each , thats $1800 USD the minimum investment if you want to be a reseller. I show you the break down of how many licenses you can order and the price:
- 50 licenses: $36/each
- 100 licenses: $34/each
- 250 licenses: $32/each
- 500 licenses: $30/each
- 1000 licenses: $28/each
- 2500 licenses: $27/each
- 5000 licenses: $25/each
iPhonesimfree.com sorted out a good way to protect themselves by selling the licenses to a reseller. The reseller is going to be responsible for selling “Unlocked iPhones” etc. iPhonesimfree.com is only providing the solution, and the resellers make the dirty part.
I will show you the e-mail they sent me:
iPhone unlocking - WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING ORDERS
Orders iPhoneSimFree.com <orders@iphonesimfree.com>
Thank you for contacting us. We are now ready to take orders. Iphonesimfree is the only pure software solution available for iphone unlocking.
Easy to market, easy to use as indicated by several respected independent reviews such as:CNN:
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/09/01/apple.iphone/index.htmlEngadget:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/iphone-unlocked-atandt-loses-iphone-exclusivity-august-24-2007/
HOW DOES IT WORK?
The reseller or his/her customer must install on the iphone our software, available by mail or through direct download from our site. This is a standard .app file and once installed on the iphone it will show up as a springboard icon on the main screen.
The reseller must log into our back office and enter the required data specific to that iphone (his license credit will be substracted).
Once done, the reseller or the customer must run the .app, which will communicate via the iphone wifi to our server. If the iphone has been registered, the software will proceed to unlock the iphone.
It is that easy! In the unlikely case of any problem happening, we have a 24/7 hotline to assist our resellers.
WHAT IS THE PRICING STRUCTURE?
The minimum number of licenses you can order is 50 pieces. Minimum quantity and pricing are not negotiable.
50 licenses: $36/each
100 licenses: $34/each
250 licenses: $32/each
500 licenses: $30/each
1000 licenses: $28/each
2500 licenses: $27/each
5000 licenses: $25/eachIMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: WHAT GUARANTEES DO WE HAVE AGAINST FUTURE UPDATES?
We CANNOT guarantee that this software will work after any future updates for the iphone. It does currently work on all firmware versions, up to and including, 1.02
We will naturally try to provide our resellers an updated version of our software for each firmware update, it is in our interest, but we do NOT guarantee that we will be able to do so.WE ARE A TEAM:
Iphonesimfree.com is a wholesale only company. Although we could, we do not and will not sell directly to end users, because we want to work together with our valuable resellers as a team and not interfere in their business.
HOW DO I PLACE AN ORDER:
We are now taking orders. The delivery date is Tuesday, 4th of September. If you want to purchase a bulk of licenses please reply to this email with:
- Number of licenses you want to purchase
- Company name and address (or Name if you are not a company)
- Name of the contact
- Telephone number (at least one)You will shortly receive a proforma invoice with all the details on how to complete your order. Payment is by bank transfer only.
THANK YOU, WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR ORDER.
Best regards,
Iphonesimfree.com sales team.
orders@iphonesimfree.com
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Upcoming iPhone Software Unlock
The iPhone Dev Team figured out some new ways to unlock the iPhone. Not Just with the Turbo Sim Method can be accomplished, but with other methods like soldering some part of the phone, this with a high probability of a bricked phone. After the Phone is unlocked all the hardware can be removed.
We are all specting a software unlock, and the author of this video says that soon they will be one without having to buy a $89 dollar Turbo Sim. Lets wait, and see.
This video shows his Unlocked iPhone using a T-Mobile sim card. He calls to his house without using AT&T. So lets see, how this Software Unlock comes out.
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Apple Financial Results Q3 - 2007
Apple presented the results of the Q3 of 2007.
Peter Openheimer CFO of Apple, spoke about the sales growth to an $818 million profit in its fiscal third quarter. For the three months ended June 30, 2007, the company saw $5.41 billion in sales, a 24-percent increase from the year-ago quarter.
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