T-Mobile iPhones Getting 3G

It seems as though some people using unlocked iPhones on T-Mobile's network are reporting that they're finally getting 3G. If you're unaware, the technology T-Mobile uses for 3G is incompatible with the iPhone. However, it looks as though T-Mobile has broadened their spectrum.

Users in Nevada and Northern California are reporting the speed boost. T-Mobile isn't ready to roll out the change nationwide just yet, but they could be in the process of it. If T-Mobile supports this spectrum, there's no reason they shouldn't be able to get the iPhone next year. I'm sure this will make a large number of T-Mobile customers happy, as they have over 1 million iPhone users on their network, despite no official support for it.
via CultOfMac

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T-Mobile Won't Get iPhone 5

Two leaks out from T-Mobile today. One's bad news for customers, the other is good news.
Which would you like first? (Too bad, I'm telling you the bad news first).

So, the bad news is, T--Mobile won't be getting the iPhone 5 this year. Of course, there's always next year, but it's now less likely. T-Mobile is still in the process of being bought by AT&T, and they're confident the deal will go through. Since AT&T already has the iPhone, why should Apple put additional effort in creating a new model specifically for a company that will be bought up soon?

But, that leads me to the good news. Previously, T-Mobile customers were worried they wouldn't be able to keep their rate plans after the merger. AT&T has a better network, but their customers pay more for it. But, you don't have to worry about that, thanks to a leak from an internal memo. Current T-Mobile customers will be allowed to keep their rate plans, even if their contract expires, and they continue to use the service on a monthly basis. That's a really great deal, and is sure to keep T-Mobile customers very happy. So, if you're on T-Mobile, you now have two reasons to hope the buyout goes through successfully: better coverage for the same price, and the iPhone 5.
via BGR 1 & 2

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Lock or Unlock: that is the question...

Apple Trends

As you know, all sold phones by Apple are anchored to the specific mobile operator. In the USA it's AT&T, in France — the Orange, in Germany — T-Mobile, O2 in the Great Britain.
You can use iPhone only with a SIM-card of the mobile operators set forth above. It's specific business model of the Apple company. Under the contract the mobile operator is obliged to deduct certain percent from the income of the Apple subscriber. For certain it's not known how many, but approximately no more than 22% from the total profit. Nevertheless, the majority of Mac users prefer the unlock any iPhone than to pay to the Big Brother.

The legal use of iPhone is represented as follows:

• Apple Store sells the iPhone;
• The subscriber comes home and through the Internet concludes the contract with the local mobile operator;
• After a while iPhone will activated.

Hence, iPhone will function in a network of any mobile operator if to fulfill following actions:

1. To activate the iPhone.
2. To bypass SIM-card check.
   

The 1st step, as one would expect, is named as activation. Its essence consists in getting access to device basic functions.
The 2nd step is named as unblocking, or unlock iPhone for all mobile operators of the World.

As it the unlock?

It's modification of the software of the GSM-module which allows to use iPhone, as usual mobile phone, with a SIM-card of any mobile operator.
Applications. Probably, as you know, on the native applications the Apple business model was not restricted. Certainly, Steve Jobs gave the chance to create applications for iPhone to any freelance web-developers, but only within the limits of Safari browser.
Thus, the life of nonnative mobile applications is impossible without jailbreak iPhone modifications. The great sacral essence of jailbreak — the real chance for all talented web-developers to make money on own mobile applications.

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How to Tame iPhone

As you probably know, all phones sold by Apple Corp. are adhered to the concrete operator. In the USA it AT&T, in France — Orange, in Germany — T-Mobile and at last O2 in Great Britain.

This specificity is greed of company Apple. Under the contract, the mobile operator is obliged to deduct certain percent from the income of subscriber Apple. Because of this enterprising fact, you can use phone only with a SIM Card of the operators set forth above.

The scheme for "the legal" use of iPhone:

* In the Apple Store buy iPhone.
* The Subscriber comes home and through the Internet concludes the contract with the operator.
* After the contract conclusion, after a while, iPhone will activated.

If you want to connect the device to other network of any other mobile operator it's necessary to execute following actions:

1. To Activate phone.
2. To Bypass SIM Card check.

The 1st step, it's — activation. The activation essence consists in getting access to device basic functions.
The 2nd step is named an unblock iPhone, or unlock the iPhone 3gs 4.

What is unlock?

Unlock it's an updating (or hack) of the software of the GSM-module which allows to use phone with a SIM Card of any operator.

Soft Unlock

— It when without intervention in phone hardware start the updating of the radio modem deleting. Usually for it use the programs AnySim (iUnlock) or iPhoneSimFree.

Hard Unlock

— It when carry out iPhone 4 unlocking and opening by means of short circuit to Test Point access.

MultiSIM

— As a matter of fact, is not the real relock. This method uses some features of check of a SIM Card of the mobile operator. For example, iPhone considers that the sim card belongs to the mobile operator AT&T.

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