Hmmm a question guys, taking into account that my Iphone3gs from US is disastrously updated to 3.1 and therefore not unlocked...(and not activated)... is it normal that I can receive calls on it with my simcard inside??

I was so surprised as someone called me just as I was about to remove my simcard.. and I could answer and talk on it... is that normal?

but I can't call out... nor do anything else.. (please read my post carefully...)

All I see is that screen with the iphone cable pointing towards the (Itunes logo) and Oh I get to call 911


I joke with anybody that would listen that I now have an expensive(albeit free for me) paper weight that can call 911 and receive calls

but seriously, is being able to receive calls signs of an unlocked phone?? I don't think so right??

This post has been edited by tnsai: Sep 14 2009, 11:50 AM

Yes! it shows Maxis 3g! Which is why I'm confused lol.. but I still see the "please connect to itunes" picture.


Also, this phone as I mentioned before is given to me by a relative that works in Apple and as such its a US Locked phone.


So, in a nutshell..

1) I don't see anything but that picture on the main screen.
2) I can still go to emergency calls
3) I can receive calls
4) I can see the maxis carrier name on the top left corner
5) When I press the home button + another button (uhhm forgot which one), it emits a camera photography sound
6) I used redSn0w on it a couple of times.. in which it stops after the 2nd stage message and stuck at Waiting for Reboot

and lastly, when I finally got the phone when I turned it on.. it just shows the picture to connect to Itunes etc and there was no emergeny calls slider etc at the time.. (putting sim card inside doesn't work either)

So, I plugged it to ITunes(i've never read about 3.1 problems etc and I still curse my carelessness) and did the restore etc.. then I did the unlock process and No.6 happened .... then, read the various info around the net and realized I'm screwed, so I was going to put away my free Iphone into a hole somewhere forget about it and get one from Maxis .. and I receved a call from my friend just as I was about to remove the sim card :/ and even talked for a while and joked that I'm now on the Iphone "ha-ha-ha".. and at this point I assumed it was normal ...

Anyways, maybe this free IPhone can get fixed etc but I've decided to order one from Maxis(less hassle) and if the free one ever gets fixed, I can give to my wife hehe.. but now that you are saying its weird, has gotten me intrigued about why its like that..


p/s: Hmm, when I get home I'll grab a photo for you guys to take a look if you are interested.

Update : After scouring the net, a few people have the same problem as me and it seems that the phone needs to be "activated" ... hmmm still hope after all I guess? If it works, my wife will have an IPhone while I wait for the one from Maxis

This post has been edited by tnsai: Sep 14 2009, 05:09 PM

My previous post :


I've taken a few snapshots of my Iphone 3gs locked from US .. and I suppose I upgraded it to 3.1 since I did a restore on ITunes




I can confirm its not JB'ed bcos I can't use the IPhonebrowser on it.. but I could definitely receive phone calls on this thing. I've tried using redSn0w to jail break and it goes through everything and it says Reboot -> Done! but the IPhone remains on (blank screen with light on) until it shuts off byitself.. and nothing is changed..

Anybody heard of this before?

Weird, now completely no signal today ... hmmmm.. maybe Maxis changed something...

That question is akin to asking.. "Know how I can draw a compass onto my body??"


I don't think prior to 3GS the iphones have a built-in compass..

Uhhhhhhh yeah... your point being? Did you read what I typed?

"That question is akin to asking.. "Know how I can draw a compass onto my body??"


I don't think prior to 3GS the iphones have a built-in compass.."


Unless you mean it says "digital compass" .. in which if you go to the bottom of the page.. they would say something like "digital compass will be affected by magnetic fields".. which means there is some sort of sensor "compass-" built into the IPhone 3GS.. no??

Hmmm, a question..

Anybody in Malaysia that does hardware-based unlocks??

This is old but I was reading this article and was curious
Link

Is this really possible? Is there hope for my accidentally upgrade to 3.1 free Iphone 3gs??

Yes, thank you for the congratulations, the IPhone is free anyways, and I ordered one from Maxis the other day so I'm good ... and thats not what I asked...


I just asked if it was possible.. do l2read before giving smart comments... afaik the baseband thing upgraded with 3.1 is not looking hopeful at all but
since the article shows the guy practically ripping out the baseband chip and reprogramming it, just wondering how it different for the 3gs and
any useful info would be good since it means I'll have an extra IPhone that maybe my wife can use

This post has been edited by tnsai: Sep 18 2009, 04:32 PM

Yes, yes I can read ...

Again, that was an old article.. and the method was to remove the chip and change the baseband ...


So please think for a moment.... can't think? Well if it could work for 3G it MIGHT work for 3gs? I'm not saying "WOOHOO" it does.. I'm asking if it is possible..

Your answer need only have been "YES" or "No", but rather you have to add smart-mouthed comments like "Congratulations... you turned your Iphone into an Ipod touch bla bla bla"

Thanks for the info dude