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Creative_91
post Jul 5 2010, 04:15 AM

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Hi, I really need some help with my father iPhone 3GS rite now.
Yesterday, he upgrade his 3GS to IOS4 and after that upgrade his sim has been locked.
I already download IOS3.1.3 firmware and try to jailbreak it but because of lack of knowledge about jailbreaking and the jailbreaker like snowbreeze,redsnow,etc says they didnt recognize or something so I decide to skip that part
So I try to restore back without jailbreaking it in DFU mode but i got 3194 error.
I did the restoration using IOS 3.1.3


There's a picture below that shows what is happening to that iPhone 3GS

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Do anyone know how to repair this? He really need this iPhone cause some of his work have to use this gadget.
I'm a newbie in this board so if there is any mistake please let me know...
Creative_91
post Jul 5 2010, 10:46 AM

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QUOTE(yezhacolic @ Jul 5 2010, 10:09 AM)
By right you can just take the warranty card and claim from any Maxis centre. If its not working, first owner's number is only needed along side with warranty card. First owner present is unnecessary. Just ma 2cents.
Apple signs 4.0 firmwares now. You cannot upgrade ( or downgrade ) and 3GS to a firmware that Apple doesn't sign anymore unless you tapped on "Make my life easier" within Cydia and you follow these instructions: http://www.saurik.com/id/12

If you never save any shsh before, then you have no choice but to stay locked in 4.0 OS. There is another alternative, you can make your iPhone now function as iPod if you have sim card that locked to your iPhone. For instance, you must have at&t sim card if your set is locked to At&t (US).
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Already try that link but I didn't understand on how to put it into hosts
Can anyone gimme the clues...
what is SHSH?

Added on July 5, 2010, 10:46 am
QUOTE(dvlzplayground @ Jul 5 2010, 07:21 AM)
^is that a local 3GS or not?
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My father bought it at Paris... sweat.gif

Added on July 5, 2010, 10:51 am
QUOTE(BarrettWong @ Jul 5 2010, 10:17 AM)
this was what happened to me a few weeks back and thanks god the unlock version for 3.1.3 baseband 5.12.1 was released.. i can now use the phone.. but for your case, u need to know where ur set comes from and get the country service providers sim card to activate it .. if remains lock then i'll suggest u go for hardware downgrade .. pay few hundred bucks and get ur phone back to normal .. otherwise like what bro yez said [remains locked and use like ipod]
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This set comes from Paris and do I have to go to paris to get the sim? doh.gif Is there any other sim like universal sim that can be used to unloack it?
Because at first the phone juz said Invalid Sim, but after a while it locked the sim.
What do you mean by hardware downgrade? sweat.gif

Sorry, totally newbie here...

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post Jul 5 2010, 03:44 PM

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QUOTE(viper-xs @ Jul 5 2010, 01:58 PM)
I can't recall much of my conversation with my colleagues there about 1 year ago but if I'm not mistaken 3GS coming from France is locked to the telco but you can request for official unlocked activation within a certain period of time there. French law requires that. Or possibility is that one of French telco simcard would work as it might be unlocked set but it's not sim free. I remember it was huge case there as telcos brought the sole telco iPhone provider to court there.
I got France sim but I won't be back in KL anytime soon. If your dad got an office there he can try to ask them to mail the sim to him. Otherwise it would be just an expensive iPod
So if I get French sim and put it in the iPhone, can I make it to be the same old iPhone 3GS back? or the iPhone will not be an iPhone and be an iPod instead?
Seriously, is there a way to restore back like the way it should be? like format it,etc?
I thought people says Apple let your work easier huhu...
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post Jul 5 2010, 05:30 PM

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QUOTE(yezhacolic @ Jul 5 2010, 04:42 PM)
When in firmware 3.1.3, did your father saved SHSH into cydia? if your father did, you can downgrade it into 3.1.3 and unlock it back.. you should did it BEFORE os4.0 launched.. If your father didnt, then no choice man..
you only can stick with os4 and it cant be unlock/jailbreak at the moment.. you can activate it with France sim card BUT still, the carrier wont be there... only can be used as iPod..

Hardware unlock charges will be around RM200-RM500..
it required the technician to change the whole iPhone board..
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To be truth, my father have zero knowledge about this gadget. He juz use it to communicate n settle his work only sweat.gif
He said when the first time he bought this phone, my father already ask the seller to Jailbreak n unlock it for him. But I dont think that the seller do some saved into CYDIA. Btw, how can i check that this iPhone had save it into cydia?
So do you mean that if I buy as sim from french and insert it into iPhone, I still cant unlock it?
haiyooo nanges already cry.gif
instead of hardware unlock, is there any software lock or have to wait the Dev-team to find a way to unlock it?
Money money money doh.gif
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post Jul 5 2010, 07:33 PM

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QUOTE(yezhacolic @ Jul 5 2010, 06:15 PM)
You cant check. its either you confirm it with the person who jailbroken your dad's device. Or else, you try to downgrade yourself. If failed, means that shsh has not been saved.

Even you buy a french sim, you only can make it function as iPod. Somehow you need to wait for the latest release of Jb tool.
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ok let me understand it hehe..
it means if I buy a french sim, I still cant downgrade it because IOS4 block it? so I'll stuck with IOS4 eventhough I manage to unlock it using French sim hurm...
so maybe if I wait for newer JB it will solve my problem.. rclxub.gif biggrin.gif
If I do the Hardware Unlock, will it solve my problems 100%
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post Jul 5 2010, 09:47 PM

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QUOTE(yezhacolic @ Jul 5 2010, 07:46 PM)
yeap... for now just keep it first and wait until the latest JB tool release..
and, if you do hardware unlock, your device will be official unlock.. no need to bother about unlock thingy in the future..

And do find for the reputable technician to do it.. Dont let them mess with your device tongue.gif
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wow, eventhough u selling ur service on unlocking iphone u still help me huhu...
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post Jul 6 2010, 04:23 PM

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Hoping that the dev-team will let out a solution for my dad's iPhone faster huhu...
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