don't be that skeptical dude. maybe it will be sold on country-locked basis, but without any contract with operator. or it will be optional. maybe the mechanism of legally unlocking the phone doesn't only come through iTunes, it will come with some methods (the official unlock). if it will can only unlocked through iTunes, how T-Mobile's and Orange's iPhones can be unlocked in the first place, while they are not intended for that to happen when it first hit the European market? the solution is channeled through the operator. that means there is another solution.

not to say that it will surely arrives Malaysia on that favor, but i can see that's the case if it really does arrive on most of Asian countries. i can't see the reason why apple would not sell their iPhones here. yup the price will be that high, but hey other smartphones in the market aren't cheap what. so the price tag of RM3xxx (Orange France unlocked) is not that high. ok maybe kinda steep, but hey other apple products aren't cheap also. so if it arrives and the price is super high, what i can only say is "Apple doesn't sell cheap, affordable gadgets".

but yeah, don't put high hopes for its arrival here yet. just wait and see. any q&a sessions on its arrival to malaysia will only reach dead end, as for now. but i also hope it will be here.

only if Apple changes its warranty policy issued (haha...99% won't). the answer is no.

mmm...hope the apps will come out shortly after SDK release. or maybe Apple wanna introduce some of in-house apps based on the SDK, or maybe some early release apps. or maybe some working proof-of-concept apps.

mmm...so many 'maybe' for the nearing iPhone software roadmap event. only hope that Apple won't screw it by postponing the release until another date. hohoho...i want my iPhone to be more productive (but yeah the apps will come with price, oww...).

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Mar 4 2008, 10:16 PM

mmm...seems that we need to wait for another 3 months then, for the app distribution system to be deployed.

hehehe...the title "SDK will be out very soon . . . . . ." should be changed to "now available". mmm...

mmm...dunno maxis got GPRS-only data package. or maybe the operator asked u to activate for GPRS (+ EDGE) or 3G, within the same unlimited plan. just ask the operator further bout this concern. if it is the same RM99 unlimited plan then it confirms that it is the same plan. btw, eventhough u activate 3G u still can access GPRS and EDGE network on your iPhone, which available. but surely the iPhone can't use 3G.

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Added on March 10, 2008, 7:25 pmmmm...just select Advanced and untick Downgrade BL. and then click Perform Action. that's just another 3 clicks away rite?

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Mar 10 2008, 07:25 PM

mmm...u can always unlock it by yourself using the 4-minute ZiPhone method. and yes it is super cheap.

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Mar 10 2008, 07:42 PM

mmm...eventhough on older ZiPhone, it will ask first to enter the restore mode. so that's likely not the real prob. the prob faced on the blank screen with apple logo mainly because u haven't enabled verbose boot on earlier ZiPhone versions.
so yeah, get a latest ZiPhone. if the ZiPhone can't detect it u have to manually enter recovery mode (sleepwake + home for seconds, and then connect to the dock).
lol

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Mar 10 2008, 09:01 PM

if using older ZiPhone it will surely not downgrade the bootloader as it doesn't have that feature. so it's just a safety precaution for some people and they can rest assure with using older version (so eliminating the potential of accidentally selecting Full Unlock).

mmm...btw to unlock 1.1.4 u need to use the latest ZiPhone though.

dunno much, but maybe some under-the-hood features with the latest baseband. but I haven't known any of it. just that the Map's Location feature can only being used with the unlocked 4.03G and up, and the modem firmware version can only being unlocked with AnySIM, and in order for it to be unlocked it need to be run on BL3.9. if u r on BL4.6 ZiPhone will patch the firmware with GUnlock-styled unlock (which then downgrade to an earlier version of patched modem firmware).

hoho...y not try use the fakeblank BL3.9? gaining all the BL3.9 function while u can safely return to 4.6. dunno how it works.

mmm btw just skip 1.1.3. choose either 1.1.2 or 1.1.4. 1.1.3 is too buggy IMHO.

so if u use BL4.6, u can only use modem firmware 4.02G (as patched using GUnlock or ZiPhone). as for BL3.9 u can use the modem firmware originally came with the software firmware itself. it is not the combo, it is what the unlock decides to patch after detection of bootloader version, sort of.

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Mar 10 2008, 10:13 PM

try to unlock again using latest ZiPhone. or u can go to the C:\Program Files\ZiPhone (in windows) and select ENTER DFU MODE batch file (.BAT).

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Mar 10 2008, 10:30 PM

u can use fakeblank BL3.9 that can always being reverted to 4.6 if needed. personally i haven't tested it yet (coz currently using BL3.9) but theoretically using this fakeblank 3.9 will allow you to gain the real BL3.9 state, thus enabling you to achieve AnySIM-styled hack (not by applying GUnlock patch and then reverting the baseband to 4.02G), and yet u can go back to BL4.6 by using software method.

thus as for now, using BL3.9 (and the fakeblank ones) is the only way to get the latest baseband to be unlocked. thus it will not modify the baseband version, making the unlock achievable on firmware 1.1.4 with its modem firmware 4.04G. if still on BL4.6, all u can get is baseband 4.02G.

mmm...if wanna unlock via fakeblank 3.9, just use iPlus 2.0 to downgrade to fakeblank BL3.9, jailbreak and unlock.

so the best combo is fakeblank 3.9 + latest baseband. u can always get back to 4.6 if the "super unlock" modified BL3.9 is available.

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Mar 11 2008, 03:43 AM

mmm... u can find the tutorial at iClarified at:
http://iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=760
if u r opting for it, it is advisable to use iPlus then. ZiPhone doesn't include fakeblank method though (due to some reasons). so then u just do the fakeblank BL3.9, jailbreak and unlock using iPlus 2.0.

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Added on March 11, 2008, 8:57 ammmm...personally haven't tested it so i can't assure about its stability on its operation. maybe someone can clarify about this.

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Mar 11 2008, 08:57 AM

mmm...fakeblank 3.9 is just for BL4.6 user
yup, even if u put the wrong settings for EDGE (null or fake settings), the E will still showed. it just saying bout the network's EDGE availability on that location, not necessarily the transmission is taking place. like other phones also.

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Mar 11 2008, 04:45 PM

mmm...the apps data will not backed up.
oww...btw if u use iPlus 2.0 it will install BSD and also move ringtones and fonts to the larger partition. but still u need to use bosstool to move application folder.

no need to to uninstall, just perform the restore.
and yes, u still need that bosstool

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Mar 11 2008, 05:45 PM

remember though the SDK-able firmware is the coming soon firmware 2.0. maybe they'll be some major changes that we haven't know yet.

if not activated with AT&T, it will not come with the 2 year subscription.

it's trejan, not treja.
add this into source:
http://www.trejan.com/irepo

haha...how bout iPlus 2.0 with fakeblank BL3.9? dare to try? hehehe...

iPlus is like the ZiPhone, in fact u can use it as a replacement of ZiPhone. both can install jailbreak and unlock, but iPlus 2.0 also includes fakeblank BL3.9 inside the package. furthermore, it will install BSD and the fix automatically. in the feature list, it also move the ringtones and fonts so when u use bosstool u only need to move applications.

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Added on March 12, 2008, 1:57 amso after u install fakeblank BL3.9, u can gain all features like it is on a real BL3.9, where u can apply unlock on the latest baseband. so u don't need to resort to GUnlock / GUnlock-styled patch in ZiPhone. It will apply the AnySIM-equivalent patch, which can only used on BL3.9 (or the fakeblank BL3.9). And yet, u can get back to BL4.6 without involving hardware method.

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Mar 12 2008, 01:57 AM

ok, to make it clear, iPhone in US is marketed with 2-year AT&T telco contract. it is like this:

1. Buy iPhone via Apple Store / AT&T Store / Apple Online Store
2. Connect The iPhone to iTunes, it will launch AT&T Activation
3. Select the AT&T package to be used with iPhone
4. The billing starts and the iPhone is activated

so basically the 2-year contract only starts if u initiate the activation via iTunes. so then only after 2 years of tenuring with AT&T, u'll got the iPhone fully unlocked (supposed to be lah).

so the concept is that if u haven't done the activation via iTunes, u'll not necessarily tied to the contract anymore. so as u don't use the iPhone AT&T plan, u'll not tied. so u just need to aware that this is illegal though (hohoho...).

sometimes the store (especially AT&T Store) will ask for activation on the spot. just give excuse as like u r doing the activation at home, or the iPhone is a gift. another alternative is buying through the Apple Online Store.

so if u r not activating it via iTunes, u'll bypass the contract part.

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Mar 12 2008, 04:43 AM