iPhone Activation Hack
It didn’t take long for expert hackers to bypass iPhone’s activation requirement with AT&T.
A Norwegian hacker Jon Lech Johansen, has found a way to use the iPhone’s wireless web surfing application and iPod features without the need to first activate the phone. What this means is that in essence, you have free internet access after purchasing your iPhone. The iPhone is sold as a non-activated device, with all features disabled. Unless users activate their phone, it doesn’t hold much value.
Many want an iPhone to use the iPod and WiFi features without the need of entering a 2-year contract with AT&T. Jon’s iPhone hack shows on his blog the exact steps required and what programs are needed to complete the hack. I wont list them here for the sake of upsetting Steve Jobs.
Jon is only 23 years old and has a full write up in Wikipedia. He has already been taken to court twice for his involvement with DeCSS, a computer program capable of decrypting content. Both times his innocence was proven.
July 24th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
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