My iPhone showed the same SIM message and seemed to need re-activation after applying 1.1.1.

But here's the punch line: it is not unlocked or hacked in any way.

I let it sit there for a minute or two and it proceeded to a regular SIM unlock screen (mine is pw protected) and now works just fine.

Maybe you yanked the SIM prematurely?

-dan

@danham

exactly the same as your situation.

i think apple and att is probably going to get quite a few panic phone calls.

-also dan

Hackint0sh is reporting that 1.1.1 bricks SIM unlocked iPhones. Its really bizarre behaveour by Apple. Most of the people with unlocked phones have been Apple fans. Many, like myself (since 1998 with 5 computer purchases, plus assorted iPods and software) are feeling rather shat upon. Make war on your most loyal fans. Great marketing strategy Steve!

this happened to me the other day only I did NOT hack my iphone.
it happened to me because I had a Phone case that has MAGNETS!!!
DO NOT USE MAGNETIC CASES WITH THE iPHONE!!!

check your IMEI, your IMEI should changed to wrong one. it is weird...

IMEI look like 004999010640000. Restart your iPhone with your AT&T sim card insterted, when the "Activate iPhone" show up and click the "i" button, then you will see....

Have you now tried a full restore again (post 1.1.1. update), then tried to re-activate with the new SIM AT&T gave you?

I have the same problem, the sim card is fine, i even had it replaced at the ATT store. I still have the "incorrect sim" error, if anybody knows a solution please let me know

Can't restore, because iTunes doesn't let me get to that main iPhone screen.

So heres the deal. Last night I tried sw unlocking my phone for a second time after doing a restore to 1.0.2. After I performed all the necessary steps it gave me a 'No Signal' where the bars should be. I then proceeded to activate the iPhone via itunes after a complete restore. Once getting a phone number and such it still gave me the 'No Signal' error. I then updated to 1.1.1 earlier and it 'bricked' my iPhone givng me the 'Invalid Sim' error. But what I am curious to find out is if I went to get a virgin sim from att and put it in the phone, will it recognize it and ask me to activate it? or will it still give me the invalid sim error?

It happened to mine to... the weird thing... is that even with the iPhone with this "incorrect SIM" messege I still hear from the Mail.app from the iPhone getting new messages... :-0

I have the exact same problem, my phone was jailedbreakd, not unlocked, used with it's original ATT sim card (never even poped it-out), and I still get the incorrect SIM error.

If you put the phone in rescue mode or whatever, then iTunes will let you restore it, but I don't have a fresh SIM card to try.

AGHGGHGHGHGHGHGH!!!

Should.... have... waited.... but... no...... I'm... stupid........

iScrewed (aka 1.1.1)

Check you IMEI number on the back against the one on the activation svreen (behind the "i"). If you see 004999010640000 on screen you are screwed (for now).

have you tried putting the phone in restore mode? hold the pwr+menu btns for a long time, and it will show up a yellow triangle on the screen.

Wow that sucks...if only Apple had warned iPhone users about this....oh wait..

Im having the incorrect sim problem too.. I did unlock my phone to try it out but i am already an ATT customer and i did have some 3rd party apps. Few days ago i just decided to restore to factory. Now since i did the 1.1.1 update, i have the Incorrect sim issue. Maybe someone or Apple can just come out with a restore to Apple out of the box and i will do that and be happy and not hack into it again..

@ Herbie

So by your logic, the fact that they told you this would happen yet you did it anyway is somehow Steve's fault? Im not saying that unlocking it is a bad thing but you are taking money right out of his pocket when you unlocked it (they get a portion of your monthly fee) in the first place. So who is shitting on who.

I was at Apple Freehold today and this guy right next to me at the Genius Bar had the same problem. I didn't realize at the time that it was because of this, but now that I think about it, he'd probably done the same. Man, I hope this gets resolved.

Are you really expecting to receive sympathy?

I understand hacking your phone for 3rd party apps, but you will receive no sympathy for the problems related to unlocking your phone. I agree it sucks (a lot), but we all knew this would happen.

You should have just waited a week or so like the rest of the world, and the iPhone unlock dev team will have a fix for this (they already promised a fix within a week).

Mine went fine, and I had installer.app installed with about a dozen apps. It just doesnt show the apps anymore which is fine. I can wait for the tappApp update.

Three weeks ago, the suckers were the ones who'd bought $599 8GB iPhones.

Today, the suckers are the ones who bought $599 8GB iPhones, unlocked and *bricked* them.

Welcome to the new Apple service standard!

My have the incorrect error but my IMEI match the one on the back, so if it matches then what should I do next?

@xxdesmus: Drop the attitude. We're not looking for sympathy -- we're reporting on what happens when this happens. We're Macworld. This is what we do. We'll buy Jon a new phone if need be -- he bricked his phone in the interest of finding out what would happen.

I got the exact same thing!

I followed the advice here from webtrout23:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5388777

I think I had to futz with it a bit afterword, but it got me back up and running.

I saw somebody mention that they had a keycode lock on their phone. I wonder if that has anything to do with it. I have one too, and when I finally got my iPhone working again, it asked me to enter it, but had a different screen (it was asking for my "password" and not my "keycode" and there was a textbox rather than four boxes)

iBrick because iCan :)
-Steve Jobs

I wonder what we are going to do with the iPhones that are in Australia currently running on Telstra's network?
No hope of getting an AT&T signal down here.
Perhaps there will be an eBay flood of "cheap" iPhones from countries that don't have AT&T service?
Or will we wait for an iphonesimmfree fix?

If Apple warned us not to hit our iPhones with hammers, there would be like 1% of users who would hit them with hammers and then whine about how Apple should have made them hammer-proof. As a long time Mac user I feel justified in saying buh-bye, do not let the shiny glass door of the Apple Store hit you on the ass on the way out. Who needs you? Get a Vista PC and a Windows Mobile, that will give you something to complain about.

I posted this over at MacRumors after going through this experience last week and only finding one reference (without an answer) to it online. The standard itunes "restore" doesn't work when the iphone is in this condition. Btw, we had lost the pre-installed factory sim card (set on a counter within a toddler's reach) so I went to the local ATT store got a new one. Explained that I had ordered the phone from Apple, not yet activated it, and was going to set up an acct online so they wouldn't scan the sim in store and tie it to an acct.

We had this exact same issue (unknown sim, unknow imei) after trying to unlock. The iphone sat on the mantle for several days until we figured out the "hard reset" feature--it was so fubar'd that we couldn't run a restore because itunes wouldn't touch it. It was immensely frustrating because we'd been using it on our wi-fi network as a portable browser/email client/ipod/photo viewer and then we lost all functionality after running the anysim unlock.

Open itunes on your computer. Don't connect your phone to your computer, but do attach the dock to the bottom of the phone. Hold down the "Home" (not the sleep) button for a few seconds. Keep holding it down while you plug in the USB to your computer. Keep holding it down until itunes sees it and starts the software reset. It will take over and walk you through it and when it's done, your phone will be in the same state it was when it came out of the box. Then you can start all over again!

FYI, even in the very screwed up no sim/imei state, you can still ssh into the iphone to recover your data. Be sure to ssh in as root@[iphoneipaddress].

Out of all the tutorials we read, the most helpful (imo) was http://iphone.unlock.no/ but they neglected to mention that you'll have to reboot and then run jailbreak even after the unlocking tutorial before an invalid sim error will go away.

>>Jason Snell:
We'll buy Jon a new phone if need be

Can I also have a new phone. I dont have an IPhone tho, so this isnt a problem for me, but would like a new phone though ;)

@kinmar I activated using ATT Go Phone which won't roam here in Europe - Apple are still getting their cut of $29.99 per month for a service I cant use. I would have been happy to pay for an unlock code from Apple if they would have sold me one. Not complaining about that, not even that I have no way of getting the $100 credit. Went into the thing with my eyes open. What I am complaining about is that Apple have released software designed to stop my phone from working.

Here's the thing; it's already been ruled illegal to actively prevent a consumer from unlocking a phone both in the US and in Europe.

So, not only is it a bad customer service mistake of the first order but if even a single solitary individual can prove that something that Apple did to make this update Brick unlocked phones was intentional they will be buried with a class action lawsuit faster than you can say "Stevo - unBrick my iPhone or give me another one.'

Hot on the heels of the iPhone price cut, this move is certain to piss off the most powerful and influential of Apple devotee's.

And for those of you slamming people for "not waiting" or for unlocking their phones in the first place, get a clue. No one tells you how to drive your car or what roads you can travel do they? Just what makes you think that bricking phones that people have unlocked is ok under any circumstances? (especially when the margins on iPhones are among the best if not THE BEST handset margins ever.

Personally I don't think it is going to kill them to lose a small slice of a revenue on a few thousand people a year. It's not as if the company is failing to make money in dozens of ways. To me the collateral damage to the company's reputation is far, far worse than the small possible revenue loss sustained by such a small percentage of iPhone users not being on AT$T.

Oliver Starr
http://us.blognation.com

If your device gives you the "SIM Locked" message after a software update then it is probably because you have set a PIN lock. Remove your SIM and put it in another device, switch off the SIM lock then reinsert into your iPhone. It should activate fine after that!

It is odd that Apple, the self-proclaimed user-friendly company, would do such a thing. First the exclusivity deal with AT&T, and now this. One company's strategy comes to mind - Microsoft.

I think he is referring to Herbie's comment, about making war with loyal fans, not the article writer.

If someone wants to hack their phone to use with another network, one that the original company haven't got an agreement with, then get warned that the lock may happen, then continue anyway, well then they deserve all they get imo.

I can almost see Steve Jobs getting nailed with bricked iphone "drive-by's" as he strolls through Palo Alto. It's so sad that Apple decided to behave this way. It seems the relationship with AT&T has been rubbing off on them.

I am a confirmed Apple fan and user. I own several Apple computers, an iPod, Airport, etc., stock in the firm, and have made Mac users out of my entire family and many friends, and even chance acquaintances. As a computer teacher, I have made more converts to Mac. I have been responsible for hundreds of sales over the years of everything from computers to iPod (even before I bought stock).

I have been waiting for and requesting a product like iPhone for years.

However, that said, I am not like some of the apparently brain-dead Mac addicts I see on these pages. I am sick and tired of Apple's often imperious and non-responsive ways - often directed at those of us who have helped them to even survive this long.

They (and some of the posters!) seem to think that it's OK that they can "punish" us for "hacking" iPhones - who do they think they are? Our daddies? We should have had the right from the outset to choose our own providers. For a number of reasons, I will NEVER use AT&T (or the chosen providers in Europe, where I am currently residing, who are even worse than AT&T).

I advise every iPhone or Mac product user to write Apple, (as I have), and tell Steve and his merry men that we are NOT going to roll over and succumb to this BS.

I will not buy or use one (as much as I would love one) until they fix the glitches, add 3G capability, add some needed features, and fix a few other deficiencies, and most particularly until they drop the notion that Apple can dictate to us what providers and services we will use.

As for those of you defending Apple and Steve on this - all I can say is that I hope your collective lobotomies heal some day. Being a dedicated fan and user does NOT mean I will roll over for anything some corporate fascist tells me to. Apple is again exhibiting some nasty traits I never liked in them OR the Dark Side they are starting to resemble in more than their choice of chips - those of a megalomaniac control freak.

You bought an iPhone knowing AT&T was the service provider. You unlocked a phone, breaking the agreement you made with Apple that you would use the provider that works with the phone.

Now you have all these whiners crying because Apple did what Apple had to do. Oh boo hoo! I bought this knowing AT&T was the provider and am now going to cry about it.

Ridiculous!

If you unlocked you are a total idiot, why on earth did you do something "WHEN" you knew it would lock your phone.

I laugh in your face all of you, typical here in good old Blightly we wait until the test monkeys (you lot) have broken their toys and we learn what not to do. And don't end up spending hundreds of pounds on somthing that could die in ten seconds if we were DUMB!

Ha Ha

It's not just the hacked iPhones that are reported to have problems, though - even supposedly unmodified iPhones are being reported as seeing data loss after this update.

Thanks for the update on what happens Macworld...

I have an apple iphone 8gb unlocked and running on Orange in the UK. I am planning to wait to see what the Dev team come up with but I am in no rush to get the amazing new features lol

You article is very helpful

It's a fact the world does not want to have an Apple product (usually good) deliberately restricted in any way (evil Mr Jobs). The iPhone could easily be more profitable if delivered unlocked - they could sell an order of magnitude more units and never need any ATT tie in: it's what the market demands.

I agree with Vineet Shah. You will get no sympathy from me. I truly hope that ATT doesn't give you a replacement phone. If you hack your phone, don't expect a refund or a new device when updates make it a brick.

My question is: can you chose NOT to install the update?

Currently with an unlocked iPhone I am somewhat content. The new features are certainly nice, but, alas, the iPhone in its pre 1.1 configuration is still a hell of a lot better than every other phone I've used. I would just like to be able to sync with iCal and Address Book. Anything else, I can wait for the developer community to hash out as I do not want to brick my phone.

According to Apple's site it seems you can chose NOT to install the update. Can anyone verify this?

This why you should have bought a more open phone, like the N95.

I really can't believe anyone "not a developer" would be stupid enough to try updating this phone with the warning that it would brick your phone and many people have. Now we know the truth. There seems to a lack of intelligence with iPhone owners. It is probably a side effect of being brainwashed by Apple.

Same situation here. Only difference is when I tried to unlock (I am still AT&T customer just dont like the idea of being locked) the software said unlock failed. I restored the phone and everything was fine. So I tried the 1.1.1 update and now it's bricked.

HAHAHA!! I guess Apple/iPhone-lovers are finding out that their saintly guru, Steve Jobs, is nothing but another greedy, ego-maniacal capitalist that would rather punish those who don't do as he says (use their OBSCENELY(!) over-priced phones on the network HE chooses) than provide an upgrade that doesn't trash their phone. Don't fool yourself into thinking they couldn't avoid this. It is FAR more believable that Apple software engineers were told to RUSH a bomb into the upgrade to teach infidels a lesson. So what's it like being subjected to aversion therapy?

I really don't understand why people are up-in-arms about this. They made the choice to break their warranties and hack their iPhones. What is there to complain about? Why act like Apple is somehow screwing it's users? They didn't do it. You did and assumed your own risk. So sorry.
You wouldn't blame GM if you tried to install a lawn mower engine into your Corvette, would you? Suck it up and accept responsblity for your warranty-voiding actions already.

"He bricked his phone in the interest of finding out what would happen."

That's reminiscent of the old Billy Crystal / Christopher Guest sketch about the two guys who would jam a 8-inch replica of the Empire State Building up their noses, just to see how far in they could get it to go.

Jason, don't clutter up xxdesmus' perfectly good diatribe with reason and logic.

Thanks to Jonathan for taking a bullet for the rest of us.

Summary: Update worked and did not brick iPhone w/ installer.app
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I'm downloading the 1.1.1 update now... I have installer.app installed as well, with only three or four apps, plus SummerBoard and a few themes.

I'm not expecting this to brick the iPhone, but I'll admit that I'm nervous. I bought the iPhone in Denver on July 14th and paid ... ahem ... the *full* price.

Ok, the iPhone just came alive with the "Please connect ti iTunes" screeen, and now it is on the Apple logo w/ the spinning activity bars and the Powerbook is displaying the "Updating iPhone software" message.

Now the Powerbook dialog has changed to "Verifiying iPhone firmware..." Why am I so nervous?? As an aside, iTunes continued playing the whole time. Kinda nice, but weird...

The dialog has now changed to "Updating iPhone software", and the Apple logo is still present on the iPhone.

The update just completed. Moment of truth: the iPhone's screen just changed to "Connect to iTunes for activation", which it did on its own. The activation occurred automatically, completed error-free and... the phone still works, but as pointed out in an earlier post - installer.app appears to be gone, as is SummerBoard.

The loss of a few thousand phones (i.e., the revenue from their accounts) will be more than exceeded by the fact that many of these people will, like true Apple fans, spend another few hundred dollars (eventually) for a new iPhone. What will not go away, however, are articles on the front page of BBC's web site pointing out that Apple, as promised has managed to disable phones entirely with this update, and has been very tight-lipped about why third-party apps are also now disabled. I agree that unlocked phones deserve what happened, but there is nothing that prevents people from installing third party apps, and why would Apple sabotage them? Unless of course, they have their own software ready to go...or their rumored Newton replacement will appear in a few months. Nevertheless, a statement from an Apple representative about intentions now (since the consequences of the update have created this much controversy) would be a good PR move,and I hope that Jobs or Schiller or someone high up in Apple is bothering to monitor this forum and others.

Ishan Bhattacharya, MD

I never updated itunes 7.0.54.Two week ago I learned from the dev's team a way or a command not to let Iphone upgrade firmware.I did it.
Now every time I connect to itunes to update iPhone software it answers:"you are updated with the latest version 1.0.2

I am happy!! and watching how this situation develops and hope Dev,s team work around this 1.1.1 upgrade.

Do people really think that Steve Jobs wanted to lock down the iPhone? Don't you think he would prefer it to work on any network? This is telecom in the USA people. The only way to get a phone in the market is to partner with a cell provider, because ALL cell providers have locked networks in the USA. This is why you usually have to buy a new phone when switching networks.

People who hack their iPhones after spending $400+ on it deserve nothing. Use the equipment the way it is designed and you will have nothing to complain about.

You know... I don't understand all the whining. Sure, hacking the phone is cool, but when a firmware update screws up because of changes you made to the firmware, don't complain about it!

FYI, there is not a law making it legal to unlock cell phones in the U.S. There is legislation in action preventing enforcement of the DMCA in regards to unlocking cell phones. It's not the same thing, and it's not permanent.

If you went and bought a new Chevy and you were unhappy that you got stuck with the crappy GM engine and transmission in it, and you took it out and put in a Hemi, would you expect GM to honor your warranty? Why is this any different? There's no law saying you can't do that, but they're under no obligation to fix if when you screw it up.

I think consumers have every right to expect to be able to use a device with any network using the same technology. Do you expect a Ford car to only run on Ford roads? That's _bulls**t_. If the cellular industry won't allow us to do that on their own, I honestly think the government should step in and force them to. Apple deserves universal scorn for going along with this scam and not even trying to put any pressure on the industry to change it. What right does anyone have to tell me I can't use the phone with t-Mobile or any other GSM network? And now, they're going and intentionally disabling the phone of anyone who felt they had a right to use _their_ device however _they_ want to? Apple should be SUED for that.

Apple has been graceful to alert us with anticipation this was going to happen, but then a few dumb people STILL apply the update. Now they are kicking and screaming, after the fact.
I unlocked and hacked my phone, am very happy with my Tmobile account, can do everything at&t offers plus more, and pay less than half! I will wait or even stay in this firmware version, the "new features" are really not worth it compared with what I could lose (games, ringtones, "gps" etc.
When I unlock my phone I knew it was not going to be a free ride. We just have to wait and see.

Nah, sorry guys, I ain't buying it.

And to all of you who are complaining about would you expect a Ford car to only run on Ford roads - er.. no... but then Ford don't say you can't.

You *knew* it was locked to AT&T. You accepted that term, by buying the phone. You hacked it. It's bricked. Suck it up.

If you didn't like the fact it was locked to one network - you did have a choice... it's not like Steve came around your house in the night and swiped 600 bucks from your wallet, is it?

Look in the mirror if you wanna whinge about the mess you got yourself into, then run out to an Apple store and hand over your 600 bucks like good little boys and consider it a lesson learnt.

@ Hank: Apple share the responsibility for the locking with the network. This is because Apple have a revenue share deal with the networks selling the iPhone. If the phone is unlocked and moved to another network, Apple lose out on the revenue share.

Tim H has it right. Apple never said they would support the phone on other networks besides ATT. If you didn't like that idea, you didn't have to buy it. Saying Apple should be sued is way off the mark.

While I agree that it sucks that the iPhone is locked to AT&T anyone that buys it will be buying under them conditions. When you buy it you are agreeing that you are goign to use it on an AT&T netrwork.

If you modify the phone to work on another network you are making it do something it is not supposed to be doing. If this then causes problems later on for you this is your problem.

Using the post above "Do you expect a Ford car to only run on Ford roads?" No, but if you bought a car and was told "this will only run on ford roads" and then you tried to use it on Honda roads and it fell apart that would be your problem. You should have bought a Mazda in the first place that wasn't restricted to where it could drive.

I complete agree with the sentiment that as a consumer it sucks that you can only get the iPhone on one network. But from a business point of view it does make sense and nobody put a gun to your head and told you to buy one.

Original poster: Good info!

sean your talking out of your bum, , If you purchase a non contract phone frome apple then i would agree with you, but these phones are for contract purposes only, the contract states what you can or cant do, so how the hell can you sue apple when your the one breaking the contract

confused

It's enough to persuade me not to buy one!

If I went and bought a new Chevy and was unhappy that I got stuck with the crappy GM engine and transmission in it, and I took it out and put in a Hemi, I definitely would not expect GM to honor your warranty?

But if I took it in for its first oil change and they gave it back to me with a gas tank full of sugar, I would be not be very happy at all.

"Apple deserves universal scorn for going along with this scam and not even trying to put any pressure on the industry to change it."

Uhm. Do you think Apple picked AT&T because they were such very nice people?

Apple auctioned the rights, by making it unilaterally appealing. Thats called business.

If you buy it from AT&T then unlock it and cancel your contract within the cooling off period, go ahead and use it on another network, what leverage does Apple have to sell the hardware exclusively?

You guys will find that Apple will fight this to the hilt.

Its no accident ffs.

Keep in mind Apple is a hardware company, not a software company.
You can be damn sure they apple would support any and all custom software designed for the iPhone as it would only increase their sales.

The issue is AT&T. Because of their contract as the premier carrier, apple has no choice. AT&T could sue Apple into oblivion.

Question. If a new hack becomes available, are you guys going to give it a shot again? Maybe it won't happen *two* times in a row. ;-)

Apple is within its rights to contract with whomever it wants, and I don't expect them to honor a warranty on an unlocked iPhone. However, that doesn't mean that as consumers, we should just blindly accept everything and have no right to be disappointed at Apple for valuing the quick bucks from AT&T over the long-term customer relationships. It also doesn't mean that Apple should deliberately try to damage hacked products. A simple re-lock should be warning enough, but it seems that the update was designed not even to allow unlocked phones to connect with the original SIMs.

Instead of the Ford car/Ford roads example, pretend you had to use Dish Network with a JVC TV and Comcast with a Pioneer. I think most of us would agree that's a silly business model, and perhaps even afoul of "bundling" laws. However, for some reason the mobile phone industry developed as it did. Apple could have leveraged it's market presence to try to change that and open the market up (the way it did with iTunes), but instead they decided they liked the model so long as they could find a mobile carrier willing to go along with them. It's business, but it still leaves a bad taste.

"Here's the thing; it's already been ruled illegal to actively prevent a consumer from unlocking a phone both in the US and in Europe."

That's not accurate for the U.S. The DCMA exception simply prevents you from being charged under the DCMA for unlocking your phone. It doesn't prevent a phone manufacturer or wireless carrier from trying to stop you from unlocking the phone.

"If I went and bought a new Chevy and was unhappy that I got stuck with the crappy GM engine and transmission in it, and I took it out and put in a Hemi, I definitely would not expect GM to honor your warranty?"

I wouldn't expect them to honor my warranty, but I would be outraged if GM came into my garage and sabotaged my car if I replaced the engine.

I'm not asking for sympathy, I'm just reporting my experiences. I unlocked my phone to see if it would work, and then I ran the 1.1.1 update on my unlocked phone to see what would happen. Doing so before going out of town for a long weekend probably wasn't the best idea, but that's what we're willing to do for our readers :)

I won't say Apple intentionally bricked iPhones, but the company did know what the software update would do to certain phones and went ahead with it.

"As for those of you defending Apple and Steve on this - all I can say is that I hope your collective lobotomies heal some day. Being a dedicated fan and user does NOT mean I will roll over for anything some corporate fascist tells me to. Apple is again exhibiting some nasty traits I never liked in them OR the Dark Side they are starting to resemble in more than their choice of chips - those of a megalomaniac control freak."

Look, dude, I know you are probably a Linux user and dress in black and walk around being happy with just how much better you are than the rest of us peons, but listen for just a sec...

1. People like phone
2. People go to buy phone
3. People are told, very clearly, what the terms of the phone are
4. People intentionally break these terms
5. Company warns people: breaking terms will brick your phone when you update
6. People update anyway

There is no amount of anti-corporate propaganda that can turn this into anything other than what it is: stupid people getting exactly what they asked for.

There is nothing to either defend or attack here.

Call me silly but do you all remember when Steve told everyone at MacWorld in January that the iPhone was a "phone", iPod and and internet device?

Hey Steve. You bricked our "phones" where the heck is the rest of our device. If Apple wanted to get back at the hackers they should have just disabled the ablilty to use the ATT network not kill the rest of the device.

I think that the phone is only one part of this device.

I also am wondering how many of us pre-brickers are waiting to see what the Dev team can produce to relock the phones.

I just don't think it's fair that Apple is keeping the iPhone away from so many Apple users. Why not just make the unlocked version more expensive than the ATT version.
I live in the Middle East and I am sure we will never get the iPhone before 2009! So for Christmas I am going to buy iPhones for me and my kids. I just won't update until the good people out there keep finding solutions to these problems, anyhow you can't even have an iTunes account here!

What is wrong with unlocking your phone anyway, all I'm trying to do is save me some money when travelling to Asia. Living in Canda we don't have AT&T but I want to have this great gadget, so why should I be punished. This crap about having your phone bricked is totally evil in my opinion. Thanks to you Steve you made my first experience with Apple a rotten one.

All HAIL MICROSOFT!

It's such a dumb strategy to alieniate your customers with small gadgets. they'll go away from your high end expensive equipment.

May be ATT's network deserves to be hacked and will go down in the end...

My iPhone showed the same SIM message and seemed to need re-activation after applying 1.1.1.

I want to Apple store and after long wait i got replacment.
:)

There are no restrictions, legal or otherwise, for taking any other non-Apple phone that YOU BUY from one provider and use it on another provider's network. So, why does Apple have the right to "brick" the phone you bought and own with your good money just because you don't want to stay with AT&T? This is a perfect class action law suit waiting to happen ... Apple iPhone Users vs. Steve Jobs and Apple. This is clearly Steve Job's big ego, thinking he can control and stomp all over the legal rights of others. Join forces and sue this jackass!

Most of these iPhone Central stories aren't relevant to the overwhelming majority of iPhone users. So why the obsession with third-party apps, third-party tones, network alternatives, and bricking? Most users use AT&T's network and don't really give a crap about third-party apps and your cute hip-hop ring tones.

No, thanks. I'll just keep my iPhone the way it was meant work. And it works remarkably well I might add. Being able to play a game of Reversi on my phone or using it on T-Mobile's three square mile network isn't worth the risk of bricking it.

Bottom line is you void a warranty you cannot then go back to the manufacture and ask them to fix it when it does not work because you tampered with it. Every company in the US is the same on this. You mess with it at your own risk. I suggest next time heed the warranty advice

Well if you havent alreay spent your 100 rebate then you could get a new phone for on 300 out of your pocket

what if you tried to modify it but it never worked in the first place, but you restored the phone just in case? should it be fine? The restore worked fine. I haven't updated yet in fear my phone may get bricked.

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