I have a 2g unlocked 2.2 jailbroken.(just bought it). I put my t mobile sim card in and get no service. Carrier settings are either automatic or manual. I'm assuming maybe it is not unlocked and the seller lied. Any help is appreciated. Thanks By the way I'm a newbie so bear with.
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Unlocked, Jailbroken 2g. No service
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I hope you didnt buy it at a ridiculous price cuz the seller could easily lie about it. But no worries you can always unlock and jailbreak it yourself. Just go to iclarified[dot]com and go under tutorials/iphone/jailbreak. then look for the tutorial you need.
I suggest you restore the phone, upgrade to 2.2.1, and use QuickPwn to re-jailbreak and unlock for free.
When I first used Quickpwn on my iPhone it did not succeed in unlocking it. I think this was because the phone was activated already on O2.
Can you tell if your phone is actually unlocked?
In the end, I put it into DFU, restored the standard firmware through iTunes, did not activate, then used Quickpwn to jailbreak and unlock the phone, which also activated it.
Do you get an error message when you put in the t-mobile SIM?
Can you tell if your phone is actually unlocked?
In the end, I put it into DFU, restored the standard firmware through iTunes, did not activate, then used Quickpwn to jailbreak and unlock the phone, which also activated it.
Do you get an error message when you put in the t-mobile SIM?
That means it's jailbroken, not unlocked.
Try using Pwnage Tool in expert mode instead. You'll need to find (ie, Google for) the Boot Loaders (3.9 and 4.6 I believe) but that shouldn't be too hard.
I'd advise that you restore your phone through DFU mode to 2.2.1 and set it up as a new phone, rather than updating it from whatever state it was in before. Esssentially, wipe the slate clean and start again.
Don't let iTunes activate it.
Then follow this iClarified tutorial, word by word:
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=1880
Sorry if this is stuff you already did, can't tell from your post exactly what steps you followed but hopefully this will sort you out and prevent you putting your head through the computer screen tomorrow
PS Is your t-mobile SIM definitely in service?
Don't let iTunes activate it.
Then follow this iClarified tutorial, word by word:
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=1880
Sorry if this is stuff you already did, can't tell from your post exactly what steps you followed but hopefully this will sort you out and prevent you putting your head through the computer screen tomorrow
PS Is your t-mobile SIM definitely in service?
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Yes the sim works in my Blackberry. I tried to restore it back to new.(Ithink) When I hooked back into itunes it wanted to go through activation through att. I bypassed that and basically installed 2.2.1 back on it.(i think) I thank the people trying to help. I'm keeping the faith. Please give step by step instructions if you have any ideas.
Yes the sim works in my Blackberry. I tried to restore it back to new.(Ithink) When I hooked back into itunes it wanted to go through activation through att. I bypassed that and basically installed 2.2.1 back on it.(i think) I thank the people trying to help. I'm keeping the faith. Please give step by step instructions if you have any ideas.
Did you try going on cydia and download bootneuter? There might be a chance that it's jailbroken but not unlocked.
The tutorial link in my post above gives you the step by step instructions, and my experience of iClarified is that their tutorials do work
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I tried to download bootneuter through Cydia. The only available download was 2.1. My phone is running 2.2.1. I followed the tutorial on iclarified to a t. I'm starting to believe this is not an unlock problem. I unlocked my wifes phone through iclarified and it worked seemlessly.(isn't that weird i do all the work but she gets the working phone). Please help!
I tried to download bootneuter through Cydia. The only available download was 2.1. My phone is running 2.2.1. I followed the tutorial on iclarified to a t. I'm starting to believe this is not an unlock problem. I unlocked my wifes phone through iclarified and it worked seemlessly.(isn't that weird i do all the work but she gets the working phone). Please help!