quarta-feira, 11 de janeiro de 2012

The Best iPhone 4 unlock Methods To Use Effectively

The introduction of iPhone 4S brought about iPad hardware on an iPhone and it was a welcome change. However, as iPhone 4S is still unlockable by the iPhone Dev Team and Chronic Dev Team, it makes sense to purchase iPhone 4 now as it is sold at a slightly lower price. If this is your first iPhone purchase, you will do more good for yourself if you choose iPhone 4 now. The iPhone 4 hardware is not ridiculously old even though it is not brand new. Nevertheless, iPhone 4 unlock is available on iOS 5.0.1 as well and so, it should not be difficult for you to choose iPhone 4 over other models.

Why do you need iPhone 4 unlock?

iPhone 4 unlock is meant to free you from carrier contracts as you will be allowed to insert any local SIM card in your iPhone in any country. However, freedom from carrier is not just the only reason for unlocking iPhone. The SIM locked iPhone are sold on specific plans and you won't be able to choose whatever you want. By spending some time on unlocking, you will actually be able to save a lot of money by choosing cheap providers. You won't be holding on to your iPhone model when new models are updated by Apple. In that case, unlocked iPhones have a much better resale value.

iPhone 4 unlock – unlockable basebands

Unlocking iPhone is an exciting idea, but unfortunately not everyone can unlock their phone using Ultrasn0w and SIM unlocking methods. These unlocking methods have limitations on baseband. Typically, only older basebands are unlocked by these methods. Even the newer version of Ultrasn0w supports iPhone 4 unlock on iOS 5 only on older basebands. Currently, supported basebands for unlocking iPhone are 04.26.08, 05.11.07, 05.12.01 and 05.13.04. If you already have these basebands, then you can go ahead and update iOS without upgrading baseband. Then, you can use unlocking method of your choice to continue with unlock.

How to use iPhone 4 unlock without supported baseband?

Apple doesn’t sell iPhone 4 with older basebands anymore. If you are purchasing a new iPhone, you should find out the year of making. iPhones that are made after the sixth month of last year are all loaded with new baseband that is currently unlockable. On the other hand, if you have older baseband on iPhone 4 which can't be unlocked, you can try upgrading baseband to one of the supported versions. Some people claim that Ultrasn0w works after upgrading to iPad baseband 06.15.00. However, you may lose some functionality and there is no turning back after you upgrade to iPad baseband. Putting in simple words, if you don't have supported basebands, you won't be able to use Ultrasn0w or one of the SIM unlocking methods.

Prevent bricking with the right iPhone 4 unlock

Many iPhone users are still skeptical about iPhone 4 unlock mainly because of the reports that wrong unlock software results in bricking of iPhone. This can't be denied because improper jailbreak and unlock can brick your iPhone, forcing a hardware reset. In some cases, hardware reset won't work either and you have to take it to Apple store. The only way to avoid bricking of iPhone is to use the right unlocking method suitable for your device and its baseband.

Commercial iPhone 4 unlock solution success rate

In recent times, commercial iPhone 4 unlock methods are gaining popularity. They work in several countries on almost all iOS versions. The jailbreak provided by such software is usually untethered and for all these benefits, you can pay for the software. However, you should always make sure that you are getting the right value for your money when you pay.