New Year present : Jailbroken and Unlocked iPhone 3G

Well, it took a while, but the iPhone Dev Team delivered. Six months after the introduction of the Apple iPhone 3G, you can now do a jailbreak and software unlock.
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My iPhone 2G running firmware 2.2 : jailbroken and unlocked.

unlock and jailbreak iphone firmware 2.2

Pwned! I took the plunge yesterday and upgraded my iPhone 2G to 2.2 firmware. Next, I used QuickPwn to jailbreak and unlock the iPhone. No major issues — it was all done in about 20 minutes (including restoring my data and apps).
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Jailbreaking and unlocking tools available for iPhone 2.2 firmware

It didn’t take long at all. The iPhone Dev Team folks have just released the latest versions of their QuickPwn and Pwnage Tool software, to cater for the latest iPhone 2.2 firmware update. Right now, the tolls are available for Mac only. If you have a 3G iPhone, don’t use these tools yet. For 2G iPhone owners, you only need to restore your iPhone to the latest firmware (using iTunes) and then run QuickPwn. As always, remember to back up before you do anything.
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Unlocking and jailbreaking iPhone 2.1 firmware

Pwnage Tool and QuickPwn for iPhone 2.1

Well, that didn’t take long. The iPhone Dev Team has released Pwnage Tool 2.1 and QuickPwn 1.1, both designed to jailbreak and unlock iPhones running the brand new 2.1 firmware. Considering that the new firmware was only released barely 2 days ago for the iPhone, this must be some kind of a record!
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