Virgin Mobile USA soon to offer iPhone 4S

Slightly surprising announcement from Virgin Mobile that they will sell the iPhone 4S starting June 29th. Virgin Mobile USA is owned by Sprint, and as they replace AT&T as the "preferred" iPhone provider, the move isn't that shocking either.  

The phone must be purchased from Virgin / Sprint and the two options are a 16GB iPhone 4S for $650 or 8GB iPhone 4 for $550.

UltraSn0w now fully supports IOS 5.1

UltraSn0w has finally been updated to 2.7.  The good news is it Supports IOS 5.1 (and 5.1.1), so UltraSn0w Fixer is no longer needed.  The bad news is there's no changes in baseband support, so people waiting for 4.11.08 and 4.12.01 unlocks on the iPhone 4 are still without a solution, other than getting an IMEI unlock from their carrier.

Sn0wBreeze 2.9.5 supports unteathered IOS 5.1 Jailbreak for iPhone 4 (GSM)

Sn0wBreeze has been updated to support an unteathered 5.1 (and 5.1.1) jailbreak on the GSM iPhone 4 and 3GS.  iPhone 4S users will need to use RedSn0w.

It also contains a fix for 3GS users using the 6.15.00 baseband having trouble with location services.  So, if you've switched to the iPad baseband and are encountering issues with your GPS, download Sn0wBreeze and watch the problem disappear :-)

Absinthe 2.0 provides unteathered IOS 5.1 Jailbreak

Great news on the Jailbreak front - after nearly 3 months of waiting, we finally have a working unteathered IOS 5.1 (and 5.1.1) Jailbreak for all iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices via Absinthe 2.0.  The only non-working device is the Apple TV.

Expect new versions of RedSn0w and Sn0wbreeze to be released within a few days.

IOS 5.1 Unteathered Jailbreak Status

There's still no working unteathered Jailbreak for IOS 5.1, but a new exploit discovered yesterday makes it possible to downgrade to 5.0 (SHSH blobs required).  This is great news for the many people who mistakingly upgraded to 5.1 assuming a jailbreak would be released soon.

Here's a table with the current supported jailbreak status.

	4.0.1	4.1.0	4.2.1	4.2.8	4.3.2	4.3.3	4.3.5	5.0.1	5.1
iPhone 3G	U	U	U	N/A	U	U	U	U	U
iPhone 3GS (old bootrom)	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U
iPhone 3GS (new bootrom)	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	T
IPhone 4 (GSM)	U	U	U	N/A	U	U	U	U	T
IPhone 4 (CDMA)	N/A	N/A	N/A	U	U	N/A	N/A	U	T
IPhone 4S	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	U	N/A	N/A	U	N
IPad 1								U	T
IPad 2								U	N
Ipad 3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N

IOS 5.1.1 released

IOS 5.1.1 is now out to fix some reliability and security bugs in IOS 5.1.  The good news is you can upgrade to 5.1.1 safely, the re-jailbreak on 5.1.  The bad news is the jailbreak for 5.1 is still teathered, unless you have an older bootrom iPhone 3GS.

AT&T's Easter Present - Free iPhone Unlocking

Great news for AT&T customers wanting to unlock their iPhones.  Starting today, the company will give you a free IMEI unlock code straight from Apple.  This will work regardless of baseband, with no Jailbreak or SIM adapter required.

But there's one big catch to qualify - you have to be a current AT&T customer with a completed contract.  For example, you originally bought an iPhone 3GS in 2009 and upgraded to the 4 or 4S on your own without renewing your contract.


The move makes business sense for AT&T.  With the 5-year deal signed with Apple expiring soon, the company is looking to differentiate itself from competitors.  Even though Verizon and Sprint carry the iPhone 4S, both still lock it to their network and charge roaming fees when travelling abroad.  Additionally, the iPhone does not support T-Mobile's 3G network, making it unlikely that unlocked customers will leave for that competitor.