How to Unlock iPhone 4 iOS 4.0.1 with UltraSn0w

This guide and tutorial will show you how to unlock your iPhone 4 running iOS 4.0.1 using UltraSnow 1.0-1. This method will not only work with the iPhone 4 but also with older models. UltraSnow 1.0-1 will unlock:

                                                           

• The iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 4
• Basebands 01.59.00, 04.26.08, 05.11.07, 05.12.01 and 05.13.04

Note that UltraSn0w will work no matter what your iPhone model number is.

In order for UltraSn0w to work, your iPhone must be activated. If it isn’t, follow these instructions to activate your iPhone without the original SIM card.

Step 1: Jailbreak your iPhone using JailbreakMe.

Step 2: Go to Cydia and search for UltraSn0w. If it’s not there, you might have to add the following repo: repo666.ultrasn0w.com

Step 3: Install UltraSn0w.

 

Step 4: Reboot your iPhone.

Done! Your iPhone should be unlocked. You can now pop in any SIM card. If you unlocked an iPhone 4, you might have to trim the new SIM so it fits in the tray.

Because the iPhone doesn’t support T-Mobile’s 3G frequencies, T-Mobile users in the US should turn off 3G in Settings > General > Network.

Report: Apple struggling with iPhone in India

There is a huge market for mobile phones in India, but according to the locals, Apple's iPhone hasn't even made a dent.

That's the conclusion of a long story published by LiveMint.com analyzing the first few months of Apple's foray into India with the iPhone 3G. Analysts estimate that just 11,000 iPhones have been sold in India since Apple launched in that country in September, which is probably equivalent to a week's worth of sales at the downtown San Francisco Apple store.

It doesn't seem that Apple ever thought it would make a huge splash in India, allocating just 50,000 iPhones to that market, according to the article. Of the 120 million mobile phones sold in India each year, around 6 million are of the smartphone variety, and Nokia owns the market with between 60 percent and 70 percent market share.

Several reasons are given for the tepid debut of the iPhone in India: price, promotion, and distribution. The authors note that India's mobile market doesn't follow the carrier subsidy model used in most places around the world, and as a result the iPhone is being sold for far more than some had expected after the $199 (9,500 rupees) worldwide price was announced. Still, that doesn't seem to have been the primary reason for the slow sales, since competing phones are priced about the same as the 30,000-rupee 8GB iPhone, although some think that customers thought they would get the cheaper price and were disappointed that it didn't apply to them.

The real reason seems to be that Apple and its carrier partners (Bharti Airtel and Vodafone) didn't promote the iPhone as aggressively as was done in other countries. And distribution in India is a convoluted process involving several different retailers that employ multiple strategies to reach the many different types of customers that are found in India, according to the article.

The article is worth a read for anyone wondering how one of the world's fastest-growing countries looks at the mobile phone market. Considering Apple has yet to make a splash in India, hasn't officially launched in China, and is going to easily surpass its goal of shipping 10 million iPhones worldwide this year, the company would seem to have a lot of room for growth in those two countries next year.

iPhone 4 in India by Diwali: Airtel

Country’s largest telecom service provider BhartiAirtel today revealed its plans to launch iPhone 4, the latest product from Apple Computers’s stable, by Diwali.

“We are working with Apple. Hopefully, we will launch it in the September-October timeframe,” Bharti Airtel CEO Sanjay Kapoor told reporters on the sidelines of a CII industry conference.

Earlier in June, Vodafone Essar had spoken of its plans to launch the iPhone 4 in India, without specifying a timeframe for the same.

Bharti Airtel already sells iPhone 3GS in India priced at Rs 35,500 for the 16 GB model and Rs 41,500 for the 32GB model.

With the launch of third generation mobile services in the country by the end of this year, the sale of such high end devices are likely to get a boost.

US-based Apple Inc, the inventor of iPods, iPhones and iPads, had last month announced the launch of the iPhone 4 with a sharper screen and video-chat features in an attempt to ward-off competition from devices running Google’s Android software.

The iPhone has emerged as Apple’s top product, overtaking its Macintosh computer and iPod.

Apple iPhone 4 Price in India

The most awaited mobile, iPhone 4 is going to hit the Indian mobile market soon. Talks are in progress between the country’s largest telecom operator, Bharti Airtel, and the handset maker, Apple.

Apple had last month announced the launch of the iPhone 4 with a sharper screen and video-chat features in an attempt to ward-off competition from devices running on Google‘s Android Operating System.

We are working with Apple. Hopefully in the September-October time frame we would launch the phone,” Sanjay Kapoor, Chief Executive of Bharti Airtel (India and South Asia), told reporters on the sidelines of a CII conference.As far as 3G is concerned, a very large amount of the network is 3G ready. We are working towards an aggressive timeline, added.

Bharti Airtel already sells iPhone 3GS in India priced at Rs 35,500 for the 16 GB model and Rs. 41,500 for the 32GB model.

Airtel, which won 13 circles in the auction of airwaves for third generation (3G) telephony spectrum, shelling out Rs.12,295.46 crore ($2.73 billion), has also started gearing up its network to enable a quicker rollout of such services. 

Airtel and Vodafone to launch Apple iPhone 4 in India

after tracking WDDC live for almost 2 hours, all the specs of iphone 3G are here.


surprisingly almost no change in specs, same 2 mpix cam, same size of screen, same memory, etc.

extra: 3G, GPS, search in contacts, office & enterprise applications & more of softwear kinda thing

major boost:

8 GB - $ 199
16 GB - $ 299

iphone 3G is shown in apple storebut it is said that it will be sold starting july 11

thats a huge cut!!
but the specs have definitely been disappointing...

iphone 3G to india too!!
Apple - iPhone - Choose a Country

unfortunately, the link on the site works for most of other countries except india :D :P

but makes no difference. the major change is 3G & no sight of 3G perhaps for the next 8-10 months :p

quoting from:MacRumors.com : Worldwide Developer Conference 2008 Keynote Live Coverage

in the demo:

some download took, 3G finished in 21 seconds. EDGE finished in 59 seconds. (WiFi scored 17 seconds)

also, The email attachment took 5 seconds to download on 3G and 18 seconds on EDGE. 3 seconds on WiFi.

Apple iPhone4 Unlocked Prices Revealed

Pre-orders for the iPhone 4 started today and some interesting information about the pricing of the unlocked version of the phone has been revealed.

iPhone 4 – 16GB Unlocked  -  499 GBP in UK and 629 EUR in France

iPhone 4 – 32GB Unlocked  -  599 GBP in UK and 739 EUR in France

That translates to roughly about Rs.35000 for the 16gig version and Rs.42000 for the 32gig version.

If you are having doubts if the phone will work in your country , this is the information from Apple Store.

iPhone 4 Coming to India in October

If you are looking to buy the latest iPhone 4 in India through the official channels, you might have to wait until Diwali.

An Airtel executive recently confirmed to Reuters that the company is planning to launch iPhone 4 in India but around the September or October timeframe.

There’s no mention of price but it will obviously cost you more than a mid-range laptop. It is also not known if Apple / Airtel will offer free bumpers to iPhone 4 owners in India like they are do in the U.S. to fix the antenna related issues.

Vodafone, the only other cellular operator that sells the iPhone in India, has not confirmed their own launch dates yet.

If you want an iPhone 4 now and don’t mind paying the premium, there’s always the unofficial route – buy a locked iPhone 4 from US and unlock it on your own or get one from either the UK or Canada. Apple is ‘officially’ selling unlocked iPhones in these countries and therefore they’ll work out-of-the-box with any GSM (micro) SIM.