iPhone Dev Team Unlocks the 3G iPhone

October 26, 08 by Doug

The news comes from a video post at their official blog. The following video shows they have gained access to the baseband with the ability to run custom code.

There hasn’t been any announcement of the release date for the new Baseband Tool. The specific tool might get leaked, but you can expect it to be in the next release of QuickPwn(PC) and the Pwnage Tool(Mac). When the new software is available, you’ll be able to find it here at Installer Apps.

The real question is how long it will take for Apple to react to this. I imagine that Apple isn’t too worried about jailbreaking their devices. They are responding and preventing new models from being jailbroken so far(2nd Generation iPod Touch). . .but it’s only a matter of time before that is hackable too. I would think that AT&T will be pressuring Apple to fix this(and any future unlock methods) with a software patch. And with reports of the 2.2 beta firmware being seeded, a new patch is coming soon.