Should I...

[TarekElsakka]

update my baseband to the latest one using iTunes then jailbreak and unlock using blackra1n (or blacksn0w, w.e)? And I have a lot of applications, some of them were already on the phone by the previous owner and I don't want to lose them, so is there a way to copy the IPAs by SSHing into the phone or some sort so I wouldn't lose them and then install them later on?

Thank you very much.

[juls1585]

im not sure about what you should do about the apps, but i think you should update, jailbreak and then unlock via blackra1n and blacksn0w. a lot more apps are becoming only 3.1 which may present you with issues later on.

[TarekElsakka]

I'm already 3.1.2 but old baseband. I'm updating using iTunes now, waiting on the new firmware to finish downloading then I'll use this (http://iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=5885) to unlock.

This is a list of my applications:

WinterBoard

Air Sharing Pro

Finger Print

Funky Punch

Number Key

Photogene

Piainst

Rock

Shazam

VoiceKeyboard

Zippo Lighter

WirstPop

Dictionary

Fifa 10

Band

Barista

Camera HD

Flick Fishing

Rolando

Red Laser

FileMagnet

Remote

Backbreaker

Crash Kart

Stick-Fu

Cro-Mag

Installous

Paper Toss

Ping!

Rooms

Backgrounder

Hot Banana

Lunar Ball

Rat On Run

Sponge Bob

Sex Jokes

IQ?

Battery Magic

R Racing GTI

Agile Messenger

AirCam

BetterPix

Facebook

CharMap

Skee-Ball

2009 Tennis

3PtHoops

NFL 2010

Wifi Track

EDIT: I just tried updating through iTunes and it said I have the latest firmware. But I only want to update so I can get the newer baseband, plus I'm feeling my iPhone is getting a bit slower than it was when I first updated so.. what should I do?

[juls1585]

thats the same unlock i used. it worked without a hitch. do you have a different carriers simcard to test it out? or do you require unlock to use your phone in general?

http://i37.tinypic.com/243fafd.jpghttp://i33.tinypic.com/x1mul5.jpg

see :)

[TarekElsakka]

I use MobinilEgy's sim card, that's my network provider. I also have Etisalat and Vodafone lines that are my sisters'. I unlock so I can use my sim card, there is no AT&T here. lol

[juls1585]

I use MobinilEgy's sim card, that's my network provider. I also have Etisalat and Vodafone lines that are my sisters'. I unlock so I can use my sim card, there is no AT&T here. lol

lol i know you dont have at&t i just wanted to show you that it was safe to do!

[TarekElsakka]

Haha, alright thanks. By the way, I just ping'd you, did you receive it?

[juls1585]

Haha, alright thanks. By the way, I just ping'd you, did you receive it?


yup ive been responding! you arent getting them? :(

[TarekElsakka]

Nope. I don't know what's up with that. I never get replies but sometimes, in all of a sudden, I receive ALL of them at once and then they stop coming. Weird.

[juls1585]

thats very strange. want me to ping the dev to see if theres a solution to it?

[TarekElsakka]

If you mind, that would be great, thanks. I used to have the "Connecting. Please Wait" message all the time and it never went away, but then some one here linked me to a fix (forgot who, sorry) and I was able to use it but only send and not receive. Then sometimes, in all of a sudden, I receive all the replies at once but that's like once every two weeks or something. This is weird.

[juls1585]

Ill message him

[TarekElsakka]

Oh my God... come on!!! Now it say:

"No Sim Card installed.. Insert a valid SIM with no PIN lock to activate the iPhone".. now where am I going to get an AT&T sim card?????

[juls1585]

Turn the phone off. Put the sim card in and restart. You may have to also reset network settings and then it will come up

[TarekElsakka]

I turned the phone off then on but it's still at the same screen. I think my Dad still has an AT&T card from last November when we were in new york.. he bought it to use it there but not with an iPhone, just a separate line. Do you think it'd work for activation?

[juls1585]

It should. What version of the iPhone do you have?

Have you put your original sim card back in?

[TarekElsakka]

This iPhone is locked to AT&T.. but I don't have an AT&T sim card. I only have a MobinilEgy one, which isn't valid for activation, of course. So now I am stuck with a dead iPhone. I am really pissed off now since I don't have any alternatives to use until I get this sorted out >_>.

[TarekElsakka]

Never mind, I fixed it. All jailbroken and unlocked now, yay! Thanks juls <3.

[juls1585]

im glad you are fixed! can you explain how you fixed it maybe for future reference and if someone else runs into the same issue?

[Londonrockz568]

update my baseband to the latest one using iTunes then jailbreak and unlock using blackra1n (or blacksn0w, w.e)? And I have a lot of applications, some of them were already on the phone by the previous owner and I don't want to lose them, so is there a way to copy the IPAs by SSHing into the phone or some sort so I wouldn't lose them and then install them later on?

Thank you very much.

Tarek... i dont trust geohot, or any of the rain methods.

Use Pwnagetool like how i did. It creates a custom ipsw without updating the baseband. Thatway you'll still be on 3.0 firmware but running 3.1.2 functions.

Pwnagetool has never failed me, im still unlocked.

[Europa]

Tarek... i dont trust geohot, or any of the rain methods.

Use Pwnagetool like how i did. It creates a custom ipsw without updating the baseband. Thatway you'll still be on 3.0 firmware but running 3.1.2 functions.

Pwnagetool has never failed me, im still unlocked.
I trust him. The guy is a true Genius.
im glad you are fixed! can you explain how you fixed it maybe for future reference and if someone else runs into the same issue?
Blackra1n Rc3 hactivates. Tarek didn't need an AT&T SIM. It worked just fine on my 3G yesterday. After I restored it with my T-Mobile SIM in it, I had the iTunes invalid SIM and slide for emergency iPhone screen. I ran blackra1n rc3 and blacksn0w and it activated and unlocked.

[juls1585]

im gunna be trying to use rc3 tonight to set up my phone as ive found someone to buy it today. i had about 50 paypal people email me about someone getting a gift. i was getting to the point where i was going to delete the post

[TarekElsakka]

Tarek... i dont trust geohot, or any of the rain methods.

Use Pwnagetool like how i did. It creates a custom ipsw without updating the baseband. Thatway you'll still be on 3.0 firmware but running 3.1.2 functions.

Pwnagetool has never failed me, im still unlocked.

That's what I've been doing but I decided to upgrade the baseband as well. I actually didn't check if it did get upgraded or not. But I think it did!

im glad you are fixed! can you explain how you fixed it maybe for future reference and if someone else runs into the same issue?

After updating (or restoring) the iPhone, it restarted and gave me a screen that "Insert a valid sim", so I just ran Blackra1n and clicked "make it rain" and it did the job. When it rains, it will show the same screen of the invalid sim activation thing, just wait a minute or two (DON'T TOUCH THE PHONE) and it will go away and you'll be good to go. So it's just as Europa said (sorry just read your post now, Europa, was still on 2nd page when I replied).