Since the start of iPhone's production in June, users and business people has been trying to unlock it and trying to enable its use on networks other than the AT&T which is official network of iPhone.
Users trying to use iPhone before it officially gets available in Pakistan and India in 2008
According to the New York Times, the latest software update from Apple is turning unlocked phones into ‘iBricks’ — phones that are as useful as bricks.
On September 24, Apple warned users that unlocking the phone with a service other than AT&T’s (the official provider in the US) would damage the software. And with the new update, which adds Apple’s latest improvements, including better iTunes support, users run the risk of their iPhone becoming “permanently inoperable”.
But iPhone fans are unfazed and users are simply avoiding the update. Tech forums that were buzzing with queries about the availability of unlocked iPhones are still alive.
An Islamabad-based business man bought an unlocked iPhone for PKR 50,000 said he is successfully using iPhone with his ufone number.
But what about Apple’s claim that unlocking the iPhone damages the software? “There are a few bugs, but they don’t matter given the features I can still use,” Jain said.
Isn’t he afraid that the update will render his investment useless? “Not at all. I’ve disabled automatic updates. The phone wasn’t unlocked by Apple, so I would be stupid to install an update and risk damaging it,” he said.
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