Showing posts with label illegal. Show all posts
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Friday, October 11, 2013
Gevey SIM Unlock iPhone 4 on 2 10 04 3 10 01 4 10 01 is illegal Warning
If you intend to buy Gevey SIM to unlock you iPhone 4, I think you should wait. MuscleNerd of iPhone dev-team has announced some bad news about Gevey SIM which unlock iPhone 4 basebands 2.10.04 / 3.10.01 / 4.10.01, MuscleNerd said that Gevey SIM is illegal in USA and probably other countires as it dials 112 (emergency) then hang up.
Likely the carriers will block the SIMs that are causing the repeated emergency call hang ups, and if you change the blocked SIM many times, you yourself will get banned by carrier.
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That "dial 112 then hang up" in gevey http://is.gd/FGNeJi is illegal in USA, and probably other countries. Buyer beware.So the question is can the hackers improve Gevey SIM to work legally? Unfortunately, MucleNerd confirmed that there is no way to make Gevey SIM method legal. So I highly recommend who is looking for unlock to wait for ultrasn0w from the dev-team.
If you’ve been eagerly waiting for iPhone Dev Team to release a software solution to unlock your iPhone then may have also heard about a SIM card hack called Gevey SIM.
Gevey SIM Interproser doesnt need users to jailbreak their iPhone but works by forcing the activation of the baseband using the emergency dialer. It can unlock iPhone 4 basebands 04.10.01 (bundled with iOS 4.3, iOS 4.3.1), 03.10.01 (bundled with iOS 4.2.1), 02.10.04 (bundled with iOS 4.1).
This is how it works:
SIM card holds many different types of information, but the part most involved with carrier lock is the IMSI number, which is a unique code that corresponds to your account in the mobile carrier’s database.
A sample IMSI might look like this
310 150 987654321
The first two segments are known as Mobile Country Code (MCC) and Mobile Network Code (MNC) respectively, and in the example above the IMSI indicate the SIM is from USA (310) AT&T (150).
When the iPhone baseband is loaded into memory, it checks the MCC and MNC against its own network lock state stored in the seczone. If the combination is allowed, the cell radio is activated and vice versa.
The earliest iPhone baseband revisions only check IMSI twice following a restart, therefore it is very easy to send spoof information in order to bypass the check. Nevertheless, the baseband was soon updated to validate SIM more aggressively and the method soon became obsolete. [..]
[..] Apparently somebody figured out that while the i4 baseband has been patched to prevent test IMSI from working, it is still possible to force activate the baseband using the emergency dialer.
It works if
A.your network handles 112 calls properly according to the GSM standard;
B.they are lax on TMSI management and does not actively validate your IMSI again for incoming calls.
Unlike its ancestors, the i4 SIM interposer is not a drop-in-and-forget device. The exact precedure must be performed should the device restart, lose reception for an extended period of time or move to another PLMN. In all these situations the TMSI expires and has to be obtained again. Theoretically it is possible for a daemon to automate the process similar to ZeroG, but that only makes thing more convoluted.
You can checkout the video of an iPhone 4 unlocked using the Gevey SIM hack below:
Now for some bad news. Since the hack works using the emergency dialer (by dialing 112), it is illegal in the US and probably in other countries.
MuscleNerd, member of the iPhone Dev Team has also warned users from using the Gevey SIM card hack:
That "dial 112 then hang up" in gevey http://is.gd/FGNeJi is illegal in USA, and probably other countries. Buyer beware.
Since the Gevey SIM Interproser fakes your handset’s identity, you also run the risk of your carrier shutting down your account for breach of contract:
SIM interposer should not harm your phone hardware, however your network could request IMEI and identify your device during the emergency call, leading to your handset getting banned. Your identity cannot be faked and it is possible that they will shut down your account. There is a reason why SIM cards remain legally the property of the service provider: you are not supposed to tamper with them without breaching contract.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
It is Illegal to Unlock iPhones Purchased After January 2013
The U.S. Library of Congress has ruled that jailbreaking the iPad and unlocking iPhones purchased after January 2013 is no longer legal.
Jailbreaking iPhones is still allowed under exemptions to the DMCA that will be in effect for three years.
Computer programs that enable wireless telephone handsets to execute lawfully obtained software applications, where circumvention is accomplished for the sole purpose of enabling interoperability of such applications with computer programs on the telephone handset.
This exemption is a modification of the proponents’ proposal. It permits the circumvention of computer programs on mobile phones to enable interoperability of non-vendor- approved software applications (often referred to as “jailbreaking”), but does not apply to tablets – as had been requested by proponents – because the record did not support it.
Unlocking
In addition the new exemptions only allow for phones you already have, as well as those purchased before January, to be unlocked. Phones purchased after January 2013 can only be unlocked with the carriers permission.
Computer programs, in the form of firmware or software, that enable a wireless telephone handset originally acquired from the operator of a wireless telecommunications network or retailer no later than ninety days after the effective date of this exemption to connect to a different wireless telecommunications network, if the operator of the wireless communications network to which the handset is locked has failed to unlock it within a reasonable period of time following a request by the owner of the wireless telephone handset, and when circumvention is initiated by the owner, an individual consumer, who is also the owner of the copy of the computer program in such wireless telephone handset, solely in order to connect to a different wireless telecommunications network, and such access to the network is authorized by the operator of the network.
This exemption is a modification of the proponents’ proposal. It permits the circumvention of computer programs on mobile phones to enable such mobile phones to connect to alternative networks (often referred to as “unlocking”), but with limited applicability. In order to align the exemption to current market realities, it applies only to mobile phones acquired prior to the effective date of the exemption or within 90 days thereafter.
PS3/Game Consoles
The Library of Congress rejected a proposed exemption that would allow for jailbreaking of game consoles.
Because the Register determined that the evidentiary record failed to support a finding that the inability to circumvent access controls on video game consoles has, or over the course of the next three years likely would have, a substantial adverse impact on the ability to make noninfringing uses, the Register declined to recommend the proposed class.
This is quite unfortunate news for those in the jailbreak and unlocking community. Well keep you update with any more developments.
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Ednacell Comments:
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Unlocking
In addition the new exemptions only allow for phones you already have, as well as those purchased before January, to be unlocked. Phones purchased after January 2013 can only be unlocked with the carriers permission.
This is the loop hole here, weak link to all this nonsense.
1. Anyone can go to ebay and buy unlocked iPhones. Or from Apple Store
Or get iPhone unlocked and contract-free
2. Well know facts that after the user completes his/her contract expires they are free to unlock phones.
http://www.cultofmac.com/189360/att-...ou-ask-nicely/
3. USA Verizon can only sale unlocked iPhone 5 ruled by the FCC
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ga...cked-1B6078242
Think about it..
The only ones that can offer and control real factory unlocking service for iPhones is Apple via itunes.
Why only USA? Why only iPad/iPhone is no longer legal? Why not Samsung, Blackberry, LG etc.
All bullshit money talks if you don`t have it, buy a locked iphone and wait for contract to expire or buy outside the USA. Either way the rotten Apple make the money and USA operators are happy a real GSM FUCKRUM in real life action.
Fuck You Apple...USA Operators and GSM FUCKRUM.
HAHA now the Xsim or Unlocking Sim Cards, are out lawed in USA
PS
not clear if you buy a locked phone in USA, and go live out side USA, and unlock it in other country if that`s Illegal..
Jailbreaking iPhones is still allowed under exemptions to the DMCA that will be in effect for three years.
Computer programs that enable wireless telephone handsets to execute lawfully obtained software applications, where circumvention is accomplished for the sole purpose of enabling interoperability of such applications with computer programs on the telephone handset.
This exemption is a modification of the proponents’ proposal. It permits the circumvention of computer programs on mobile phones to enable interoperability of non-vendor- approved software applications (often referred to as “jailbreaking”), but does not apply to tablets – as had been requested by proponents – because the record did not support it.
Unlocking
In addition the new exemptions only allow for phones you already have, as well as those purchased before January, to be unlocked. Phones purchased after January 2013 can only be unlocked with the carriers permission.
Computer programs, in the form of firmware or software, that enable a wireless telephone handset originally acquired from the operator of a wireless telecommunications network or retailer no later than ninety days after the effective date of this exemption to connect to a different wireless telecommunications network, if the operator of the wireless communications network to which the handset is locked has failed to unlock it within a reasonable period of time following a request by the owner of the wireless telephone handset, and when circumvention is initiated by the owner, an individual consumer, who is also the owner of the copy of the computer program in such wireless telephone handset, solely in order to connect to a different wireless telecommunications network, and such access to the network is authorized by the operator of the network.
This exemption is a modification of the proponents’ proposal. It permits the circumvention of computer programs on mobile phones to enable such mobile phones to connect to alternative networks (often referred to as “unlocking”), but with limited applicability. In order to align the exemption to current market realities, it applies only to mobile phones acquired prior to the effective date of the exemption or within 90 days thereafter.
PS3/Game Consoles
The Library of Congress rejected a proposed exemption that would allow for jailbreaking of game consoles.
Because the Register determined that the evidentiary record failed to support a finding that the inability to circumvent access controls on video game consoles has, or over the course of the next three years likely would have, a substantial adverse impact on the ability to make noninfringing uses, the Register declined to recommend the proposed class.
This is quite unfortunate news for those in the jailbreak and unlocking community. Well keep you update with any more developments.
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Ednacell Comments:
____
Unlocking
In addition the new exemptions only allow for phones you already have, as well as those purchased before January, to be unlocked. Phones purchased after January 2013 can only be unlocked with the carriers permission.
This is the loop hole here, weak link to all this nonsense.
can only be unlocked with the carriers permission
Or get iPhone unlocked and contract-free
2. Well know facts that after the user completes his/her contract expires they are free to unlock phones.
http://www.cultofmac.com/189360/att-...ou-ask-nicely/
3. USA Verizon can only sale unlocked iPhone 5 ruled by the FCC
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ga...cked-1B6078242
Think about it..
The only ones that can offer and control real factory unlocking service for iPhones is Apple via itunes.
Why only USA? Why only iPad/iPhone is no longer legal? Why not Samsung, Blackberry, LG etc.
All bullshit money talks if you don`t have it, buy a locked iphone and wait for contract to expire or buy outside the USA. Either way the rotten Apple make the money and USA operators are happy a real GSM FUCKRUM in real life action.
Fuck You Apple...USA Operators and GSM FUCKRUM.
HAHA now the Xsim or Unlocking Sim Cards, are out lawed in USA
PS
not clear if you buy a locked phone in USA, and go live out side USA, and unlock it in other country if that`s Illegal..
Last edited by ednacell; Yesterday at 11:53 PM.
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