The 3g iPhone will be available July 11th for $199 (8GB) and $299 (16GB)
It looks like Apple’s surprisingly good cover up job on the 3G iPhone is finally done for. CrunchGear has their hands on some very realistic shots demonstrating, among other things, video chatting, a Product (Red) model, Exchange, iChat (for Windows) and other little tidbits. It also includes definitive, once and for all proof that the iPhone 3g does include… 3g.
Updated with new, real photos.
It looks good for the three of you who were actually holding out for a new iMac, that will probably:
- Look the same.
- Still have a lousy video card.
- Enjoy a slight speed bump, an update to Penryn and 2GB RAM minimum.
Sounds exciting? Yeah, I didn’t think so. Wake me up when the Macbook Pro gets a design update (or the Macbook goes aluminum).
Nobody outside of Apple’s core group of bigwigs and monocle-wearing Monopoly men knows exactly when the 3G iPhone will be released, but Goldman Sachs analyst David Bailey has already been 1 for 1 with his surprisingly accurate prediction that the current generation iPhone will receive a simple size bump in Feburary. The relevance here is that with a strong track record, there may be significant weight to his claim that a new iPhone in the second half of 2008 “[will] have a similar form factor as the current version although it could have a different look and will probably include 3G capability.” That sounds fairly vauge, but he was the first to accuratly predict the update and comes from a reputable ilk, so perhaps there is some basing to his statement.
The June date is simply placed due to its proximity to Apple’s WWDC convention, where they unveiled the shipping date for the original iPhone. Many other sources are claiming a June date, so it is shaping up to be both a fairly reasonable estimate and a very likely outcome.
To summarize, you have about two months to sell your old iPhone on eBay before the 3G version comes rumbling along to kill your resale value.
It seems like a lot of people are interested in how to unlock a 16gb iPhone, because that exact search phrase has sent an odd amount of traffic to some seemingly unrelated posts here. So I figure, why not just give the people what they’re looking for?
Firstly, and most importantly - there is NO software unlock for an out of the box - otb - 1.1.3 firmware. Just isn’t happening, at least until 1.1.4 is released. That means that you are going to need a hardware method.
Editors note - As of 2/8/2008, there is a software method put out by GeoHot. That will be discussed later. The easiest of such is going to be a TurboSIM, or one of its Chinese knockoff counterparts.
For around $30 (USD), you can pick up a brand-neutral “Turbosim”. What this does is “tricks” your shiny new iPhone into thinking that the SIM card that you’ve just inserted (be it T-Mobile, Orange or otherwise) is actually an up-and-up AT&T sim card. But there’s a problem! The phone must be activated first, because no matter how much the iPhone thinks your card is valid, iTunes is going to disagree.
To bypass activation and “jailbreak” a 1.1.3 iPhone is no easy process, but Sbrocket at Macrumors.com has done an excellent job of doing so. You can read a thorough and excellent guide here. You will need to downgrade your phone to version 1.1.1 and then go back up through the upgrade process while jailbreaking at each step. This is time consuming, but its your only hope to use that large capacity iPhone on an unsanctioned network.
Once your device is activated and running, things get easier. Follow the instructions included with your turbo sim and attach the sim to the card sled. Insert into the iPhone, and you should be in business.
If you remain patient and follow ALL the steps outlined, you will be fast on your way to some carrier-unrestricted iPhone loving!
Not much to see here, folks. Apple has officially released a new, 16GB iPhone lacking anything in the way of spectacularly. If you had slightly more then 8gb of music or movies, then this might be a good option, but otherwise; its probably worth skipping.
If you are craving the larger size iPhone on a non-AT&T network, you can follow our guide to unlock 16gb iPhone.
You can pick up one to the tune of $499 at the Apple Store today.
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