This version is a BETA Version and will not work on all possible simcards. Please use our forum section to inform us about the working and not working simcards.
What’s new in V620 for iPhone 3G
- specal designed to work on iPhone 3G v2.2.1
- tested on modem v2.30.3
- changed iPhone unlocking method
- recommended setting: Use card ATR / Use standard baudrate (~10k)
- unlock time - around 5 minutes depending on simcard
Tips for Universal-SIM iPhone 3G v2.2.1 software users:
1. Reboot the mobile phone after each unsuccessfull try.
2. Wait until phone displays “No SIM card installed” or similar message in other languages then you can insert your simcard together with Universal-SIM. Do no insert universal-SIM before iPhone 3G software had finished loading.
3. After you insert the simcard phone must display
00:00 - “No Service” -> (after about 20 seconds) 00:20 -”Searching…” -> 01:00 “No SIM card installed” -> 01:30 wait and get signal -> 02:40 -> “Searching…” -> 03:40 - You can use the phone!
The times are approximative and will depend on the speed of the simcard and settings used ( please use normal 10k baudrate ( not higher )!
I am happy to announce the first release in 2009 of Universal-SIM Software Update!
What’s new in version V610:
-Solved some Universal-SIM stability problems that caused the phone to display insert sim after a while
-Modified custom presets configuration to fit the NEW PRESETS LAYOUT
oPlease modify all your preset.ini files YOUR OLD PRESETS WON’T WORK!!!
oAdd for each preset ( PRESET_SHOW = “NO”) for more detailed info please read the appropriate section of this manual. ( Advanced settings )
-Tested with more than 200 simcards,
-Modified the way informations from operator card are displayed and the way are read from simcard.
-Added 3G compatibility detection (usefull for some phones to detect incompatible cards ). If your simcard reads “ Card is compatible with 3G Phones ( MOMO MD-1 )” that means is possible for the card to work with 3G phones but is not100% guaranteed.We will try to improve the detection process also in upcoming updates to help you check faster if a simcard is not compatible with 3G phones. ( Samsung P910 / Momo MD-1 and others ).
-Improved smartcard reader compatibility.
-Tested on MOMO Design MD 1 and MD 2 phones. ( Please use the MOMO Design setting for this phones. ) A lot of simcards are not compatible with MD1 phones,In fact from 200+ simcards that we have only few are workingT-Mobile UK some, 3 Hong Kong some, so please use the Read operator card button to check for compatibility ( is not detecting cards 100% yet but we are still working on this ). But be 100% sure if the program will display that is not compatible with 3G phones that means is not compabile for sure.
-Added SHOW DONE option for each setting and preset. ( Default is DISABLED ) Using this option you can choose to force the Mobile Phone to display an UNLOCK DONE message after unlock operation is completed ( Not applicable for Nokia Default and TESTMODE unlock types ).
Best regards and best wishes for all Universal-SIM users !
Thank you for supporting us during the previous year and we will do the same during 2009! Stay tuned for more nice things 2009 will bring for Universal-SIM users !
How to upgrade your iPhone 3G to 2.2 without bricking your phone or loosing the posibility to unlock it using the upcoming software solution:
Many of you asked me this days to post exactly how to upgrade your iPhone 3G to 2.2. For most of you this is not new info but for some might be usefull.
The release date of iPhone 3G 2.1 baseband unlock solution:
Dev team announced few days back that they are planning to release software unlock solution for your iPhone’s. The solution works on version 2.1 of baseband so please DO NOT UPDATE OR RESTORE YOUR iPHONE USING ORIGINAL FILES ( or directly from ITUNES ). You will loose the ability to ulock your iPhone later on.
They will release the software somewhere between 25 and the end of the year as Christmas present :-).
Many people asked me to make a statement on iPhone 2.2 this, and many people also asked me about another iPhone killer TMobile G1.
As i said before and not much has changed iPhone 3G 2.2 is still uncrackable from my point of view. Many solutions claimed during this days since the release of 2.2 that they can unlock 2.2 baseband. I also tried to confirm this and if it’s possible to prepare an update for you. All the solutions i have tested are unreliable and short term, that means will work only some time ( usually 2-3 hours ) and in some cases where you don’t have 3G coverage 1-2 days. Those solutions are the same as some of our users already tested in our forum. I do not advise to use this solutions because might require the use of another mobile phone to get the signal back to your iPhone.
We invented the solution for unlocking iPhone 3G with simcards ( in fact was almost the same solution we discovered long time ago for LG 3G ) and this solution is not working any more starting from baseband 2.2.
Soon we will release another interesting update for normal Universal-SIM users. We improved many things including some Sharp phones and Momo Design ones. We haven’t stopped the research for iPhone 3G as i currently own 2 of them. If there will be a good solution for this we will implement it and let you update your Universal-SIM.
About TMobile G1. It can be unlocked using codes and the codes are cheap enough ( around 20 euro i guess ). For those who want to use it with Universal-SIM use Nokia Default II setting, or Nokia Experimental II setting.
We’ve been working for 2 days to make Universal-SIM support iPhone 3G v2.2. Until now we haven’t had success with this so we re commend all users DON’T UPDATE TO V2.2 as Universal-SIM will stop working with your iPhone!
Added custom presets configuration. It’s easy now to apply your favorite presets. Read user manual for more information
Tested with more than 180 operator simcards.
Added new smartcard reader types. You won’t be required to use only PKEY Vista to perform the update procedure. You can use now serial smartcard readers! ( non ISO )
For us, Universal-SIM Team nothing makes more pleasure that letting you know the latest news about Universal-SIM:
Universal-SIM has been successfully tested on iPhone 3G software version 2.1. It is working perfect!
For normal phones we’ve decided to release beta version before stable version. We have uploaded V520 - Standard beta 1 to downloads section. You can also find user manual in downloads section.
And last but not the least we have a new support forum. Both support forums old and new one are functional. CheckForums page for more information! Many thanks to phone-tools.cn Forum!
TMobile G1.
