Comments on: “Unlocked” G1s Showing Up on eBay, Craigslist: Are They Legit?

By: Philip

Philip — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:07:05 +0000

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By: G1 Succesfully Unlocked… For A Price | Android Phone Fans

G1 Succesfully Unlocked… For A Price | Android Phone Fans — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:48:21 +0000

[...] goodness after merely a week since the G1’s launch. Earlier, we reported that it would be just a few weeks before the G1 was unlocked. Well, if eight days means a few weeks, then we were [...]

By: David

David — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:56:15 +0000

Lots of people have referenced that the phone can’t use ATT’s 3G network, however looking at the specs for the phone itself it does support (radio-wise) both the spectrum for tmo and ATT. So that said … why wouldn’t it work? I’m working on getting my friends who have it to call and claim they’ll be heading overseas so they’ll need an unlock code or try it myself when I get mine tomorrow with my wife’s ATT sim.

Anyone know?

By: jo ojo

jo ojo — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:52:57 +0000

You don’t need softwares to unlock HTC phones…..you need a code.
The OS does not need jailbreak like the iphone.

By: Rob Beer

Rob Beer — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:25:11 +0000

Replying to Dave Sims in Australia.

T-Mobile are releasing the G1 here in the UK on October 31st.

It’s going to be locked into a contract. The guys in my local shop here in Glasgow can’t tell me the details, but it’s looking likely to be £40 / month for a minimum of 18 months.

By: rnutsmats

rnutsmats — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:19:11 +0000

Is there something I’m confused about? apk Android apps run in a VM with a tight security model. As far as I’ve been able to tell there isn’t a way to run native code on the devices (at least on the T-mobile iteration).

It’s only open in the sense you can write whatever apps you want within the VM, not in the sense that you can use the device in any way you like. You can’t compile and run openssh, for example on it, rather you have to run Java implementation of an SSH client.

In that respect, I don’t see a simple unlock app showing up on Marketplace. Though, I’m sure such an app will exist it’ll probably require a little more work to apply and undoubtedly will violate the EULA.

Am I wrong/missing something? I’d be happy if I were.

By: Dave Sims

Dave Sims — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:29:18 +0000

I’ve also noticed a few eBay auctions for t-mobile unlock codes – specifically targeting them to G1 purchasers, with the name G1 in the title of the auction. not sure how legit they would be, anyone got any idea?

Alas I’m forced to wait for a euro G1 that will work with our Australian carrier frequencies. I like to think that by the time they are released, someone will have a simple software unlock app available for the G1

By: PhantomTrace

PhantomTrace — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:53:00 +0000

very interesting… this unlock feature will hopefully support ( multitouch )