Saturday, December 31, 2011

How to unlock Samsung Galaxy S2 AT&T SGH-i777

Last post of the year 2011!

The following is a step by step guide to unlock AT&T Samsung Galaxy S2 (Attain) to use on All GSM carriers including T-Mobile. It is fairly long process but I have verified every step on Android 2.3.4 and it had worked for me. It should work for you too. This is the easiest method i've found and it does not require you type or modify files manually. So it's safest and you will be unlikely to brick the phone.

  1. Check whether your phone is already unlocked or not. Follow the steps here.
  2. Check whether Your Samsung Galaxy S2 is on Android 2.3.4. You may find it in the Settings->About Phone menu. If not, please restore to the stock rom 2.3.4 in order to root the phone. You may follow this guide to restore to stock rom.
  3. If it is not unlocked. Download and install superoneclick to root the phone. You can download the tool from here.
  4. Reboot the phone.
  5. Now go to Marketplace download and install the busybox Installer by Stericson. Run it to install busybox.
  6. Now go to Marketplace download and install the app Galaxy_S Unlock by Helroz. Follow the steps in the app to unlock. 
  7. Now your phone should be unlocked. You can verify whether the phone is unlocked with steps described in #1.

Note: If the anything goes wrong. You may hard reset the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S2 and start over.

 

Leave a comment if it works for you!

Friday, December 16, 2011

How to restore Samsung Galaxy S2(SGH-I777) to stock rom

The following is a step by step process of restoring the Samsung Galaxy S II (AT&T Attain I777) to stock ROM. Sometimes a factory reset does not fix the issue with the phone. You will then need to perform a restore to stock ROM to fully recover it. Or if your phone is bricked during flashing, restoring to stock ROM may also fix the issue. I have personally tried the below steps and it worked for me. 

  • Make sure Samsung USB driver is installed on your PC
  • Download and unzip the file on your desktop
  • Extract and run the file (run as administrator if you are on Windows 7)
  • Put the phone in download mode (Hold both volume keys and then connect to PC with USB cable)
  • Odin will should detect the phone in several seconds and show a yellow bar with com port number
  • Press start and it shall progress and then reboot the phone. Once it's done, odin will show a green bar with "passed" and the phone will reboot
  • Congratuations, now you just flashed the phone to stock ROM  

Leave a comment if it works for you!

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

How to factory reset Samsung Galaxy S2 AT&T

This is a simple step by step guide to hard reset Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone AT&T Attain

  1. Power off the phone
  2. Hold volume both volume up and down button.
  3. Press the power button and release it once the phone boots up with AT&T logo.
  4. After a few seconds you should see a menu. Release the volume buttons
  5. Choose "factory/wipe - delete all user data" with Volume down button to change your selection and power button to select.
  6. Now choose reboot the phone and it should be restored to factory fresh state.

 

Leave a comment if it works for you!

Monday, December 5, 2011

How to enter unlock code for BlackBerry 9810 AT&T (Blackberry 7)

  • Go to Settings -> Sim card
  • Enter mepd, it will show a screen with network status. If it says network active, the phone is locked to AT&T
  • Hold alt key and enter mep2. Now you can enter the unlock code in the popup window and unlock your blackberry 9810

 

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

How to restore Samsung Galaxy S Infuse 4G to Stock ROM

The following is a step by step process of restoring the Samsung Galaxy S Infuse 4G to stock ROM. Sometimes a factory reset does not fix the issue with the phone. You will then need to perform a restore to stock ROM to fully recover it. Or if your phone is bricked during flashing, restoring to stock ROM may also fix the issue. I have personally tried the below steps and it worked for me. 

  • Make sure Samsung USB driver is installed on your PC
  • Down load and unzip the file on your desktop
  • Run Odin 1.7 (run as administrator if you are on Windows 7)
  • Put the phone in download mode (Hold both volume keys and then connect to PC with USB cable)
  • Odin will should detect the phone in several seconds and show a yellow bar with com port number
  • Choose infuse.pit, PDA_UCKD5.tar.md5, PHONE_UCKD5.tar.md5 in appropriate fields
  • Press start and it shall progress and then reboot the phone. Once it's done, odin will show a green bar with "passed" and the phone will reboot
  • Congratuations, now you just flashed the phone to stock ROM  

 

If you need further help to guide you through the process. Here's a video guide below:


Saturday, November 26, 2011

How to upgrade Samsung Galaxy S Captivate to GingerBread 2.3.5

The following is a guide to upgrade the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S Captivate from 2.1(Eclair) or 2.2 (Froyo) to Latest Android GingerBread 2.3.5 stock rom. It's the easiest method I've ever found and requires no expect knowledge on android development etc. It's also the safest method i've seen because everything is automated and does not require any manual tweaking.

  • Make sure you have the samsung usb drivers and you can connect your samsung captivate to windows PC without a problem.
  • Factory reset the phone.
  • Remove sim card and external SD card from the phone.
  • Download the GingerBread 2.3.5 stock rom one click from here. Start the program (Run as administrator if you are on windows 7)
  • Enter the download mode for the Samsung Captivate ( Press and hold both volume up/down button and insert usb cable into phone)
  • Wait for the program to recognize your device. It will indicate with com port it's connected.
  • Click start.
  • Once the phone reboots with AT&T screen, congratulations! You are now on latest Android GingerBread.

Leave a comment if it works for you!

Monday, November 21, 2011

How to root Samsung Galaxy S Captivate or Vibrant without computer

This is Rooting guide if you do not have a computer, or if the phone has a problem connecting to the computer through USB port. If you have access to computer, you can use various tools such as SuperOneClick to root the phone.

  • Download the tool z4root to the micro sd card. 
  • Download AppInstaller from Android Market in order to install non-market apps
  • Insert the micro sd card in Samsung Galaxy S Captivate/Vibrant and use the AppInstaller to install the z4root app
  • Run the app z4root on the phone. And choose Permanent root

Saturday, November 12, 2011

How to unlock T-Mobile Vibrant 4G Samsung Galaxy S

The following is a step by step guide to unlock T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S (Vibrant 4G) to use on All GSM carriers including AT&T. I have verified every step on both Android Froyo and it had worked for me. It should work for you too. This is the easiest method i've found and it does not require you type or modify files manually. So it's safest and you will be unlikely to brick the phone.

  1. Check whether your phone is already unlocked or not. Follow the steps in my previous post.
  2. If it is not unlocked. Download and install InfuseRootUnlock_V4.zip (Windows/Linux Only)
  3. Reboot the phone.
  4. Enable the USB debugging mode on the phone in Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB Debugging
  5. Connect the phone to PC via USB and run the root.bat file
  6. It should root the phone and output a unlock code in the console. Take down the unlock code.
  7. Now disconnect the phone and insert your Non-T-Mobile sim card (AT&T sim card for example)
  8. Reboot the phone and it should ask for your network unlock code. Input the code obtained from step #6 and confirm.
  9. Now your phone should be unlocked. You can verify whether the phone is unlocked with steps described in #1.

Note: If the anything goes wrong. You may hard reset the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4G and start over.

Leave a comment if it works for you!

Thursday, November 10, 2011

How to check if T-Mobile Galaxy S Vibrant 4G is unlocked

To check whether the phone is locked:

  • Power on Samsung Galaxy S T-Mobile Vibrant 4G
  • Go to phone and enter *#7465625#. If the Personalizatiob Status says the network lock is OFF, Congratulations, you phone is already unlocked and ready to be used with other carriers.

To relocked the phone (for warranty service):

  • Remove sim card
  • Power on Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant 4G for T-Mobile
  • Enter *7465625*638# and relock the phone to another network.

 

Leave a comment if it works for you!

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

How to hard reset T-Mobile Galaxy S Vibrant 4G

This is a simple step by step guide to hard reset Samsung Galaxy S smartphone T-Mobile Vibrant 4G

  1. Power off the phone
  2. Hold volume both volume up and down button.
  3. Press the power button and release it once the phone boots up with T-Mobile logo.
  4. After a few seconds you should see a menu. Release the volume buttons
  5. Choose "clear storage" or "delete all user data" with Volume down button to change your selection and power button to select.
  6. Now choose reboot the phone and it should be restored to factory fresh state.

 

Leave a comment if it works for you!

Sunday, October 30, 2011

How to Unlock iPhone 4 CDMA with Cricket

This is another way to flash and unlock iPhone 4 to work on Cricket or MetroPCS. I have not personally tried it yet. But for those who are willing to try it out, here's a link for detailed instructions. It seems that talk, text and MMS should all work after the iPhone 4 is unlocked on Cricket.

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Unlock iPhone 4 iOS 5 with Gevey Sim

You may now use a Gevey sim to unlock iPhone 4 running on iOS 5. Check out the video below:

 

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

How to flash Verizon iPhone 4 to MetroPCS

I've found some information on how to flash verizon iPhone 4 on MetroPCS. It's rather complicated process and I have not tried it yet. But for those who are willing to try it out, here's a link to detailed instructions. After it's flashed and activated on MetroPCS. Talk and texting should be working.

 

Saturday, October 15, 2011

How to Unlock Samsung Galaxy S Infuse 4G AT&T


The following is a step by step guide to unlock AT&T Samsung Galaxy S (Infuse 4G) to use on All GSM carriers including T-Mobile. I have verified every step on both Android Froyo and it had worked for me. It should work for you too. This is the easiest method i've found and it does not require you type or modify files manually. So it's safest and you will be unlikely to brick the phone.

  1. Check whether your phone is already unlocked or not. Follow the steps here.
  2. If it is not unlocked. Download and install InfuseRootUnlock_V4.zip (Windows/Linux Only)
  3. Reboot the phone.
  4. Enable the USB debugging mode on the phone in Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB Debugging
  5. Connect the phone to PC via USB and run the root.bat file
  6. It should root the phone and output a unlock code in the console. Take down the unlock code.
  7. Now disconnect the phone and insert your Non-AT&T sim card (T-Mobile sim card for example)
  8. Reboot the phone and it should ask for your network unlock code. Input the code obtained from step #6 and confirm.
  9. Now your phone should be unlocked. You can verify whether the phone is unlocked with steps described in #1.

Note: If the anything goes wrong. You may hard reset the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S and start over.

Leave a comment if it works for you!

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

How to check if Samsung Galaxy S Infuse 4G for AT&T is locked

To check whether the phone is locked:

  • Power on Samsung Galaxy S AT&T Infuse 4G
  • Go to phone and enter *#7465625#. If the Personalizatiob Status says the network lock is OFF, Congratulations, you phone is already unlocked and ready to be used with other carriers.

To relocked the phone (for warranty service):

  • Remove sim card
  • Power on Samsung Galaxy S Infuse 4G for AT&T
  • Enter *7465625*638# and relock the phone to another network.

 

Leave a comment if it works for you!

    Sunday, October 9, 2011

    How to Unlock Samsung Galaxy S Captivate AT&T Android 2.2 Froyo

     

    The following is a step by step guide to unlock AT&T Samsung Galaxy S (Captivate) to use on All GSM carriers including T-Mobile. It is fairly long process but I have verified every step on both Android 2.2 and 2.1 and it had worked for me. It should work for you too. This is the easiest method i've found and it does not require you type or modify files manually. So it's safest and you will be unlikely to brick the phone.

    1. Check whether your phone is already unlocked or not. Follow the steps here.
    2. If it is not unlocked. Download and install superoneclick to root the phone. A good instruction video below. You can download the tool from here.
    3. Reboot the phone.
    4. After you successfully root the phone and gain super user rights. Check if you have enough space on the AT&T system partition to make space to install busybox. If you do not have at least 1MB space, you will not be able to install busy box. If you have not installed anything on the system partition, you should have enough space.
    5. Now go to Marketplace download and install the busybox Installer by Stericson. Run it to install busybox.
    6. Now go to Marketplace download and install the app Galaxy_S Unlock by Helroz. Follow the steps in the app to unlock. A good instruction video below:

       

    7. Now your phone should be unlocked. You can verify whether the phone is unlocked with steps described in #1.

    Note: If the anything goes wrong. You may hard reset the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S and start over.

     

    Leave a comment if it works for you!

    Thursday, October 6, 2011

    How to check if AT&T Samsung Galaxy S Captivate is locked

    To check whether the phone is locked:

    Power on Samsung Galaxy S AT&T Captivate
    Go to phone and enter *#7465625#. If the Personalizatiob Status says the network lock is OFF, Congratulations, you phone is already unlocked and ready to be used with other carriers.

    To relocked the phone (for warranty service):

    Remove sim card
    Power on Samsung Galaxy S Captivate for AT&T
    Enter *7465625*638# and relock the phone to another network

    Leave a comment if it works for you!

    Tuesday, September 20, 2011

    How to Unlock Samsung Galaxy S T-Mobile Vibrant

     

    The following is a step by step guide to unlock T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S (Vibrant) to use on All GSM carriers including AT&T. It is fairly long process but I have verified every step and it worked for me. It should work for you too. This is the easiest method i've found and it does not require you type or modify files manually. So it's safest and you will be unlikely to brick the phone.

    1. Check whether your phone is already unlocked or not. Follow the steps here.
    2. If it is not unlocked. Download and install superoneclick to root the phone. A good instruction video below. You can download the tool from here.
    3. Reboot the phone.
    4. After you successfully root the phone and gain super user rights. You will need to clean up the T-Mobile system partition to make space to install busybox. If you do not clean up space, you will not be able to install busy box.
    5. Download and install Super Manager from the market place. Enable root access and go to /system/apps and delete the following directories: Sims 3, Amazon Mp3, Slacker Radio, Avatar. This should clear up more than enough space for you.
    6. Now go to Marketplace download and install the busybox Installer by Stericson. Run it to install busybox.
    7. Now go to Marketplace download and install the app Galaxy_S Unlock by Helroz. Follow the steps in the app to unlock. A good instruction video below:


    8. Now your phone should be unlocked. You can verify whether the phone is unlocked with steps described in #1.

    Note: If the anything goes wrong. You may hard reset the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S and start over.

     

    Leave a comment if it works for you!

    Monday, September 19, 2011

    How to hard reset Samsung Galaxy S smartphone

    This is a simple step by step guide to hard reset Samsung Galaxy S smartphone including T-Mobile Vibrant, AT&T captivate etc.

    1. Power on the phone.
    2. Go to Settings -> Privacy -> Factory data reset
    3. Confirm Reset phone

    If your phone is stuck and unable to get to the settings page. Try the following:

    1. Power off the phone
    2. Hold volume down button and the power button.
    3. Release the power button once the phone boots up
    4. After a few seconds you should see a menu. Release the volume button
    5. Choose "clear storage" or "delete all user data" with Volume down button to change your selection and power button to select.
    6. Now reboot the phone and it should be restored to factory fresh state.
    Note: If above does not work, try hold down the middle of the volume button rather than just the volume down button.

    Saturday, September 17, 2011

    How to check if T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant is locked

    To check whether the phone is locked:

    • Power on Samsung Galaxy S T-Mobile Vibrant
    • Go to phone and enter *#7465625#. If the Personalizatiob Status says the network lock is OFF, Congratulations, you phone is already unlocked and ready to be used with other carriers.

    To relocked the phone (for warranty service):

    • Remove sim card
    • Power on Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant for T-Mobile
    • Enter *7465625*638# and relock the phone to another network

    Thursday, September 15, 2011

    10 Things that you do not know about the iPhone and iPad

    I came across the very detailed article about various aspects of Apple's iPhones. May be you can learn one thing or two as well.

    iPhone Secrets

     

     

    Tuesday, August 30, 2011

    How to Fix iTunes restore error 1004 1013 1015

    This happens when one downgrade the baseband to a lower version in DFU mode or recovery mode.

    You may use tinyUmbrella to "kick the device out of recovery" after the error. If the device is iPhone 3GS on version 4.2.1 or above, you will need to use tinyUmbrella to "fix recovery" instead.

    Friday, August 26, 2011

    How to Fix iTunes restore error 1600 1604

    If you attempt to restore from a custom firmware in DFU mode and the device was not pwned, you may run into the error. You may also run into this error when restoring from a corrupted firmware file.

    You will need to use one of the following tools to enter a pwned DFU-mode. Please note that pwned DFU-mode is different from DFU mode, there are additional patches being uploaded to the iOS device to allow custom firmware restore. 

    The tools are:

    • iReb (for version 3.1.2 and below)
    • Snowbreeze
    • Redsn0w
    • Pwnage Tool

     

    Note:

    • Turn off tinyUmbrella during restore, experiments show that it may cause problems.
    • The phone must be powered off when start running the tool. If the phone is already in DFU mode when running the tools above, it may not work either.

     

    Good luck!

    Sunday, May 29, 2011

    How to Fix the error This device isn't eligible for the requested build when restoring iPhone in iTunes

     Sometimes when you restore to the latest version of iPhone firmware, it iTunes may prompt with the error "This device isn't eligible for the requested build" and the restore fails afterward. You may try the following steps in order to get past the error

    For PC:

    1. Open the hosts file located in the folder below:

    Windows 95 - C:windows
    Windows 98 - C:\windows
    Windows Me - C:\windows
    Windows 2000 - C:windows\system32\drivers\etc
    Windows XP - C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc
    Windows NT - C:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc
    Windows Vista - C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc 

    2. Remove any line that has gs.apple.com in it

    3. Save and close

    4. Open the command console

    5. Type ipconfig/flushdns

    6. Restart iTunes

    For Mac:

    1. Type the terminal in spotlight and start the Terminal app

    2. Type sudo vi /private/etc/hosts in Terminal

    3. Remove any line that has gs.apple.com in it

    4. Save and close by typing :wq! 

    5. Type dscacheutil -flushcache

    6. Restart iTunes


    Now try restore again and it should work for you error free.


     

    Monday, April 4, 2011

    iPhone Troubleshooting Assistant

    Having a problem with iPhone? Now you can use this self-sevice step by step guide to troubleshoot any

    issues with your iPhone. Please visit http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/assistant/

    Wednesday, March 9, 2011

    iPhone 3GS 4.2.1 Untethered Jailbreak

    Follows the steps below to perform an untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 3GS ver 4.2.1. This is needed such that you do not

    have to connect to computer each time you power off and restart the iPhone.

    • Download Greenpois0n
    • Connect iPhone to computer and start the Greenpois0n. Follow on screen instructions to jailbreak the iPhone
    • Restart the iPhone. Now the phone should start up normally without need to connect to computer.

    Tuesday, March 8, 2011

    How to restore iPhone to a specific firmware version

    If you like to restore iPhone to a specific firmware version rather than the latest version. Here's how you can do it:
    • Download the iPhone firmware here and save it to desktop
    • Start iTunes. Connect your iPhone to the computer and enter DFU mode on iPhone (Watch instruction video here to enter DFU mode)
    • Hold Shift and chick Restore button in iTunes. It will prompt for a firmware. Browse and choose the one saved on desktop.
    • Now sit back and wait for iTunes to complete the restore process.
    • If the restore is sucessful. You are done here. iPhone will show the "Connect to iTunes"/"Emergency Call" Screen.
    • Sometimes iTune restore will end with an error 1015 or 1013. This is because the baseband are not downgradable. iPhone will be stuck in the recovery mode. Follow the steps below to get it out of recovery mode and boot up normally.
    • Download TinyUmbrella
    • Start TinyUmbrella with iPhone connected. Choose the iPhone and click "Exit Recovery"
    • iPhone will reboot normally and will show the Connect to iTunes"/"Emergency Call" Screen after reboot.
    • If you use AT&T you may activate the phone with your AT&T sim card. If you use T-Mobile or other carriers, you will need to continue to unlock the iPhone here.

    Tuesday, March 1, 2011

    How to enable MMS on Unlocked iPhone 3G/3GS iOS 4.2.1

    • Launch Cydia on iPhone
    • Go to Manage -> Source and add source http://cydia.pushfix.info
    • Install package T-Mobile US  MMS Fix for iOS4
    • Install package APN Editing
    • Now go to Setting--> General --> Network and disable 3G
    • Go to Cellular Data Network and set the following:
      APN: wap.voicestream.com 
      MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc 
      MMS Proxy: 216.155.165.50:8080 
      MMS Max Message Size: 1048576 
      MMS UA Prof URL: http://www.apple.com/mms/uaprof.rdf 
       
    • Restart the iPhone and you are done

       

    Thursday, February 17, 2011

    Is my iPhone unlockable?

    Below is a quick reference for you to check whether your iPhone can be jailbroken
    or unlocked as of today 02/11/2011. Hope it will help

     

    ModelFirmwareBasebandJailbreakUnlock
    iPhone 44.0.2 or below01.59.00 or belowYESYES
     4.1, 4.2.102.10.04 or aboveYESNO
     



    iPhone 3GSANYANYYESYES
     



    iPhone 3GANYANYYESYES
     



    iPhone 2GANYANYYESYES

     

     

    Difference between iPhone 4 GSM model and CDMA model

    Support up to five calls simultaneously

    FeatureiPhone 4(GSM)iPhone 4(CDMA)Notes
     
    Call forwardingTurn on or off in Settings -> PhoneDial *72 plus forwarding phone number to turn on. Dail *73 to turn off 
     
    Call waitingTurn on or off in Settings -> PhoneDial *70 plus the number you are dialing. Dial *70 each time to disable call waiting 
     
    Caller IDTurn on or off in Settings -> PhoneDial *67 plus the number you are dialing. Dial *67 each time to disable Caller ID 
     
    Conference CallsSupport up to two calls simultaneouslyCDMA network may not be able to add, swap, or merge calls in certain situations
     
    Dial a soft pauseTap and hold * when dialing. When editing a contact number, tap +*# and then tap "pause"Tap and hold * when dialing. When editing a contact number, tap +*# and then tap "pause"Inserts "." into a phone number. Waits a few seconds before dialing additional digits
     
    Dial a hard pauseN/ATap and hold # when dialing. When editing a contact number, tap +*# and then tap "wait".Inserts ";" into a phone number. Waits for the user to tap Dail before dialing the additional digits entered after ";"
     
    Place a call on holdTap and hold MuteN/ACDMA network do not offer the ability to place a call on hold

    Monday, February 7, 2011

    How to enable AirPrint for Any Printer

    AirPrint is the new feature introduced on latest iOS 4.2 such that you may print documents from your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch to an AirPrint compatible Printer. However, there are only very few printers that are compatible with AirPrint. You may follow the steps below to enable AirPrint for almost any printer:
    • You will need to share your LAN/Local Printer from your Windows PC
    • Download AirPrint driver from here
    • Extract it to C:\Program Files\AirPrint
    • Choose Start -> Run and type cmd
    • Type the following in the console and enter:
      sc create AirPrint binPath= "C:\Program Files\AirPrint\airprint.exe -s" depend= "Bonjour Service" start= auto
    • Type sc start AirPrint in the console and enter.
    • Now try to print it from your iPhone!

    Wednesday, January 19, 2011

    How to Unlock iPhone 2G

    How to Unlock iPhone 2G

    iPhone 2G is the original iPhone that came out in 2007. The latest firmware version is 3.1.3. And Apple discontinued support for the iPhone in any future iPhone firmware versions. This means that your iPhone 2G can be unlocked forever. Below are step-by-step guide to unlock your iPhone 2G OS version 3.1.3

    • Download iPhone 2G OS 3.1.3 firmware and save it to desktop
    • Start iPhone in DFU mode (Watch instruction video here to enter DFU mode).
    • Restore iPhone to 3.1.3 firmware in iTunes.
    • Download iPhone 2G OS 3.1.2 firmware and save it to desktop 
    • Download RedSn0w 0.9.4 Windows or Mac
    • Download bootloader files – bl39.bin & bl46.bin.
    • Start RedSn0w and connect iPhone to computer. Follow instructions in RedSn0w to jailbreak and unlock the iPhone. Choose the 3.1.2 firmware you downloaded when it prompts you. Make sure to check Unlock if you would like to unlock the iPhone to use on other carriers.


    Tuesday, January 18, 2011

    iPhone Push Notification Fix (Youtube fix)

    When iPhone is jailbroken and software-unlocked, sometimes the iPhone will have issues with apps that rely on push notifications. This is because the iPhone is "hacktivated" rather than activated with an AT&T sim card. In order to connect to Youtube and fix the push notification issue, you will need to install an app from Cydia.

    • Go to Cydia->Manage->Sources and add source cmdshft.ipwn.me/apt/
    • Search for Push Doctor or Youtube fix in the source and install the app through Cydia
    • Now reboot the iPhone and you are done

    This has been tested working on iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS

    Monday, January 17, 2011

    How to enable MMS on Unlocked iPhone 3G iOS 4.2.1

    • First download iFunBox from http://www.i-funbox.com/
    • Navigate to /var/mobile/Library/Preferences/ with iFunBox while iPhone is connected to computer
    • Look for a file “com.apple.mms_override.plist” and copy to your computer desktop
    • Edit the file and replace the content with what is the link below http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=hhHBW1zu
    • Save the file and upload back to iPhone to override the old file
    • Reboot iPhone
    •  Now you can navigate to 
      Settings -> General -> Network -> Cellular Data Network and adjust MMS settings according to below

       

    Instruction Video below:

     

    Carrier Settings

    T-Mobile
    APN: wap.voicestream.com
    User Name And Password: guest (for the 2nd APN only) leave in blank
    NEW APN: epc.tmobile.com no username or password
    hiptop.t-mobile.com User Name: dummy Password: dummy

    Timeout: 15 minutes
    Primary gateway IP: 216.155.165.50
    Port: 8080
    Secondary gateway IP: 216.155.165.50
    Port: 8080
    MMS Mmsc Server: 216.155.174.84/servlets/mms Proxy: 216.155.165.050:8080

    Cincinnati Bell Wireless
    WAP Settings
    Settings Name: CBW WAP
    Homepage: http://wap.gocbw.com
    Session Mode: Permanent
    Connection Security: OFF
    Data Bearer: GPRS
    Bearer Settings:
    GPRS Access Point: wap.gocbw.com
    IP Address: 216.68.79.199 (216.68.79.202 for WAP 2.0 Handsets)
    Authentication Type: Normal
    Login Type: Automatic
    User Name: cbw
    Password: Leave Blank

    MMS Settings
    Allow Multimedia Reception: YES
    Incoming Multimedia Messages: Retrieve
    Settings Name: CBW MMS
    Homepage: http://mms.gocbw.com:8088/mms
    Session Mode: Permanent
    Data Bearer: GPRS
    Select Bearer Settings
    Select GPRS Access Point: wap.gocbw.com
    IP Address: 216.68.79.200
    Authentication Type: Normal
    User Name: Enter cbw
    Password: Leave Blank

    GPRS Settings (Non VPN)
    Settings Name: CBW GPRS
    Session Mode: Permanent
    Connection Security: OFF
    Data Bearer: GPRS
    Bearer Settings:
    GPRS Access Point: web.gocbw.com
    Authentication Type: Normal
    Login Type: Automatic
    User Name: Leave Blank
    Password: Leave Blank

    GPRS Settings (VPN)
    Settings Name: CBW VPN GPRS
    Session Mode: Permanent
    Connection Security: OFF
    Data Bearer: GPRS
    Bearer Settings:
    GPRS Access Point: internet
    Authentication Type: Normal
    Login Type: Automatic
    User Name: Leave Blank
    Password: Leave Blank
    Create a Profile and set the Profile Name to cbwifi (all lowercase).
    Set the SSID (or Network Name) to cbwifi (all lowercase).

    Cingular
    APN: wap.cingular (lower case)
    PDP_Type: IP
    Gateway IP Address: 66.209.11.61
    Port: 9201
    Home Page: http://device:home or http://device.home
    Session Mode: Permanent
    Connection Security: On
    Authentication Type: Secure
    Login Type: Automatic
    User Name: WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM (All upper case)
    Password: CINGULAR1 (All upper case)
    MMS Settings:
    Service Name: MMS
    Server Name (mmsc): http://mmsc.cingular.com
    Web Session Name: MMS
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    Rogers
    APN: internet.com
    Primary gateway IP: 172.25.0.107
    Username: wapuser1
    Password: wap
    The above didn't work for my iphone, but this did...
    APN: internet.com
    Username: guest
    Password: guest
    MMS Settings:
    MMSC: mms.gprs.rogers.com
    APN: media.com
    Username: media
    Password: mda01

    Thursday, January 13, 2011

    How to view flash on iPhone 4

    Now it is possible to view flash based websites on iPhone 4!

    Simply follow the steps below:
    • Open Cydia, add source http://repo.benm.at
    • Install the free app Frash- Flash for iOS
    • Restart the iPhone and now you are able to browse any flash based website


    Enjoy your iPhone!

    Thursday, January 6, 2011

    Two easy ways to tell if you have an genuine Apple iPhone

    Third party oversea manufactures are making iphone clones and replicas that resemble Apple iPhone more than ever. How do you tell if you have a real iphone made by Apple? A lot of sellers are selling "iphones" on craigslist and ebay. Even though they claim it's an iPhone, it is quite possible that they are selling fakes or replica's without even knowing it. However, if you purchase it from an experienced professional smartphone dealer directly, it more than likely that you will receive a genuine iPhone.

    First, Apple iPhone has an app called App Store, which comes with the phone by default. You may purchase any iPhone app through the application from Apple. It is impossible for fake iPhones to have the app.

    Secondly, connect your iphone to your computer. If iTunes recognizes the phone as an iPhone, congratulations, you are a proud owner of an genuine iPhone.