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!