Re: Apple Spreads Firmware Virus To Disable iPhones

On Sep 30, 2007, Jesus wrote:
On Sep 30, 4:16 pm, Tim Murray <no-s...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sep 30, 2007, Jesus wrote:



On Sep 30, 4:09 pm, Tim Murray <no-s...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sep 30, 2007, John wrote:

Actually he is right. The latest 1.1.1 fimware release PERMANENTLY
disables iPhones that were modded to work on other than the ATT network.
Even if the software is restored to an earlier the phone will not work
because Apple has permanently disabled the ability to rewrite firmware.
The only fix is to replace actual compnents within the phone which Apple
refuses to do. Therefore the phone can only be thrown in the garbage
can.

Where have you read it was permanent? According to the article Apple
warned
of it, but no one reported a totally dead phone ... at least not in that
article.

No, not totally dead. I've been reading reports of people unbricking
their iPhones, albeit without the phone capability.

Cite? Don't get me wrong: I think it's awful for Apple to brick a phone,
especially since Congress grants you the right to unlock it. But I still
wonder where you heard of it.

Right here: http://mobilitysite.com/2007/09/rise-from-the-grave-maybe/


Okay, but how did those phones get bricked? A "real", tested hack that was
countered by Apple? Or were they botched hacks?

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    (comp.sys.mac.advocacy)
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  • Re: Apple Spreads Firmware Virus To Disable iPhones
    ... The latest 1.1.1 fimware release PERMANENTLY ... disables iPhones that were modded to work on other than the ATT network. ... The only fix is to replace actual compnents within the phone which Apple ... a virus is simply incorrect. ...
    (comp.sys.mac.advocacy)
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    ... disables iPhones that were modded to work on other than the ATT network. ... The only fix is to replace actual compnents within the phone which Apple ... Therefore the phone can only be thrown in the garbage ...
    (comp.sys.mac.advocacy)