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Unlocked Apple iPhone…welcome to the Philippines!

While the rest of world focuses on the number of iPhones sold (more than 1,000,000 thus far in case you’re wondering) since its launch in the United States on June 29th, there is a core group of hackers who is determined to unshackle the iPhone from the AT&T Network. Some have relied on hardware tweaks while others have chosen a less evasive route: software hack. At this point in time, hacking the iPhone is not for the faint of heart. One must be comfortable with Unix tools and freeware applications that are light on how-to instructions and heavy on command-line coding. But, for those who are up to the challenge, it is worth the effort.

I’m delighted to report that I have successfully hacked the Apple iPhone to work on the Philippines’ GSM network Globe, Smart and Sun. Here are the photos of the unlocked iPhone:

In all, it took me more than one day to accomplish the task. I can now make calls, text, browse the Internet, and listen to my iPod. If that weren’t enough, I could download the rapidly growing list of software (many of which are free for the taking) found on the more than 144,000,000 sites devoted to everything iPhones. The two applications that do not work on my iPhone are YouTube and voicemail, obviously because they are connected to the AT&T Network. We also prepared a video demo of the unlocked iPhone. Enjoy! Meanwhile, it’s time to get some zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Note: the process of unlocking is kinda complex but if you are resourceful enough to search for hacks online, you will successfully do it!

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I just finished posting this entry last night before my blog crashed. Fortunately, it’s a videoblog so I still have the video demo on YouTube.

Anyway, I’ve been using my iPhone here in Makati for some time now. I have to make it clear though that you cannot use the phone, SMS and YouTube features of the iPhone as they are only exclusive to AT&T users. The rest are working fine. If you need to be connected to the Internet most of the time, the iPhone is a very helpful gadget. We use it ot check the stock market, e-mails, log-in to YM, Google Talk, Skype, browse news, listen to music on the iPod and it’s a very convenient digicam (2.0 megapixels).

Here are some of the things you need to know if you want to buy and iPhone and use it in the Philippines.

1. Know that when you buy it brand new, it’s NOT yet activated. The normal activation process is through AT&T and you do that through iTunes. Since we have no use for AT&T here, we had to look for a hack online to activate the iPhone.

2. Once you have successfully activated the iPhone, you’d get to enjoy tit except the phone, SMS and YouTube.

3. In order to browse the Internet, you need to have access to the wireless Internet. It automatically connects to any available air port around you. We have our own wifi in our house so I can access the web through the iPhone anywhere.

4. If you wish to enjoy other programs, there are a lot that are available online. The authors also provide step-by-step guides on how to install.

Anyway for you to have an idea on what features you can enjoy here in the Philippines, I recorded my husband doing the demo of the iPhone. His voice is kinda loud and I’m a novice in video editing but i hope you enjoy what we prepared!