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1246207 2011-11-29 07:43:00 Not sure if this is against the forum rules, if it is than Mods can remove this thread.

I need help! Friend had an iPhone 3GS, both of us didnt realise it was jailbroken to be used on other networks. I made the mistake of doing an iOS update and it has removed the jailbroken software and install the iOS 5. Now the phone won't activate since it was bought in US, and needs a US sim and reception to move past the activation screen. I have tried jailbreaking software from various links on the net but no joy.

Does anyone have any skills in jailbreaking? I am willing to pay you for your effort.

Thanks
ronyville (10611)
1246208 2011-11-29 08:19:00 You can go *back* or forwards to any version by holding down Shift and clicking on "Restore".

Firmware links here (Downloads go direct to Apple Akamai servers): www.felixbruns.de

From there, you're on your own unfortunately ;)
Chilling_Silence (9)
1246209 2011-11-29 08:29:00 Goin back and forward is not the problem, its the activation part that is. I just need an ipsw file that is already jailbroken to restore on this iPhone in order to activate it here and use it as before. thanks for the reply, not really what i was looking for, but thanks anyways ronyville (10611)
1246210 2011-11-29 08:36:00 www.spiritjb.org should work... Surely if you restored the iphone in itunes and then re-jailbroke it everything should work? icow (15313)
1246211 2011-11-29 08:55:00 I think the problem is the phone was originally networked locked with a jail break to rid the network lock. Someone was selling them on trademe with strict instuctions not to update phone as it will brick it. plod (107)
1246212 2011-11-29 08:56:00 From my research when my sister did the same thing with her iPhone 3G, i had to put an unlocked iPad firmware onto it.
It worked but it meant that it could never have another update put on it.
CYaBro (73)
1246213 2011-11-29 09:12:00 www.spiritjb.org should work... Surely if you restored the iphone in itunes and then re-jailbroke it everything should work?

well that got me through, BUT i got no reception now. got the "no service" thing going. Thanks for the help
ronyville (10611)
1246214 2011-11-29 09:13:00 From my research when my sister did the same thing with her iPhone 3G, i had to put an unlocked iPad firmware onto it.
It worked but it meant that it could never have another update put on it.

sounds like that is my next move, could you please point in the direction where i can obtain the unlocked iPad firmware. thanks for the reply
ronyville (10611)
1246215 2011-11-29 20:06:00 There's no unlock for iOS5 (yet) as far as I know - only jailbreaks. I've heard of an unlock coming soon for the iphone4S, but no earlier models.

You'd need to revert to iOS4 in order to unlock, but that would depend on what baseband your phone is on.

Tiny Umbrella (http://thefirmwareumbrella.blogspot.com/) is a useful bit of software that can tell you baseband, firmware versions etc.
autechre (266)
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