[Edit: Administrator]
This reader is referring to the unauthorized 3rd-party application found in the Installer application’s “iClarified” section. The iClarified source is a source that is automatically set up if you use ZiPhone to unlock your phone. If you used another method to unlock your phone you can add the source using the following URI: http://installer.iclarified.com

If you want to install the suggested application, you will need to ensure your iPhone’s firmware is version 1.1.4. If not you should choose the correct version that matches your iPhone’s firmware.

check your iPhone’s serial number (on the back of the iPhone box). The 4th and 5th number are the week number your iPhone was produced in. (e.g., 7S726107… would be week 26). If that number is 45 or higher, you have the 4.6 BL (boot loader). If its 42 or lower, you have the 3.9 BL. If you’re week 43 or 44, you will need to check further by installing HW Info from Installer

However … ziphone unlocks all phones now. including those with the 4.6 BL

Not that I do not want to help you, but I really do not recommend you purchase an unlocked iPhone in regular phone retail stores in Hong Kong.

You can see my comments above as to why.

For example, I just had two colleagues purchased two unlocked iPhones from a store in Wanchai, and I had to help them redo the jailbreak/unlocking from scratch.

If you still insist on getting one, the phone store just outside of the Wanchai MTR exist at the corner of O’Brien Rd. and Johnston Rd. had good prices in the past.

BTW: Please note that the prices of unlocked iPhones are plummeting. Mainly because the retailers are worry that the new iPhone 2.0 firmware will be release soon, and most of all because the unlocking is now so simple many are taking my suggested method of asking a friend to get the iPhone directly from an Apple Store in the US or UK.

PS: if you are going to get an unlocked iPhone, you should make sure it has the 3.9 bootloader and not the 4.6. Any phone that was Out-of-the-Box 1.1.1 and earlier will have the 3.9 bootloader.

Unfortunately, it is not easy to determine the bootloader when you purchase, unless you install the Bootloader Info application via the Installer application.

I may be a bit off-topic here but I was wondering if you could tell me where the best place to buy an unlocked iphone is in Hong Kong. Also a guide on prices would be great.

Many thanks.

I hv upgraded to 1.1.4 and unlocked (BL 3.9). Used ziphone 2.5. Having same problem for app support. But in my case one no from 3 (dualband) comes at 852………. while all others comes as +852……….. . Quite suprizing but not sure how to do? Earlier it was wokring perfrect when i was on 1.1.2. (Hv upgraded my phone from 1.0.2 – 1.1.1. – 1.1.2 – 1.1.3 – 1.1.4)

Also can not use Ibricker to amend the templates as it does not recognize the phone and asking to “Free the iphone” but i am afraid it may mess up things and i may hv to restore/downgrade/upgrade again.

Also noticed now that signal strength not so good while others reporting on various website (like iphone atlas) that signal strength was boosted after upgrading.

Any help??

Thanks

Best regards.

You can try downgrading to 1.1.1 but you will need to virginize. It is quite involved.

As for the EDGE settings, the iPhone does not have the option to set the Authentication method.

Sorry I don’t understand your question, “I have entered the appropriate APN as advised above. Any recommendations?”.

Is your EDGE not working either?

APN address: SmarTone-Vodafone
Username:
Password:
Authentication: Normal

What’s that Authentication section? I don’t have that part on my iphone.

http://www.modmyifone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27307

Thanks, yeah, I’d tried that. No use.

Vinko – any way to downgrade to 1.1.1 or 1.1.2 and see if that works?

thanks

I do not know how you would correct the problem on a Windows machine, as. I use a Macintosh.

“At the moment the iClarified and other AppSupport hacks do have problems with PCCW mobile phone numbers, but the ones where you modify the AppSupport binary file yourself does not.”

Is there a way of modifying the AppSupport 1.1.3 like how we do in the 1.1.2?
pntedit no longer works for 1.1.3.

Hi Shaky,

about your ‘EDGE’ problem. Try this:

- click Installer-icon on iPhone,
- click Install-icon, scroll down and click Utilities,
– scroll down and click BossPrefs, click Install, click Install, wait a little…
- click home-button, slide “slide to unlock” to the right
- click BossPrefs-icon on iPhone,
(if gui shows that Wifi is off, even if you see the Wi-Fi-icon on the statusbar: click ON)
- Edge: click ON (ie. you turn it off), wait a little, click ON again
If you now wish that EDGE shall always be turned off: click ON (ie. you turn off to OFF)

Hope that helps

No, to do a factory restore you should click on the “Restore” button in iTunes, while holding down the (“Shift” key for Windows user, or “Option” key for Macintosh user). That is because firmware 1.1.4 is out.

When you do so, iTunes will ask you to locate the firmware package to restore your iPhone with. You should point it to the iPhone firmware 1.1.3 you previously downloaded.

thanks

Yes, since 1.1.3 software that assumes the old structure and locations of files no longer works. This include iSMS, SMSD and weTools.

Every time a firmware upgrade us applied you must modify the AppSupport files to re-enable the recognition of local telephone numbers for caller ID.

At the moment the iClarified and other AppSupport hacks do have problems with PCCW mobile phone numbers, but the ones where you modify the AppSupport binary file yourself does not.

At one point I did have EDGE not work on Smartone-Vodafone after upgrading to 1.1.3, but after a restore to factory 1.1.3, re-jailbreak and re-unlock fixed the problem.

Given that it is now so easy to jailbreak/unlock using ZiPhone, you should try restoring your iPhone back to 1.1.3 and start again.

BTW: I no longer assist people to unlock for a fee since it is so easy to do so, but I will assist people who are not technically inclined and have messed up their phone.

Just upgraded to 1.1.3. iSMS and SDSD no longer work. Numbers were not recognised until I installed the iClarified appsupport patch. Now most numbers are recognised. One wasn’t. Not sure if they were on PCCW.

One thing, Edge doesn’t work. I have Smartone-Vodafone in the APN settings. But no luck.

In the PhoneNumberTemplates hong kong has:

hk 852 001;009;0080; – - ########

And here is the AppSupport1.1.2 that worked for me before:

hk 852 00 – 0 8 <-PCCW
hk 852 00 0 3 8
hk 852 40 0 0 8
hk 852 50 0 0 8
hk 852 70 0 0 8
hk 852 90 0 0 8

How can i edit the PhoneNumberTemplates to the ‘PCCW’ so that they match?

I tried:
hk 852 001;009;0080;00038 – - ########
hk 852 001;009;0080; – -;3 ########

But it didn’t work. Any ideas?/Suggestions? I’m sure i’m doing something wrong here. Help please

I believe I said there is a “fee”, but I will be using the “free” Opensource method to unlock your iPhone.

Although, since the unlocking of OTB (out-of-the-box) 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 iPhones are so simple, I will no longer do the unlock for people but will only charge for my time when I have to repair the unlocking if people mess up their iPhone in some way.

The really easy full proof way to unlock an OTB 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 iPhones is to use the ZiPhone method. I am confident of the Mac OS X version.

Cheers..

No one other than Apple can tell you when the iPhone will be officially available in Hong Kong through one or more mobile carriers.

The educated guess is that it will be latter half of this year, but I think that really depends on the negotiations Apple has with the local carriers.

I personally hope that local carrier is Smartone-Vodafone. In my opinion they are the only mobile carrier in Hong Kong really demonstrates that they do want to do better and provide the best possible customer care.

Note that I am talking about wanting to do better and customer care, they are definitely not the best in quality in terms of cell coverage voice quality.

Please note that now all versions of the iPhones are “easily” unlockable, the retail prices should be much much lower than what HK phone retail stores are charging for 1.1.3 (HKD48xx.00) and 1.1.1 (HKD68xx.00).

Note that the cost of purchasing an iPhone from one of the US Apple Store comes to about HKD3400.00 including state taxes. You should keep this in mind when checking out the HK mobile phone retail stores.

I am going to check the store next as i am in Macau right now..

DO you know when Apple is going to release the iphone here in HK?