How to Select an iPhone Unlock/Jailbreak Tutorial

These are instructions on how to select the right iPhone Unlock/Jailbreak tutorial for you and your phone. Simply begin at start and move your mouse over the different options to learn more about them.

Start

iPhone 2G

iPhone 3G

iPhone 3G S

Jailbreak

Unlock

Jailbreak

Unlock

Jailbreak

Unlock

PwnageTool

Mac

RedSn0w

Windows

Mac

PwnageTool

Mac

RedSn0w

Windows

Mac

PwnageTool

Mac

RedSn0w

Windows

Mac

UltraSn0w

Windows

Mac

PwnageTool

RedSn0w

Windows

Mac

UltraSn0w

Windows

Mac

Unfortunately, there is no version of PwnageTool for Windows yet. We are hoping this or a WinPwn version will be released in the near future and will keep you up to date. Also, if you would like anything further explained please let us know and we will add it to the descriptions. 

For a more detailed explanation of iPhone terms check out the Dictionary of iPhone Terminology.

To find download links to all the iPhone firmware versions click here

Thanks***: As always a big thanks to the iPhone Dev-Team for their hard work and contributions to make these tutorials possible.

How to Activate Your iPhone 3G, 3GS, or 4 Without the Original SIM

These are instructions on how to activate your iPhone 3G, 3GS, or 4 without having the original SIM or being on the original network.

****Apple has blocked this as of October 29th, 2010****

This is more of a tip then a tutorial. Sherif Morano has discovered that iTunes will activate your iPhone if a PhoneBook SIM card is inserted. A PhoneBook SIM card is used to transfer your contacts from one phone to another. They can be purchased from Radioshack, Mobile Phone Shops, or online.

You might want to use this card if you need to activate before applying a jailbreak then unlock.

Congratulations to Sherif for this discovery. You can watch his video demonstration below...

How to Replace Your iPhone Signal Strength Bars With Numbers

These are instructions on how to replace the signal strength bars on your iPhone with a numerical representation of reception strength. (ie. numbers instead of bars).

Step One
Press to launch MobilePhone from your Springboard.


Step Two
Tap the keyboard tab then dial *3001#12345#*.


Step Three
Your iPhone will now launch Field Test. Notice your strength bars have been replaced with a number. This number is your reception strength measured in decibels. The closer to 0dB the stronger your signal.


Step Four
Press and hold the Power button until the power slider appears.


Step Five
Press and hold the Home button until the Field Test program is terminated. Notice the signal strength numbers still remain.


To Switch Back to Bars
Dial *3001#12345#* again to enter Field Test mode.


Press the signal strength at the top left of screen to toggle between numbers and bars. Then press the Homebutton to exit Field Test mode.