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Article taken from: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/apple/har...one-295631.php by JASON CHEN
Here's a tip. If you're not really skilled at hardware hacks, don't try to hardware unlock your iPhone. If you accidentally touch the wrong thing or screw up, this will happen.
The user says:
"We were so happy, all the software part was done, so we started opening the iPhone. The antenna cover was a bit tricky but eventually it came off. Then we started to open the metal cover (after taking out the 3 screws) and PUFF, up it went in smoke, I think my collegue must have touched something. It literally went up in black smoke. It was so hot that when I tried to pick it up I burned my fingers. So, this is for sure the most difficult part of the whole process. I don't know what he did, as I had just stepped out of the room to fetch something when I heard a scream...they got such a fright."
Just wait until the software unlock becomes available, and THEN unlock it. Or use the SIM method like we detailed here before. Or ask a buddy that you know has experience with these things. Just for Jesus's (Diaz) sake, don't open it up if you don't know what you're doing.
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- 09-02-2007, 04:50 PM #1Mac Lover
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Hardware Unlock Explodes iPhone 12" PowerBook 1.5Ghz/80 GB HD/512 MB [M9691LL/A]/ • Tiger OS X 10.4.6 • iSight [M8817LL/B]. • Macally [BTMicro] Bluetooth mouse • Airport Express [M9470FE/A] • Timbuk2 [Laptop Messenger] • iPod Vdeo 80GB • iPhone 8GB • Altec Lansing iM7 • Linksys WRT54G • PLDT myDSL @ 512kbps
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- 09-02-2007, 04:57 PM #2The Penman
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Re: Hardware Unlock Explodes iPhone "if you don't know what you're doing" seems to be the operative thing here.
it was bound to happen, given the hundreds of iphones that bravehearted souls (like our own babynino) have unlocked or are trying to unlock this very minute.... i had a laptop screen also short out on me once, with lots of sizzle and smoke
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- 09-02-2007, 11:22 PM #3PhilMUG Chairman
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Re: Hardware Unlock Explodes iPhone Haha, I definitely agree. That's why I salute our fellow MUGgers here who have you-know-whats the size of grapefruits... plus the skills and patience to go with it!
Originally Posted by penmanila 
I hope Apple doesn't get any ideas from this incident... like say, "booby trapping" the iPhone against hacking, hahaha
- 09-02-2007, 11:51 PM #4SITE ADMINISTRATOR
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Re: Hardware Unlock Explodes iPhone lol johannes, I think mine is more than the size of a grapefruit. I knew that there was a small chance that my iPhone will explode as well. I guess my hardheaded side of me prevailed and unlocked mine anyway even if I was not prepared to do it at that time.
Last edited by Nino; 09-03-2007 at 12:12 AM.
- 09-03-2007, 12:04 AM #5Mac Lover
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Re: Hardware Unlock Explodes iPhone Wow! Talk about nuking your phone!
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