Jailbreak/unlock scuttlebutt

A quick update on what's available for the upcoming firmware releases.

For those on 3.1.3 who are needing an unlock ... I am afraid that you will in all likelihood have to wait for the new iPhone, with 4.0 firmware, to arrive, probably in June or July. Until then there will be no unlock for those who "accidentally" upgraded their firmware to 3.1.3.

For those with 3G iPhones on 3.1.3 firmware, as I noted in my "Firmware Downgrading" post, if you have a really old 3G you can downgrade the baseband. This will enable you to unlock your iPhone with the very solid ultrasn0w. I outlined how to check the age of your iPhone but the best way is to go to the ih8sn0w website and download f0recast. Then plug your iPhone in and run the program. If your bootloader version is 5.8 then you are among the lucky few who can downgrade your baseband.

As a final note, there seems to be a rumor that a jailbreak ( not an unlock ) will be coming out at the end of April for the iPad and that this jailbreak will work for iPhones on 3.1.3 firmware. Something to think about - I'll update my blog if this becomes reality.