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Hacked iPhones Confirmed As Bricking With Latest Update

Posted by Zonk on from the enjoy-our-new-service-plan dept.

mhollis writes "Field experience has confirmed that if you have a hacked iPhone, it will become an iBrick if you use Software Update to install the latest update on your iPhone. The BBC reports: '[Apple's] warning has now proved correct as many owners are reporting their phones no longer work following installation of the update. Apple requires iPhone owners to take out a lengthy contract with AT&T in the United States but there are a number of programs on the net that unlock the device for use with other networks.' The only 'solution' is to unhack your iPhone."

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  1. car. by sh3l1 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    the kid who got the car may want to use it to drive a very long distance

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