This is really more iPhone news than an iPhone application but since it was all over the blogosphere I figured it was safe to cover. A New Jersey teenager successfully hacked his iPhone to make it available with carriers other than AT&T.  He apparently traded his hacked version for a Nissan.  The only thing that really surprises me about the story is how long it took for someone to do it.  For better or worse, we live in an age where people want what they want and by God, they’re going to get it.  There’s been talk about him being sued by Apple but that seems a little extreme.  If I overclock my processor Compaq (or I guess HP now) wouldn’t sue me.  I own it and I can do what I want.  Granted, there’s no exclusive licensing contract involved but the basic message, to me anyway, is the same.  It’s not like the hacked iPhone makes free calls–I would LOVE to get rid of my formerly-Cingular-now-AT&T service but that’s impossible for me.  Kudos kid.

Posted on August 29th, 2007 by Alex
Filed under: News