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How do I re-purpose my old iPhone 1 (1st generation) for Mexico?
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Hey there!
I've got an iPhone 4 that I use here at home in the USA. I also have an old iPhone 1 (1st generation) that's just sitting in a desk drawer. Being that I'm going to start to travel to Mexico and Latin America frequently... I was wondering:
- Can I re-purpose the iPhone 1 for use in Mexico and Latin America?
I think that it's much better than just calling AT&T and appending international cellular and data to my USA plan. Ideally I'd like to have a Mexican/Latin American pay-as-you-go plan. Does anyone know if this is possible with the iPhone 1? Is it as simple as just getting to Mexico and going to a shop and inserting one of their SIM cards?
Any help with this would be great... especially if there is a Mexican/Latin American carrier that allows Mexico and Latin America cellular and data usage (so I don't have to get a SIM for each country... but I would if they're all pay-as-you-go!). Thanks so much in advance!
BD
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Try Taco Bell.
Sorry I couldn't resist.
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Never argue with an idiot. They'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
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You'd have to jailbreak the iPhone, and then apply a carrier-free patch.
In theory, it should then work with most GSM networks and carriers.
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What version of iOS does it run?
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Based on my knowledge of the subject, iPhones that have the old bootrom (which includes the original, the 3G and the early 3GS), are permanently jailbreak-able and unlock-able because of flaws in the old bootrom.
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Consider buying non-recurrent roaming data for your current iPhone. It may be locked to AT&T, but they'll prolly have roaming agreements for Mexico-bound tourists. Compare the package price with the local 3G offerings, usually bad deals all around from Telmex and Telefonica.
Then use VoIP.
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Hey there,
So here is the situation at this point, after I ran "Erase All Content and Settings":
- Original iPhone 2G running 3.1.3 (7E18) with no cell number tied to it
- Jailbroken with JailbreakMe 2.0 'star' at JailbreakMe.com
- Cydia 1.0.3221-72 is now available on the Home screen
What do I now have to do to get a Mexican/Latin American Telcel SIM (or any other Mexican/Latin American carrier SIM) to work in my iPhone 2G? I looked under "Carrier Bundles" in Cydia, but there were no Mexican/Latin American bundles listed.
Any clue? Thanks in advance!
BD
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Last edited by BoulderDash; Mar 20, 2011 at 11:54 AM.
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Install the ultrasn0w repository and search for Ultrasn0w package.
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