2G 2.2.1 QuickPwn doesn't unlock

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Hi,

I've been trying for some time getting my iPhone unlocked. I started from scratch: updated to 2.2.1 from iTunes (8.0.2), applied QuickPwn, it automatically found the 2.2.1 firmware from the iTunes folder (so I guess I didn't need to download the one from iClarified - Apple News and Tutorials) Etc. I checked Cydia, Installer and Unlock.

From what I can tell it was successful in doing what it had to do. Cydia and installer were installed and everything worked fine.

However it doesn't seem to be unlocked. In America, with another AT&T simcard, it just allows me to dial emergency number. In china (with a local Chinese simcard it showed the same dial pad, and didn't let me enter the iphone applications without first removing the simcard...

Please advise.
Thank you very much!

[NeoNightmareX]

Whenever you use Quickpwn to unlock an iPhone, you want to unlock the Chinese SIM, you must make sure it is inside the phone when you start the pwnage process. I have a 2G iPhone that I unlocked on 2.2.1. If you already had the Chinese SIm in when you started the pwnage process, then I don't know what the problem might be.

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Thanks for your response.

I currently don't have the Chinese SIM, since I'm back in the US. However supposedly it should unlock it if I had a different AT&T SIM inserted at the time of pwnage. But I tried to unlock it then too, and nothing seems to have changed, same emergency dial pad as before....

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After much research I've discovered my problem, and I'm sure others have the same: If you've been using AT&T before you've decided to unlock it then the unlocking will not work unless you do follow this step:

• Remove current SIM card (leave it empty, so that you can still access iTunes) then re-update to 2.2.1 (shift-click "check for updates" and navigate to the firmware), now close itunes and all apple / iTunes related processes. Run QuickPwn with the SIM card you wish to use inserted.

The secret behind this from what I understand, is that since your iPhone is associated with the AT&T SIM card it won't unlock. Only by re-updating it, does it clear it's association and right away you can unlock it. If you were to insert the AT&T SIM card before unlocking and connect to iTunes, the unlock wouldn't work!

[serenitypoet]

I updated my phone using iTunes. At first it said it didn't recognize the SIM (t-mobile). I used the latest version of QuickPwn 2.2.5, I unlocked the phone. It works just as before. The trick is you have to use the apple update ipsw from the iTunes folder.