Unlock iPhone

In a mobile phone shop in Ba Thang Hai Street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, customers are housed in a row of benches, touching their new iPhone with their fingers waiting for their turn to unlock. 50 is the number of iPhones that this store unlocked every day.

The strong attraction of the world's most popular mobile phone in 2007 spread to Vietnam in the past few months, but because it was designed for AT&T networks only in the US, it is necessary to use it for Vietnamese mobile network sim. The closer to the Tet holiday, the more people boil as mobile phone shops must do "dark eyes and nose". Many are 50, while the shops have to be unlocked 10 times a day.

Technicians are unlocking iPhone at Thien Minh Company (District 10, HCMC) - Photo: Duc Thien

Mr. Khoa, a technician of Thien Minh Company, said: "Overseas Vietnamese come back to Vietnam to celebrate Tet and bring back a lot, every day we unlock about 20 pieces, mainly new versions 1.1.2. This version, we have unlocked about 200 in just two weeks, if the total number of iPhones has unlocked success so far, nearly 1,000 in all versions. "

With iPhone, money is small!

Knowing I was about to get an iPhone from a relative in the US, from two months ago, Mr. Nguyen Vu in Tan Binh, Ho Chi Minh City suddenly became interested in information technology: "For two months now, I have been online very regularly. to update new information about iPhone, places that can be unlocked, price and quality . ". Vu then decided to go to the unlocking shop for 1 million for his iPhone version 1.1.2.

Vu said: "This new version is unlocked by interfering with hardware, so I have to turn it on. At first I was worried because I was afraid of being damaged. But thanks to the advice of my friends on the forum, I decided intend to choose where to unlock unlocking for up to 1 million to believe more even knowing that there is another place to get lower prices ". One million is not the highest price. Tran Tuan in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City spent more than 100 USD to use iPhone with Vietnamese mobile networks. Tuan said: "I can't wait long, as soon as the iPhone is unlocked, how much money doesn't matter".

VND 50,000 also broke

iPhone "overtook" Nokia and Motorola

The iPhone has just marked the official 200-day milestone on the market and has 4 million units sold, averaging 20,000 new iPhones every day, surpassing any Motorola or Nokia device.

Currently, iPhone unlocking prices have been cheaper due to the emergence of many unlocking services. Pham Hung, a technician of Gia Kien shop (District 10, Ho Chi Minh City), said: "Previously in Ho Chi Minh City, only a few places could unlock iPhones, so high prices were natural. But how to crack The lock was getting easier and easier to do so the number of unlocking places quickly increased, and at the shop I had a mechanic who turned out to be a private unlocker. "

Specifically, for iPhone versions 1.1.2 (bootloader 3.9) and earlier, unlocking prices are only about 50,000-100,000 VND. As for version 1.1.2 of most new iPhones today, the price of unlocking is quite large difference from 400,000 to 1 million. The reason for this difference is because there is no competition between unlocking places, and customers find it thanks to their unlocking. Moreover, for those who already have unlocked iPhones in their hands, few are patient enough to learn, compare prices or wait for discounts to enjoy all iPhone capabilities.

Mr. Dang Ngoc Hai, in charge of software of Tan A Long Company, commented: "iPhone has features almost no other phones can compare. The biggest problem for users is iPhone is and will be. there is nothing more than unlocking money. "

Duc Thien

Unlocked by transplant sim

Version 1.1.2 now has to be unlocked by opening the device and interfering with the hardware, there is a risk and psychological fear of damage to users, so the price of unlocking is much higher.

Recently, it is easier to unlock version 1.1.2 by using the sim simulated (originating from China, with market price ranging from 400,000-800,000 VND depending on type) with the function of simulating mobile network sim VN becomes AT&T network sim of the US. Meanwhile, the iPhone will be fooled through the blocking check and can be cracked with software. This new way of unlocking the absolute success rate. The unlocking price is about 700,000 VND using the sim transplant