HTTP:: Hacks Enable MMS Tethering on 1st Gen iPhones
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iPhone Dev Team leader MuscleNerd has issued a series of tweets notifying iPhone users of the existence of new hacks. First, 9to5mac reports, there is a baseband hack called whiterat that allows 2G iPhones to send and receive photo MMS. Another baseband hack reportedly re-enables tethering on the most recent iPhone OS version â€" 3.1.2. The iPhone Dev Team is best known for its PwnageTool jailbreak & unlock solution for iPhone and iPod touch. The "whiterat" baseband hack allegedly unlocks the baseband of first-generation iPhones for sending and receiving multimedia messages (MMS), a feature reserved by Apple for iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS handset owners. Apple's iPhone OS 3.0 update (iPhone1,2_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw for iPhone 3G; iPhone1,2_3.1.2_7D11_Custom_Restore.ipsw for iPhone 3GS) enabled / unlocked the MMS functionality on the two devices in tandem with a carrier-update from AT&T. The whiterat hack should require none of the above-listed files / downloads. A!
s for the tethering hack, 9to5mac informs that it works with the latest software update version from Apple (OS 3.1.2), while no jailbreak or unlock is required on the user’s end. Softpedia note Since these hacks touch the iPhone’s baseband, users should exercise extreme caution while applying them. Softpedia, f...
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