- Gadget blogs on New Year's Day were aflutter with word that an application called Yellowsn0w was available for those who want to unlock the iPhone 3G .
. Way at the bottom, though, it points out that "this is all in beta and there is no guarantee of success." It follows with this note: UPDATE - I haven't been able to get it to work on two iPhone 3Gs, both with fresh 2.2 firmware and baseband. I've heard plenty of people HAVE had luck, however, so it seems to be an either/or thing. I suspect some cells aren't accepting the iPhones as valid equipment. has embraced the damn beta culture just to make the release on a cute date. It looks like the old days of solid versions are long gone by.
Full Story: Unlocking the iPhone 3G - or maybe not (CNET)
. Way at the bottom, though, it points out that "this is all in beta and there is no guarantee of success." It follows with this note: UPDATE - I haven't been able to get it to work on two iPhone 3Gs, both with fresh 2.2 firmware and baseband. I've heard plenty of people HAVE had luck, however, so it seems to be an either/or thing. I suspect some cells aren't accepting the iPhones as valid equipment. has embraced the damn beta culture just to make the release on a cute date. It looks like the old days of solid versions are long gone by.
Full Story: Unlocking the iPhone 3G - or maybe not (CNET)
