The bricked phones can be unbricked, its just Apple will not exchange the phone. http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=13255&highlight=unbrick
The key is not updating till the development community clears it. Also, at this point, you can get a battery replaced for $45 (aftermarket), and as the original OEM batteries start wearing out in quantity, things will get more competitive. I plan on replacing mine myself, but I feel comfortable soldering. Here is a subforum dedicated to iPhone on T-Mobile: http://modmyiphone.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=38 Bobby On 10/26/07, Jim MacKenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bobby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <bobbyricha%40gmail.com>> > To: <[email protected] <T-Mobile-US%40yahoogroups.com>> > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 9:45 AM > Subject: Re: [T-Mobile-US] Anyone know about the Apple iPhone working with > > T-Mobile? > > > Works for me. I even use the $5.99 T-Zones unlimited Internet hack on > > it. > > It can work - but it's risky. Apple's last firmware upgrade bricked > iPhones > that had been unlocked. > > If you're a really bleeding-edge guy who insists on using T-Mobile with > the > phone and can take the risks of it stopping working... go for it. > > If you want reliability, get a different phone, or use AT&T. > > I have some concerns about the iPhone, as cool as it is (the biggest being > > the difficulty in putting a new battery in it - it isn't user-changeable, > without performing surgery), but many who have one really like it. > > I think I'd rather have something like a Nokia E70, but that's just me. :) > > Jim > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] - - T-Mobile-US on Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/group/T-Mobile-US _ _ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/T-Mobile-US/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/T-Mobile-US/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
