http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/25/technology/25iphone.h...h&emc=th&oref=slogin

A 17-year old spent 500 hours unlocking his iPhone from the AT&T network and it can now access any carrier... He published a how-to on his website which the article of course did not publish.

So great! I had thought Apple linking up with the hideous fascistic AT&T was a contradiction in terms...

"One other approach to unlocking the iPhone has made some waves recently.

Two weeks ago, a company called Bladox, based in the Czech Republic, began selling an $80 device called a Turbo SIM. The thumbnail-size card, attached to another carrier's SIM card and inserted into an iPhone, tricks the iPhone into thinking it is running on the AT&T network even when it is not.

"The company has reportedly been overwhelmed by orders and is not selling the product on its site. But Jesús Díaz, a technology writer in Madrid, said he bought the Turbo SIM last week and was now using his iPhone on Spain's Vodafone network.

"Everyone here asks me: ˜What is that? Can I see it, can I touch it?' " said Mr. Díaz, whose iPhone draws a lot of attention because Apple has not yet announced a deal to sell the device in Europe."