Claim: iPhone Hacked To Make Calls on Telstra

At least one iPhone can make calls via Australia's Telstra, following the owner's successful attempt to activate his iPhone on its cellular network. The registration was completed after user "Obzimmer" fixed the default SIM card so that it was recognized as an AT&T card, but otherwise behaved like a Telstra one.

The OSX iPhone network-free activator utility, iActivator, was used to get the job done. There was a video on YouTube of the hacked iPhone, but it's no longer available, having been "removed by the user." Following are the alleged, obviously incomplete insturctions, as posted at TechGate. Somewhat baffling, this stuff is clearly not for the average Joe.

1. Get the required hardware and softwares: (these are the ones I have used): An Infinity USB unlimited SIM reader/writer, a silvercard, SIM-EMU 6.01, and WoronScan 1.09

2. Get the IMSI, Ki of your carrier using WoronScan (I will call them IMSI-b, Ki-b)

3. Use SIM-EMU and create 2 files (1 Flash and 1 EEPROM) using the ICCID of the AT&T sim (ICCID-a), IMSI-b and Ki-b

4. Then use these 2 files to create a sim using the infinity usb unlimited reader/writer

5. Put this sim into a normal unlocked phone and make some calls/receive calls/data services

6. Then use SIM-EMU to change the IMSI of the original Flash file to IMSI of AT&T sim (IMSI-a)

7. Again write the silvercard with the new flash and eeprom files

8. Put this sim into the iphone

9. Activate using the Cingular method as descirbe in www.Hacktheiphone.com...

10. ENJOY!

iPhone making calls on Australia's Telstra [TechGate]