iPhone Dev Team carrier unlocks Apple’s iPhone 4

“For some parts of the world its not a big deal to have an unlocked phone, including an unlocked iPhone. That said, we here in the US are bound by phones tied to specific carriers — including the iPhone 4 with AT&T,” Robert Nelson reports for TFTS. “Needless to say, that is where the iPhone Dev Team has come in handy in the past — by offering unlocks giving iPhone users the ability to choose from a carrier other than AT&T.”

“Of course, unlocking iPhones has always been a cat and mouse game between the Dev Team and Apple. Thankfully the Dev Team seems to be able to stay ahead, though sometimes it takes a little time. Such being the case with the iPhone 4, which ended up needing a complete re-write of the software used to perform the unlock,” Nelson reports. “With that, it did take a little time, but it looks like we have good news for those looking for an unlocked iPhone 4 as the Dev Team, or more specifically PlanetBeing announced that it had been done.”

Nelson reports, “The message came short and sweet by way of Twitter…”

Full article with photo and more info here.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]