We just got the information from a Twitter user – Adam, that the AT&T MMS Carrier Update is out on iTunes!
Apple has issued a support article explaining the process for activating MMS. You should update to iPhone OS 3.1 if you have not already done so, and then click the “Update Settings” button on the pop-up window notifying them that a new carrier settings file is available.
With AT&T’s announcement on bringing MMS to the iPhone on September 25th, they’ve now released a video clip “Seth the Blogger Guy” explaining the data drama in the past several years and also how AT&T has been working (they say so) to expand its infrastructure to handle the pressure on its network. Blogger Guy shows the (not-so) steps AT&T has undertaken for the launch of MMS on the iPhone.
We’ve been working for months to prepare the radio access controllers in our network to support this launch. That means calibrating base stations all over the country, and frankly that’s a very time-consuming process. MMS for the iPhone will be coming on September 25th. We wanted to make sure that when MMS for the iPhone launches, the experience was great. We wanted to get it right.
They tell in the video clip about the investments AT&T has made in its network, totaling $38 billion over the past two years, to increase capacity and deploy coverage based on the 850 MHz spectrum, which offers improved capacity and in-building coverage. Finally, Seth points to AT&T’s ongoing work to deploy technology to improve data transfer speeds and the expansion of 3G to additional markets.
Till now, you are more than aware of the unlocking iPhone methods that you can find on “the market”. The good news is that it is possible, the bad news is that you need to have a jailbroken devices in order to unlock your iPhone.
Some people would kill for an unlocked iPhone, but they are too scared to jailbreak their device. Well, it seems to be possible and here is the success story of the guys at TheAppleBlog :
In June, while over 1 million early adopters in the U.S. picked up their brand new iPhone 3GS devices, I was anxiously waiting for the official launch in my current country of residence, Finland. I picked up my iPhone 3GS in Helsinki just two weeks ago, when it was finally launched by Sonera.
Regarding Sonera, think of it as a less-repugnant version of AT&T. As the exclusive distributor of the iPhone over in Finland, Sonera has turned out to be a somewhat benevolent carrier. The carrier’s unlimited data plan is reasonably priced, and home hacking your iPhone to tether to your Macbook is positively encouraged.
And now I’ve discovered that Sonera is also happy to lend a helping hand in unlocking your old iPhone 3G. When the 3G was released last year, Sonera customers had to sign up for a two-year contract. When upgrading to the iPhone 3GS, those same customers are given the option to pay off the remainder of their original 3G contract. Paying off the contract, and thus completing the two years prematurely, entitles the customer to have their iPhone 3G unlocked.
The helpful assistant at the Sonera store made a note of my IMEI number and then passed it onto his boss — after that there’s a special piece of software that only his boss is authorized to use. This mystical application submits the IMEI to Apple, which in turn authorizes the device for unlocking.
I was advised that when the iPhone 3G was next synced with iTunes, it would be unlocked. Minutes later, back at home, I connected the iPhone 3G to iTunes and received a new carrier settings update. After downloading and installing the update, Apple’s official iPhone unlock screen appeared.
Going the legit route was a much more painless process than using a proxy SIM or the Dev Team’s unofficial unlock. Also worth noting is that, unlike some of the illicit approaches, this unlock is permanent: I’ll be able to keep updating the iPhone’s OS without losing the ability to use any carrier SIM in the device.
It was a surprisingly quick, easy and free unlock for me, although I’d be very interested to find out if any of our readers around the world have had similar success in unlocking their iPhones.
When Apple announced that they had sold 5.2 million iPhones in Q3 2009, it was quite obvious that it would have a positive impact on AT&T’s results which is the exclusive carrier for Apple’s iPhone in the US.
AT&T has just announced that it activated a record breaking 2.4 million new iPhones during the second quarter ending June 30, 2009 which was one of the highlights of their results along with strong wireless growth.
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AppleInsider claims that the Apple Tablet will be here in 2010—similar to the rumors we’ve already heard—but that it’s coming at a price that’s not too unreasonable.
It is expected to retail for somewhere between the cost of a high-end iPhone and Apple’s most affordable Mac notebook.
This would means – under $999 and over $299. They also said that it’ll be 3G enabled, that it’ll be around 10-inches and be shaped like a large iPod Touch and they said Apple is not going to subsidize this with AT&T, which means rumors of Verizon being the partner this time seems true!
For all iPhone users who miss SMS delivery notification, here is a simple trick to make it work on your iPhone.
Just enter these special characters before your message and you will get notification as soon as it gets delivered.
Since this is a feature of the cell carrier, this trick will work on other phones as well. The carrier will also strip out the special characters when it delivers the message to the recipient.
If you know codes of other carriers, please mention it in the comments. Thanks!
