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T-Mobile G1 already unlocked for any GSM network

By: , IntoMobile
Thursday, October 30th, 2008 at 11:27 AM

Well that didn’t take long at all. The T-Mobile G1 has barely been officially on market for a week and we’re already seeing some of T-Mobile’s HTC-made G1 being liberated from T-Mobile’s GSM network.

The enterprising folks over at Unlock T-Mobile G1 have managed to figure out how to generate that magical 8-digit unlock code that will free your T-Mobile G1 from T-Mobile’s network. The SIM unlock solution requires that you supply Unlock T-Mobile G1 with your G1′s IMEI number along with a $22.99 fee. In return, they’ll send you an unlock code that will have your T-Mobile G1 surfing any GSM network in the world.

Buyer beware, the T-Mobile G1 features a dual-band (1700/2100Mhz) UMTS radio to hook up to T-Mobile’s nascent 1700Mhz AWS 3G network. That means you’ll be surfing the wireless web at EDGE-only data speeds should you unlock your G1 and use it with AT&T. 3G networks in Europe, on the other hand, will work just fine on the 2100Mhz band.

Worse yet, an unlocked T-Mobile G1 on AT&T’s network won’t log-on to Gmail – which pretty much kills the T-Mobile G1′s Google integration and Android Market features.

Still, if a T-Mobile G1 running on a non-sanctioned GSM network is the kind of thing that gets your blood flowing, the T-Mobile G1 unlock solution will probably be just the thing for you.

[Via: Unlock T-Mobile G1]

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Will Park

Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...

  • mikal smith

    I unlocked my G1 already!! Its sweet! But i got the code from another site called G1SIMUnlock.com

  • Conan

    Will it work in canada on the Telus Network?