On the iPhone: The Phone is for sale

Thursday, August 23, 2007

The Phone is for sale

eBay Auction

This is the phone that was unlocked live here this morning. It includes the phone, the worlds first serial dock, and the official unlock switch from the blog.

As a note, if you are only bidding on this to get an unlocked iPhone, don't. There are much cheaper and easier ways to get one. This is a piece of cell phone history. I have no intention of ever starting an unlocking service.

I have attempted to fix the auction. It is very hard to deal with the people at ebay. I may be reposting the auction if ebay can't solve this problem.

403 comments:

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7777 said...: Hello
I would like to buy your fone.How much do you want?Please give me a price for it to bao789789@yahoo.com,and i need to talk with you by yahoo massenger bao7897892001@yahoo.com or at gtalk baonguyen
Let me know soon
thanks; August 23, 2007 8:40 PM
luis said...: 650 usd what do you say geo by the way thanks; August 23, 2007 8:43 PM
Mike said...: a pity it's not an 8gb :(; August 23, 2007 8:49 PM
Mike said...: Guys, just bid at ebay. This is history ;); August 23, 2007 8:49 PM
7777 said...: hey
i give you 1k for your fone
please give back to me at bao789789@yahoo.com
thanks; August 23, 2007 9:03 PM
STH said...: I wouldn't sell it geohot. I'm bidding up to $5K on the auction, jut let the auction run.; August 23, 2007 9:08 PM
Erblemoof said...: Hello, would you consider mailing your iPhone to Nigeria? I would send you a check via Western Union for $1000, and you simply send me the iPhone and $450 change. Please let me know.; August 23, 2007 11:05 PM
jszeto said...: do not trust the Scam above! FIB; August 24, 2007 1:20 AM
operator said...: GREAT JOB!!! Cheers from Germany... keep on rockin!!!; August 24, 2007 7:29 AM
Jay said...: haha a nigerian scammer makes his way to geohot's blog! that's classic :); August 24, 2007 9:26 AM
yezooz said...: would you send it to my grandchild in nigeria. I'll pay $10k :D lol; August 24, 2007 9:46 AM
Thierry said...: Wow, congrat man, 2000$ in your pocket, I think you deserve it :)
this is a great job!
And no much people can do this... so people who can afford it...; August 24, 2007 12:03 PM
Sister said...: From a 51 year old grandmother to you...Well Done Young Man ! Well Done!; August 24, 2007 12:05 PM
Tom Collins said...: Do you have a single document that has all of the steps for the conversion instead of in different step threads? That would be easier for us to download and follow the steps to allow us to perform the mod ourselves?

GREAT JOB!!!; August 24, 2007 12:25 PM
scholarshipmoney.org said...: www.scholarshipmoney.org; August 24, 2007 12:27 PM
TL said...: Here we go again: a nigerian scammer; August 24, 2007 12:28 PM
Jason said...: Congratulations on the hack!; August 24, 2007 12:30 PM
chris said...: From an elec; August 24, 2007 12:33 PM
JM said...: You made the front page national news.
Congrats
SEO Traffic Secrets; August 24, 2007 12:35 PM
chris said...: From an electrical engineer: Well done. Beating corporate America is in fact a great quest. Honor to you and thise mentioned in the tahnks to all section. We need more of this in the world. Also, not charging Rock on!!; August 24, 2007 12:35 PM
Headhunter said...: Congratulations! Not only have you done the near improbable but you chose to give the secret away too. You are a true scientist, looking out for the greater good! THANKS!
PYB (Pitch Your Bitch- my blog) will definitely add a link to yours - Look forward to reading your future posts!; August 24, 2007 12:38 PM
Frank said...: Hello all, Has anyone put all this together in some sort of neat little package for easier reading? I have many years of experience in training documents and powerpoint and would love to put together a tutorial...would that be ok ?
If so please let me know, i will work fast.; August 24, 2007 12:44 PM
Lynn said...: Congratulations to you and your cohorts!; August 24, 2007 12:47 PM
David said...: Say an article in the Boston Globe that said:

Hotz heads for college on Saturday. He plans to major in neuroscience -- or "hacking the brain!" as he put it to the newspaper -- at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

I dabble with neurofeedback .. it sounds right up your street!; August 24, 2007 12:47 PM
ilinker said...: congrats, apple will be busy today!

phil with iPhone; August 24, 2007 12:53 PM
Geologychick said...: Right on! Have fun at school! You have a nice item for show & tell...; August 24, 2007 12:54 PM
david said...: I have a great grandson in Nigeria. Could you send it to him for his birthday? I'll send you a check for $10,000, you subtract a $1,000 for the phone and send the rest to me at:
Osama Bin Laden
C/O Saddam Hussein
Iraq

I trust you to send me the money even though I've never met you.
:oP :oP; August 24, 2007 12:56 PM
Willis said...: Congratulations Dude! Keep Hackin!

Willis
www.williswho.com; August 24, 2007 12:57 PM
Jason said...: This post has been removed by the author.; August 24, 2007 12:58 PM
brownfield666 said...: “That’s exactly, like, what I don’t want,” Hotz said. “I don’t want people making money off this.”

Shouldn't have published it if you didn't want it to be turned into another capitalist tool. Opportunists are everywhere, just waiting for someone else to do the work so they can make easy money without actually having any useful skills themselves. But then I guess a lack of conscience IS a useful skill nowadays...; August 24, 2007 12:59 PM
Jason said...: Tisk Tisk.
Great hoax :)
As having access to care/telegence and tmo's billing system, I can tell everyone that this is nothing more than a publicity stunt.

Good job though!; August 24, 2007 12:59 PM
Maxx said...: Would you consider goods & services for same...

I can offer you Premium Connoisseur Peaberry Coffee which will come in very handy for you at school...LMK...

~~Stepper~~
Always Drink Better Coffee
SpotaJava Coffee
...if not...stop buy anyway...the coffee is the very freshest tastiest coffee on the whole entire planet; August 24, 2007 1:04 PM
Cover said...: Great job George,
Call us at CoverCase.Com... we may have an offer for you not the phone ;o)

Cheers, Adam; August 24, 2007 1:08 PM
Brendon said...: Stumbled in on this from Yahoo News. Seems an AP Technology writer wrote an article on your acheivement; thought you'd like to know, if you didn't already! The URL is below:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070824/ap_on_hi_te/iphone_unlocked; August 24, 2007 1:09 PM
mikeca said...: Congrats George. Good luck in school.; August 24, 2007 1:09 PM
Brendon said...: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070824 /ap_on_hi_te/iphone_unlocked

Sorry, I'm not much of a wiz at HTML. There's the link again, with a space added after "20070824" so that you can at least see the rest of it.; August 24, 2007 1:11 PM
Brendon said...: Dammit! Okay... one more time... please bear with me, the oh-so-woefully technologically disinclined...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070824
ap_on_hi_te/iphone_unlocked; August 24, 2007 1:12 PM
Jason said...: Congrats, I just hope that the current slew of bids don't back out. Unfortunately I can see people just running the price up to screw with you and legit bidders.

Also, its funny that a company (I will not post the link here, but check engadget), has apparently found a pure software unlock, but are selling it, a day after you made yours public. Personally, I think you should have copyrighted your instruction set, and then released it, that way people trying to make money off your hard work would get screwed, or atleast have to pay you for its use :); August 24, 2007 1:13 PM
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Ed said...: Wait wait wait... um, what happens if Apple wins the auction and buys the phone?; August 24, 2007 1:18 PM
KYJurisDoctor said...: I wonder if this will make the I-Phone more affordable, and I hope you have made sure this is all legal!

http://osi-speaks.blogspot.com/2007/08/apple-i-phone-is-hacked.html#links; August 24, 2007 1:21 PM
Tim said...: Hey vist us at clevelandbrownsbus.com!; August 24, 2007 1:23 PM
Sarah said...: geohot is my hero!!!; August 24, 2007 1:31 PM
DJ said...: Dude, you are freakin' awesome.
D.; August 24, 2007 1:32 PM
info said...: Congrats, if you ever need a job or want to make extra money while in school, contact me. We can arrange it!; August 24, 2007 1:33 PM
Abraham said...: It doesn't matter if apple buys the phone because the information on how to unlock the phone is in the public domain and the actions can be replicated, if not by geo, then by someone else with the technical skills that geo has advised necessary. Therefore, if Apple wins the all they own is the 3nd unlock iPhone, but not the 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.; August 24, 2007 1:38 PM
jay said...: dude, get google adwords on your site! you are getting a ton of hits and could make money off of it!; August 24, 2007 1:47 PM
ABS said...: Copyright? I don't think so. A copyright would protect the document (blog page) itself, not the method. Methods are covered by patents. However, it is doubtful that this would be patentable.; August 24, 2007 1:50 PM
Quinn said...: Jersey kid. Recognize!

Hey, where are you going to college? Just read an article on MSNBC about this, too. Nice job!

-P; August 24, 2007 1:57 PM
darkromeo415 said...: Great Job!!

http://www.pogsblog.com; August 24, 2007 2:02 PM
CQ said...: It took almost 4 years of development to make the Iphone a real thing and it took only two months to this teenager to fully unlock it. Congrats dude, I admire you.; August 24, 2007 2:06 PM
Brownie Girl said...: Good job! You will be rich very soon! Here's a link that let me get one free ringtone 4 my iphone - no subsription required - but it only give u one free :(

http://ushrink.com/freeringtone; August 24, 2007 2:09 PM
marce said...: You don't want people to make money off this, yet you put it on eBay??; August 24, 2007 2:12 PM
Robert said...: This post has been removed by the author.; August 24, 2007 2:13 PM
Sasha said...: could you also make it play 3gp videos so i could watch sexoncell.com on my iphone?; August 24, 2007 2:15 PM
freakface said...: I posted this to slashdot, so go to the firehose and rank it up.; August 24, 2007 2:16 PM
Robert said...: George,

I think you did this backward, you should have given the phone away and put your directions on how to hack it on ebay!

Very cool, I hope you do very well at RIT! Good luck!!!; August 24, 2007 2:16 PM
Eric said...: Frank - this is for you - I've downloaded all the steps, files, etc., and can zip them to you.

Geo - you rock, kid!! Totally freakin' hot!; August 24, 2007 2:20 PM
Mark said...: History? You flatter yourself.

Hello, dear sir. I will like to buy your iPhone very much. I will like to pay for it using my American credit card (I am American, temporarily living in Accra, GH, Ireland). I mest receive this phone quickly as I have much important phone call to make. I will like you to tell me a buyitnow price and how much for the fastest possible shipping. Please respond as quickly as possibly as I think someone is already calling me on my new phone.

Sincerely,
Edward Ussher
Accra, GH, Sweden; August 24, 2007 2:26 PM
AllysenCallery said...: You rock, smartypants!!!
Good luck in college~!
:0); August 24, 2007 2:32 PM
Will said...: Yah. Apple Computer is bidding on eBay to buy your iPhone.; August 24, 2007 2:39 PM
Not-So-Naughty Voyeur said...: I don't know at all what it means, but I'm impressed. Good for you. I like when hackers use their mischief for good :) Good luck to you in the future.; August 24, 2007 2:39 PM
Terry said...: just saw you on cnbc. congrats! this is my first blog comment ever. love your attitude. keep up the good fight and best to you in college!; August 24, 2007 2:39 PM
GlobalThermalNuclearWar said...: It's too bad that AT&T and their partners will throw every kind of lawsuit (they'll come up with something) if such hacked devices are in use with other companies.

Remember guys, The Man is ready to take away your dreams and rewards. He's the one who controls the nerds and geeks behind closed doors.

Not saying this is going to happen. But don't be surprised when it does....; August 24, 2007 2:43 PM
Will said...: 档案不存在

无法显示您所要求查看的 Blogger 档案。许多 Blogger 用户尚未选择公开他们的档案。

如果您是 Blogger 用户，我们建议您公开您的个人档案; August 24, 2007 2:43 PM
Alex said...: You are awesome. That is all.; August 24, 2007 2:44 PM
Alex said...: You are awesome. That is all.; August 24, 2007 2:44 PM
joan lonon said...: Dear Smacker ( this is my word for a really 'smart hacker':

You have restored my faith in the creativity of youth in America!
Congratulations to your family for raising a critical thinker, and to you for being one!

Sincerely, Joan Lonon; August 24, 2007 2:44 PM
Gskellig said...: Under "Service Carrier" on the ebay page it says. "AT&T, Cingular". Should be changed to say "Whatever the FUCK you want."; August 24, 2007 2:47 PM
Jon Hermiz said...: Why would anyone want this when there is already a SOFTWARE solution to this: http://iphonesimfree.com/; August 24, 2007 2:57 PM
Elsie said...: If this is true, rock on dude! I spent five awesome years at RIT (just graduated), so I'm spreading the word on Facebook. You on there? You can friend me if so. Have fun at RIT! If you ever have any questions, let me know. :); August 24, 2007 2:57 PM
e2visions said...: www.411fortravel.com should hire you to work for there new search engine. They have updates to better Yahoo and Google.; August 24, 2007 2:57 PM
Shane Wilson said...: Hey George, contact me about how you can monetize your blog. I am an internet marketer and will help you out for free. Email me at

ritsamillion(at)gmail.com

Shane; August 24, 2007 2:59 PM
John said...: This post has been removed by the author.; August 24, 2007 3:01 PM
HaRRo said...: People a part of history !
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-1751-2978-71/1?AID=5463217&PID=1676091&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D230164884672 ( geohots phone auction signature series )

Someone should buy it for real and glass frame it; August 24, 2007 3:03 PM
coolgal said...: good luck on the sale!:); August 24, 2007 3:03 PM
SGT. Pete Puebla said...: Dude, I think Apple should hire you to hack their future phones. NICE JOB!!! :D; August 24, 2007 3:06 PM
water said...: Hey George, props on this hack. I am an RIT graduate. You're gonna like it there.; August 24, 2007 3:07 PM
guyinnorcal said...: congratulations well done, you rock; August 24, 2007 3:08 PM
Pat said...: With all of this publicity make sure you pay taxes on money you get. Look how the government is trying to get tax money from the guy that caught Barry Bonds home run ball.; August 24, 2007 3:12 PM
Paul said...: I hope that what you did was illegal and that you are prosecuted.; August 24, 2007 3:15 PM
guyinnorcal said...: globalthermonuclearwar is probably right. im going to try this and am wondering what big brother will try to do to stop me from using cingular or who ever i want. ill soon find out i guess again thank you; August 24, 2007 3:16 PM
Paul said...: I hope that what you did was illegal and that you are prosecuted.; August 24, 2007 3:20 PM
guyinnorcal said...: and as for you paul you punk little girl, take your bleeding heart and put it where your boyfriend puts his tool every night here in america we can still do as we please. it's called entrpreourialism; August 24, 2007 3:20 PM
Swing said...: Stinkin' cool!! Gratz on your accomplishment and best wishes in college :); August 24, 2007 3:23 PM
Greg said...: You better hope what you did was legal and if it is, hopefully you have a patent on your creation.
I think you should have worked with Apple on this after your patent. If it is legal to modify the iPhone then I guess you could have some money coming your way but, I think Apple has some pretty smart people and legal people working for them and I have a feeling they put this "block" on the phone for a reason.
That's just me and my prior experience talking.
Oh well, good luck dude.; August 24, 2007 3:23 PM
Mark said...: If we took all of this collective hacking wisdom and actually did something useful with it, we'd have a prosperous colony on Mars by now.; August 24, 2007 3:23 PM
RR said...: if you are only bidding on this to get an unlocked iPhone, don't. There are much cheaper and easier ways to get one..............

.....could someone point me in the right direction for the above? I am a T-Mobile subscriber and not very tech savvy, and would like to use the Iphone with my existing TMobile srvice/sim card...
thanks in advance; August 24, 2007 3:33 PM
michael said...: Is there any way to get Brickbreaker (from Blackberry) on this if I were to win the bid?; August 24, 2007 3:43 PM
Shane Percival, Esq. said...: There's some talk on here about protecting what you did & monetizing it. As was correctly stated by a previous poster, the correct method of protection for this is patent. However, the previous poster was potentially wrong in stating that this is not protectable. You likely still have time to file for patent protection in the US. If you'd like us to look into this for you, we can. (http:www.coloradoiplaw.com). You can see our blog at (http://www.lld-law.com/IPblog.html).; August 24, 2007 3:45 PM
gOR said...: Historical deeds like yours shall not be forgotten.

Today its just unlocking a symbol.

Keep up your bright ideas & work!

Who knows? As virtualization is the future, maybe this would pose a worthy challenge to you:

http://www.kallisys.com/newton/einstein/

Awakening the Newton OS on the iPhone!

Will link you on my blogg.
Life long and don't postpone!; August 24, 2007 3:46 PM
Paula said...: Oh my goodness! Way to go! This sounds like something my 16yo son and his friends would try to do. I'm gonna show him your site when he comes in from school. I can relate to the "energy it took". Those are staples around my house and the LAN parties my son attends.; August 24, 2007 3:52 PM
Franco said...: EL 7 A 0 NO SE OLVIDA MAS...

NUNCA, NUNCA MAS.

(si, acá tambien tripero); August 24, 2007 3:53 PM
TheTechGuy said...: Hey,

Nice Job any plans on unlocked more iphones and making a business out of this?; August 24, 2007 3:56 PM
John Davis Jr. said...: CONGRATS!!!

NOTHING LIKE BEATING THE POWERS THAT BE!!!!; August 24, 2007 3:57 PM
samandbenbarrett said...: You are one clever young man! I'm sure your mom and dad are very proud. Congratulations to you!; August 24, 2007 3:58 PM
Michael said...: There are 1000's of unlocked iphones out there, what makes this one special?; August 24, 2007 3:58 PM
blahblah1234 said...: who gives a fuck; August 24, 2007 4:00 PM
Michael said...: I give a fuck.

so again, There are 1000's of unlocked iphones out there, what makes this one special?; August 24, 2007 4:04 PM
josias braganza said...: be careful what price you offer. that could be enough for a contract, if there are any lawyers out there. buahaha.; August 24, 2007 4:07 PM
Draco said...: Nice job, kid. Be proud of yourself.; August 24, 2007 4:14 PM
Matthew said...: wow.

9/11 = Inside Job
seeloosechange.com; August 24, 2007 4:15 PM
Justin F said...: Congrats on the hack.....where can I find this phone for sale...is it on ebay?; August 24, 2007 4:16 PM
sidemouse said...: this is so exciting it made me void in my trousers; August 24, 2007 4:16 PM
MK said...: hey, i saw ur interview on tv today and checked this blog wen u announced... i am greatly inspired by ur prodigious act...

allow apple to buy ur phone if they offer to....

i wish i can accidently meet u someday..; August 24, 2007 4:17 PM
frank said...: Hi George

Good on you for getting it done

Your
Spirit and determination shows in the results of your efforts and many people who have iphones appreciate it.

Enjoy RIT, it is a wonderful University, with fantastic Proffessors, Instructors, and fellow students. Winters are a bitch though.

Firecatsphotographer
Class of 74; August 24, 2007 4:20 PM
Mike said...: Hope whoever buys this most infamous of phones manages to get it back after Apple subpoenas the thing for the lawsuit they're no doubt busy drafting.; August 24, 2007 4:21 PM
lambhead said...: good job kid!!; August 24, 2007 4:22 PM
Renegade said...: Good work, man!

Check out Renegade's BS; August 24, 2007 4:28 PM
Gary said...: Congratulations - very impressive especially for a 17-year old.

For those concerned about potential illegality of his actions, at least according to this excerpt from an AP article about him, he should be ok.

*************

There is apparently no U.S. law against unlocking cell phones. Last year, the Library of Congress specifically excluded cell-phone unlocking from coverage under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

***************

And for those folks suggesting ways he can make even more money off this -- I have a feeling Holtz is going to very wealthy some day, regardless of whatever field he ultimately enters.; August 24, 2007 4:29 PM
Smurfette55 said...: george, congratulations to you for a job well done! and best of luck in college. i'm in ridgewood (right next door) and am very impressed with your smarts!

speaking as a mom, which i am: you shouldn't ever drink those sugary drinks again...they will rot your teeth and make you unhealthy! where are the water bottles???! ;~); August 24, 2007 4:32 PM
tmobilerep said...: Nice Job! Thanks a ton for the free publicity. The 500 hours were well spent.; August 24, 2007 4:33 PM
Dan said...: I hope you family has a good lawyer.; August 24, 2007 4:34 PM
sidekick 3 said...: can you unlock my sidekick 3? i've looked it up online and no luck!....if you can't do you know someone who can?

congrats on your iphone work. :); August 24, 2007 4:34 PM
A said...: Shane Percival, Esq.,

Isn't a violation of the ABA rules of ethics for an attorney to directly solicit business from a potential client?

-john; August 24, 2007 4:36 PM
notoriousBG said...: geohot...d00d - you rock!

Just saw the story on your hack on Fox News.

Posted it on www.routermonkey.org. iPhone - just another life form free'd from the Borg :)

-noto; August 24, 2007 4:36 PM
Mambra said...: You cannot patent something that is already in the public domain. The posting of this method to the world prior to filing an application has invalidated the ability to apply for a patent to cover this method.; August 24, 2007 4:43 PM
madhumsr said...: Did you really Unlock? Can I try?; August 24, 2007 4:46 PM
Sarah said...: Though you say you don't want to do it I'm sure you could do one once n a while. The extra money could go to school (or fun) things. Great job! I must find out what my friend thinks (He works for apple).; August 24, 2007 4:50 PM
atl said...: I want the phone my site has some phones also www.atlnightspots.com 1000?; August 24, 2007 4:53 PM
pooo said...: Just wanted to say Congratulations! I saw you on Msnbc.com news regarding how you unlocked it.

Keep up the good work and I like your attitude. Youre gonna succeed in the tech/business world if you keep it up. Don't let it get to your head and you're going to be more famous than Steve Jobs one day.

Peace outs,
Jonathan; August 24, 2007 4:54 PM
Shaunak Khire said...: Well done Goerge and ofcourse the rest of the team that worked on it just saw you on CNBC,
CNBC clearly, highlightling, the impact of future iPhone hacks and indeed this one, as it affects both Apple and AT&T. Did anyone check the quotes on CNBC, right at the close- AAPL was up 2.5% and AT&T down 0.8%.; August 24, 2007 4:54 PM
Jim said...: What are the chances a software hack is announced the same day? http://iphonesimfree.com/; August 24, 2007 4:55 PM
Rick said...: You ruined the phone with your signature :(; August 24, 2007 4:59 PM
Rico Martínez said...: You are awesome! That's so cool that you are giving the technology to the people. The ultimate open source!

May you make zillions of dollars in your career!!; August 24, 2007 5:00 PM
Verner said...: Congrats to you and the Wiki Dev Team!
Now the commercial version of the software unlock is soon available:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/iphone-unlocked-atandt-loses-iphone-exclusivity-august-24-2007/; August 24, 2007 5:01 PM
wolfgang said...: George,

I'm not so interested in the phone as I am in your background. I've always been interested in hardware hacks of this kind, but I lack the knowledge to be able to do them. What should I study in order to be as savy as you?

Wolfgang; August 24, 2007 5:02 PM
John Faris said...: AP just picked up the story...Too bad you don't have Adsense on your blog!; August 24, 2007 5:04 PM
jap said...: I can't believe that the bidding hasn't stopped. I predict it'll go to $20,000.; August 24, 2007 5:06 PM
cynthia said...: Congrats on hacking the phone

and as for RIT
if you're looking for great caffiene on campus check out Java's
I practically live there; August 24, 2007 5:07 PM
MATTHEW ROSE said...: Steve Jobs should buy it for $10,000 and give you a job for $200K. Good job.

MR/ Paris, France; August 24, 2007 5:11 PM
lilshare said...: Absolutely brilliant! Great job!; August 24, 2007 5:12 PM
jake_lipson said...: This post has been removed by the author.; August 24, 2007 5:14 PM
steph said...: oh my goodness. wow! congrats! I am in awe and pretty thrilled for you. And laughing over the Nigerian scammers....

Maybe this can pay for college!; August 24, 2007 5:15 PM
John said...: "Mambra said...
You cannot patent something that is already in the public domain. The posting of this method to the world prior to filing an application has invalidated the ability to apply for a patent to cover this method. "

This is not true in this country (it is true in most other countries). The inventor has 1 year from the time the invention is published or sold to file for their patent. Assuming it is otherwise patentable he has 1 year before this blog completely blocks patentability.

However, he clearly is an OS kind of person, and OS people rarely file for patents.; August 24, 2007 5:15 PM
Nights at Vegas said...: Hi,
Congratulations and if you meet with the big guy of apple he should give you 869 millions x3, you earn that today. That's the float of the stock and you were responsible for 3 points.
Also thanks to you he will know how to protect the new version of iphone.

good luck; August 24, 2007 5:21 PM
William Reihle said...: I have 10 iphones unlocked and ready to be used on T-Mobile, or any other carrier with the same technology
973-476-1519 or email wriehle@aol.com; August 24, 2007 5:21 PM
lisetiffner said...: Glad to see you took my suggestion for ebay. I would ad adsense to your blog though. No harm. It just annoys me that there are tons of ebay sellers selling "unlocked" iphones now that promise to send you the link to easy to follow instructions on how to unlock their phones. They are just going to get a link to your blog and unless they are pretty savvy won't be able to follow the directions. Oh well. Congrats again and good luck in college.; August 24, 2007 5:23 PM
Insider said...: I think it will be sold over $3,000,000 at the end...; August 24, 2007 5:23 PM
Omega said...: Congratulations!

Maybe this will convince Apple to open up to other providers!

You're a hero in the tech world. Congratulations!; August 24, 2007 5:24 PM
Libertas said...: You are selling it for 10, 000 bucks?? How about for $6,000

http://www.hiphoprepublican.com/; August 24, 2007 5:26 PM
Sexy Chef said...: George your my Hero. I'm a little chickie in San Francisco and I had AT &T just took over my home phone sevice and I hate them always have. You did the world a great justice by doing this and I wish you well in your future. Keep the Faith, and power to the People.

Love Ya,

Jo; August 24, 2007 5:27 PM
The Daily Dude said...: Congratulations, dude!

When you get to Rochester, don't forget to check out The Old Toad or MacGregor's if you want a decent place for beer on tap.

The Daily Dude
http://dothedude.blogspot.com/; August 24, 2007 5:27 PM
curious_penguin said...: Great work! another step forward for US consumers who are tired of being cornered into product services they either don't want or disabling product services they should be entitled to as a result of their original purchase. As your next project, can you take on Verizon - who treat their customers like dirt - figure out and post how to enable non-cellular transfers for the Razor phones? Contrary to some blog postings, Verizon retailers do not provide a patch to correct this issue. This would be a great message to send that company. For a start you can look here: http://cavemonkey50.com/2006/04/verizon-enabling-file-transfers-on-razrs/; August 24, 2007 5:28 PM
Sexy Chef said...: George your my Hero. I'm your biggest West Coast Fan. I live in San Francisco, and AT &T recently took over our normal phone service and I hate them. I don't have an iphone because I don't want to be forced to have the stupid service provider. You did the world a great justice by doing this and I wish you well in your future. Keep the Faith, and power to the People.

Love Ya,; August 24, 2007 5:29 PM
Pam said...: Cool!

It's guys like you that Steve Jobs can get excited about!; August 24, 2007 5:32 PM
Danita said...: Dude, you rock.
Congratulations on pulling an amazing job!; August 24, 2007 5:33 PM
Lori said...: Great job... I love the fact that someone did this. Good for you...; August 24, 2007 5:36 PM
sam46 said...: youre so flipping smart. marry me?; August 24, 2007 5:40 PM
Rymatica Entertainment said...: I will check out the bid at E-Bay!

Rymatica Entertainment; August 24, 2007 5:41 PM
Albert Howard said...: congratulations mr. george hotz on cracking the algorithm apple code. i am running for u s president in 2008. can u help me get international media exposure since most of the rich and evil have an unfair advantage? my website is alberthowarddotorg

bless you and keep up the good work
u r a great encouragement to the world!

albert; August 24, 2007 5:45 PM
malaysiangroup said...: Wow.......great job.; August 24, 2007 5:45 PM
Albert Howard said...: let me know where i can donate to your cause and future; August 24, 2007 5:47 PM
Rosalyn said...: You are what being young is all about!!! Thank you for your awesome contribution to this world! Glad you were able to get it to work with T-Mobile cuz that's what I have...now time to find me a soldering iron and a pallet of Red Bull :); August 24, 2007 5:49 PM
legion said...: the media will never get enough of these mafiaboy style stories. could it be any more obvious that this kid didn't do it, hes only taking the heat?; August 24, 2007 5:54 PM
David said...: Congratulations young man!You are the type of person that has made the US great. All the best in your future endeavors and I hope you have a great life.

Sincerely,

Dave Kropelnicki; August 24, 2007 6:00 PM
Felipe said...: definitely don't trust the Nigeria scam!!!!!!!!! Been there and was dooped before. They never stop trying either. Don't trust Erblemoof. He/she is probably a no good liar. Great job George!!!!; August 24, 2007 6:00 PM
Roberto Remes Tello de Meneses said...: Felicidades cabrón! Duro contra los monopolios!; August 24, 2007 6:03 PM
TDonn said...: Congrats....

Apple/AT&T are not going to sue you over hacking the iPhone, it was yours to do what you want, they have no control over that (ie. Tivo hacks)...Selling one may be another story, but who the hell am I (No lawyer, that's for sure)...

One thing in reading briefly about this, Apple probably isn't going to do a thing other than cut you and all your hard work off at the knees and release an unlocked version relatively quickly...

They didn't spend all that time and money on R&D without planning on this.....

Great work, I am sure you will end making a pile of money on the other side of this, developing hardware/software for some big company that "can't" be hacked...LOL

Best of Luck....Enjoy college!!!; August 24, 2007 6:04 PM
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Free fer all Paul said...: That is killer bro. good job.; August 24, 2007 6:06 PM
William said...: I would think that Apple would profit from an unlocked phone. The fact that it was locked to AT&T is why sales were hindered. I think AT&T would be more likely to file a lawsuit, because they are on the losing end of this. If anything, I think people should be buying Apple stock after this hack.; August 24, 2007 6:08 PM
Winds said...: I sent you a note through ebay...check out bidder 31's information. Brand new, no feedback at all...I'd be supicious. - Eric; August 24, 2007 6:16 PM
Mitch Haase said...: I wouldn't give you ten dollars for that hacked up piece of shit. Good luck getting anyone to play you more than retail.; August 24, 2007 6:20 PM
Winds said...: According to the news story on Yahoo: There is apparently no U.S. law against unlocking cell phones. Last year, the Library of Congress specifically excluded cell-phone unlocking from coverage under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Among other things, the law has been used to prosecute people who modify game consoles to play a wider variety of games.; August 24, 2007 6:20 PM
DSI said...: Hi George!
You're a hero! Way to stick it to the man!; August 24, 2007 6:23 PM
Ryker said...: Looks like schools paid for this year. Good going sticking it to the man.; August 24, 2007 6:23 PM
David said...: http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=230164884672
$15,100; August 24, 2007 6:24 PM
Karma_Radio said...: This post has been removed by the author.; August 24, 2007 6:30 PM
Karma_Radio said...: Way to stick it to two bullshit companies!

Not to take away from your accomplishment but it's just a phone, people.

The bigger idea is that if you are greedy (Apple) and sells to the public garbage (AT&T). Things like this will happen.

Easy on the Redbulls and AMPs, there were no reasons to rush this, but I know it must have felt good!; August 24, 2007 6:34 PM
Aaron said...: Man, you are my hero! I want to be just like you when i grow up.. Granted i'm already 7 years older than you.. Haha, once again, great job man!; August 24, 2007 6:39 PM
TK said...: OK Dude,
The next time you go on one of your 24/7 ventures,go get you a real energy drink or some pills,check out
www.gogoforlife.com/kinganthony
After drinking this Hot Shot you would never drink anymore of those store bought energy drinks.......; August 24, 2007 6:42 PM
Michael said...: again, There are 1000's of unlocked iphones out there, what makes this one special?; August 24, 2007 6:46 PM
Michael said...: again, There are 1000's of unlocked iphones out there, what makes this one special?; August 24, 2007 6:46 PM
Name: Andrew S. said...: wget -r http://iphonejtag.blogspot.com/ FTW!; August 24, 2007 6:51 PM
Ben Steele said...: Grats on the amount of money you'll be getting for spending that summer having fun with the iphone :). Six days left on the auction, and in the last three minutes it went from $21,300...to $33,100. Have fun at college :); August 24, 2007 6:58 PM
The said...: WOW it's up to $35,000 and still 6 days left in auction! CONGRATS!
And a word to the wise...with the kind of press you're getting and also that when this auction hits $100k, you're gonna be chased by the press again...AND maybe Red Bull will feature you in a commercial? You might want to rethink posting that picture...currently it's free advertising, maybe hire an agent to contact them and see if you can make a deal.; August 24, 2007 7:01 PM
Gustavo said...: "Ciberintruso de 17 años 'desbloquea' iPhone para usarlo en T-Mobile" (17yr old Cyberintruder 'unlock' iphone to use it whith T-Mobile)
Thats what the newspaper say abou you here in Mexico, well done, keep with the free knowldedge to all...; August 24, 2007 7:01 PM
vasiliy Great said...: Yo gorge are u going to give the cut to Roman And Alex my 2 russian guys that help u with this we from what i hear phone will go for over 200,000 get back to me at themanvas@yahoo.com; August 24, 2007 7:04 PM
Lideng said...: I said it would reach $3,000,000, didn't I?

Congratulation, boy!; August 24, 2007 7:05 PM
dungbeetle said...: I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say there are some less than serious bidders on ebay, it's currently up to about $600,000 with 6 days to go.; August 24, 2007 7:06 PM
California Homes said...: 300k hhaha; August 24, 2007 7:07 PM
Ben Steele said...: grats, just broke a 1.2m; August 24, 2007 7:09 PM
BCENT2007 said...: Since Forbes.com published the news about your unlocked iPhone like an hour ago. The eBay auction jumped from $20,000 to more than 1,500,000.00 in less than 42 minutes.

If the product "piece of History" is sold you are some lucky dude!

maybe you can send me a couple thousands just because... ;-) good luck!; August 24, 2007 7:09 PM
Ben Steele said...: Just kidding, 2million. Don't have a heart attack. Haha, see you in 6 days, on the news again.; August 24, 2007 7:10 PM
colin said...: umm am i on drugs right now or is this phone up to 2 million dollars?!; August 24, 2007 7:11 PM
Meredith said...: I heard about you on Yahoo News! Great job. That is awesome!

I bet AT&T is going to throw a shit fit. Too bad you weren't able to figure this out when people had to wait forever for their phones to work (not that that could be possible, but it would have been hilarious!); August 24, 2007 7:12 PM
BCENT2007 said...: It Finally it the 4,200,000.00 @ 08/24/2007 7:14pm

http://GetPaid420.Biz

http://BCENT2007.Blogspot.com; August 24, 2007 7:12 PM
California Homes said...: bro you got to put buyer verified on ebay otherwise any schmo can bid it up; August 24, 2007 7:12 PM
Ben Steele said...: It was....

US $5,500,100.00; August 24, 2007 7:13 PM
David said...: Hi geohot.

Congratulations. It seems possible that you are very nearly a millionaire. I've watched your iPhone auction jump from an already impressive $19,500 to an absolutely astounding five and a half million dollars.

Once again, congratulations. Enjoy college!; August 24, 2007 7:13 PM
Joseph Dunn said...: Dude, you're hella rich now. Can you post a funny reply to my cheeseburger question and make it public? That would rock. Great hacking, btw. I've only used JTAG for de-bricking Linksys routers, but it's certainly the shiz.

Joe; August 24, 2007 7:15 PM
Kevin said...: e03i can't believe someone sabotaged your auction. can bet it was apple.; August 24, 2007 7:16 PM
krispee said...: To echo what many have already said.....GREAT job George.

Way to be persistant and prove that ingenuity can always cut the red tape of corporate America and that the consumer runs the show....not the providers

Krispee@mac.com; August 24, 2007 7:16 PM
Tim said...: are these real people bidding on this item? This is crazt; August 24, 2007 7:17 PM
Cyber said...: $10,000,000 and counting. FUCKING CRAZY!; August 24, 2007 7:17 PM
BCENT2007 said...: might need to put a bigger counter on the auction site in less than 10 minutes you might have mode than 100,000 views.

http://Frowear.com; August 24, 2007 7:17 PM
Kayla said...: This post has been removed by the author.; August 24, 2007 7:17 PM
Kayla said...: This post has been removed by the author.; August 24, 2007 7:18 PM
Black Russian said...: Good job dude. watch you auction i think someone one is bidding it up. it jumped from 1mill to 10mill in 20 minutes; August 24, 2007 7:21 PM

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