they may have got it working outside of AT&T after all
On reading that aritcle about the vodafone sucess for iphone, i read up about USIM's (not SIMS!!)..
What he says he did may actually be possible. The USIM is actually a global standard 3rd gen identity module. from what I can find out about it, its serial number itself does not tie it to a specific network. This could indicate that a USIM could be used globally by any network (including UMTS in EU, WCDMA in JP and US). Good news is its designed inherently to be backwards compatible with GSM handsets. To me, this means vodafone could easily adopt the identity number into its 3g network, which when inserted into a 2.5g GSM handset, would fail back onto the GSM network, giving instant connectivity for the iphone to your home account.
If this scenario is true, there is a very legal and very open loophole in getting the iphone connected to your local operator, as long as they operate both a 2/2.5g network and a 3g network.
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they may have got it working outside of AT&T after all
On reading that aritcle about the vodafone sucess for iphone, i read up about USIM's (not SIMS!!)..
What he says he did may actually be possible. The USIM is actually a global standard 3rd gen identity module. from what I can find out about it, its serial number itself does not tie it to a specific network. This could indicate that a USIM could be used globally by any network (including UMTS in EU, WCDMA in JP and US). Good news is its designed inherently to be backwards compatible with GSM handsets. To me, this means vodafone could easily adopt the identity number into its 3g network, which when inserted into a 2.5g GSM handset, would fail back onto the GSM network, giving instant connectivity for the iphone to your home account.
If this scenario is true, there is a very legal and very open loophole in getting the iphone connected to your local operator, as long as they operate both a 2/2.5g network and a 3g network.