Philip Nicosia

News of iPhoneSimFree.com releasing their unlocking software tomorrow (Tuesday 4th September) is plastered all over the internet. They have decided they want to wholesale the licences and the minimum order is for 50 and you have to pay by Bank wire transfer.

Now this could all be legit but would you be comfortable sending a minimum of $1800 to an anonymous group in the hope that you get something in return.

Personally I would hold back until someone else has got the software from them to be sure.

I bought an iPhone off Ebay shortly after they were released which to anyone who knows me will not come as a surprise. For a while all I could do is use the iPod features, wi-fi and email which I expected so I was fine with that.

I took the iPhone on holiday with me and watched movies I’d be meaning to catch up on whilst laying on the beach and it was great.

I finally managed to get it unlocked a few weeks ago with the aid of a Bladox Turbo sim and have happily been using it on T-Mobile in the UK since. Everything on the phone works except for the Youtube videos but that isn’t a big deal.

Is the iPhone any good? It certainly is! It’s almost as if you have a laptop in your pocket being able to pick up emails or surf the web wherever you are thanks to T-Mobiles unlimited data access for £1 a day.

The sound quality of the calls is excellent and navigating your way through the menus is a breeze.

Is it perfect? No.

One thing that I miss the most and have taken for granted for so long is Group SMS text messages. There’s also no option for SMS receipts which is a pain if you need to know if someone has got what you sent.

The good thing though is I’m sure in time all the little features that Apple have missed will come along in a software upgrade so while it’s not perfect now it could be sometime soon.

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Not me fortunately but I read this on the BBC News Website.

A man has been arrested in connection with using a wi-fi broadband connection without permission.
He was initially detained by two Police Community Support Officers in Chiswick, west London, on Tuesday.

They became suspicious when they saw the 39-year-old using his laptop outside a house in Prebend Gardens.

When questioned he admitted to using someone else’s unsecured wi-fi broadband connection. He has been bailed pending further inquiries.

The case is now being handled by the Metropolitan Police’s computer crime unit.

Det Con Mark Roberts said: “This arrest should act as a warning to anyone who thinks it is acceptable to illegally use other people’s broadband connections.”

Dishonestly obtaining free internet access is an offence under the Communications Act 2003 and a potential breach of the Computer Misuse Act.

How ridiculous is that? The problem here is that there are plenty of places around with free wi-fi connections so how do you differentiate between ones that are given freely or ones that people have been too bone idle to secure?

If people don’t want to share their wireless internet connection then they should secure it!