Teen Trades Hacked iPhone for New Car

Unread post by **$outhPhillypuppet** » August 29th, 2007, 10:13 pm

SAN FRANCISCO - The teenage hacker who managed to unlock the iPhone so that it can be used with cellular networks other than AT&T will be trading his reworked gadget for a new car.

George Hotz, of Glen Rock, N.J., said he had reached the deal with CertiCell, a Louisville, Ky.-based mobile phone repair company.

Hotz posted on his blog that he traded his modified iPhone for "a sweet Nissan 350Z and 3 8GB iPhones."

"This has been a great end to a great summer," Hotz wrote.

The 17-year-old Hotz said he will be sending the three new iPhones to the three online collaborators who helped him divorce Apple Inc's popular product from AT&T's network. The job took 500 hours, or about 8 hours a day since the iPhone's June 29 launch.

Hotz made the deal with Terry Daidone, co-founder of CertiCell, who also promised the teen a paid consulting job.

"We do not have any plans on the table right now to commercialize Mr. Hotz' discovery," Daidone said in a statement.

George Hotz, 17, holds an iPhone that he has unlocked and is using on T-Mobile's network, Friday, Aug. 24, 2007 in New York. Hotz has broken the lock that ties Apple's iPhone to AT&T's wireless network, freeing the most hyped cell phone ever for use on the networks of other carriers, including overseas ones. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)

Unread post by **$outhPhillypuppet** » August 29th, 2007, 10:15 pm

He 17 with a 350Z

Unread post by **A Ghost** » August 30th, 2007, 7:26 am

I dont get it what does a hacked I phone mean?

Unread post by **$outhPhillypuppet** » August 30th, 2007, 9:47 am

A Ghost wrote:I dont get it what does a hacked I phone mean?

dumbass young boi

Unread post by **pysCh0** » August 30th, 2007, 10:00 am

he hacked the iphone basically making it available to work on more networks than just AT&T

Unread post by **A Ghost** » August 30th, 2007, 10:12 am

$outhPhillypuppet wrote:
A Ghost wrote:I dont get it what does a hacked I phone mean?
dumbass young boi

lol

you acting like a lil herb right now

MiChuhSuh · Unread post by **MiChuhSuh** » August 30th, 2007, 7:48 pm

$outhPhillypuppet wrote:He 17 with a 350Z

damn that's some pimp ass hacking

but you know those "online collaborators" probably did more than they got credit for. but still he's off to a good start already promised a job dman.

Unread post by **$outhPhillypuppet** » August 30th, 2007, 8:00 pm

that bitch got the car i want doing shit i like to do.
ain't that a bitch?

MiChuhSuh · Unread post by **MiChuhSuh** » August 30th, 2007, 8:08 pm

not just that, he gets a 350Z and his friends get "iphones" lol

but i have to admit he has real potential, i can see why that company wants good relations with him

Unread post by **A Ghost** » August 30th, 2007, 8:38 pm

lol watch the government hire him to hack other countries security.....

Unread post by **$outhPhillypuppet** » August 30th, 2007, 8:56 pm

I gotta give dude props for hittin the iphone tho.
Best i ever did hacking wise was killing the internet access to the computer lab in my school.

Unread post by **A Ghost** » August 31st, 2007, 10:56 am

$outhPhillypuppet wrote:I gotta give dude props for hittin the iphone tho.
Best i ever did hacking wise was killing the internet access to the computer lab in my school.

lol

one kid at my school was able to change all his grades to A's