[HenryGale]

And it took a 17 year old to do it!

Teen trades hacked iPhone for new car

Tue Aug 28, 6:03 AM ET

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.
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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.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070828/ap_ ... e_unlocked

[LUconn]

You phone hacked? That used to be the only way before broadband.

[Realist]

Man, he looks exactly how I would have imagined.

[blwall1416]

You phone hacked? That used to be the only way before broadband.

I almost spit water on my computer screen........nicely, done!!!

[LUconn]

thanks, I was worried it was too corny. It sounded like something my dad would say.

[El Scorcho]

He had a lot of help from a rather large group of people, but now he's getting all the glory. This week four other methods for unlocking the iPhone were also published. AT&T will be the only people who are upset about this.

[mrmacphisto]

When did he change his name from John Mayer?