Unlocked Iphone gets car

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yes i know theres another thread but this is crazy

cant he get in trouble for this ???

SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) – 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.
http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/2007/TECH/ptech/08/28/iphone.unlocked.ap/art.hotz.iphone.ap.jpg George Hotz holds up the hacked iPhone he traded for a car.

http://www.cnn.com/.element/img/2.0/mosaic/base_skins/baseplate/corner_wire_BL.gif

George Hotz, of Glen Rock, New Jersey, said he had reached the deal with CertiCell, a Louisville, Kentucky-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.

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HOLY FUCK THAT DUDE IS HOT AS FUCK

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I’d ask for a car and a person to take a better picture of me than that.

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“a sweet Nissan 350Z”

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nerd

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Pretty talented.

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he moved into RIT sunday.

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you could probably get so much more than that

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[quote=“Coldaccord,post:8,topic:34502"”]

you could probably get so much more than that

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uh. yeah. def.

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not really. 20k for about two months. sounds about right.

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$40/hour.

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but if i’m understanding this right, he did the work as a freelance, on his own… right?

i mostly skimmed.

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he is also promised a good job? to me thats worth more than any car or iphone.:tup:

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[quote=“Anonymity,post:10,topic:34502"”]

not really. 20k for about two months. sounds about right.

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not really, if it was a brand new z, youre looking around 30+ PLUS the cost of 3 iphones around 500 a piece… so he made a pretty big bank. AND a good job

my question is, how bad will apple go after him for doing it ?

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I’m not surprised he’s going to RIT…

Get back to me when this kid hacks a Gibson.

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[quote=“Inn-Tune,post:15,topic:34502"”]

Get back to me when this kid hacks a Gibson.

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i know a couple of people who can shred a gibson. :gotme:

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[quote=“AFhockey31,post:14,topic:34502"”]

not really, if it was a brand new z, youre looking around 30+ PLUS the cost of 3 iphones around 500 a piece… so he made a pretty big bank. AND a good job

my question is, how bad will apple go after him for doing it ?

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in the article before it said that theres no laws stating that its illegal to hack the phone

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[quote=“Bsp TC,post:17,topic:34502"”]

in the article before it said that theres no laws stating that its illegal to hack the phone

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ok, but what bout receiving monetary compensation for what he did ?

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[quote=“AFhockey31,post:14,topic:34502"”]

not really, if it was a brand new z, youre looking around 30+ PLUS the cost of 3 iphones around 500 a piece… so he made a pretty big bank. AND a good job

my question is, how bad will apple go after him for doing it ?

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IMO, they did not pay retail for any of the product that he got in return. the other people that helped him only got a phone. And will always be known for the person who screwed his coworkers. but that is life.

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[quote=“AFhockey31,post:18,topic:34502"”]

ok, but what bout receiving monetary compensation for what he did ?

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That would never hold up in court, evenif the fed would even accept the case.