Gevey Sim works on iPhone 4 running iOS 5.1.1 with Preserved Baseband

by Mahesh Kukreja · 87 comments

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Untethered Jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 was released recently. @ih8sn0w also released sn0wbreeze 2.9.4 to support baseband preservation on iOS 5.1.1. And if you’re a Gevey sim user, then you can preserve the baseband and update to iOS 5.1.1. Gevey works perfectly fine on iOS 5.1.1.

You can also use Gevey Ultra & install FuriousMod 2.0 for untethered unlock. Add repo http://cydia.furiousmod.com to install FuriousMod 2.0.

Follow this tutorial to create custom iOS 5.1.1 firmware using sn0wbreeze 2.9.4:

If you don’t want to preserve the baseband, following any of the following tutorials to jailbreak:

Here are a couple of screenshots:

Gevey sim iOS 5.1.1 iOS 5.1.1 Gevey Sim Preserve Baseband

Thanks to @johnovenheart for screenshots.

If you’ve any questions, feel free to ask below.

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Ashok May 26, 2012 at 6:27 pm

HI Mahesh,

I have iphone4 with 5.0.1 & Unlocked through SAM.

i want to update my ios from 5.0.1 to 5.1.1 ( with Untethered )

What to do ? Also i need my sam Activation also

Pls help me

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Mahesh Kukreja May 26, 2012 at 10:04 pm

1. Backup the activation ticket.
2. Then create a custom iOS 5.1.1 using sn0wbreeze 2.9.4
3. Restore to this custom iOS 5.1.1 using iTunes
4. Restore the activation ticket.

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Ashok May 29, 2012 at 9:18 am

Thx … My SAM Activation Ticket Works in iOS 5.1.1 (9B208 ) !!!

😀 😀

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Mahesh Kukreja May 29, 2012 at 10:23 am

What’s your baseband? Did you preserve it?

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Ashok May 29, 2012 at 10:29 am

Mine is 04.10.01 ..

Yes i preserved it with Sn0wbreeze

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Steffen May 26, 2012 at 8:24 pm

Furiousmod doesnt work on my 4.10.01 iOS 5.1.1 gevey Ultra !! Searched a few forums and nobody could verify that furiousmod is working!! Manual unlock process works

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Charles May 28, 2012 at 2:35 am

It’s true, FuriousMod is not working on my iPhone 4 iOS 5.1.1 with preserved bb (4.10.01 ). The package may need a fix

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Ned June 1, 2012 at 1:49 am

I confirmed also that FuriousMod is also not working on iPhone 4 5.1.1 BB 4.10.01
And I tried a jailbreak with both Snowbreeze and Absinthe on Build 206. Has anyone tried FuriousMod on 5.1.1 Build 208?

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Mahesh Kukreja June 5, 2012 at 3:08 pm

ApplenBerry has now updated FuriousMod.

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Ashok May 26, 2012 at 10:12 pm

How to restore the SAM activation ticket ??

Is there any one confirm ? That sam activation ticket works in ios 5.1.1 ??

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Zaheen May 27, 2012 at 9:48 pm

hi,
i have an iphone4S verizon on ios 5.1..1 baseband 2.0.12…can i unlock it using gevey ultra s??
jailbreak is must for unlocking cdma iphone4S
we already have untethered jailbreak on ios5.1.1
and i have a gevey ultra s for cdma
now what are the other steps……..
please reply

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Bloodwork May 30, 2012 at 10:15 pm

My iPhone 4 GSM model is currently untethered on iOS 5.0.1 with preserved baseband 2.10.04 unlocked with a GEVEY Sim. I would just like to ask if any of you tried to upgrade to iOS 5.1.1 with 2.10.04 baseband and experienced the “one bar signal” problem when unlocking with a GEVEY Sim, because I experienced it when I upgraded to 5.0.1, luckily there’s a fix, I installed ultrasn0w, but I am experiencing battery drain problems. I would just want to be sure before I upgrade.

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Mahesh Kukreja June 5, 2012 at 3:13 pm

You’ll face one signal bar issue on iOS 5.1.1 as well because of 02.10.04 baseband. But this issue is only cosmetic. Installing ultrasn0w fixes the issue, but battery drains more.

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Bloodwork June 14, 2012 at 9:41 am

Thanks for the reply. I have safely upgraded to iOS 5.1.1 using snowbreeze and installed ultrasnow, and yes battery drains more, looks like I just need to bare with it until an alternative fix comes out.

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Steffen June 1, 2012 at 8:02 pm

applenberry has updated furiousmod.. Just tried it.. Works perfect again 🙂

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Stephon Landon June 2, 2012 at 1:08 am

I have iPhone4, But i did not know about this information. So, Thank you very much to inform us about it.

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jason June 3, 2012 at 6:45 pm

i have only 1 signal bar after 5.1.1 jailbreak gevey sim preserved baseband with 2.10.04

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Mahesh Kukreja June 5, 2012 at 3:05 pm

That’s only cosmetic issue. If you want to fix this issue, then you must install ultrasn0w from Cydia.

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pedro June 4, 2012 at 12:34 am

will gevey ultra work with iOS 5.1.1 and baseband 02.10.04? According to applenberry is should work.. Will there be a 1 signal bar problem (cfr. iOS 5.0.1), because I’m using bb 02.10.04? When you perform manual unlock, do you have to dial 112 etc everytime you reboot your iPhone? Thx in advance!

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Mahesh Kukreja June 5, 2012 at 3:05 pm

Gevey Ultra works with iOS 5.1.1 preserved baseband. You’ll get 1 signal bar since you’ve 02.10.04 baseband. And yes if you perform manual unlock, you need to dial 112 everytime the iPhone reboots.

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pedro June 5, 2012 at 3:24 pm

I just installed FuriousMod 2.1.0, that should work with iOS 5.1.1 for an automatic unlock..

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pedro June 18, 2012 at 4:14 pm

it works, needed ultrasnow for the 1 bar signal fix

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desepered June 8, 2012 at 4:16 am

plzzzzzzzz i have an iphone 4 5.1.1 BB 02.10.04 could a gevey sim ultra unlock it ?????

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Mahesh Kukreja June 8, 2012 at 11:06 am

Yes.

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desepered June 8, 2012 at 2:22 pm

thank you soo much :)))) but i wana make sure does a normal gevey not an ultra unlock this phone ???? thanx !

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Mahesh Kukreja June 8, 2012 at 5:41 pm

Yes it does.

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chriss June 10, 2012 at 12:38 am

hi i have an iphone 4 unlocked with gevey ultra on version4.2.1 with firmware 3.10.01 using furiousmod. what do i need to do to update my phone to ios5 untethered while still having it on tmobile?

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Mahesh Kukreja June 10, 2012 at 10:33 pm

Hi,

You can use sn0wbreeze or redsn0w to preserve the baseband and update to iOS 5.1.1.

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Vali June 29, 2012 at 5:34 pm

Hi. I bought an iPhone 4 with iOS 5.1.1 with jailbreak but it’s locked on some german carrier. I wanted to remove jailbreak and i used iTunes for restore but now… because of the invalid SIM message i can’t finish the initial setup. I asked on some service about this and they told me that they can’t unlock my phone because it’s coded in Germany. My only solution it seems to be with the Gevey SIM but because of the iOS 5.1.1 it’s complicated. I don’t know if this type of Gevey exists… Can you tell me some other option ? And what about the neverlock method (i’m kind of noob in this things)

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Mahesh Kukreja June 30, 2012 at 11:07 am

Hi,

You’re getting an invalid sim error because you need the German carrier’s sim to activate your iPhone 4 after restore. Now the workaround is to use sn0wbreeze to hacktivate your iPhone 4 or buy the German carrier’s sim from sites like eBay.

Secondly, Gevey is not compatible with the latest baseband that is installed with iOS 5.1.1. So basically you’re stuck with a locked iPhone. There is no ETA for the unlock. People have been waiting since last October for the unlock for newer basebands. The only solution to this is to officially unlock your iPhone 4.

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Pankaj Rana July 7, 2012 at 11:21 am

I have iphone 4..jailbroken
baseband:4.10.01
ios:5.1.1
How can i unlock it in india without usi9ng gevey sim…i tried ultrasnow but it doesn’t support my baseband!!..
plz help

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Mahesh Kukreja July 7, 2012 at 11:36 am

Only Gevey sim can unlock your iPhone 4.

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Pankaj rana July 7, 2012 at 2:24 pm

I already tried gevey but it doesn’t work…. I read somewhere that custom ipsw created via snow breeze by default unlocks the phone..

So is it possible to again flash the already jail broken 5.1.1,with new ipsw,, please pardon my way of explaining, if its confusing

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Mahesh Kukreja July 7, 2012 at 5:51 pm

sn0wbreeze is used to create custom IPSW to preserve the baseband so that Gevey can be used on newer iOS versions like iOS 5.1.1. Without Gevey your iPhone is useless. If you don’t want to use Gevey, you can try to contact the carrier and get a factory unlock.

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Tarun July 11, 2012 at 12:39 am

Does furiousmod 2.1.0 works on iphone 4 (not iphone 4s) running 5.1.1?

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Mahesh Kukreja July 11, 2012 at 11:09 am

Yes Furiousmod 2.1.0 works on iPhone 4 running iOS 5.1.1.

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Tarun July 11, 2012 at 11:22 am

Does BB 4.10.01 work with furiousmod. Your screenshot shows 2.0.12.

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Mahesh Kukreja July 11, 2012 at 11:36 am

02.10.01, 03.10.01 & 04.10.01 work with FuriousMod.

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Pankaj Rana July 11, 2012 at 6:27 pm

gevey ultra ‘plus’ is available in my nearby shop…will it unlock(automatic) my iphone 4…or only gevey ultra is supported
.jailbroken
baseband:4.10.01
ios:5.1.1

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Mahesh Kukreja July 12, 2012 at 11:29 am

I don’t know about Gevey Ultra plus. It’s not an official product of ApplenBerry. Here’s a link to original Gevey Ultra for iPhone 4.

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Pankaj Rana July 18, 2012 at 6:57 pm

ordering applenberry gevey ultra online costs $65 …around rs3100…so is their any place in india where in can get at a lesser amount??

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Mahesh Kukreja July 19, 2012 at 6:06 pm

I can’t guarantee whether you’ll get original Gevey Ultra from sellers in India.

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Kayepeeh July 30, 2012 at 8:39 am

i currently using my iphone 4.2.1 bb 3.10.01 with gevey sim ultra and updated it with 5.1.1 and preserved its baseband 3.10.01 via snow breeze. now i cant used my gevey ultra using furious mod 2.0. im having a no service status on my signal. please help. thank you so much!

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Mahesh Kukreja July 30, 2012 at 10:36 am

Perform hard reset/network reset. then insert Gevey Ultra + GSM sim & reboot.

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Kayepeeh July 30, 2012 at 4:32 pm

did the thing many times but unfortunately still no service 🙁

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Tarun July 30, 2012 at 10:48 am

Uninstall furious mod, restart iphone, and perform 112 procedure again irrespective of ur r getting no network and wait for 2 min for signal. Furious mod doesnot work with 5.1.1.

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Kayepeeh July 30, 2012 at 4:35 pm

did it many times also but no luck 🙁 ive read some posts that it works for them. btw im using gevey ultra.

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Mahesh Kukreja July 30, 2012 at 5:05 pm

Try the manual procedure by dialing 112 & see if you get the network. And are you sure that you’ve installed the right version of FuriousMod?

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Kayepeeh July 30, 2012 at 5:16 pm

I’ve installed furiousmod_iphone 4 version 2.1.0 for ios 5.0-5.1.1. still no luck. should i try preserving it with red snow?

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Mahesh Kukreja July 31, 2012 at 10:09 am

Do you have the original Gevey Ultra from ApplenBerry?

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Kayepeeh August 10, 2012 at 1:04 pm

I found a solution in my problem, and it is working perfectly fine. 🙂 just watch the video and follow the steps.. youtube.com/watch?v=kzizTaLaNHY
**It doesn’t work for me for the first time I tried it, but on the 3rd time, viola it worked as a magic!! Hope it helps!!

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Arief August 6, 2012 at 1:10 am

Hi,

i have a problem… i had an iphone 4 ios 4.3.5 with gevey sim, i think at&t lock.
i forgot to preserved baseband before update to 5.1.1
and now i can’t use my phone. because its sim locked or u get, no service or no valid sim…
what can i do to get my phone work again?

thnk u

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Mahesh Kukreja August 6, 2012 at 11:44 am

The only solution is to get your iPhone factory unlocked.

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Arief August 6, 2012 at 5:20 pm

Hi,

i have aproblem… i bought my phone in the usa, and i live in Suriname.
How can i factory unlock my phone? because i dont have a apple shop here in Suriname.

thnk u

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Mahesh Kukreja August 7, 2012 at 11:51 am

Hi,

You must find someone who’ll unlock your iPhone for money.

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Subash August 8, 2012 at 9:27 am

Hii… im using iphone 4 version 4.3.3 and baseband 04.10.01 unlocked by Gevey Sim Pro. What should I do to update to ios 5.1.1??? Will my Gevey Pro work in ios5.1.1??

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Mahesh Kukreja August 16, 2012 at 11:35 am

Yes Gevey Pro will work with iOS 5.1.1. You must use sn0wbreeze or redsn0w to preserve the baseband and create custom iOS 5.1.1.

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Gaurav September 2, 2012 at 1:25 pm

Greetings,

I jus bought a iphone 4 from Canada (Telnus) it has the latest firmware iOS 5.1.1 pre installed the fone is not activated but i managed to check the details with tht 911 trick how can i unlock & jailbreak it & use it in Mumbai on Vodafone. I tried searching for tools but it seems pretty confusing there is no proper step by step guide.

I have downloaded RedsnOw 12b & I do have ipws 5.0.1

do i need to downgrade the ipws to jailbreak >

How do i preserve the baseband ? the fone has no sim in it neither was it delivered with one.

I would appreciate if you could help.

Regards

Gaurav

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Mahesh Kukreja September 2, 2012 at 1:39 pm

Hi,

Since your iPhone already came with iOS 5.1.1, the baseband will be 04.12.01. There is no unlock for this baseband. And it cannot be downgraded. The only solution is to get your iPhone factory unlocked.

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Asad September 2, 2012 at 10:14 pm

i have iphone 4…previously it had ios 4.1 like something….it was locked …i used magic sim..but i updated my ios to 5.1.1….now magic sim doesnot work…i have modem firmware 04.12.01…kindly tell me if there is any way to unlock my iphone again..by any method….please email me if there is any way…i will be very very grateful to you please

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Asad September 2, 2012 at 10:15 pm

and also i would like to mention…my iphone is from canada now in pakistan and on 15 m going to kyrgyzstan

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Mahesh Kukreja September 3, 2012 at 11:06 am

There is no unlock for 04.12.01 baseband. The only solution is to factory unlock your iPhone.

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Asad September 3, 2012 at 3:51 pm

sir please tell me how to factory unlock it…i dont know its service provider in canada… few weeks back i consulted some iphone expert he told me that there is no factory unlock available for iphones from canada

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Vali September 3, 2012 at 3:55 pm

Find the carrier and then search on the Internet. I met some “experts” that told me that on Germany it doesn’t exist an official unlock and they were talkin shit.

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Vali September 3, 2012 at 12:42 pm

I had the same problem with an iPhone 4 locked on T-Mobile Germany (baseband 04.12.01) and I officially unlocked it and everything is ok now, i can use it. It’s the only solution that works on this baseband.

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Asad September 3, 2012 at 3:46 pm

how can i factory unlock it…? its from canada…i dont know its service provider..

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Vali September 3, 2012 at 3:52 pm

This is the problem. Go on a mobile service and ask if they can find on which carrier is your phone locked. Mention that you know the origin country is Canada. After you find this you have to know if they can help you with this problem. Personally i found a solution to unlock my iPhone on the Internet.

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Asad September 3, 2012 at 3:57 pm

Thank u bro…if anyody can further help me ….i would be grateful:)

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Vali September 3, 2012 at 4:01 pm

No problem dude, I know your feeling. I was desperate to unlock my iPhone. I waited 2 months to find a solution. Last week I managed it.

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Angel September 19, 2012 at 4:11 am

I have a doubt with my iphone. I am running with an iphone 4 with baseband 04.10.01 and ios 4.3.1 unlocking with a gevey pro (red). I would like to update to 5.1.1 unthethered and keep using my gevey pro to unlock the iphone as iphone is being used with Vodafone sim card (iphone original carrier is 3 in ireland).
I understand that I have to preserve the baseband in 04.10.01 to keep working my gevey pro, but is it ok to update to 5.1.1 and jailbreak it too?

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Mahesh Kukreja September 19, 2012 at 11:16 am

Yes it’s ok to update to iOS 5.1.1 by preserving the baseband and then jailbreaking it.

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Angel September 19, 2012 at 11:09 pm

Hi Mahesh,

Can you pass me the right tutorial with the steps to do that? Is it using snowbreeze?

REgards

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Mahesh Kukreja September 20, 2012 at 9:38 pm

You can either use sn0wbreeze or redsn0w. But yesterday Apple released iOS 6. So check if Apple is still signing iOS 5.x.x.

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ebs September 22, 2012 at 12:40 pm

hi,
i using iphone 4baseband 2.10.04 ios 4.1 . recently i tried updating the ios to 5.1.1 using a no base band modifeid ios using snowbreeze. but i didnt modify the shsh blobs. now my iphone is caught between ios 4.1 and ios 5.1.1. i cant shift +restore using itunes.
any suggestions how i can keep my baseband or any other way i can unlock my device once i update the ios to ios 5.1.1.

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Mahesh Kukreja September 23, 2012 at 9:24 pm

Is iTunes showing you any specific error? Try to restore again. But try fast, since Apple will stop signing iOS 5.1.1 soon.

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aditya September 23, 2012 at 10:54 am

Dear Mahesh,
Requesting help as I am thoroughly confused now. Bought an iphone 4s from a friend in US. Its on Ios 5.1.1 and modem firmware 2.0.12. I tried using redsn0w_win_0.9.12b2 file and it seems that the jailbreak has happened. Am still in US for another 5 days.. How can I check if the unlock has been done and a gevey sim is not needed..
?

appreciate YOur work

smiles
aditya

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Mahesh Kukreja September 23, 2012 at 9:23 pm

If you want to get your iPhone 4S unlocked, then contact the carrier to which your iPhone is locked to (AT&T, Verizon or Sprint). Redsn0w cannot unlock your iPhone. It will just jailbreak it. If you don’t get your iPhone factory unlocked then you’ll need to use Gevey sim.

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amy September 25, 2012 at 4:02 pm

hi MK i have ip4 with bb 02.10.04,my fon cant restore 5.1.1 from itunes and error 1600,1602,3194.how can i solve this problem..i use gevey sim,if i did not use gevey sim can i actv manualy..

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Mahesh Kukreja September 25, 2012 at 4:13 pm

Apple has stopped signing iOS 5.1.1. You cannot restore to iOS 5 now.

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Amy September 26, 2012 at 11:27 am

Hi MK..so what can i do wright now and your opinion?
Tq…

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Mahesh Kukreja September 26, 2012 at 11:34 am

Wait for iOS hackers to release updated versions of redsn0w/sn0wbreeze that will let you to preserve baseband and update to iOS 6.

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Nadeem September 26, 2012 at 6:39 pm

Hello there /: actually something got wrong on my iPhone 4S Verizon:: I lost all my apps on my phone even thou originals one the apps which come automatically when u purchase an iPhone so I was wondering if there is a caution firmware thy I can download on my iPhone 4S for Verizon thou:::: the previous version for my phone was 5.1.1

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Mahesh Kukreja September 26, 2012 at 8:34 pm

Hi,

Do you rely on Gevey unlock? If not, restore to latest iOS 6 via iTunes.

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Nadeem September 26, 2012 at 9:13 pm

yes i do rely on Gevey unlock..so any advice wat can i do… i mean i dont wanna restore to latest IOS6 because otherwise its gonna change my firmware..

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Amy September 27, 2012 at 1:55 pm

Tq MK..

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aditya September 27, 2012 at 9:13 pm

I more Q please
Have asked my friend whom I had bought the fon from to get it unlocked thru AT&T in US. will this work in India, Do I still need an unlock from Gevey in this case?

ios 5.1.1 baseband 2.0.12

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ali September 28, 2012 at 3:34 am

hi i have iphone 4 .i updated to 5.1.1 (preserved baseband) 02.10.04 . i dont know which geavy sim i have in my phone ,but i saw (plus) written on back of geavy sim
the problem i m facing is when i boot my phone .geavy shows the messege (accept) or (cancel) after that it starts serching and then no service .i tried manual setting but still have no response i tried furiousmod and ultrasnow as well but what is the problem
i ill be thank ful for help
phone is jailbreaked

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