If seems all that software acrobatics and mumbo-jumbo isn’t the quickest to unlock an iPhone so you can use it anywhere with any provider – some hackers in Europe claim to have done it with hardware: a SIM reader/writer and a blank SIM card, plus a quick download and some other little things.

The hardware is readily available for an average cost of US$96 – way cheaper if you live in Asia, where cheapo Taiwan-made reader/writers are sold on the sidewalk and bargain shops for change. Some people have tried it and claim that it works.

For purely educational and evaluation purposes, Mac-A-Doodle directs you to full step-by-step instructions and tutorial at Hacintosh here.

If you dare, proceed at your own risk.