14 DAY TRIAL // A forum post entitled “3.0 LIES corrected by an Apple Dev!” has caught our eye. The poster claims to be a registered Apple developer who was eager to correct some misinformation (rumors) related to the installation of OS 3.0 on a 3G handset, and more.
“I am a registered Apple Dev and I just want to correct some issues I have with the misinformation going around,” the post begins. “First of all you CAN downgrade back to 2.2.1 easily. There are guides but all you need to do is restore to 2.2.1 in DFU mode in windows [sic], then when iTunes [sic] gives you an error message just press ok and reboot the phone (just a regular power off and power on). Then quickpwn 2.2.1 as normal. DONE. I have done this several times myself and it is confirmed.”
Also noted by the developer is that “you do NOT have to be a dev to be able to sync properly with 3.0 on a 3g online or offline with itunes [sic],” adding (in a post edit) that “each developer is allowed 100 devices total in the Apple Developer Portal [...] All you need to do is know a dev (like me) who will charge you $5 and add your UDID to their list of 100 devices,” the developer claims. “The UDID feature was created so you could distribute ADHOC apps to people who want to beta test for you. I am legally allowed to add whoever I want to my UDID list,” he writes.
The forum user also points out what the iPhone Dev Team has already confirmed, namely that “if you don't need to unlock your 3g (AT&T Users) then you can upgrade your baseband and not worry about a thing.” The developer pledges to this confirming his own attempts were successful. However, “IF YOU NEED TO UNLOCK YOUR 3G DO NOT UPGRADE TO 3.0 until the pwnage tool is released in the summer when the firmware will be released to the people who are not lucky enough to get their UDID's added before then,” the developer adds.