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Carrier Bundle Help

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10:20 pm
06/01/10


Mak

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In future this sort of question should be asked in the Jailbreaking topic. I guess it's somewhat related. No worries.

If you have restored the firmware or installed official firmware you will have lost your jailbreak and unlock. Lucky for you there is an exploit in the current baseband allowing you to jailbreak and unlock again.

So, in iTunes, update/restore to 3.1.2 — you will need a nice clean install for this.

Go to http://blackra1n.com and download the version for your OS (Mac or PC).

Follow the instructions you are told by Blackra1n. When you jailbreak you will find a new icon called Blackra1n on your home screen (with an icon like a black rain drop). Open it, and install Cydia (no others — these can interfere adversely). Open up Cydia from your home screen.

Add the blacksn0w repo by clicking the 'Manage' icon down the bottom towards the right, tap 'Sources'. Tap 'Edit' and then 'Add' (up the top). Type in http://blackra1n.com and click 'Add Source'. Close and reopen Cydia and search for the package 'blacksn0w'. Download and it will do it's magic trick.

It is important from here on in to not update to official firmware in iTunes. You WILL lose your unlock and jailbreak, potentially forever.

Also note that iPhonewzealand in no way support the process of Jailbreaking or Unlocking. Both void your warranty and you may be refused service.

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10:23 pm
06/01/10


Mak

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After this you will be able to put in your correctly setup and provisioned XT SIM card. You will also be able to apply the carrier settings as per the instructions on this website and the video tutorials.

It is possible that Telecom did not setup the SIM correctly. If you are fairly sure the unlock worked, call up Telecom and ask them to check it out. I can recall many occasions where this has rectified the issue.

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4:36 pm
07/01/10


soflabillybob

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Thanks Mak! I re-installed my AT&T SIM, restored to my most recent image and re-applied the jailbreak and unlock software. With that seemingly working, I took it and my Apple cord to Telecom. They were able to apply the XT configuration settings without difficulty. I must have done that incorrectly. Now all is good.

Yippee!

6:44 pm
07/01/10


Mak

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Glad it all worked out.

Interesting that both VFNZ and Telecom refer people to this website for help. Quite cool really.

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11:21 am
30/01/10


TheNZguru

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You can go to MagnumMac and they can legitimately unlock your iPhone.

They actually unlock US phones.

10:29 am
09/02/10


Norris

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I have installed the updated XT carrier bundle on my iPhone and can now MMS photo's – yipee! However, I still cannot receive or send emails via my .ihug account on my iphone. Is anyone able to give me any settings that might enable this function? BTW – the advice on how to find the ipcc file, from Dan on 15 October 09 is clearer than the pdf instruction for newbies like me. Thanks for this advice, I would have been lost without it.

3:58 pm
09/02/10


Mak

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Norris said:

I have installed the updated XT carrier bundle on my iPhone and can now MMS photo's – yipee! However, I still cannot receive or send emails via my .ihug account on my iphone. Is anyone able to give me any settings that might enable this function? BTW – the advice on how to find the ipcc file, from Dan on 15 October 09 is clearer than the pdf instruction for newbies like me. Thanks for this advice, I would have been lost without it.


Ihug, along with several other ISPs only allow connections to their e-mail from their own internet connections (ie. internally).

If you had your iPhone on Vodafone (which is Ihug), you could connect to your Ihug mail.

If you are on any other carrier (eg. Telecom XT), it won't let you connect.

Best to get a proper e-mail not at an ISP, like GMail. You can forward mail from your ISP to it and you can set up Push mail on your phone.

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4:00 pm
09/02/10


Mak

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TheNZguru – really? Can other people confirm that Magnum Mac will indeed unlock carrier-locked iPhones from overseas?

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8:35 am
10/02/10


Steve

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TheNZguru said:

You can go to MagnumMac and they can legitimately unlock your iPhone.

They actually unlock US phones.


This seems highly unlikely. It would lead to massive amounts of cheap imports coming into the country without the need for people to software-unlock. As they are both a Vodafone dealer and a premium Apple Reseller (and this practice would be a conflict-of-interest to both of these aspects of their business) I have a very hard time believing this.

8:43 am
10/02/10


Dan

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TheNZguru said:

You can go to MagnumMac and they can legitimately unlock your iPhone.

They actually unlock US phones.


I have just spoken with MagnumMac (Head Office) and the answer, as we thought, is NO. They do not unlock U.S iPhones or iPhones purchased from any country. Also, if you are purchasing an iPhone from them they require proof that you are a Vodafone customer.

9:32 am
10/02/10


Norris

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Thanks for clarifying the ihug vs Telecom email position. I have learned a lot using this website, thanks for the service. I am surprised that Telecom offers to sell data plans for iPhones when they can't support the email service universally. Thanks also for the information about Gmail.

3:11 pm
10/02/10


Mak

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No, you don't understand. Telecom XT is 100% fine and is working as normal. It's VODAFONE (aka Ihug) that are restricting connections to their service.

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10:50 pm
23/09/10


Nathan

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Hi guys i am also very new to all of this…. My problem is that when i am not at home using wifi i cant seem to go online or retrieve any emails etc…My email account is paradise and it says that the pop3 setting is wrong…… I have entered the carrier settings as per on iphonenewzealand but it still doesn't seem to work? Is there something else i need turned on for this all to work… Basically anything that requires me to go online doesn't work…. the other problem i only receive facebook notifications while i am at home and not when i am out… does this have something to do with not being able to go online.. the 3g appears on the top of my phone??? please help :)

11:58 pm
25/09/10


Charlieg

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Hi Nathan, getting email can sometimes be a bit of a struggle. Let's just make sure what we are talking about. If I understand you, when you are at home & connected to your wireless, email and Internet work ok. When you are away from home & relying on 3G, it's not only email that won't work, but all data connections? It's not much use trying to sort out email if there is no connection :-)

1:53 pm
20/10/11


stiloabarthian

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I recently changed from Vodafone to Telecom XT because of coverage. However, I no longer have the "Tethering" option in the Cellular Data settings – how do I get it back?

2:27 pm
20/10/11


AndrewNZ

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"Tethering" is now "Personal hotspot" do you have that?

12:36 pm
21/10/11


stiloabarthian

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No. I have a 3G on ver 4.2.1

5:25 pm
09/12/11


Smiling Dragon

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Hi stiloabarthian,

I'm assuming you are running non-jailbroken?  If so, you can try these solutions (in increasing order of hassle):

 - Look for Personal Hotspot under Settings->General->Network (it gets buried sometimes by config changes) and toggle it on and off again to have it reappear on the main settings screen.

 - Use the IPNZ manual carrier settings webapp (http://www.iphonewzealand.co.n…..-carriers/ from your phone)
 - Reset network settings (but first write them down, stuff like the the APN etc) from Settings->General->Cellular Data Network.  Consider using the above manual settings again after the reset.

 - Jailbreak, go to OS 4.3.3, install patches, install custom carrier bundle, debug, many reboots, generally a big headache, but final result is really nice.

 

As always, if I'm wrong and it breaks everything, I'm very sorry but that's about as far as I'll go :)


1:58 pm
10/12/11


kiwiadventure

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stiloabarthian said:

I recently changed from Vodafone to Telecom XT because of coverage. However, I no longer have the "Tethering" option in the Cellular Data settings – how do I get it back?

Ring Telecom.

I used tethering in Australia on my old 3g last month with Telstra. Tethering only shows up on a 3g phone if the carrier allows tethering on their network.



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