How to Unlock Your iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS Using SAM [5.0, 5.0.1, 5.1]

These are instructions on how to unlock your iPhone using SAM. This method will work with the iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 3G on any jailbreakable firmware including 5.x.


Step One
Jailbreak your iPhone. You can find instructions on how to do that using the Limerain Jailbreak Tutorials Page.

Step Two
Tap to launch Cydia from your SpringBoard.


Step Three
Press to select Manage from the tabs at the bottom of the screen.


Step Four
Press the large Sources button.


Step Five
Press the Edit button at the top right of the screen.


Step Six
Press the Add button that appears at the top left of the screen.


Step Seven
Enter http://repo.bingner.com and press the Add Source button.


Step Eight
Press the large Return to Cydia button.


Step Nine
Press to select Bingner from the list of Sources.


Step Ten
Choose SAM from the list of packages.


Step Eleven
Press the Install button at the top right of the screen.


Step Twelve
Press the Confirm button to begin installation.


Step Thirteen
Once installation has completed press the large Restart SpringBoard button.


Step Fourteen
Insert your new SIM card and tap to select SAMPrefs from your SpringBoard.


Step Fifteen
Tap Utilities


Step Sixteen
Press to select De-Activate iPhone. Your ActivationState under "More Information" should now be "Unactivated". If you don't have De-Activate iPhone you can use De-Activate iPhone (clear push).




Step Seventeen
With SAM enabled, tap Method and choose By Country and Carrier.


Step Eighteen
Tap Country and choose the country of your ORIGINAL SIM.


Step Nineteen
Tap Carrier and choose your ORIGINAL carrier that your iPhone is locked to.


Step Twenty
For some carriers operating more than one Carrier ID you may need to select SIM ID. If you are unable to activate in Step Twenty Four then you have selected the wrong one.


Step Twenty One
Tap More Information and copy the IMSI under SAM Details to the clipboard.


Step Twenty Two
Tap Spoof Real SIM to SAM


Step Twenty Three
Go back to the main SAM screen and paste the IMSI number in your clipboard.


Step Twenty Four
Connect your iPhone to the computer and let iTunes reactivate your phone.


"Double click "Phone Number" parameter at the main device screen and make sure that the ICCID matches that of your SIM card." If not you need to start over from Step Fourteen."

Step Twenty Five
Unplug your iPhone from the computer and close iTunes.

Step Twenty Six
Reopen SAMPrefs from your SpringBoard and disable it using the Enabled switch.


Step Twenty Seven
Connect your iPhone to the computer and launch iTunes again. 


You should get an error saying that your phone cannot be activated. This is normal. Just close iTunes and open it again.


Step Twenty Eight
In a short time you should see signal bars. Congratulations!


Step Twenty Nine
You should now backup your iPhone unlock ticket in case this method is ever blocked. You can find instructions on how to backup the unlock ticket here.


IMPORTANT:
If push notifications stop after this process, you can restore then with the Clear Push utility in SAM, followed by connecting to iTunes.

Your phone will work normally with your SIM card and that SIM card ONLY since we have tricked iTunes to think that ICCID is one of the intended carrier's. The phone can be rebooted and connected to iTunes freely without losing the "unlock", at least for now. 

A big thanks to Loktar_Sun and Laforet for their contributions!


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How to SSH Into Your iPhone Using WinSCP (Windows)

These are instructions on how to transfer files to your iPhone using WinSCP. To follow this tutorial you need to have a jailbroken iPhone with SSH installed. You can find instructions on how to jailbreak your iPhone here (3G) or here (2G)

Step One
Press the Cydia icon on your Springboard


Step Two
Press to select the Sections tab at the bottom of the screen.


Step Three
Press to select Networking from the list of Sections.


Step Four
Press to select OpenSSH from the list of Packages.


Step Five
Press the Install button at the top right of the screen.


Step Six
Press the Confirm button at the top right of the screen.


Step Seven
Once installation has completed successfully press the large Return to Cydia button.


Step Eight
Hit the home button on your iPhone to return to the Springboard.


Step Nine
We must now obtain the IP Address of the iPhone. To do this press the Settings button on your Springboard.


Step Ten
Press to select Wi-Fi from the Settings Menu


Step Eleven
Make sure you are connected to a wireless network then press the circular blue arrow button.


Step Twelve
Take note of your IP address from the Wi-Fi details screen


Step Thirteen
Make sure you are on the same wireless network as your iPhone and launch WinSCP by clicking it on your desktop, or in the start menu. You can download WinSCP from here.


Step Fourteen
Once WinSCP opens, enter your iPhone's IP Address into the Host Name Field. Then enter root as your iPhone username and and alpine as the password. Then click Login.


Step Fifteen
You will now see WinSCP connecting to your iPhone. The first time you login using SSH, it may take 30-45 seconds. 


Step Sixteen
If a Warning dialogue pops up, click Update or Add


Step Seventeen
After about 30-45 seconds, WinSCP should successfully log you into your iPhone. You will be placed in the /private/var/root directory.


Step Eighteen
To get to the root folder of the iPhone you can select / from the dropdown on the right side of the window. From here you can access all the folders on your iPhone for example the Applications folder


Step Nineteen
To transfer a file to the iPhone simply locate your local (on your computer) file using the left pane. Then navigate to the desired location in the right pane. Drag the file from the left pane to the right pane to copy the file to your iPhone.


**Note**
As user dlr stated, it is a good idea to set auto-lock to never. You can do this by going to Settings>>>General>>>Auto-Lock and set to never.

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