Hacked iPhone for Sweet Ride
George Hotz, the 17-year-old who figured out how to unlock the iPhone has reportedly traded his phone to a company which specializes in “reconditioning” used cell phones and other hardware. In return, they gave him promises of a consulting job, 3 new iPhones, and “a sweet Nissan 350Z”.
This boy will do well for himself… that is until Apple sues him and reposesses his new-found wealth. Wait and see…
The teenage hacker who managed to unlock the iPhone so that it can be used with cellular networks other than AT&T will be trading his reworked gadget for a new car.
George Hotz, of Glen Rock, New Jersey, said he had reached the deal with CertiCell, a Louisville, Kentucky-based mobile phone repair company.
Hotz posted on his blog that he traded his modified iPhone for “a sweet Nissan 350Z and 3 8GB iPhones.”
“This has been a great end to a great summer,” Hotz wrote.
The 17-year-old Hotz said he will be sending the three new iPhones to the three online collaborators who helped him divorce Apple Inc’s popular product from AT&T’s network. The job took 500 hours, or about 8 hours a day since the iPhone’s June 29 launch.
Watch Hotz describe his summer with the iPhone »
Hotz made the deal with Terry Daidone, co-founder of CertiCell, who also promised the teen a paid consulting job.
“We do not have any plans on the table right now to commercialize Mr. Hotz’ discovery,” Daidone said in a statement.
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