Ok so meantime, it's a non-starter unless I go to Three right?

certainly sounds like it from what i have read.

(sorry for late response. the site wouldn't let me post for the last few hours. not sure why..)

Cheers Norsk, as ever you're the one with the good advice. I hope the Dubai move has been a good one. There has been far less teargas and explosions in the last week but nobody's sure if it's just the calm before the Feb 14th storm. We're going on holiday to avoid it......

no worries buddy. if i spot the unlock being released i'll send you a message as well. that's the kind of service i provide.

dubai move was brilliant so far, shame to leave bahrain in a way as i liked living there but work in saudi was not good and then when things kicked off that was kind of the last nail in the coffin..

i don't blame you going away. i would have done exactly the same. it's bound to kick off isn't it. what's happening with the F1 by the way? if that's still on i may make my way to bahrain for a visit..

There is still huge opposition to it taking place but who knows with this place? I was briefly in Dubai last week and enjoyed the calm and trouble free atmosphere...we'll see what happens

nudge nudge..wink wink..

Range Rover for sale. One carefree owner...

Just to be clearer,the jailbreak as Norsk says frees the phone from the grips of apple, and allows the user full control over the phone. this is what the absinthe people have done.

Now that the phone is under your control you should be able to unlock the sim carrier, this will basically be an app you can download onto the phone. however this is not yet developed but its expected shortly.

Aside from the carrier unlock the jailbreak is good as it allows you to use lots of apps otherwise restricted by apple.

Such as?

There are apps and tweaks for all manner of things. You can change the entire look of the UI from let's say just a different font to making it look like an android phone. Then there are configuration options like switching Bluetooth on and off from the lockscreen or even using Siri to do it for you.

There is also a hacker side to the whole jailbreak scene so you can for example find apps that cost money through the AppStore for free. Not that I condone piracy.

Check out the website I linked to in an earlier post for more info.