I have an old Rogers 2g (1st gen) 8Gig Iphone, the one with the silver on the back (model MA712LL )
Version 3.1.2 with blackra1n and Cydia
Just added unlimited browsing to my SO and made the changes listed by Glen Lalonde
http://www.binarysearchtree.com

I can now browse (which is slower (much) than WiFi)
No email unless it it browser based like Gmail (so I can send and receive when I need too)
Here is a list of some applications that work:
Safari seems to work but some websites look a little strange
Google mobile apps
TMZ app (I know stop laughing)
My calendar sync'd with Google seems to update in the background
MyNearest
Yahoo Mobile
Yahoo Messenger
Craigsphone
Edit ** All Storm8 games are NOT playable
Flixter (trailers play too slow to watch)
Yp.Ca
Scanner 911 (but a lot of buffering)
Coffee Finder
Hotels Near me (which actually only open hotels.com/iphone )
Urban Spoon (but the shake never finished but browsing and search worked)
Weather
Stocks
Forbes II
Flight

Unlocked Fido iphone 3G with Speakout profile installed with the 3G turned off and the Edge icon is on. And error code: Could not activate cellular network: PDP authentication failure

Thanks a lot for your help so far.

Joel said:

I would like to use an iphone 3GS with my SO sim without unlocking. Does anyone know if it is possible to reactivate a used iphone without a rogers contract? I have been searching the internet to find details and the impression I am getting is that it may not work. Thanks for any help you can give.

if Its a Rogers iphone it will work just pop your SO sim in it and make sure you turn off the 3g in settings of the phone and it will work

I accidentally (ignorantly would be the better word) upgraded my iphone to 3.1 (and the 5.11.07 baseband). once i realized that the phone needed activation, i managed to downgrade to 3.0 and jailbreak my phone..

So now my iphone works pretty much as a ipod touch.. Now they cant unlock the new baseband yet but from what i have read, I dont need to unlock a rogers phone to work with SO.. so i bought a SO phone and activated it... but when i put the sim card in my iphone, i cant get service...

3G is turned off, i see "Rogers 4.0" listed as the carrier.. but it just says "no service" and i cant make any calls..

Anyone have any ideas to help me?

Thanks

I just got a sealed Rogers iPhone 3GS. Will my SO SIM (from my old phone) work in it instantly? Do I need to activate the phone and if so, can it be done with my SO SIM?

What is the best/easiest way to activate the phone? Do I need to call Rogers or go through itunes, or can I simply stick a Rogers activated SIM in the phone?

Thank you!

I don't even think Apple stores in Canada even sell the iPhone.

thanks

also, i read at the top of the page that the phone has to be "activated" through rogers. my phone is from rogers (i bought it off a friend who upgraded, but then decided he rather have the money then the 3gs). The Iphone is unopened, still in the original packaging. Do i need to get him to activate it for me, or can i just open the package, register it with itunes, and slap in my Speakout SIM?

another thing is. Because my phone is only 16g, and not 32g. I've been wanting to upgrade (so i haven't opened the package). Do you think the Apple store would take it back and let me pay extra for the 32g, or do i have to get my friend to help me go through Rogers.

another question, if It's and unopened package from rogers, does it mean it's already locked to rogers?

thanks for the info.

But, my question is, does the "Iphone 3G-S" locked to rogers also work with Speak Out?

Thanks in adviance

I picked up an iphone through my wife's Rogers account. She was entitled to a hardware upgrade. We activated it through her sim card and called tech support to have all the data blocked. I turned off the 3G setting and put in the Speakout sim card and it works. However, we're noticing that when we are away from wifi, an E shows up in the top left corner beside where it says Speakout. Because we don't have a data plan on the Rogers account (we put the Rogers sim card back in the old phone) the iphone might still connect to the Edge network even with the Speakout sim inside, and cause some big charges to the Rogers account.

Have you had any issues with this E and charges, or is your phone off contract making this a non-issue?

Thanks!