UPDATE: iOS 5 Beta 2 and up!
Gevey unlock (and other turbo-sims/interceptors) do not work on iOS 5 beta 2 and above, including the final iOS 5 release!
Yesterday at WWDC 2011, Apple announced (amongst many other things) iOS 5, the upcoming version of iOS that’s to be released with the iPhone 5 later this year. iOS Developers and certain tech bloggers have been given access to this build, and we’re sure one of the biggest question the hordes of iPhone users around the world are asking is: Will my Gevey-3G unlock SIM interposer work???
With iOS 5 beta (build 9A5220p), the modem firmware has been upgraded to baseband 04.11.04 and cannot be downgraded to earlier versions, meaning the only possible SIM unlock would be a turbo sim/interposer (currently either Gevey-3G or Rebel SIM); hence the worried and nervous questions going around the online iPhone community.
And the answer? A relieving yes. At least for now, for iOS 5 beta 1, it does. The process remains unchanged — just insert the interposer, restart your device, accept the welcome message, dial 112, and toggle the Airplane Mode feature a few times. The Gevey SIM will still work to unlock iOS 5.0 beta.
However, in order to install iOS 5 you’ll need (in addition to access to the iOS 5 9A5220p IPSW firmware upgrade and the iTunes 10.5b27 build) access to a real SIM from whatever manufacturer your phone originally shipped with (probably AT&T) for the activation to go through. And you’ll of course need to have your phone registered as a developer device on the iOS Developer Center website. We tested this ourselves on an AT&T iPhone 4 that was previously running 4.3.3 with the Gevey unlock.
Enjoy your interposer-unlocked iOS 5 and let us know how it goes!
I have a question. So, if I have a turbo sim, do I need to install iOS 5 with the att sim card and all that or can I just upgrade it? are you sure it won’t lock the phone or something?
thnks for the info gevey rules
As it says in the last section of the post, you will need an AT&T sim card to activate the iPhone. You can’t upgrade since it first does a factory reset then a sync.
Activate iOS 5
1. Triple click the home button. This will activate the Voice Over.
2. Triple click the home button and Emergency Call will appear.
3. Click on Emergency Call and, while it’s switching, swipe with your three fingers down.
4. The Notification Center will appear!
5. Click on the Weather widget. The Weather app will load.
6. Click on the home button to exit to the iPhone’s springboard.
i cant do the triple clock thing to activate voice over. voice over just doesnt pop up! does it works on iphone 4 gsm?
-install ios 5
-jailbreak the phone
– use the gevey sim
Can you not just use RedSn0w W/o Jailbreaking the phone (for users that prefer to have a non-jailbroken iPhone) to Hacktivate the iPhone, Or does iOS 5 block Hacktivation? Please respond!:
Have anyone tested ios 5 beta 8 with Gevey sim to unlock by preserving baseband…
yes i try gevey after 5.0 upgrade and its not working
Can I get ios 5 and still unlock my phone with the
gevey sim
“mike
Oct. 12th, 2011 at 8:19 pm
yes i try gevey after 5.0 upgrade and its not working”
Me to on firmware 04.11.08!
My iPhone 4 was purchased on a contract with 3G – The contract is still ongoing and active. I was prompted to use the original SIM card in order to complete the start up. I am in India now and I cannot use my Gevey (turbo) on my sim card which was working previously before upgrading to iOS5.
I’ve tried turning it on and off – accepting the instruction for waiting 12-15 secs and dialing 112. Then turning on flight mode, turning it back off once no sim card prompt came on. Still no services after many attempt including reseting network and try the whole process all over.
If theres any other way or solution to this, I would be glad and deeply appreciate your assistance.
Many Thanks.
Shah, if you got this via contract from your provider, then you should take this up with them – they’d be obligated to fix it or replace.
I got iOS 5 the accept screen pops up and i follow all the steps and i am not getting any service!! Does it work for iOS 5???
i downloaded ios5 on my gevy sim unlocked iphone and now it wants my previous at t sim
i cant use my phone anymore please help me out
i need help with my iphone 4 i need to know how i can get it back to work because i upgreaded it and the grevy sim dosent read it anymore
Take a look at this video This guy proves that gevey sim does work on iOS 5. He made this video on the day the iOS was released. Please do give your feedback whether it works for any of you or not.
Ajmal, your technique does not work for normal upgrades. One must use a custom (hacked) upgrade to preserve baseband for that to work.
Once one has upgraded normally/automatically to iOS 5, this method cannot be used and the previous baseband cannot be restored.
Is there any way Iphone to get work? coz i did the same mistake downloaded iOS5
friends i have update my Iphone 5.0 is new version but now turbo sim is not working why ?
help me to use again my iphone
Can I get ios 5 and still unlock my phone with the
gevey sim
Activate iOS 5
1. Triple click the home button. This will activate the Voice Over.
2. Triple click the home button and Emergency Call will appear.
3. Click on Emergency Call and, while it’s switching, swipe with your three fingers down.
4. The Notification Center will appear!
5. Click on the Weather widget. The Weather app will load.
6. Click on the home button to exit to the iPhone’s springboard.
IT DOSN’T WORK I TRIED TO SWIPE BUT THERE IS NOTHG DISAPPEAR.,//.
FOR ACTVT UR BYPAS IN IPHONE 4 IOS 5 U HAVE TO PUT AT&T SIM CARD ON IDEVIC/,/.
my phone is iphone4 for iso5.0 my gevey sim card dose not work i no understand
I have updated the IOS 5 with sn0wbreeze without updating my baseband and Gevey Sim is working 100% fine my BB is 04.10.01
Is there anyway to activate the iphone without jailbreaking with sn0wbreze or redsn0w without orginal simcard.
i have a gevey Pro sim card, i accidently update ios 5.0 on my iphone 4, even a jailbreak it, i still got no service.
help me plz 🙁
i have a gevey Pro sim card, i accidently update ios 5.0 on my iphone 4, even a jailbreak it, i still got no service.
help me plz 🙁
same problem here help pls 🙁
I updated my iphone to ios 5 with a firmware 4.11.08 and my turbo sim won’t work. I flipped the airplane mode over 100 times but the same ole same ole.
Any ideas?
sir i instal ios 5 softwear but my gavey sim could not serch network and cant run my sim. My set come from england make by 3 mobile,s now i use that in pakistan please sir help me how i use my gavey ios5 please help me sir
update ios5 with snowbreeze while preserving baseband…then it will work with gevey…
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Hey guys! I made a mistake!! I was using turbo gevey until now and everything was fine. A nerd friend of mine update my iphone software to ios 5.1. Now i cant use my iphone :(:( Is there any option or upgrade for the turbo gevey which can work on ios 5.1?? Is it possible so that i can downgrade my ios to previous versions?? Need your help!!
Plz help me guys!! 🙁