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I think that some people are up set because they did'nt unlock it frist.So what's it to you if that's all he settled for.I dont think he did it for money or to see how much stuff he can bargan for.For some people,fame and fortune is not what it's all about.There are probably other reason that he felt were more important to him then money.ACOMPLISHMENT,DETERMINATION,PERSONAL ACHIVEMENT.Who konw's forsure.What i do know is that in this day an age,it's hard to make ends meet, and we need every break we can get.I for one would not be greety, take what you can and be happy.Sounds like to me this 17 year old kid
has got it made,oh...maybe that's why you redicule him?...LIGHTIN UP MAN !

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first of all thank god , some one could stick it to apple, there stuff is junk they charge huge prices for... asnd it sounds like this JASON is jealous , alot of 17 year old kids do have cars, and it sounds like you didnt, i have AT&T and im not so excited about anything especially the damm bill, so im glad this kid did what he did , and im, sure he'll make alot more money, and as far as apple giving up money to him HUH , there all stuck ups that think there better than the rest of us

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I thought this was awesome, an amazing feat of electronic hax! I love doing things like this only on a much much (much) smaller scale, like getting into the C drive that the teacher locked or soemthing like that. Soemthing else I thought was cool, somewhere it says his IQ is 152, which is the same as mine... I thought that was cool anyways :)

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We live in a technically crazed society, where will it end? Cell phones are very usueful utilities and have become a basic necesity. On the other side of the coin they are being severely abused,I observe daily people talking, playing or fingering on there cell phones, but , mostly while they are driving, this ofcourse is nothing new right? I drive to and from my job daily, and I see the potentially fatal downsides of this abuse. I observe at least two near misses in moving traffic every day on the way to my job, people driving carelessly because they are engaged in a cell phone conversations. This is not just a cell phone issue, I also observed some sport utility vehicles that have small viewing screens placed in every corner of the vehicle, these are for viewing movies while driving? When first introduced it was only meant for the rear seats for kids to view movies, I have now seen these screens placed over all four seats, one day at a red light, this guy had his wondow down, he and his passengers were all watching a flick, he turns over to one of the passenger and says, hey.. here comes the good part, he was watching the movie, there was a small screen right over his visor to, all four seats had a small screen, The driver of a vehicle watching movies while driving, come on, where is this madness going to end? This is going to have catastrophic consequences, I am not up on national statistics, but, I would like to see what the national average for car accidents caused by such distractions. It is plain and simple, this is a society wallowing in conspicuous consumption, this same behavior destroyed ancient Rome! I blame several things for this, I remember in the late 80's and early 90's when beepers were all the rage,they were then being displayed on one's waist as a fashion statement. Then the cell phone gained in popularity and replaced it in the mid 90's. These devices are being marketed to the public as a fashion statement. Fast forward ten years later and presto they now have cameras and a GPS device added to them. Now for sure one's where abouts are no longer a secret, BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU BOOBUS AMERICA! I guess the camera comes in handy for a few things, though, I often wonder how many people have wound up in divorce court because of this little camera to? And to add to all this, they are charging you and me exuberantly high price for this invasion of privacy. I have a basic cell phone for emergencies, I keep it on me while I drive, if needed I will pull over and take a call if need be, and I will put it safely on speaker phone while I drive (hands free). So to the jackasse's on the road who just want to look cool or important while taking a call in moving traffic, "Hey butt hole, cell phones are like assholes, every one has one", your not impressing any one of us with good sense! I also do not want to know the content of someone's conversation either, and to those who want to verbally impress us with there business conversations or who they had sex with the other night, please understand I personally could give a fleas ass, it only shows me that you are in desperate need of attention. I do not know where this will all lead to, it cna anly get worse.

Mark C.

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WOW 20GIRL, please quote for me the MORALS and ETHICS he's broken, I'm still trying to figure it out. first of all what he did was legal (well that USED to be a way to judge what is moral or not..) and second of all there's nothig wrong with what he did! Are you saying if I pop open my toaster and use the heating elements to warm my socks that I am also immoral and unethical? It's his phone, he can do what he wants. If some guy then wants to buy that phone, or my sock warmer, they are free to do that as well.

As far as everyone saying he's lame for taking the car... $35,000 divided by 500 hours of work = $70 per hour. Show me a 17 year old making that kind of cash. What you losers are forgetting is that he STILL has those same brains in his head, he can do something else that amazingly, and he can STILL get hired by Apple or some other company for his skill.

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It's great that the kid unlocked the iPhone, but I'm sure anyone who knows about the inner workings of mobile devices know that it's only a matter of time before his method is deemed idiotic. Trading the hacked one for a 350Z and three iPhones is also a dumb move on his part. Firstly because Nissan bites the big one and secondly because the 350Z is a death trap and too much machine for Mr. Hotz. I test drove one and nearly busted the rear windshield with my hand since the back of the car is pretty much the back seat. A software only method would have been more notable and the fact that it wasn't just him working on it is just down right sad. You just made Steve Jobs' shitlist Mr. Hotz so I'd watch my back if I were you.

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I love some people are claiming "cheating" and "thievery" because of what happened to the iphone, but I don't see any comments toward cell phone companies raping and pillaging with their ridiculous charges and plans!! God AT&T, stop having your employees post messages here before we have that Wiki tracker application modified in order to expose you!!

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this is about as stupid as the louisiana no sagging pants law i just 4 money they want to get the kid in jail so his parent pay the bond and the goverment gets cash this is just ridiculos

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Mr. Holltz : Haste makes waste, you should have waited a little longer tazzoun.

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When I had AT&T service on my cell phone, it was a nightmare. Every single month that I had it, I spent no less than 5 hours on the phone arguing with AT&T about the hundreds of dollars of charges that they mysteriously errored -and added to my bill. They even insisted that I do all the math, to straighten out -their errors. AT&T's service is the worst on earth and they were loosing business by the minuite. It was always out of service range and dropped half the calls I made. I paid $200 to GET OUT of their contract and regained my sanity after switching. Apple makes EXCELLANT products, and AT&T saw the iPhone as their salvation- from going out of business. I want an iPhone— but asking me to use AT&T service is like asking me to take a barrium ennema every month. -OUCH! I expect that the iPhone will bomb, not because it's not cool, but because of the AT&T monster attached to it. On the day that any other carrier— offers iPhone, is the day I'll buy one.

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the kid gave out too easy

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