Teen who hacked iPhone trades for new car, more iPhones
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
The New Jersey 17-year-old who hacked the iPhone to work with other cell carriers traded a hacked iPhone for a new Nissan 350Z and three brand new 8GB iPhones. The car and the three phones came from CertiCell, a Louisville, Ky.-based mobile phone repair company.
“This has been a great end to a great summer,” Hotz wrote.
Hotz said he will be sending the three new iPhones to the three online callaborators who helped him get the Apple iPHones to work with other carriers. Since iPhone’s launch, Hotz and his online friends took about 500 hours, or around 8 hours each day.
The 17-year-old Hotz made a deal with Terry Daidone, co-founder of CertiCell and has promised him a paid consulting job.
I’d say that is a very good ending to a great summer!
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