myoptika wrote:
I've got a jailbroken 2G iPhone. Is there any way I can upgrade to the v2.0 firmware using the Installer (for example)? I don't want to have to restore the phone, upgrade it and then jailbreak it again...
You probably don't want to do this, but note that all iPhones as of v2.0 will run with any O2 SIM in them. So if you are on a non-iPhone O2 tariff, including PAYG, you could reflash to v2.0 and do a legitimate activation without messing around with unlocking.
Disclaimer: I've only read this, not done it. Also you'd lose installer.app stuff until pwnage tool comes out though.
GazChap wrote:
So, has anyone bought a 3G iPhone yet? If so, do O2 require you to take the contract out there and then or is it another "activate at home" jobbie?
Yes and yes. If you buy a new O2 contract, you don't get out the shop until they activate the phone. I got to do my own activation through iTunes, as an upgrade customer, but also as an upgrade customer my iPhone 18 month contracted started the day O2 shipped it to me.
There is no way around this at present. Later in the year O2 will launch a PAYG iPhone. Expect it to cost big bucks upfront.