Cracked iPhones caused T-Mobile system to overload. Instead of disabling, the company fixes them.In the past weeks the Hungarian T-Mobile relay stations picked up unusual activities with some devices. These phones attempted to connect repeatedly to the stations, causing them to register tens of thousands of unsuccessful attempts and only a few hundred successful ones. This caused the system to overload, so the company decided to investigate. As it turned out, around a hundred and fifty cracked Apple iPhones were to blame.
T-Mobile issued a notice to the owners of the suspicious iPhones around Thursday, asking them to visit the nearest support centre for a software update. This has to be done within five days otherwise their phones might be subject for limitations. In other words, they won’t be able to connect to the network.
There are two main reasons for cracking (or Jailbreaking) these gadgets. The first is to make the device independent from network, while the second allows users to buy software from places other than the App Store, Apple’s official online shop. It is yet unknown which one causes the aforementioned problem, but both can be “fixed” with a new operating system.
The OS update though fixes the problems for the mobile company, might create new ones for the owners in question. If the device was purchased abroad, and Jailbraked afterwards (mainly this is the case), the updated version won’t allow it connect to Hungarian networks. Definitely a lose-lose situation.
However, as some comments on various blog sites point out, not cracked iPhones were also called in. This prompted people to search for the real problem and thus try to prevent their devices from “legalization.” Only time will tell whether they find anything or not.
By Márton Tévald for XpatLoop.com
Sources: appleblog.blog.hu
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12.08.2009