iPhone Firmware 1.1.1 Is Out, Now Testing for Unlocked iPhones Bricking [UPDATE: It doesn't brick it]

via Gizmodo

I took a 4GB iphone, never previously activated on AT&T. I activated it using Independence, and then loaded anysim on it, and reactivated using independence and Tmobile. Then, I applied firmware 1.1.1 to it, and it deactivated my phone. Without trying to activate in independence or iTunes, it didn't work with my legit AT&T SIM, or the TMO sim. Using the AT&T SIM and and trying to activate it in iTunes did nothing: iTunes reported that the AT&T SIM was actually not a valid SIM.

The lesson: After firmware updating a iPhone that was previously unlocked to V1.1.1, NO sims are legit. Read more...