China EDGE internet for the your iphone

If there is no Wi-Fi available for you to surf Google, you have to use the EDGE/GPRS which provided by China Mobile or China Unicom to do it. If you don't activate any of the below package, it charge you 1RMB/MB when you connect to the internet, so maybe good choice to order one of them if you use such service a lot. The following are the detail of payment of each package.

China Mobile
  • 20 RMB for 300M each month. Want this? Send "BLWHT" to 10086, send "QXWHT" if you want to cancel it.
  • 100 RMB for 1G each month. Want this? Send "GPRS100" to 10086, send "QXGPRS" if you want to cancel it
  • 200 RMB for 2G each month. Want this? Send "GPRS200 to 10086, send "QXGPRS" if you want to cencel it
China Unicom
  • 5 RMB for 30M each month. Want this? Send "GPRS05" to 10010, send "QXGPRS" if you want to cancel it.
  • 15 RMB for 100M each month. Want this? Send "GPRS15" to 10010, send "QXGPRS" if you want to cancel it.
  • 40 RMB for 300M each month. Want this? Send "GPRS40" to 10010, send "QXGPRS" if you want to cancel it.
  • 80 RMB for 500M each month. Want this? Send "GPRS80" to 10010, send "QXGPRS" if you want to cancel it.
  • 100 RMB for 1000M each month. Want this? Send "GPRS100" to 10010, send "QXGPRS" if you want to cancel it.
  • 200 RMB for 2000M each month. Want this? Send "GPRS200" to 10010, send "QXGPRS" if you want to cancel it.
  • You can visit here for more detail.
Note for ChinaMobile and ChinaUnicom
  • The extra flow will change you 1RMB/M, and if your SIM card is bought in Guangdong province, for example, and it will charge you 1RMB/M if you leave Guangdong province.
  • The plan starts immediately when you order it, and if you cancel it, which will be indeed canceled from the next supposed charge date.
  • Make sure there is no quotation when you send the message.

Posted by 潘小园 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:51:00 GMT

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升级你的iPhone OS到3.0吧

iPhone OS 3.0 早早已经release了, 但是由于破解还没有出来, 所以迟迟不敢更新. 3.0 增加了很多很酷的功能, 具体可以参考官网的介绍. 现在破解已经出来了, 按照以下的步骤, 你就可以尽情享受3.0带来惊喜了!

  1. 将iPhone连接到iTunes上, 然后在”摘要”页面点击”更新”, 此时iTunes就会下载更新软件并自动安装到你的iPhone, 由于软件比较大(两百多兆)所以这个过程比较漫长. 同时这个OS还需要iTunes版本在8.2以上, 如果你的iTunes版本低于8.2, iTunes会要求你更新, 这时就乖乖地听它的话吧!
  2. 系统更新完会自动重启. 完了一个新的软件Voice Memos赫然出现在我面前, 玩弄了一下发现操作简单,音质不错, 然后再瞄了一下短讯功能, 发现打开短讯速度有所进步, 而且增加的复制粘帖功能更体现其人性化. 但是有使用Cydia软件的用户会发现Cydia不见了, 如果你需要用到这个软件, 就要将iPhone刷一次了
  3. 刷机需要破解的工具redsn0w, 下面提供了下载redsn0w_0.7.1.zip的地址, 打开redsn0w, 它需要导入一个ISPW的文件, 这个文件在刚刚更新iPhone的时候已经产生并放置在username/Library/iTunes/iPhone Software Updates里(MacOS用户, 至于Windows用户的ISPW估计路径也差不多), 若文件夹里面有几个ISPW文件, 请选择最新版本的iPhone1,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ispw文件, 然后按照提示进行破解即可.

下面提供下载redsn0w的地址, 链接地址取自http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/126908912

适用于Mac 操作系统


适用于Windows 操作系统

Posted by 潘小园 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:43:00 GMT

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iPhone OS v2.0 Unlock is out, works for China

screenshot of iphone 2.0

I've successfully upgraded my 1st gen iPhone to a jailbroken and unlocked version of the 2.0 Software. I did it using the PwnagTool from the iphone-dev team (this URL is blocked in China, BigBoss has a mirror that is not blocked). This tool is not for a beginner, but if you are resourceful and don't mind trying things 7 times, its not terribly dificult.

The must have feature is of course the AppStore, which works very well, albiet slowly here in China. It does require an iTunes username/password, which may be a problem for some. I have not been able to install the Chinese input yet. I have enjoyed a few of the Apps from the AppStore, like the Facebook app, and Midomi. From the jailbroken apps side, OpenSSH and Mobile terminal work well as before.

So for anyone who can't wait to upgrade your phone, it is now possible and works well. However, for most Chinese users, I would recommend waiting until a more universal tool is released, and We iPhone Dev team updates their excellent software for 2.0.

Posted by Adeh Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:46:00 GMT

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EDGE access in China for the iPhone

screenshot of EDGE in use.

OK, this is big news for a lot of apple fans in China. I have confirmed that EDGE works fine on my 1.1.4 iPhone. It is using a normal China Mobile SIM card, and all I had to do to turn it on was configure the settings correctly (credit for the settings goes to Alison)

It works through the normal China Mobile GPRS mobile internet service. The fee varies from 2RMB per MB, to 15RMB/month for 160MB, to 200RMB/month for unlimited access (ed note: See update about the prices). As far as I can tell, any prepaid card should work, even the most basic.

 

 

 

 

 EDGE China Mobile Settings

To configure the service, navigate to Settings -> General -> Network -> Edge

Use the following settings:

APN: CMNET
Username:
Password:

That's right, just set the service name. The fees are taken directly from your prepaid card.

So for any of you out there who were just getting by on WiFi, feel free to upgrade. And if you are coming to China... don't even think about paying roaming fees. Just get a prepaid China Mobile card when you get here and use it for the duration of your trip. It costs a minimum of 100RMB (14USD) or so and that would be enough to get started, you can add more in 50RMB increments

Enjoy!

Update: I seem to be wrong about the prices, according to a chart on the China Mobile site. It says that 15RMB/month gets you 100MB, 200RMB/month gets you 2000MB, after that it is 1RMB/MB up to 500RMB. So that's 3USD for 100MB, 30USD for 2GB, with a max of 72USD a month.

Update2: The monthly package doesn't kick in till the next month so for a short trip, it doesn't make much sense. For those of you still interested, here are the instructions: 

text "BLGPRS" to 10086
they respond with a list of choices
text "GPRS100" where 100 means the 100RMB per month service.
they should respond with a confirmation

Posted by Adeh Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:51:00 GMT

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