Vietnamese phone shop unlocks iPhone 3G

Dong Ngo is an editor for Cnet who’s visiting his homeland of Vietnam. While there, he came across a phone shop that’s doing a booming business by unlocking 3G iPhones. But Tuan Anh Do isn’t doing it by replacing the SIM card (which can cause compatibility problems with iTunes) or with a software hack. He does it by cracking open the iPhone and rewriting a hex file. The cost? Around $80 for an hour’s work.

Cnet provides an extensive overview (with pictures) of the process…