Although the iPhone 3.0 beta firmware doesn’t quite neccessarily require you to activate it but if you want to use it on a device without any problems, we recommend you to follow the procedure.
Activating the iPhone 3.0 firmware for your iPhone or iPod Touch is equivalent to getting the UDID of your device registered in the iPhone developer program so you are legally able to test the new firmware on your device without any syncing problems with iTunes.
How to get the UDID registered?
One way is to simply pay $100 and enroll yourself into the iPhone developer program but perhaps this solution is just too expensive and useless when you are not a developer yourself. So just do the following.
- Connect your device (iPhone or iPod Touch) to the computer.
- Open iTunes and click on the Summary for the device.
- Hover the mouse over to where it says ‘Serial Number’ and click on it to make it toggle into UDID.
- Note the UDID carefully.
- Head over to this page to purchase a registration of the UDID for just $5.
Unfortunately! there is no other way of bypassing this.
iPod Touch users have the liberty to even not purchase the UDID registration but in that case, they won’t be able to Sync with iTunes. Once UDID registration has been purchased, follow our article on how to upgrade to iPhone 3.0 beta and you should be good to go.
Note: The procedure to download and activate the iPhone 4.0 Firmware is now live and working.
Saad Hamid is a blogger and technology enthusiast from Pakistan. Connect with him on
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Hi there,
I am a beta tester for one of the apps in Appstore. Will I be able to use the IPSW which I downloaded from your site. Will I need a seperate UDID Activation for the Firmware 3.0 . What does the guy give for 5 bucks , a provisioning file or something else.
Hello.
I’m an Apple official developer, I have a few available slots for 3.0 firmware activation.
If someone is interested please contact me at activatemyiphone@gmail.com
Kind regards
hello i am interested in activating the 3.0…can u please help me out?
hi can you help me out with activating 3.0?
thanks.
A simple bybass is that you just disconnect your computer from the internet and then sync your iphone/ipod touch and that will do the trick but you will have to do this whenever you are going to sync your iphone/ipod touch.
Hope it helps
I am trying to bypass this but when disconnected from the internet iTunes will not allow me to do anything to my iPhone except for eject.
Hello saad hamid,
I paid the guy my $5 but i havnt received any word from him? Do you actually know this guy or not?
Yes! I do know the guy and I have forwarded your request to him.
I also await to hear from him, My iPhone is now out of action until the UDID gets registered
Thanks in advance
Same situation here. No reply yet.
Downloaded, requires password?
Hi Sadd Hamid,
i too need to get my phone activated. I hope someone is around on the weekend to help me out!
Thanks in Advance for you help if you can.
Shane
I am in the same situation. I registered on the 3/28 at 8pm please let him know or let me know when i will be able to use my phone again.
I am in the same position. $5 and no word.
Still nothing! any ideas?
Did any of you guys finally get activated? I’m waiting for almost a day now with no phone… Let me know!
Thanks!
Just purchased the UDID.
How long does it take to get a conformation?
Or, how long should I wait before upgrading?
I paid the 5 bucks and i did everything but when I connect my iPhone it says, its unable to activate it
I just bought one too and it says my device is not registered. I actually need this phone for work..
You need to think before messing with your iPhone.
I also paid 5$ to this dude and still haven’t got anything… What’s up??
hey there, i sent my code last night but still can’t activate my code! Also NO email or notification in my email, please let me know
Hello,
I have paid the $5 and already downloaded 3.0. Tried restoring with the new firmware, but my UDID is still not registered. I am stuck without a phone till my UDID is registered. I was under the impression that it would be instant. Anyone who can help with speeding up the process, and is reading this please help !!! Thank you.
Hi,
I paid my $5 but haven’t heard anything? Is there anyone I can contact?
Thanks,
When should I receive something about this?
Hello everyone! I have many slots open in my dev account. Just follow the website and you will be activated in minutes!
I sent my money too and have not recieved any word.
paid 5 bucks and no word either??
Hi Saad Hamid:
i paid him 5 dollars but i got nothing back .so can u plz help
Hi Saad Hamid
Yesterday I also paid the $5 for registration, i still havent been able to activate my iphone, i suspect my udid has not been registered. Any chance you can contact him?
This worked great! Thanks again!
I paid the $5 how do i know if it worked?
much appreciated,
-Justin
All accounts have been activated. Please check and confirm.
Worked first time..Many thanks
Still does not work paid 5$ … thank you
I just paid- let me know when i am good to go…
I sent payment on Mar. 28, 2009 12:23:43 PDT. When can I expect my UDID to be activated?
Saad,
I’ve been waiting since the 27th for my activation, how much longer will i have to wait?
Umer Ahmed
It took 2 hours to get mine registered. After which it was really simple, just connected my phone and Re-synced all my data and i was good to go. Give it about 2 hours max, sometimes there is no one online to do it. Good people !
Paid about 5 minutes ago — will see how long this takes. I really hope these guys are legit!!
Still nothing…..18 hours and counting
Mine still has not come up. Please let me know if it will be done.
I have paid the $5 and already downloaded 3.0. Tried restoring with the new firmware, but my UDID is still not registered. I am stuck without a phone till my UDID is registered. I was under the impression that it would be instant. Anyone who can help with speeding up the process, and is reading this please help !!! Thank you.
Please help. I payed and my phone isn’t showing as registered. I really need my phone tomorrow. Anyone have advice?
Hi mine is still not activated …
did pay 5$
Thank you its working !
How long do we wait be for upgrading … ? Do you send each user an email indicating when the udid has been added … or should we just try it until it works ?
I’ve sent 3 emails and no response. It is now 1:51 pm and I paid a bit after 10 am. My phone is brick. I need to get on the list now. Can you please help???
how long will this take i purchased everything so now what how do i know if mine has been activated
Paid and waiting for activation.
Been more than 2 hours. Whats up with this?
I just paid the $5 to have my UDID registered. Saad how long does it typically take before I can restore the iPhone with the new 3.0 beta software?
Thanks in advance!
Been more than 2 hours. Whats up with this?
Been more than 2 hours. Whats up with this?
i paid 5 dollars andi been sending email but no answer can someone help me!!!!!!!!!!!!! i need the phone for work
NOT a happy camper. I cannot get my phone, which I use for my work, to work and there has been no support whatsoever. I paid the $5 and in return have a non-working phone to show for it. NOT COOL.
Paid an hour ago, still not activating. Please help!
still waiting- i will provide positive digg if this comes through (already paid)
How long for activation? I guess I didn’t read the comments first. Now I have a bricked iPhone.
I paid the money and no activation yet. How long before it gets registered? I guess I should have read the comments first.
I haven’t received anything yet. I paid the $5. phone is useless as of now. Can anyone help?
I also transfered the 5 bugs. The problem was that I forgot to enter the UUID during the transfer, so I sent him an email with the UUID two or three times, but I have received an answer. I transfered the money three days ago, so what’s up?
how Do i know whether my UDID is activated?
i have paid $5 8 hours bk…now wat do i do????
should i upgrade my version to 3.0???
I am still waiting on my response for activation my udid is c182ee0bd25f6aabfa6e048954cdc17ded1c57ef
if you can activate it asap that would great i am waiting on my girlfriend to call she is in the air force so i dont know when that will be
i paid for it last night but i put in the serial number instead of the udid so i emailed the paypal email address the correct number
:/ Waiting to being added to the dev list, payment was done like 5 hours ago
Do the emails ever come?
It’s been 3 hours and nothing!
Does this actually open MMS also for ATT? Because I figured this setting has to be active on the ATT side, and since 3.0 isnt officially launched yet, I would think the servers are not set for MMS yet. can someone confirm or deny this with ATT?
The MMS is not available for the beta.
well i took the jump over 12-hours ago and nothing to emails no contact nothing….so im going to give it another 12hrs and if nothing the paypal chargeback i think
I just disputed the transaction with PayPal. No email not registration… Just the PayPal acknowledging the payment. It’s too bad that there are people out there who do not deliver on what they say.
I paid at 12:30 CST and still have not received a conformation anybody care to help.
They are stating “Your UDID will be added almost straight away as there is someone online all the time” on their website but i haven’t heard anything from them in now almost two days?!
They should either adjust what is said on their webpage or keep their promise, might not be a lot money but it is money so I would like to get what i paid for!
Hi,
I paid 5$ this morning and I would like to know how can i know if my udid is activate because I don’t want to update before. Are we receided an email when done ?
Thanks.
I’m still waiting for a confirmation email. Registered about 4 hours back but still no word from him..
It has been more than 4 hours and still hasn’t received any confirmation. I hope someone wakes up already.
Hey, i got this last night, are you going to register it or am i screwed?
I paid $5.00 for my UDID to be added and I’ve not received the confirmation email. Does anyone have an idea how long would will take?…Hope I’ve not lost my $5.00…is there anyone who can speed this process, thanks…I thought it was going to be right away as stated on the web purchase site.
I paid $5 but i havn’t receive any reply from him?
Any one can actually after paid?
Been almost 24 hours and i paid and yet to receive anything..my last comment hasnt even been approved for moderation. is this a 5 dollar scam??
Hi,
Submitted my UDID to the website an hour ago, paid 5$ and I haven’t gotten anything yet. HELP!
I registerd my UIDI last night at 8pm and it still is stuck in the device is not registered… I need this phone for work and its almost gonna be 24 hours without my phone…
Some one please help if you can
i pay the 5$ and still not active !!!!
when i can use my iphone????
I paid the $5 about 3 hours ago and haven’t received the confirmation email. How can you help me?
I bought my UDID on the 27th and it still has not been activated. how much longer will it take?
it’s been 2 days and nothing, it worked for my cousin and his sisters fiance but i’m not sure why it’s taking so long for me. maybe he doesn’t work on weekends or he’s run out of activations? i can’t even restore my phone back to 2.2.1 OS
i just installed the software and was unable to activate. Previous posting said 2 hours, i hope someone is there on a Sunday to register this phone. I have to have this working again soon.
Best Regards
have paid but not recieved any email
I am trying to get in contact with the iPhone developer again but he is not replying to me.
I will respond as soon as I get a message from him.
This guy is a scam! If you register an UDID it is instant. I know, because I have a dev account.
I was trying to save $100 but it looks like this guy just takes people money. I am not worried since my transaction was subject to a seller charge back. PayPal will refund my payment after a period of time. At this point I don’t need his activation.
If you run this site with the listing the refering link, I would suggest removing the link to prevent others from falling victim to this.
The other thing to point out is he most likely has 99 seats he can authorize and once he has used them up he cannot add more.
I payed yesterday morning. I still haven’t received any emails from you. Please reply.
Best Regards.
This guy is a scammer!
I paid my $5 and nothing…
it worked for my cousin, and his sisters fiance but not for me, either they don’t work on the weekends or he’s run out of activation. I can’t even restore my iphone back to 2.2.1.
Could be that they have filled the slots already and waiting to get enough people and sign up with another developers id and place people there.
As you can see by reading some of the comments above that the developer did activate the UDID for some of the early users so I think I am not the one at fault here to recommend him.
It is probably that is was out on weekend and may respond when he comes back.
dude, i bought this so i can download the 3.0 beta. i paided the 5.00 and i only got a email that told me where i paided the the money. when will get be gettin another email telling me ive been registered?
I will believe in this man, but it is not very good. Just how many more need to wait?
:-/
I haven’t use the new version on my phone yet. Can someone tell me if this thing is legit or not. I certainly don’t want to be out of a phone for more than 30 minutes since I use it for work.
I payed yesterday 5 USD. I haven’t received any emails from you.
Please reply.
Best Regards Mimmo.
I payed yesterday 5 USD. I still haven’t received any emails.
Please reply.
Best Regards
Mimmo
I got in touch with the developer finally and he tells me that all accounts have been activated.
If you take the responsibility to pay, learn to have some patience.
Waited 3 days …. initiated payapl dispute … got UDID and email with in 5 mins. Dropped paypal case … I suggest the same.
I am an Apple Developer and I can register your UDID right now. You need to register your UDID so you don’t brick your phone.
I’m in front of my computer right now.
Please contact me at: thenewsale@gmail.com
Once I receive your payment I will register your UDID and let you know that your UDID is registered so you don’t have to guess if it is registered or NOT.
Sorry but don’t work for me Saad! PLS help I really need my phone tomorrow.
Hello,
I have paid the $5 and already downloaded 3.0. Tried restoring with the new firmware, but my UDID is still not registered. I am stuck without a phone till my UDID is registered. I was under the impression that it would be instant. Anyone who can help with speeding up the process, and is reading this please help !!! Thank you.
Hello,
I have paid the $5 and already downloaded 3.0. Tried restoring with the new firmware, but my UDID is still not registered. I am stuck without a phone till my UDID is registered. I was under the impression that it would be instant. Anyone who can help with speeding up the process, and is reading this please help !!!
Just to follow up. I paid at 10 am my time on Friday and received notification that I was added about 12 hours later. I was able to get my phone up and running shortely thereafter.
Lesson learned. I should have read all of the comments before paying with the expectation of being added immediately.
And just so you know, the beta has been very buggy so far. Lots of freezes and getting kicked out of apps but overall, looking forward to the new release.
if you say all accounts are activated then why am i having to downgrade back to the 2.2.1 so i can use my iphone? this is starting to getting a little out of line. we paided our money and i would like to have my iphone 3.0 beta right now. im tired of waiting.
Thanks alot bro got the email this morning and the update works. Everyone just be patient, it’ll come through.
D. De Silva – You lucky people – I hope I too lucky today or tomorrow. Interesting – how enough patience?
what does the email look like? i ordered mine early saturday morning in my time zone. its been almost 48 hours. what the heck >=[
Hi Saad,
I paid yesterday…..Its been more than 24 hrs now….and still waiting for Mail….
still nothing it`s now 2 days ago still not active!!!!!
I payed and e-mailed him, and I haven’t seen any results yet either…
i pay the 5$ and still not received activation !!!!
when i can use my iphone????
Hi,
I payed 2 hours ago 5 USD. I still haven’t received any emails.
Please reply.
Best Regards
Mimmo
Saad Hamid and how many still need to wait? When people talk they are feeling calm. When you give information, although there is hope there.
Thank you for your patience and very hard to believe that everything will turn out.
Just want a working iphone.
Hi,
I payed about 4 hours ago 5 USD. I still haven’t received any emails.
My iphone is blocked now.
Please reply.
Best Regards
Herado
Still not received the code after 24 hours either, not a problem but it does state, almost instant activation.
If this is not almost instant, then it should state, can take 2-3 days
i Paid 5 $ but this don’t active
People, patience. It will come. You’ll enjoy it. Just be patient.
Hiya,
Just sent you the $5, when do you think my UDID will be added?
Many Thanks,
I requested and bought an activation on eBay. I was up and running in 10 minutes.
I just request that they change their website to remove the words “almost immediately” then, that’s all. It tends to promote impatience…Still have not receive my code almost 24hrs later…
Could you prod this guy to register more UDIDs? Like now? haha. Kinda need my phone to work.
Hi,
I paid 5$ and I would like to know when my udid will be activate?
Thanks.
Hi,
I payed 5 USD. I`m wating one day for your confirmation e-mail.
My iphone is blocked now.
Please reply.
Best Regards
Herado
SAAD! Whats up now??? I payed 5 USD for 3 days and my iphone is blocked jet.
if you dont have any codes for me till the next 3 days, i will take my money back!!
greetz Mimmo
Have you been able to get a email reaply from him?
I don’t need this anymore, I went to Apple, and they were kind enough to replace my iPhone.
Hey Guyz,
I got mine registered after 3 days….so…better late than never…anyways…If anyone has a link for Beta2 released lately….
Thnx
Head over to my site if you need to register today
Thanks alot! I got the email yesterday morning after 4 days and the update works.
It seems his PayPal account is having problems as it won’t let me pay him.
Any updates? I have been pending for 8 days. I have tried to email the paypal user a couple times, but have received nothing. Submitted a claim through paypal for a refund.
Hi,
I sent you payment a week ago and still have not received your email, please respond,
Thanks, Sean
Guys use Dan Kotak if you need a beta registration, dealt with him yesterday and it was a breeze. He even help me out of my bricked phone.
Thanks Dan
that whys you have your UDID activated and verify with your host that it has been activated before you upgrade your phone.
Good Evening Sir,
I have iphone 8 Gb model no ; A1203.- version 3.0 I conect my i phonen to the itunes to install the new version 3.02 and iphne lock I open temprerely . but during instalation my i phone blocked and apear this message on the iphone screen that–(-NO SIM card installed
insert a valid sim with no PIN LOCK to activite iphone)
ofter this message my iphone only for emergency calls
Sir please tell me how to activite iphone I dont have any valid sim card.
With best regards
Raza Ali _ razaaligul@ymail.com
Good Evening Sir,
I have iphone 8 Gb model no ; A1203.- version 3.0 I conect my i phonen to the itunes to install the new version 3.02 and iphne lock I open temprerely . but during instalation my i phone blocked and apear this message on the iphone screen that–(-NO SIM card installed
insert a valid sim with no PIN LOCK to activite iphone)
ofter this message my iphone only for emergency calls
Sir please tell me how to activite iphone I dont have any valid sim card.
With best regards
Raza Ali _ razaaligul@ymail.com