The MFI Multiloader tool has crawled up from the underground, offering free software unlocking of your 8000 or 9000-series BlackBerry device. Simply download the 800 MB-worth of files from Rapidshare, install the app, run your Desktop Manager, upgrade your OS, and voila! Now you can use any SIM card in your BlackBerry. Just make sure your vendor.xml file is deleted in the apploader folder, Desktop Manager 4.7.0.32 is installed, and you have your OS properly installed. This is ideal for those hankering to use the BlackBerry Storm (either 9500 or 9530) on their existing GSM carrier, but of course MFI Multiloader will let you unlock your BlackBerry Pearl (8100, 8110, 8120 and 8130), BlackBerry Curve (8300, 8310, 8320, 8330, and maybe even 8350i), the old 8800 series (8800, 8820, 8830), as well as the new BlackBerry Bold 9000, and the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220. Want to get started? Here are the download sites:

Now, the legal banhammer may be coming down on this one right quick, so better get downloading, and even consider a premium 3-day account on Rapidshare to get these files fast. This also justy a teensy, tiny bit shady, so go through it all at your own risk. I’ll be trying this on my Bold presently, and will let you all know how it goes!

[SW-BOX via ZonaBlackBerry]

Full instructions and screenshots after the jump!

1. Download and install Microsoft NET Framework 2.0

2. Download and instll Blackberry desktop manager v4.7.0.32

3. Download and install Blackberry Operating System

4. Delete the vendor.xml file located in c:\program files\common files\research in motion\apploader

5. Download and install MFI Multiloader.

6. Open MFI Multiloader shorcut on your pc and wait untill shows up as:

7. Then your phone should be like this on screen

Unlocking a BlackBerry Pearl

Unlocking a BlackBerry Pearl

8. Open Blackberry Desktop Manager on your PC and read how to update/reinstall BlackBerry Operating System explained below.

How To update/ReInstall BlackBerry Operating System ?
Connect your device to your computer.
Open the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager.
Click Application Loader.
Click Start in Add/Remove Applications or Update Applications.
If necessary, perform the following actions:
If the Device Security Password dialog box appears, type your device password. Click Next.
If the Communication Port Selection dialog box appears, specify a communications port. Click Next.
Click Next.
Perform any of the following actions:
To add an application that appears in the list, select the check box beside the application.
To add an application that does not appear in the list, click Browse. Double-click an application loader (.alx or .ali) file.
Click Next.
Click Finish.

9. Congratulations, your BlackBerry unlock is done for free! You can now replace your SIM and memory card and set up your phone the way you like it.


Big ups to gsm9l for the find!

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