Teen Hacker Gets Sweet Reward

By Digital Trends Staff Published October 25, 2009

George Hotz, the New Jersey teen hacker who unlocked his iPhone from AT&T and used it on T-Mobile, is trading in his phone. In its place he’ll be receiving a new car and a consulting job.

Hotz made the deal with Louisiville, Kentucky cell phone repair company CertiCell. He wrote on his blog that he’ll be receiving“a sweet Nissan 350Z and 3 8GB iPhones. This has been a great end to a great summer.”

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Hotz, 17, will send the phones to the online collaborators who help him make the hack, which took him 500 hours.

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