If you've been waiting for a free iPhone software unlock program that will allow you to use any SIM with your unit, then AnySIM 1.1 might be what you're looking for. It's intended for "virgin" Apple iPhones.

Just so we're all on the same page here, a virgin iPhone is one that has not been modded or hacked before. This is a new unit which is working under normal conditions.

The iPhone Dev Team has tested AnySIM with 1.0.2 and 1.1.1 and it works on both. However, if you try to unlock q.0.2 then try to update to 1.1.1, your phone will end up being re-locked, amounting to nothing in the end.

If your Apple iPhone isn't virginal, there's no need to go out and buy a new one. The iPhone Dev Team is currently working on an app that will "revirginize" your Apple iPhone so you can use AnySIM on it.

It was probably inevitable; the fact that Apple's iPhone is now available with a software unlock in more than 40 countries all over the globe before it's even supposed to be officially available in some of these areas.

The image (left) shows the list compiled by the iPhone Dev Team of 32 countries and 69 carriers with the iPhone software unlock already been tested and good to go. The phones were confirmed to have working incoming and outgoing calls, as well as SMS compatibility, EDGE/GPRS access, and non-visual voicemail access.

In actuality, however, the list above has recently been appended with an additional 10 countries and 11 carriers according to additional contributions from the source's website. With the growing number of software unlocked iPhones being made available worldwide, who knows? Perhaps you'll find a working iPhone just around the corner from where you live before you know it.

Additional countries and carriers include:

• New Zealand/Vodafone
• Spain/Movistar
• Poland/Orange
• Czech Republic/Vodafone
• Bahrain/Batelcom/MTC Vodafone
• Israel/Cellcom
• Hungary/T-Mobile
• Belgium/Proximus/Base/Mobistar
• Kuwait/Wataniya
• Ireland/Meteor