Business users meet gatecrashers at UK iPhone launch

Not everyone was welcome at the iPhone launch. Not only did the crew for the venerable broadcast news service ITN get thrown out — apparently for asking those in the queue whether they intended to unlock their devices from O2's network — but these girls were also sent packing by the heavy security presence.

Representatives of an iPhone unlocking service, they managed to hand out leaflets to most of the queue before security told them to "get off their turf", one of them told ZDNet.co.uk.

Those who do choose to unlock their iPhone are taking a big risk, as Apple is protecting its exclusivity deals with operators by rolling out new functionality in a regular stream of firmware upgrades, each of which nullifies the "jailbreak" hacks that have previously been made available.