The iPhone Dev Team, who were behind most of the key iPhone 3G and iPod Touch unlocking tools in the past, have had their iPhone 3GS Jailbreak ready for several days (or weeks?) now, but have held off unleashing it until Apple releases the official OS 3.1 software. The reasoning makes sense - releasing it now might allow Apple to patch it along with the impending update.
George Hotz, the first person to originally unlock the first iPhone, has broken rank and released the tool into the wild anyway. "That isn't how the game is played. We release, Apple fixes, we find new holes," Hotz wrote on his blog, adding that "It isn't worth waiting because you might have the 'last' hole in the iPhone. What last hole... this isn't golf."
The jailbreak tool is called "purplera1n" and can now be downloaded from George's website. If you're looking to jailbreak your brand-new 3GS, simply grab a copy of "purplera1n" on a Windows PC (only Windows Vista and below are supported - no Macs). After you get the necessary applications, install iTunes, run "purplera1n" and run Freeze (which will install Cydia), in that exact order. Simply reboot afterwards and you should be good to go.
Once jailbroken (and with the Cydia installer in tow), the old "ultrasn0w" app can be used to unlock the phone from its mobile carrier. As always, proceed at your own risk.
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