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Unless you're a complete idiot (Sorry Dan) then jailbreaking an iPhone is harmless, it enables a lot more options as well as getting Apps for free (illegally).


How come you haven't jailbroke yours then?

Or have you?

Also, how do you jailbreak it?
 
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How come you haven't jailbroke yours then?

Or have you?

Also, how do you jailbreak it?
You run software on it, that's it. Nothing happens to the hardware. Mine's been jailbroken for around 97% of the time i've had it.
 

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jail breaking only ****s up when you use the apple updater :p

But er no it doesn't. You'll lose the jailbreak but that's it the iPhone will still work fine. On a 3G or less you can just go back to an older firmware and re-jailbreak. And if you're on a 3GS while being a little more difficult will always be jailbreakable though you may have to wait a while for the new jailbreak to be released.

You cannot break an iPhone with software. The thing has two recovery modes to save its ass should something go wrong.
 

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Nah Milo, sometimes the Jailbreaking effects the phones start up software, i.e when u go to update it, it corrupts so when u go to plug it into itunes to restore the software to the basic, you can't as it just doesn't sync with the computer anymore.
-Dan
 

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just waitin for the software upgrade later this year, good fone so far tho cameras mint
 

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Nah Milo, sometimes the Jailbreaking effects the phones start up software, i.e when u go to update it, it corrupts so when u go to plug it into itunes to restore the software to the basic, you can't as it just doesn't sync with the computer anymore.
-Dan

No it doesn't lol. I've been jailbreaking since the 1st iPhone and been around the scene for it. I've never heard of a permanently bricked iPhone from software. Either Recovery mode or DFU Mode will get you back up and running though it might take a bit of work. People might believe their phone is bricked but they are wrong.

-edit- I should probably mention that it is of course possible to permanently brick the iPhone but you personally have to **** with files that no normal user would **** with.
 
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So in a Microsoft way of speaking.. You can JailBreak it, Fu-ck it up, and just wipe it, ie re-install the Apple OS system?
 

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yes and no, If what milo's saying is true, then its about a 80/20 chance it could worki'm guessing but is it worth risking the 20% for hard earned money?, but also as soon as your phones jailbroken the warrenty becomes invalid, so if u do break it, and u send it back to get fixed, they will know, and as its breaking the T&C you won't get a replacement.
-Dan
 

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You can not brick an iPhone by jailbreaking, unless you SSL into it and delete or edit some files which cause it to, I dunno maybe use too much processor and overheat or something...

But usually all people (like me) do is just use jailbreak to edit sound files, get different apps such as a custom text app (I use biteSMS).
 

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yes and no, If what milo's saying is true, then its about a 80/20 chance it could worki'm guessing but is it worth risking the 20% for hard earned money?, but also as soon as your phones jailbroken the warrenty becomes invalid, so if u do break it, and u send it back to get fixed, they will know, and as its breaking the T&C you won't get a replacement.
-Dan

It is no were near 80/20. More like 99.9999999/0.0000001% chance of failing and breaking the device. And Apple cannot detect that your iPhone is jailbroken if the thing won't turn on. If it's still working and you need to return it for whatever reason you can just restore back to the original Firmware and they will know no difference.

Jailbreaking is as safe as installing official iOS firmwares and are as likely to break.

-edit- I jailbreak for Multitasking (Though with 4.0 I don't need that), SBSettings (Easy way to change settings on the fly), emulators, yxflash (divx/xvid player) and some other small things. I like that it opens the phone enough to do exactly what I want on a phone.
 
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Same Milo, Categories is win as well although I believe they're bringing folders out with iOS 4.0.

We've discussed all this before here on LOMCN, it's basically harmless - You can always "Restore" it if anything goes wrong.
 

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I think I'll wait till I become quite familiar with it all before I jailbreak it tbh, anyone know what Vodafone's 3g signal is like in/around Newcastle?

Isn't this http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC265ZM/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY ALOT cheaper than the £12 a month insurance, or does that not cover something or w/e?

Just wondering why no1's ever mentioned that
 
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I think I'll wait till I become quite familiar with it all before I jailbreak it tbh, anyone know what Vodafone's 3g signal is like in/around Newcastle?

Isn't this http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC265ZM/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY ALOT cheaper than the £12 a month insurance, or does that not cover something or w/e?

Just wondering why no1's ever mentioned that

Vodafone's 3G signal around the Stoke/Cheshire area is fine for me and don't worry, chances are you'll be jailbreaking after a week of owning an iphone.
 

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More like within the week imo ;) - especially now that you've been told about it before owning one!
 

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I think I'll wait till I become quite familiar with it all before I jailbreak it tbh, anyone know what Vodafone's 3g signal is like in/around Newcastle?

Isn't this http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC265ZM/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY ALOT cheaper than the £12 a month insurance, or does that not cover something or w/e?

Just wondering why no1's ever mentioned that

I've been north, south, east & west of England, Vodafone has never let me down.

The only place I don't get signal is Weybridge train station whilst stationary.
 

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Anybody got any idea on this? http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC...co=MTY3ODQ5OTY seems to good to be true tbh, and for ppl who dont click things who dont know what it is, its a cheap insurance package from apple.

Is it only for Iphones u buy from Apple?

To whoever said il jailbreak within a week.. Im not paying around £800 for a phone and risking braking it lol. I have no idea how Apple works.
 

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I've had mine since October and I haven't jail broken mine, I don't see the need to yet, does everything I require it to do.

And that apple care seems interesting. I'll look into that.
 

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I've had mine since October and I haven't jail broken mine, I don't see the need to yet, does everything I require it to do.

And that apple care seems interesting. I'll look into that.

Thanks dude- appreciate that.