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01/03/2011 02:58:20 PM · #1 |
| What are the pros and cons of a Jailbroke/Unlocked iPhone. I know the unlocked part is where you can use it with any provider and in different countries with their local sim cards. But the Jailbroke part confuses me............. Please help me!!! Thank you!!! |
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01/03/2011 03:55:13 PM · #2 |
| Non app store apps, more customisation. Not quite as refined and laggy on older models. Also voids your warrenty. |
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01/03/2011 05:04:59 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by JamesA:
Non app store apps, more customisation. Not quite as refined and laggy on older models. Also voids your warrenty. |
What he said. It gives you the same type of freedom as using a desktop computer. As a result you don't have to wait for Apple to release new features that were already available or possible on older iphones. For example, video, camera tethering (iPad), explorer-style drag and drop file transfers, etc).
Message edited by author 2011-01-03 17:08:41. |
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01/03/2011 05:42:50 PM · #4 |
Jailbreak - modify your iphone OS so that it allows installation of non-apple approved apps and modifications. Pros - many more app options, themes, and other funky customisations. Cons - say goodbye to your warranty, and if you brick it (corrupt it or lock it up), you'll have to buy a new one. Plus you can't be 100% sure that the apps you install are going to do what they claim.
Carrier Unlock - enable the handset to use SIMcards from other network providers. Pros - cheaper calls on other networks. Cons - updating your IOS version could (and probably will) wipe out the unlock, so you'll always have to hold off on upgrading until hacks are found. The only exceptions to this are the officially sanctioned unlocks that Apple authorises in particular countries (not the US) or after particular contract terms have ended (eg contract termination).
It's worth noting that you can do one without the other, ie jailbreak but not unlock or unlock without jailbreaking, so don't feel that you have to both... unless you want to of course :)
Message edited by author 2011-01-03 17:42:58.
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01/03/2011 07:58:46 PM · #5 |
I rooted (jailbroke) my Droid and never looked back. The best thing that came along with the rooting was free use of wireless tether. I can use my droid as a wifi hotspot for my notebook computer wherever I am...even if I'm a passenger in a car. Oh...all this for no charge from my carrier.
I'm not sure of the Iphone benefits. However, I'm in the process of jailbreaking my AppleTV box. |
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01/21/2011 03:05:56 PM · #6 |
I just want to chime in here and say that, while you probably can't take your actively jailbroken phone into an Apple store to have them fix something, it's really really incredibly easy to put your iPhone back into an unjailbroken state. The physical phone will not have any way of showing it was ever jailbroken. The only way they could possible tell is if they had something to track whether it was jailbroken when connecting to their network (like XBoxLive does for the 360), but I've never heard of anyone having this problem, and I feel like Apple would make it known that they have this capability, "so you'd better not jailbreak!"
That being said, there are way fewer reasons to jailbreak on current iPhone 4's, since they now support video and copy/paste, which should have been supported since the first iPhone. |
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