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Old 01-09-2008, 06:02 PM
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what is jail braking
Hi Guys,

What exactly is jail braking... i have read many things and heard many things but i am getting confused with what it really is.....
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Old 01-09-2008, 06:04 PM
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It basically allows the use of third party applications on your iPhone.

Apple has the App Store loaded onto your phone, however there are many apps that are not supported by Apple, but are available on Installer/Cydia.
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Old 01-09-2008, 06:08 PM
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thanks mate. that sums it up nicely... so whats better? installer or cydia?
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Old 01-09-2008, 06:10 PM
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I think Cydia is. Installer is still only a beta and I dont have many repositories (sources), so there isnt much stuff on there at all.

Cydia is easy to use, and contains alot of apps that you might find useful. Custom carrier logos, different themes, five icons in the dock, custom ringtones/SMS tones are all possible on a jailbroken phone.

Don't like being jailbroken? Just restore using standard 2.0.2 firmware, and it'll be like just out of the box.
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Old 01-09-2008, 06:15 PM
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so were do i start?
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Old 01-09-2008, 06:17 PM
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2G or 3G iPhone?

There are very decent tutorials set up on here for either iPhone.

2G iPhone: Jailbreaking & unlocking your 1st Gen iPhone running 2.0 Firmware

3G iPhone: Guide: Jailbreak iPhone 3G Without Errors
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Jailbreaking is the proccess used to gain access to the app partition of the phone. This means that you can add programs, modify system files, etc.

To jailbreak, go to blog.iPhone-dev.org, and download pwnagetool or quickpwn. These are easy to use programs that will guide you through it step by step.

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Jailbreaking is the proccess used to gain access to the app partition of the phone. This means that you can add programs, modify system files, etc.

To jailbreak, go to blog.iPhone-dev.org, and download pwnagetool or quickpwn. These are easy to use programs that will guide you through it step by step.

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Just make sure you understand .ipsw files and what they do and how to obtain them (if it doesn't say in the guide).
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