Hello.
I'm posting here because the Apple forum seems to be somewhat biased against unlocking/jailbreaking -go figure...
What I'm curious about is the "actual" harm that it can physically do to your phone. I've done some preliminary research and have read more negative than positive. I understand that one can enter dangerous territory here; especially in light of identity theft etc. Nothing's for free, and you get what you pay for. I'm guessing, that there are people in this forum that may be of two camps:
1) sure, it's not that big a deal. I've done it, and this is the site to go to for the best no-nonsense software, blah blah 9 out of 10 agree....If so, which one?
OR
2) It's not worth it. Don't do it.
My curiosity stems from some of the militant measures implemented by phone manufactures and service providers to keep one from enjoying their phones to their fullest potential. I'm guessing that the phone manufactures while marketing a product -having less than altruistic motives -are against jailbreaking for security, liability, reliability, etc. The phone companies however, seem to be a little more nefarious in terms of use, service, and just paying way too much for their services -especially when traveling abroad (I do travel quite a bit) . For this reason, I'm interested in being able to have the flexibility of using different sim arrangements and be done with the stiff tariffs of the phone company. Because of the provider's exorbitant fee's I'm willing -perhaps to my disadvantage- to forgo the whole legal/illegal aspect of jailbreaking a cell phone as the laws have seemed to have made it prohibitive.
But not at the expense of screwing up my phone!!
The other advantage I can see from jailbreaking is the use of some of the apps that wouldn't be available otherwise. Namely, the iBlacklist app. This has a very practical use for me, as i tire from unwanted phone calls that continue to come in (if there is a work-around for this, please feel free to let me know how I can block a number , and not just send it to a silent ring).
inquiring minds want to know...
Thanks!
I'm posting here because the Apple forum seems to be somewhat biased against unlocking/jailbreaking -go figure...
What I'm curious about is the "actual" harm that it can physically do to your phone. I've done some preliminary research and have read more negative than positive. I understand that one can enter dangerous territory here; especially in light of identity theft etc. Nothing's for free, and you get what you pay for. I'm guessing, that there are people in this forum that may be of two camps:
1) sure, it's not that big a deal. I've done it, and this is the site to go to for the best no-nonsense software, blah blah 9 out of 10 agree....If so, which one?
OR
2) It's not worth it. Don't do it.
My curiosity stems from some of the militant measures implemented by phone manufactures and service providers to keep one from enjoying their phones to their fullest potential. I'm guessing that the phone manufactures while marketing a product -having less than altruistic motives -are against jailbreaking for security, liability, reliability, etc. The phone companies however, seem to be a little more nefarious in terms of use, service, and just paying way too much for their services -especially when traveling abroad (I do travel quite a bit) . For this reason, I'm interested in being able to have the flexibility of using different sim arrangements and be done with the stiff tariffs of the phone company. Because of the provider's exorbitant fee's I'm willing -perhaps to my disadvantage- to forgo the whole legal/illegal aspect of jailbreaking a cell phone as the laws have seemed to have made it prohibitive.
But not at the expense of screwing up my phone!!
The other advantage I can see from jailbreaking is the use of some of the apps that wouldn't be available otherwise. Namely, the iBlacklist app. This has a very practical use for me, as i tire from unwanted phone calls that continue to come in (if there is a work-around for this, please feel free to let me know how I can block a number , and not just send it to a silent ring).
inquiring minds want to know...
Thanks!