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<blockquote data-quote="Kash" data-source="post: 625513" data-attributes="member: 23444"><p>Jailbreaking is the name of the process that allows for reading and writing to the memory of the iPhone. This essentially gives you access to do such things as installing third party apps and browsing the directory structure of the iPhone. SIM unlocking is completely different. That only allows you to use unofficial SIM cards in the phone, and is usually much more invasive than jailbreaking; a jailbreak can be wiped with a restore, unlocking cannot, and upgrading the firmware usually will brick a device if it is unlocked, but not if it is jailbroken. </p><p></p><p>Like bry said, jailbreaking DOES void the warranty. However, I want to reiterate that a restore will completely wipe a jailbreak, so if you need repair done and you can still access the iPhone, it would be wise to restore it prior to getting it serviced. </p><p></p><p>No, neither of the above two activities are inherently illegal, they simply violate the iPhone's EULA. However, rule #4 of Mac-Forums prevents us from going into details about jailbreaking and unlocking.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kash, post: 625513, member: 23444"] Jailbreaking is the name of the process that allows for reading and writing to the memory of the iPhone. This essentially gives you access to do such things as installing third party apps and browsing the directory structure of the iPhone. SIM unlocking is completely different. That only allows you to use unofficial SIM cards in the phone, and is usually much more invasive than jailbreaking; a jailbreak can be wiped with a restore, unlocking cannot, and upgrading the firmware usually will brick a device if it is unlocked, but not if it is jailbroken. Like bry said, jailbreaking DOES void the warranty. However, I want to reiterate that a restore will completely wipe a jailbreak, so if you need repair done and you can still access the iPhone, it would be wise to restore it prior to getting it serviced. No, neither of the above two activities are inherently illegal, they simply violate the iPhone's EULA. However, rule #4 of Mac-Forums prevents us from going into details about jailbreaking and unlocking. [/QUOTE]
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