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Jailbreak -to be or not to be? (iPhone 4)
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1493900"><p>In the US, jailbreaking is not illegal -- but providers are within their rights to deny you warranty service if you do it.</p><p></p><p>Unlocking is PERFECTLY legal as long as you have carrier permission (which usually means they do it for a fee, but perhaps not in some cases). You can also buy an unlocked phone in the first place, again legal.</p><p></p><p>(OUTSIDE the US both things are perfectly legal and really the US looks more than a little silly on this ...)</p><p></p><p>As for jailbreaking, I did that to my first iPhone once it was out of warranty because I wanted to unlock it (at the time AT&T refused even though I had completed my contract). So I did. I tried a few unofficial apps but really, I'm not 12 and changing the wallpaper and theme every day or two seems childish to me so there was very little else that appealed.</p><p></p><p>I now have an iPhone 4 and iPad 3 (wife has iPhone 4 as well) and can't think of any reason to JB them -- there are few neat tweaks out there on Cydia but now they all cost money and that still leaves me with a security risk I'd just as soon avoid. Nothing *compelling* me to jailbreak IOW.</p><p></p><p>Like most other things I personally wouldn't do, if you have a solid reason to do it I say more power to you. If it's just about the hype and temporary excitement, well ... it's easy to overlook the downsides but that doesn't mean they won't come back to bite you. When my old iPhone got to 3.1.3 and that was it I was RELIEVED that I'd never have to go through the tedious jb/unlock procedure again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1493900"] In the US, jailbreaking is not illegal -- but providers are within their rights to deny you warranty service if you do it. Unlocking is PERFECTLY legal as long as you have carrier permission (which usually means they do it for a fee, but perhaps not in some cases). You can also buy an unlocked phone in the first place, again legal. (OUTSIDE the US both things are perfectly legal and really the US looks more than a little silly on this ...) As for jailbreaking, I did that to my first iPhone once it was out of warranty because I wanted to unlock it (at the time AT&T refused even though I had completed my contract). So I did. I tried a few unofficial apps but really, I'm not 12 and changing the wallpaper and theme every day or two seems childish to me so there was very little else that appealed. I now have an iPhone 4 and iPad 3 (wife has iPhone 4 as well) and can't think of any reason to JB them -- there are few neat tweaks out there on Cydia but now they all cost money and that still leaves me with a security risk I'd just as soon avoid. Nothing *compelling* me to jailbreak IOW. Like most other things I personally wouldn't do, if you have a solid reason to do it I say more power to you. If it's just about the hype and temporary excitement, well ... it's easy to overlook the downsides but that doesn't mean they won't come back to bite you. When my old iPhone got to 3.1.3 and that was it I was RELIEVED that I'd never have to go through the tedious jb/unlock procedure again. [/QUOTE]
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