Reasons to Jailbreak #1

[jlake02]

Since I joined the DarkSide yesterday, I've decided to do a small series on MobiRiot about reasons to jailbreak.

The first reason we reviewed (http://www.mobiriot.com/2008/11/09/reasons-to-jailbreak-qik/) was QiK.

(Edit: YouTube is having issues today.. if you can't see the vid, hit up our YouTube page)


Please list your favorite JB apps, etc, so I can review some of them, thanks :D

[rotobadger]

Since I joined the DarkSide yesterday, I've decided to do a small series on MobiRiot about reasons to jailbreak.

The first reason we reviewed (http://www.mobiriot.com/2008/11/09/reasons-to-jailbreak-qik/) was QiK.

(Edit: YouTube is having issues today.. if you can't see the vid, hit up our YouTube page)


Please list your favorite JB apps, etc, so I can review some of them, thanks :D

Favorite apps:

Emulators for NES, SNES, Gameboy, MAME, Gameboy Advance...

[TheConfuzed1]

Scrobble (for live scrobbling to Last.fm)

[jlake02]

Yeah, I've been thinking of trying the emulators.. and Quake also. :)

[TheConfuzed1]

The emulators will be a lot better once they release the iControlpad. :D

Also, you will want to read this (http://www.hackthatphone.com/20/nintendo_emulator.html) for instructions on how to add ROMs.

[robdam1001]

SBSettings
Intelliscreen
5 icon Dock
PdaNet
Categories
Quickgold
BossPrefs

[SnowLeopard2008]

5 reasons NOT to jailbreak:

Re-jailbreak after every new firmware release
Sluggish/buggy/choppy performance
Might screw something up/brick iPhone 3G
All the customization if fo'sho, no real purpose
Waste time customizing and theming when you're just trying to show off.

[jlake02]

5 reasons NOT to jailbreak:

Re-jailbreak after every new firmware release
Sluggish/buggy/choppy performance
Might screw something up/brick iPhone 3G
All the customization if fo'sho, no real purpose
Waste time customizing and theming when you're just trying to show off.


I haven't had any choppy performance.
You can't brick it.. just restore to factory.
Customizing is nice, but MMS, video recording, etc, is better ;)

Apple shouldn't decide what we can put on OUR iPhones. It's a computer, and I choose to have video recording.

[SnowLeopard2008]

I haven't had any choppy performance.
You can't brick it.. just restore to factory.
Customizing is nice, but MMS, video recording, etc, is better ;)

Apple shouldn't decide what we can put on OUR iPhones. It's a computer, and I choose to have video recording.

Not a computer. It's the iPHONE.
Yes, you can brick an iPhone 3G.
If you really video record with an iPhone, you need QC.
MMS, ehh.. not enough reason to make me spend hours of time and effort. Not even the combo of customization, MMS, or cycorder or whatever it's called when I get my iPhone.

[ntrigue]

Not a computer. It's the iPHONE.
Yes, you can brick an iPhone 3G.
If you really video record with an iPhone, you need QC.
MMS, ehh.. not enough reason to make me spend hours of time and effort. Not even the combo of customization, MMS, or cycorder or whatever it's called when I get my iPhone.

No you can't brick an iPhone 3G.
Customizing can be a personal hobby.
Don't ever settle for status quo.

[MikePA]

not enough reason to make me spend hours of time and effort.
Hours of time? Only if you ride the short yellow bus.

[lostprophet894]

5 reasons NOT to jailbreak:

Re-jailbreak after every new firmware release
Sluggish/buggy/choppy performance
Might screw something up/brick iPhone 3G
All the customization if fo'sho, no real purpose
Waste time customizing and theming when you're just trying to show off.

I love how people get on here and talk about things they have no clue about. Go be ignorant somewhere else. :rolleyes:

[speedracer3000]

I love how people get on here and talk about things they have no clue about. Go be ignorant somewhere else. :rolleyes:

+1 :rolleyes:

[X3n0 AcId]

Cycorder

[LSUtigers03]

Not a computer. It's the iPHONE.
Yes, you can brick an iPhone 3G.
If you really video record with an iPhone, you need QC.
MMS, ehh.. not enough reason to make me spend hours of time and effort. Not even the combo of customization, MMS, or cycorder or whatever it's called when I get my iPhone.

You can't brick an iPhone by just jailbreaking.

If it takes you hours to jailbreak then you're mentally retarded. Even if it's your first time it shouldn't take nearly that long. Also you said WHEN you get your iphone so you don't even have one which makes your opinion irrelevant.

So when you do get around to getting an iphone you can let us all know how great it is having Apple tell you what you can and can't do with it.

[sangosimo]

jail breaking takes like 5-10 minutes at most and the process is so streamlined that you won't brick your phone. The iphone is more similar to a computer than a phone. Qik is an amazing app for citizen journalism and general fun. I can tether my phone to my notebook and surf the web, ssh into my servers using my phone, I can run apps in the background, and skin my phone so it doesn't look like every other iphone.

[WannaApple?]

Not a computer. It's the iPHONE.
Yes, you can brick an iPhone 3G.
If you really video record with an iPhone, you need QC.
MMS, ehh.. not enough reason to make me spend hours of time and effort. Not even the combo of customization, MMS, or cycorder or whatever it's called when I get my iPhone.

"when I get my iPhone". You dont even have a phone yet and you are making accusations??? :rolleyes: ROFL

You dont want to jailbreak, then dont, but dont try to put your 2 cents into an iPhone forum when you dont even own one!

[gadgetdad]

"when I get my iPhone". You dont even have a phone yet and you are making accusations??? :rolleyes: ROFL

You dont want to jailbreak, then dont, but dont try to put your 2 cents into an iPhone forum when you dont even own one!

Priceless :D

[PYR0M310N]

5 reasons NOT to jailbreak:
Waste time customizing and theming when you're just trying to show off.

Yeah, I like showing off.

[markgamber]

Reason #1: To piss off the douchebags that take it as some personal affront. Like those who say "If you want to take pictures, buy a camera". :D

[jlake02]

Cycorder

That's what I'm reviewing next. :)

[TheConfuzed1]

5 reasons NOT to jailbreak:

Re-jailbreak after every new firmware release
Sluggish/buggy/choppy performance
Might screw something up/brick iPhone 3G
All the customization if fo'sho, no real purpose
Waste time customizing and theming when you're just trying to show off.

FUD

Nothing in this statement is true, just so you know.

[LSUtigers03]

Cycorder

This came in handy this past weekend. I was in New Orleans with some friends. We were in a bar listening to some live blues music and there was this girl drunk off her ass who was dancing. We couldn't stop laughing. Without a jailbroken iPhone this priceless moment would have gone uncaptured.

[TheConfuzed1]

...Yes, you can brick an iPhone 3G.

Maybe, but not by jailbreaking it, or by running any jailbreak apps.

[TheConfuzed1]

+1 :rolleyes:

+99 :D

[Vegan TJ]

5 reasons NOT to jailbreak:

Re-jailbreak after every new firmware release
Sluggish/buggy/choppy performance
Might screw something up/brick iPhone 3G
All the customization if fo'sho, no real purpose
Waste time customizing and theming when you're just trying to show off.

you dont have to re jailbreak i have mine right now where i like it and unless its something major like copy paste which it will not be .. then i am fine where i am at

Not choppy at all .. love my iphone

YOU CANNOT BRICK YOUR PHONE ..ITs an urban legend

Um i love customizing my phone it feels more like my own. Who cares if your trying to show off you have the best phone on the market.

..and do you need reminded that your on a HACKS forum.. if you dont like us talking about hacking go to the CORNY appstore forum and talk about how limited your phone is

[NeoMayhem]

5 reasons NOT to jailbreak:

Re-jailbreak after every new firmware release
Sluggish/buggy/choppy performance
Might screw something up/brick iPhone 3G
All the customization if fo'sho, no real purpose
Waste time customizing and theming when you're just trying to show off.


1. Wrong, only major updates.
2. Wrong, not if you are smart about what you install
3. Wrong
4. Yes, some people do stupid things with their jailbroken phones, but there is some great stuff too.
5. There are a lot of useful apps too.

[TheConfuzed1]

...and do you need reminded that your on a HACKS forum.. if you dont like us talking about hacking go to the CORNY appstore forum and talk about how limited your phone is

+ 99 again. :D

[vertigorp]

SBsettings has become my favorite jailbreak app since i installed it yesterday. before i used bossprefs to quickly toggle 3g, wifi, and ssh on and off. it was a lot faster than using the official settings app. but SBsettings is what ive been waiting for since ive jailbroken. swipe the status bar or tap it with two fingers and a menu comes down covering half the screen. so far it seems accessible on any screen but ive only had it a day. it is buggy sometimes but it is still the fastest way to turn wifi, 3g, and ssh on and off.

[jlake02]

Yeah, I'm using that too. Love it :)

[lostprophet894]

Señor Snowleopard seems to have vanished. Guess he wasn't too passionate about his opinions.

I continue to perfect my own personal theme as I learn new things. SSH is absolutely amazing and there's so many things that I've discovered that make jailbreaking so much more worth it. Plus all of the things that can make the UI laggy can be eliminated simply by modifying the files.

I feel like anybody who doesn't jailbreak is seriously missing out. Not saying they're inferior in any way but really, who doesn't like to customize their things? I love Apple's design which is why I keep the stock icons but the sliders and other small aspects of the UI are just a little bland. Being able to alter one thing and leave the rest is what keeps my phone jailbroken.

[Stepper]

This came in handy this past weekend. I was in New Orleans with some friends. We were in a bar listening to some live blues music and there was this girl drunk off her ass who was dancing. We couldn't stop laughing. Without a jailbroken iPhone this priceless moment would have gone uncaptured.


Video or it didn't happen....:p

[LSUtigers03]

Video or it didn't happen....:p

Did you see drunk girl and New Orleans and think it was something really really good? Its probably not what you're thinking. Just some random chick dancing aimlessly by herself.

[7on]

The reason I don't keep my phone jailbroken is that I got tired of doing firmware hacks with Windows Mobile. If I wanted to wait up for new cooked firmware I would have stayed with my T-mo Wing.

Android does intrigue me. Waiting for a candybar with a qwerty before I seriously consider one.

[ilfn143]

pdanet, cycorder, auto correction disable (why wait for 2.2 to get this?), winterboard

[ViViDboarder]

5 reasons NOT to jailbreak:

Re-jailbreak after every new firmware release
Sluggish/buggy/choppy performance
Might screw something up/brick iPhone 3G
All the customization if fo'sho, no real purpose
Waste time customizing and theming when you're just trying to show off.

5 reasons TO jailbreak:

Refresh all software after every new firmware release
Slow phone down so you can tell what's it's doing
Possible paperweight at no extra cost
All the customization if fo'sho, and fo'sho it does!
Show off all the time spent customizing.

There... reasons fixed. :P

But for real, I could never go back. My most used apps are Bossprefs, MobileFinder, and MobileTerminal. The ability to use my phone for anything is amazing. I love using the terminal to ssh to remote servers and pretty much anything I can ever imagine. With mplayer and VLC now and Safari Download plugin I can download any video files and watch them. MxPlayer is amazing, downloading youtube videos for offline viewing! Why wouldn't you jailbreak? I don't even theme my phone, I bought the phone because it looked badass to begin with.

[jlake02]

I'm doing #2, the Cycorder one today. Thanks for all the other suggestions guys!

[FrederalXpress]

You can not brick the iphone 3G; it isn't really possible since itunes now arries a copy of the default softpack :/...:D

Actually you CAN, on very rare occasions get the following message (similar to one you would get if you try to hook up, say, an ipod fm transmitter made just for the ipod to the iphone):

"This accessory is not compatible with your iphone3g" blah blah blah and such and such. The fix is to uninstall the last app you installed. This can happen with neuter on too. Still, this is not a brick :)

[QUiKSR20]

My iPhone has been much more sluggish since jailbreaking and battery life is definately worse.

Only Apps installed

Winterboard
Crycorder
Categories
Bossprefs

I love the jailbreaked features but not the batt life and or slugish ness. Same story with everyone at my company who has jailbroken and we work for a software company so def not noobs in the slightest.

[dukebound85]

You can not brick the iphone 3G; it isn't really possible since itunes now arries a copy of the default softpack :/...:D

Actually you CAN, on very rare occasions get the following message (similar to one you would get if you try to hook up, say, an ipod fm transmitter made just for the ipod to the iphone):

"This accessory is not compatible with your iphone3g" blah blah blah and such and such. The fix is to uninstall the last app you installed. This can happen with neuter on too. Still, this is not a brick :)

you really cant brick it? i know you could on the first one but if its completey safe now, i might have a go

[Almy]

Definitely go for it. I'm an idiot and I did it easily. And after a brick scare I survived (wierd installer update that fixed itself after some iTunes funkiness.) I followed the walk through thread that starts with [Windows....]

[jlake02]

My iPhone has been much more sluggish since jailbreaking and battery life is definately worse.

Only Apps installed

Winterboard
Crycorder
Categories
Bossprefs

I love the jailbreaked features but not the batt life and or slugish ness. Same story with everyone at my company who has jailbroken and we work for a software company so def not noobs in the slightest.


I really haven't seen any difference.. the startup time might be a bit longer, but that's about it. I don't have Categories installed though..

[andyblila]

Not a computer. It's the iPHONE.
Yes, you can brick an iPhone 3G.
If you really video record with an iPhone, you need QC.
MMS, ehh.. not enough reason to make me spend hours of time and effort. Not even the combo of customization, MMS, or cycorder or whatever it's called when I get my iPhone.

To be completely accurate you cannot, repeat cannot brick an iPhone Jailbreaking it, you can brick it by UNLOCKING it. They are two different things. JB'ing gives you access to the root directory. If you screw up the software a DFU restore will fix it and return it to factory settings. It will not brick. While unlocking changes the baseband and can in fact, and just might brick your phone. Please quit putting out bogus information that is half correct. JB equals no brick!:mad:

[caitlin]

This accessory is not compatible with your iphone3g" blah blah blah and such and such. The fix is to uninstall the last app you installed.

Wait. You can get rid of that error message?