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Will registering unlocked iphone with itunes lock it again?

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miklewis7

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Jul 30, 2008
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Just bought an unlocked and jailbroken 2.0 firmware iphone from the US, on its way to me in Australia, just wondering if when i register it iTunes incase i want to use the apple store, will it lock my iphone back up again?

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wrkactjob

wrkactjob

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Feb 29, 2008
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Why will it lock it? I thought registration of the iPhone was just so you can use the apple store?...what clever checks does the registration process carry out on the phone then?
 
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miklewis7

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Jul 30, 2008
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that sucks if it does!! will i not be able to use it with itunes at all then? i suppose it wont be too bad if the cydia (if thats its name??) program on it can access all the same apps?
 
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elmote

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Jul 31, 2008
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Just to be clear, you can synch with ITunes and buy things, including apps from the ITunes store and it will not re-lock your phone. I may have misinterpreted your question originally. However, if you select update when ITunes says a new software version is available for your ITunes it will lock it again.
 
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miklewis7

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Jul 30, 2008
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oh that should be ok then. basically i was in the apple shop and tried to download a free app to one of the iphones in there, when i put in my itunes username and password it said i only had an itunes account and not an iphone account so i couldnt do it. when i asked a staff member she said i would have to register the iphone to get have my account upgraded, i told her about the phone i'm getting and she said she thought it would lock the phone up if i tried to do that...
 
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