iOS5 + iPhone 3G?

[coocooforcocoap]

Can this be done?

I dunno what you guys did to ******* your phones up so bad, but I've had a 3g since 2008, I'm running 4.2.1 and it works like the day I got it.

Mine is the same, works great. But now that all the untethered stuff came out today for iOS5.01, I am wondering if there is a snowball's chance of taking this 3g there. Without a restore.ipsw, I don't know how to do? I think another (or the same issue) is with the modem firmware, which is 6.15. Hmmm... is anyone doing this?

 

[Crystal-RX]

Mine is the same, works great. But now that all the untethered stuff came out today for iOS5.01, I am wondering if there is a snowball's chance of taking this 3g there. Without a restore.ipsw, I don't know how to do? I think another (or the same issue) is with the modem firmware, which is 6.15. Hmmm... is anyone doing this?

What exactly do you want to do with your phone?

 

[coocooforcocoap]

What exactly do you want to do with your phone?

Want to take the 3G to iOS5...but on further investigation, it only seems possible with the 3GS. Can u confirm? thx! Current status: 3G with 6.15 BB and 4.2.1 firmware, unlocked and working great.

 

[Crystal-RX]

Want to take the 3G to iOS5...but on further investigation, it only seems possible with the 3GS. Can u confirm? thx! Current status: 3G with 6.15 BB and 4.2.1 firmware, unlocked and working great.

Yes, latest firmware for 3G is 4.2.1. You can install anything above 4.2.1 onto 3G.

 

[Happy3ger]

ios and3g

yep I'm realizing that I either get a higher grade iphone ( presently happy with 3G) and forget The Cloud....who really needs it? Also i've been running VERY slowly n Ios4 and now plan to go back to 3.3 .....Ahem.....what is DFU?

 

[weberkevin]

Will not work

if u do it on redsnow it will give u a error message

 

[spitfyre505]

IOS 5 on 3.1.3

http://www.whited00r.com/installation/
http://www.whited00r.com/

I have a jailbroken 3g with 3.1.3 and found this article claiming that you can install IOS5 on 3.1.3. It also looks ligit so has anyone done this and what happened on your phone. I wonder if installing it would make my Iphone so slow.

 

[UselessVoidBobo]

Fellow 3G user here, the 3G is a piece and Apple has stopped supporting it. Good thing I have a 4S coming on Friday.

And to those thinking about upgrading to iOS4, do not do it. It will be the worst mistake of your life and is fairly difficult getting all your info back when you ultimately downgrade back to iOS3.

Yes, you're right. My iPhone 3G is running iOS 4.2.1 and is Jailbroken. Whenever I try to go to App Store, Cydia & iTunes, it loads forever.

 

[somekool]

iphone 3G in 2013 ;(

it's true iOS 4.0 was super crazy slow. but I found that iOS 4.2.1 is working nicely. maybe you need a reboot once in a while, but not that often.

the biggest problems I have, is app vendors which stop supporting 4.2.1 and the itunes stores which can't keep the latest supported version for this release. that sucks.

after clearing up all data to pass it on to my wife. I can't install skype, facebook, google+, endomondo, pretty much nothing.
if the big guys can't support it, it's not only apple's fault.

my iphone is still working very nicely. and I thought my wife would pass it on to my toddler next.

@all_app_developers, please support 4.2.1, even with reduced features.

 

[MrMacMack]

it's true iOS 4.0 was super crazy slow. but I found that iOS 4.2.1 is working nicely. maybe you need a reboot once in a while, but not that often.

the biggest problems I have, is app vendors which stop supporting 4.2.1 and the itunes stores which can't keep the latest supported version for this release. that sucks.

after clearing up all data to pass it on to my wife. I can't install skype, facebook, google+, endomondo, pretty much nothing.
if the big guys can't support it, it's not only apple's fault.

my iphone is still working very nicely. and I thought my wife would pass it on to my toddler next.

@all_app_developers, please support 4.2.1, even with reduced features.

Which iPhone do you have and why don't you update the software?

 

[121mcv]

not the last one

I still have a Iphone 3g - its getting pretty much useless now - I use it more as a ipod now - a big one at that