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Clarify a few things JailBreak Related

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Bob Bob

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May 7, 2011
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Alright.. So a friend of mine has asked me to jailbreak his iPhone 3GS, Running iOS 4.3.3. Now, I've jailbroken a few iPod touch's for people over the last few years, but I'm not sure if it's a different process with different things to watch out for on an iPhone or not.

So basically, I'm wondering if there is anything I should be aware of when I do this Jailbreak or not. I know three of the most popular Jailbreaking programs were updated over the past few days, but I don't think it really matters which one I use. (They all seem to offer the same functionality, correct me if I'm wrong.)

Thanks in advance :p
 
rick snagwell said:
http://www.iclarified.com/entries/index.php?caid=2&scid=11&seid=2
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Thanks a ton for that.

Small question. His Iphone isn't Unlocked, so I assume this specific wall of text does not apply to me? Don't know if there's a tidbit of info in there I should be looking at or not.

IMPORTANT FOR UNLOCKERS
During this process you can update your baseband to the 06.15 version. If you are on 05.14 or 05.15 or higher you will need to do this to unlock. You do not need to do this for jailbreak only. Please read the following very carefully before deciding whether to do this. You can find out baseband version here.

1. There is no way to come back down from 06.15, and there’s no hiding the baseband version from Apple. You’ll be voiding your warranty in a very obvious way.
2. If some future baseband comes out with a critical fix, you won’t be able to update to it if it remains down in the 05.xx sequence (then again, you wouldn’t update to it if you wanted to keep your unlock anyway).
3. Starting with FW 4.2.1 if you have 06.15 on your iPhone you won’t ever be able to restore to stock firmware (it will fail). You’ll need to only restore to custom IPSWs (then again, if you’re unlocker you should already be doing that).
4. There are reports that 06.15 may disable your GPS. The iPhone Dev-Team is currently working on a fix.

Don’t update to 06.15 if you don’t need to! Only do this if you need the unlock and you’re stuck on 05.14 or 05.15, and you're willing to assume the above risks. If your baseband is already unlockable and you are on a lower firmware version then use PwnageTool to update to 4.3.3 without upgrading your baseband.]
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Original poster: you're right there's nothing in that text you have to worry about if you're not an unlocker. Just JB as iclarified.com instructs.
 
ZmyDust said:
Original poster: you're right there's nothing in that text you have to worry about if you're not an unlocker. Just JB as iclarified.com instructs.
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Since the phone has already been upgraded to 4.3.3, the unlock question is irrelevant. The phone is already on the latest baseband.
 
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