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You're iPhone has the new iBoot and the jailbreak is tethered. Unfortunately, you first need to jailbreak before you unlock. This means that every time you shut the phone down, you'll need to run blackra1n to boot it.
If possible, could you return the iPhone and purchase a refurb instead? It's believe that refurbs most likely have the older iBoot version capable of an untethered jailbreak.
ahhhh... it makes a bit of sense now..
i completely understood the concept of a tethered jailbreak yet only now applied that to having to do it twice with the new ones..
So once i get to the 'connect to itunes' screen should i just close blackra1n and open it up again (then click 'make it rain'... again?)
to be honest i considered doing that first time round but i kind of (for lack of a better expression) **** my pants once i saw that recovery mode screen...
I know it can never be 100% but if i do it again and if it f**ks up will i still be able to rely on the restore via itunes option? So basically i'm asking.. using blackra1n.. what's the likeliness of me completely bricking the phone?? (i'm hoping you say it's VERY minimal)
I don't really mind the whole having to reboot via my computer thing... it's rare that i'm not around a point to charge my phone when it's down to 10% battery/in desperate need to charge it (as i do have to run off two phones being on a UK and Irish number all the time anyway)
Also two things:
1.Should i wait for the next apple announcement later this month to see if they're releasing a new firmware... version 4.0 maybe(keeping in mind this will almost definitely involve waiting for a new jailbreak/unlock option)? and also maybe wait for o2 ireland to support unlocking (as o2 uk started doing once the phone stopped being exclusive to them (this which is only around the proverbial corner for o2 ireland))
2.I've read on a few forums that once the blackra1n jailbreak has been performed that people have had problems with wifi coverage aswell as some people complaining about dropped calls in general?!? ... do you guys have any experience of this at all?
to answer your question about purchasing a refurb... once i was told by o2 that i probably couldn't use an o2 uk sim card on my phone i asked the customer assistant whether it would be a more feasible idea for me to return the phone and purchase a UK iphone he responded with 'to be honest, now that there's proof that you've used the phone without any immediate issues, there's no chance of any refunds'
As you can tell i'm quite touchy about jailbreaking such an expensive piece of kit considering the risk of being left staring at a (once beautiful) 600 paperweight at the end of the day.... The two of you responding so quickly,informatively and promptly (bytethese and Deano.UK) has honestly brought me to an epiphany that internet forums have the potential to create an extremely positive outcome.. something that i never believed before so props to you two for that alone...
yet again... any (more) help would be greatly appreciated..
Cheers,
Nish
By the way you open pwnage tool for mac and select the ipsw and it makes a custom ipsw that allows you to select if you want cydia or icy on your phone and then it allows you to choose what packages you want also the repo's if you want add any so when you restore they will already be installed therefore you can reboot or restart without having to have a usb port near by. (But forget i tried to help cause i am a spammer!