Is Jailbreaking Worth it?

[jw nyc]

If I don't care about customizing the icons and home screen, is Jailbreaking worth it? Are there any killer apps that are a must have on the Cydia market? The one thing I liked when I jailbroke my iPhone 3G was the quick reply sms option and backgrounder. Is there anything new that makes jailbreaking really worth it and does it affect the stability and speed of the OS? Thanks.

 

[Intell]

There are many of these threads on here already. Use MRoogle to search for them, don't use the built in search in the top right (its not very good).

 

[FamiliaPhoto]

Definitely try MRoogle, you will find a lot. With that said, not considering theming the following apps are why I jailbrake.

- SBSettings (This app was the original reason I jailbroke. I hated going into settings to turn off Wifi, etc. that much.)
- BiteSMS
- My3G
- MyWi
- FolderEnhancer
- MultiIconMover
- SwitcherPlus
- Remove Recents

Once you Jailbreak you will then find other must have apps to help you manage your jailbreak, they are not a reason to jailbreak themselves but are priceless once jailbroken.

- iFile
- PkgBackup
- Mobile Terminal
- etc....

Good luck.

 

[neotope]

If I don't care about customizing the icons and home screen, is Jailbreaking worth it? Are there any killer apps that are a must have on the Cydia market? The one thing I liked when I jailbroke my iPhone 3G was the quick reply sms option and backgrounder. Is there anything new that makes jailbreaking really worth it and does it affect the stability and speed of the OS? Thanks.

The only killer app that I use is LockInfo. Most of the other apps I could live without. When I initially got LockInfo I used the trial and after it expired I did not renew it for a couple hours and at that point I realized how much I already relied on it.

 

[WesCole]

Lock Info, BiteSMS, and SBSettings, just to name a few. There are so many other apps and tweaks that are useful, too, but those are my main three.

 

[Cyroceon]

LockInfo with LockWeather Plug in...is THE reason my iPhone is productive before entering the home screen. Having this information on the outside of the phone makes a glance worth as much as entering 4-5 different apps would be.

 

[-aggie-]

There are many of these threads on here already. Use MRoogle to search for them, don't use the built in search in the top right (its not very good).

I believe we actually had a thread not too long ago with this exact same title!

Yes, JBing is worth it. Customizing is the least thing I care about. Having the ability to use MyWi for tethering and do all the operations that should already be included on the iPhone (for example, deleting recents singly in phone list) are just some of the reasons to be jailbroke.

 

[iamthekiller]

You can't just click through the million threads here and see?

 

[jmcn72]

YES!! BiteSMS blows away the native SMS app. MyWi is a sweet addition too for creating a mobile hotspot.

 

[Hype2k2]

Bitesms, sbsettings, my3g, and mywi make it worth it.

 

[grapes911]

Check this thread out.