You need an Internet connection to install anything on an iPhone.
Not true just a wifi connection whether the wifi is streaming an internet connection also does not matter
is there anyway to install Open ssh without wifi or edge on an iphone 2g? thanx
As long as OpenSSH is already installed you can use the USB cable and the help of a program called iTunnel
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