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What can I do to put these guys out of business?

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xraytech

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At Stoenstown Galleria Mall in San Francisco, there is a retail cart selling Jailbreak Services. I asked the dude working the cart,

"How much to Jailbreak an iPhone 4?"

The douche said $30.

$30 for something even the least tech savvy person can do for free, well maybe not the least tech savvy but you get what I'm saying.

What can I do to force these guys out of business and no, opening my own Jailbreaking service and charging $15 is not an option.

Also, just to get it out of our system.

"COOL STORY BRO!"

Now that we got that out of the way, let's take these guys down.
 
I don't think there is anything you can do. Just like all the jailbreak unlock sites that rip people off.. For some people it's worth $20-$30 bucks to have somebody else do it.. just like guys that cut grass for a living. you could try talking to the management if they are paying rent I doubt it will work.. Many of us have made a few bucks jailbreaking for others. I have always told people they can do it for free. frankly I wish more people would learn about jailbreaking before doing it.. Or asking how do I jailbreak firmware ?.?.?
 
why are they a douches? I think the price is not huge and having a cart in the mall costs money... I see you would like to charge $15 for the same service if you wanted and isn't that still too much money based on your assumptions of easiness & knowledge of jb for the whole apple demographic of users... ;)
 
xraytech said:
At Stoenstown Galleria Mall in San Francisco, there is a retail cart selling Jailbreak Services. I asked the dude working the cart,

"How much to Jailbreak an iPhone 4?"

The douche said $30.

$30 for something even the least tech savvy person can do for free, well maybe not the least tech savvy but you get what I'm saying.

What can I do to force these guys out of business and no, opening my own Jailbreaking service and charging $15 is not an option.

Also, just to get it out of our system.

"COOL STORY BRO!"

Now that we got that out of the way, let's take these guys down.
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Y u mad tho? Let the dude do his thang.
 
labman said:
I think we only need to look at a few post to realize that! :p
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Okay here we go. This is what I like. :D

Let's have a discussion.

The developers of what ever Jailbreak version have said in some shape or form to stay away from on-line pay for JB services. Just because it's a Brick & Mortar service does it make it more legit.

And discuss...

@labman Love your Aavatar ;)
 
xraytech said:
Okay here we go. This is what I like. :D

Let's have a discussion.

The developers of what ever Jailbreak version have said in some shape or form to stay away from on-line pay for JB services. Just because it's a Brick & Mortar service does it make it more legit.

And discuss...

@labman Love your Aavatar ;)
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They say not to waste your money to online places that sell their free programs and repackage them as theirs.
These B&M places dont actually sell their freeware but actually do the work for you. The same way Best Buy would charge you $60 to install Microsoft office to your computer or to come your house and setup your wireless network.
I dont think you're getting it.
Its different a website selling you a download link and a step by step tutorial to do it your self at home. If you can follow that yourself you could probably search on google and find the programs and info on how to do it for free.
Some people dont or cant do any of that so they rather have someone that knows what they're doing work on their phone.
 
If someone wants to pay me to jailbreak their phone, I'd take their green in a heartbeat.

Seeing that you're in Cali, I say you go California Old School on them and get picket signs that say "Vist www.------------.com to jailbreak your phone for free!"
 
xraytech said:
Okay here we go. This is what I like. :D

Let's have a discussion.

The developers of what ever Jailbreak version have said in some shape or form to stay away from on-line pay for JB services. Just because it's a Brick & Mortar service does it make it more legit.

And discuss...

@labman Love your Aavatar ;)
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that's not what they meant; they are speaking of people selling their free software like they made it and making people pay for it... which is different than people providing the service w/ free tools like these B&M. The B&M jb services are like installation services that you get from Best Buy for a price.
 
There's this place down the street from me where people bring their cars to get their oil changed. These jerks are charging these people to do it when they can just do it for free. I change my own oil so that must mean that everyone else that owns a car knows how to do so, right? I mean, there's no need for these guys to offer a service since everybody knows how to do it.:rolleyes:
 
Not sure why you care what they are doing :confused:

"Hey, lets close down QuickLube, they are charging to change your oil, and everybody knows you can get your own oil and do it yourself"

EDIT: see post above :p
 
xraytech said:
At Stoenstown Galleria Mall in San Francisco, there is a retail cart selling Jailbreak Services. I asked the dude working the cart,

"How much to Jailbreak an iPhone 4?"

The douche said $30.

$30 for something even the least tech savvy person can do for free, well maybe not the least tech savvy but you get what I'm saying.

What can I do to force these guys out of business and no, opening my own Jailbreaking service and charging $15 is not an option.

Also, just to get it out of our system.

"COOL STORY BRO!"

Now that we got that out of the way, let's take these guys down.
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..sorry, had to do it.
 
http://www.cultofmac.com/89466/student-makes-50000-a-year-jailbreaking-iphones/

Kevin Lee, a senior at George Mason University, Virginia, has turned iPhone jailbreaking into a full-time job, hacking customers devices to earn an impressive $50,000 a year. Lee uses Craigslist to advertise his services, which include unlocking, jailbreaking, and customizing devices to a user’s preference.

Lee told The Washington Post that he started off with a mere 5 to 10 customers a week – most of whom were friends. Now he pulls in between 30 and 40 – performing relatively simple hacks that many people don’t like to attempt themselves. A recent customer from the Mongolian embassy wanted his device unlocked so that he could use it in Mongolia when he moves.

Lee’s interview with The Washington Post is rather short, and he has since declined to provide further comment, removing his advert and contact details from Craigslist.

Though jailbreaking was ruled legal last year by the Library of Congress, many still fear repercussions from Apple. I’m sure the Dev-Team behind PwnageTool, RedSn0w and other jailbreak & unlock tools won’t be too happy either – in the past they have publicly shown their displeasure to others who try to make money from the tools that they provide for free.

Lee isn’t the only person to make money from this service, however. Kyle Matthews from ModMyI said in the report:

The industry just keeps increasing; there are even repair stores that will jailbreak for you.

The article is well worth a read and provides some interesting information on the jailbreaking community and the state of the industry at the moment.
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