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is it really worth all the drama to jailbreak an IPhone or a touch?

I see so many users here begging and pleading for help to get back some feature or function after theyve broke their IPod and IPhone. Ive helped out in the past but now feel my effort is silly.

So.. I am going to ask everyone who has jailbroken their Touch and IPhones 2 questions

1) what enhanced features about jailbreaking not covered by the orignial OS that you find appealing enough to risk Potentially destroying your device, (some of its is scripted linux, c++ and perl) voiding your warranty, and not having an IPod or Phone for some time.

1a) Was the jailbreaking experience worth the overall feature upgrade? did the new OS meet and exceed your expectations, or was it just more of the same stuff, except just a different GUI (graphic userinterface)

2) did you purchase your jailbricked device on your own or was it a gift?

Just so that you all dont think Im nuts, Ive been an IT guy for awhile and Ive seen people do some silly stuff with IT, installed the wrong OS, wrong firmware, and have observed people brick perfectly good stuff.

not trying to bring hate, just trying to see the value helping people repair the same mistakes constantly. I suppose I could just avoid the questions and choose not to help as well. sorry more of rant then a question.

Update:

everyone who buys an IPod or IPhone deals with a EULA (End user licensing agreement) its the contract that people agree to not hack or mod their device when it gets installed and configured on your pc. It does void warranty. take your jail broken device to an apple store and see if you can get support for it.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    dude u wrote to much so here if u dont wanna do it pay someone 5 bucks and the best partt is once jail broken you u dont swat for anything and it doesnt void warranty

  • mi18
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    1 decade ago

    i was given an iphone as a gift, lovely thought but she got it wrong,, i wanted the new cliq or droid. first thing i had to get it unlocked. i refuse to be locked into a contract.

    second i had to jailbreak it for the most important reason, it frustrates apple & i dont have to use the app store to put on it what I want, but mainly because apple says i am not allowed to do it.. i couldnt care less about voiding warranty or destroying the device, i wanted a new android phone anyway & as soon as i get an android phone i intend to give this iphone to the person who catches it when i throw this peice of junk from the roof of the grand hotel.

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