24/05/2010 By http://www.techteet.com ( Source: http://www.techteet.com )

Jailbreaking and Unlocking your iPhone 3G/3Gs/4G – Pros and Cons

If you have an iPhone 3G/3Gs/4G but are unhappy with some of the limitations then you should consider jailbreaking your iPhone 3G/3Gs/4G. Currently you cannot use Bluetooth stacks, flash or even expand the memory of your iPhone 3G/3Gs/4G. If you want to install software that will allow these features you have to jailbreak iPhone 3G/3Gs/4G.

When you jailbreak iPhone 3G/3Gs/4G you get access to the root operating system. In fact when you jailbreak iPhone 3G/3Gs/4G you replace the firmware with a modified version that includes access to the un-official App stores. There are thousands of themes, wallpapers, software and apps that you can explore the potential power of your iPhone.

In these un-official App stores you can purchase and download free software to install on your iPhone 4G/3Gs/3G. The one reason most people jailbreak iPhone 3G/3Gs/4G is to unlock iPhone 3G/3Gs/4G. Unlocking software allows you to use your iPhone 3G/3Gs/4G on another carrier besides the one Apple has an agreement with.

Some reasons not to jailbreak iPhone 3G/3Gs/4G includes the hassle that whenever Apple upgrades the software you have to re-install the jailbreak iPhone 3G/3Gs/4G solution. Also, both Apple and AT&T consider your phone warranty to be broken when you jailbreak iPhone 3G/3Gs/4G and unlock iPhone 3G/3Gs/4G. There is a minimal risk that you will damage your iPhone beyond repair but this is very rare.

Unlocking your iPhone is safe with the software solutions today. If you ever have any issue with your phone you can restore it to its factory default settings at any time.