I hear a lot of you talk about unlocking and "jailbreaking" cell phones. How does it work? Can anyone explain it? I am curious.
Thanks.
Thanks.
How does phone "jailbreaking" work?
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Posts: 1321 (11/11/2009 7:15 PM) |
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Suzdawg |
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Posts: 807 (11/11/2009 7:34 PM) |
Paging thegoat lol! He can probably break it down better than anyone on here.
My phone is jailbroken, and I absolutely love it! There are so many 3rd party apps that the Apple store doesn't allow that Cydia does. I also love how I can customize my springboard layout with themes. It just really allows you to make your phone do whatever you want. |
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LimitedRetroOG |
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Posts: 5583 (11/11/2009 7:36 PM) Favorite Newcomer '09
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Do you even own a smartphone?
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KellySD |
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Posts: 1334 (11/11/2009 7:39 PM) |
I have a four-year old Nokia that doesn't even have a camera. I am just curious about the procedure.
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Posts: 5584 (11/11/2009 7:42 PM) Favorite Newcomer '09
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Basically, it lets you add third party applications to a cell phone. Extremely easy to do. You can get directions anywhere online. However, unless you have a
smartphone, there's really no point.
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Unlocking is the process of modifying a phone to use on carriers other than those intended for it in the first place (ie using a BB Storm on Sprint). You can
unlock a GSM phone only for another GSM carrier, and the same with CDMA. in the US, At&t and t-mobile are GSM...verizon and sprint are CDMA.
"Jailbreaking" is a software mod specific to iPhones and iPod touches. It opens up the firmware to allow third party applications not avaliable in
the app store.
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KellySD |
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Posts: 1337 (11/11/2009 7:47 PM) |
I thought you could add any apps to your cell phone anyway.
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Certainly Not Dcutie |
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Posts: 17601 (11/11/2009 7:50 PM) |
Suzdawg wrote: What are your favorite cydia apps/sources? |
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KellySD wrote: Only ones that are in the app store and have been approved by apple and AT&T. In cydia (the main source of repositories and packages/third party apps), you'll find apps that allow you to have custom backgrounds, use the phone as a modem, and even download paid app store apps for free |
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KellySD |
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Posts: 1345 (11/11/2009 8:01 PM) |
Thank you goat. I appreciate your explanation.
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Suzdawg |
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Posts: 808 (11/11/2009 11:15 PM) |
Certainly Not Dcutie wrote: Sorry, didn't see this until now. There are a lot of Cydia apps that I love! Winterboard, Categories & CategoriesSB, qTweeter, Music Controls, PdaNet, mQuickDo, YourTube, iRealQuickSMS, LockInfo, and Installous to name a few! |
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Posts: 335 (11/11/2009 11:32 PM) |
so i could get any HTC phone that is not made for AT&T and unlock it to make it usable with AT&T? or could i only get a t-mobile HTC and unlock it to
use for AT&T and visa versa?
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Posts: 397 (11/11/2009 11:42 PM) |
so i could get any HTC phone that is not made for AT&T and unlock it to make it usable with AT&T? or could i only get a t-mobile HTC and unlock it to use for AT&T and visa versa? Yes, you can do that. I did it with the 8525 to use with T-Mobile. |
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Mochalicious |
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Posts: 337 (11/11/2009 11:49 PM) |
ok, thanks! it's time for a new phone and i really want an HTC. how do/did you like the 8525?
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Posts: 867 (11/12/2009 12:00 AM) |
thegoat121886 wrote:You obviously have a wealth of info and command of this subject. However, I don't get how you'd be able to activate a phone for use if the carrier doesn't have it. Like you can't take it into Verizon for them to activate it. .or can you? Because they don't use sim cards at the V. |
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thegoat121886 |
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marcelluz2 wrote: right. to unlock a cdma phone, you need a code from the service provider you want to use. There's a few different ways of acquiring this...from non-caring employees to different methods online. |
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Posts: 6315 (11/12/2009 2:40 AM) |
thegoat121886 wrote:Can you explain this (in reeeaaalllyyyy simple terms lol) a little more? I have verizon and really don't want to switch (I currently have a discounted plan because of my dad's business relations), so my plan is super cheap...and any other plan I get will be discounted too. I really want an iphone, but would have to (well want to) stay with Verizon. I mean, I don't need to know the inner technological workings of the situation, but how would I go about setting it all up and such? |
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thegoat121886 |
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Verizon can't support an iPhone (iPhone=GSM, Verizon is on a CDMA network).
is there another phone you might be interested in? |
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LimitedRetroOG |
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Posts: 5596 (11/12/2009 2:42 AM) Favorite Newcomer '09
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vtshorty04 wrote: That's pointless. Getting an AT&T BlackBerry, then unlocking would make the BlackBerry useless. You're better off getting the 8520 for T-Mobile. |
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Posts: 6316 (11/12/2009 2:42 AM) |
thegoat121886 wrote:Nooo!!! You have just crushed my dreams! 
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DoesThatSparkle wrote: the rumor mill is reporting that Verizon may be getting an iPhone model in time for Q3 2010. Just keep posted. |
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