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6/28/2009 02:54:00 PM - 4 comments

How many of you have been using the Apple iPhone, but have never tried to unlock it? Is it because you are happy with what you have or are you apprehensive of experiencing ‘a revolution’? Well, I’d say, it’s true as we sometimes resort to the famous saying ‘Ignorance is bliss’; but what about missing the fun and adventure when the whole of iPhone world goes crazy about iPhone unlocking and iPhone Jailbreak.

I have tried to make a careful study about the apprehensions regarding the unlocking or jailbreaking of iPhone; and the results I found are quite startling. It is not always that people are happy with what they have, but they still do not want to try unlocking. Most of the iPhone user’s apprehension to opt for iPhone unlocking or Jailbreaking is due to their lack of proper knowledge or clarity of concepts relating to the same. Many of them I spoke to weren’t too sure about the differences between Unlock iPhone and Jailbreak.

Unlock iPhone vs. Jailbreak

Well, iPhone jailbreaking refers to the process that allows the installation of 3rd party applications on iPhone, and it’s applicable to all versions of firmwares. While, unlocking iPhone refers to the process which allows your iPhone to open up and accept all carriers, i.e. you can use the service of any carriers and is no longer bound to Apple’s 1 iPhone 1 carrier policy. This gives the iPhone users a wider choice and puts to rest the monopoly of a single carrier (viz. AT&T) approved by Apple.

Although there is a cloud of doubt about the credibility of jailbreak iPhone or the actual need for third party applications in presence of the App Store, here are a few reasons why:

You can Install 3rd party applications via Cydia and Installer

It is undoubtedly true that the App Store has some of the path breaking application in store for you. However, you really need to come across through Cydia and Installer to actually know what you have been missing all along. Do you know, many of the iPhone applications that could not make it to the App Store due to certain technical reasons pertaining to Apple’s T&C have been highly applauded and are doing brisk business on Cydia. A few such app include

* iPhoneModem – Use of iPhone as modem, and even connect your laptop to Internet via iPhone
* MxTube – Download and save YouTube video on iPhone
* Mame4iPhone – Play arcade game on iPhone
* NemusSync – Sync iPhone calendar with Google Calendar

Winterboard themes - Change the Look & Feel of your iPhone

If you think the regular icons that come with iPhone is boring, here’s a reason for you to jailbreak iPhone. A jailbreak iPhone allows you to use Winterboard and choose to apply theme on iPhone to make your own style statement.

iPhone Geeks can have Full control of your iPhone

Not of much interest to the non-techies though, for geeks, securing full control of the iPhone to carry out further research and development and is the ardent need to jailbreak iPhones. Moreover, with iPhone jailbreak, you can also install a lightweight version of HTTP server and other similar servers. One of the most popular servers amongst Jailbreak iPhone users is a SSH daemon. The best part about SSH is that, you can connect to iPhone remotely and transfer any file to/from it.
Unlock iPhone to know what you have been missing!

Ask anyone why they Jailbreak and the most common answer will be ‘To Unlock’.

Well, if you are not too sure where to seek advice for trusted and reliable services in iPhone unlocking, you may check out www.easyiphoneunlocking.com and meet the experts there for a tailor-made solution.