Awesome thanks Toby. I'll see how we go. Prob best to get it unlocked and just get a new sim then.
Thanks again for the great info. All the best, Michael Michael Dennis www.fanchants.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/fanchants Facebook: www.facebook.com/fanchants On 23 Feb 2011, at 15:47, Toby Leighton wrote: > If you jailbreak your phone, basically it installs an extra app called cydia > which allows you to then install other non-apple apps, such as themes, wifi > routers and other such useful things that apple don't allow. none of this > stops you from using apples app store in the usual way, but this in of itself > wont allow you to pirate official apps, or use other sim cards. In order to > run other network simcards, someone from the group will have to let you know > the current app to use (I have an older 3g which is officially carrier > unlocked, so its a long time since i needed to do this), but basically you > install that program from cydia and your phone then accepts any sim. for > running pirated apps, there is yet another application and framework you need > to find and install in cydia, but thats a moral question for you to decide if > you want to google for yourself. > > In any of these cases if you install an official apple update, or press > restore this iphone when in itunes it will remove everything so you are > correct in saying you need to wait for the jailbreak to come out for the new > version of the software, but you are incorrect in your other assumptions. > > Finally the best option for using your other sim cards, is to ask the carrier > you bought it from to unlock it. This is an option in the UK now, but i > believe not in the USA etc, so it depends on them. There may or may not be a > fee, and it means you will be able to put any sim you like in from anywhere > in the world, jailbreak if you like, and never have to worry about unlocking > and your firmware versions. And increase the value of your phone if you ever > want to sell it. > > Toby > > On 23 February 2011 03:28, MichaelDennis <[email protected]> wrote: > howdy chaps, > > i have the lovely iphone 4 but cant use it here in Thailand. I'm thinking > about unlocking it. i need it to work with itunes as we develop iphone apps > and i need to test them etc. am i right in saying you cant use the itunes > store to download apps if you unlock the phone? also is it correct that you > cant update the software until the jailbreak comes out for the new version of > software? is jail break unlocking or is that when you download the free apps > (that should be paid for? > > i'm travelling a lot in different countries this year, i dont mind unlocking, > then updating the software and unlocking with the new version iof the > software in another country, that could work. > > am i right in what i understand and is there anything else i need to consider > do you reckon? just not using the iphone as it is, other than for work > purposes when on the net. > > > > All the best, > > Michael > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
