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    Question iphone 3g s jailbroken 3g does it work?

    basically do you still get 3g coverage and useage as all the videos on youtube suggest that you can only have 2g...i don't care about tethering etc i just want to be able to use it on vodafone and use 3g as obviously it's a highly capable device the 3g s...
    Quote Originally Posted by Fraz regarding the Apple Mighty Mouse
    I just got so fed up with this thing for it's crappy erratically working scroll ball and poor right-click detection that I just threw it against a wall and it exploded.

    Good riddance. Wish I'd done it about a year ago.

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    Re: iphone 3g s jailbroken 3g does it work?

    Should be able to.

    Though thats only a guess as I don't and have never had an iPhone.

    There are probably better places to discuss this anyway. Although we can discuss the fact that you can unlock or jailbreak an iPhone (or any other phone for that matter), we shouldn't discuss how you go about it. That leads to thread locking and posts being deleted.


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    Re: iphone 3g s jailbroken 3g does it work?

    no no i don't want to know how i just want to know if anyone has got 3g services working with a non o2 network...
    Quote Originally Posted by Fraz regarding the Apple Mighty Mouse
    I just got so fed up with this thing for it's crappy erratically working scroll ball and poor right-click detection that I just threw it against a wall and it exploded.

    Good riddance. Wish I'd done it about a year ago.

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    Re: iphone 3g s jailbroken 3g does it work?

    Quote Originally Posted by Funkstar View Post
    There are probably better places to discuss this anyway. Although we can discuss the fact that you can unlock or jailbreak an iPhone (or any other phone for that matter), we shouldn't discuss how you go about it. That leads to thread locking and posts being deleted.
    Talking about unlocking has always been fine AFAIK, and I don't remember any posts being deleted for just discussion of unlocking only - even on how to do it (although feel free to correct that, can't read em all )

    Unblocking / IMEI number changing is a no-no though.
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    Re: iphone 3g s jailbroken 3g does it work?

    I have a 100% unlocked iPhone 3G (not 3GS). Play.com are selling them:

    http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4...e/Product.html

    Actually they're selling the 3GS too if you're feeling really flush:

    http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4...e/Product.html

    BTW - starred words in your sig? You HAVE read the rules right?

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    Re: iphone 3g s jailbroken 3g does it work?

    Quote Originally Posted by Agent View Post
    Talking about unlocking has always been fine AFAIK, and I don't remember any posts being deleted for just discussion of unlocking only - even on how to do it (although feel free to correct that, can't read em all )

    Unblocking / IMEI number changing is a no-no though.
    OK, my bad. I remembered it being a no-no.

    Will be more reckless in future

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    Re: iphone 3g s jailbroken 3g does it work?

    You can jailbreak iPhone 3GS now.

    But then it may overheat meaning you can't use it at all ;o

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    Re: iphone 3g s jailbroken 3g does it work?

    overheat?why cause of cydia etc?
    or what?
    as for the unlocked ones there fully working with 3g then? i don't want to spend 900quid on one though.i was thinking of buying one straight from an apple store.i'm aware there's a 3.1 firmware coming but that again will be fixed etc so either way i would end up with an unlocked one... just want the 3g functions to work...

    is there anyway i can factory reset it if it did break to send it back?
    Quote Originally Posted by Fraz regarding the Apple Mighty Mouse
    I just got so fed up with this thing for it's crappy erratically working scroll ball and poor right-click detection that I just threw it against a wall and it exploded.

    Good riddance. Wish I'd done it about a year ago.

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    Re: iphone 3g s jailbroken 3g does it work?

    No, I did not mean the iPhone could overheat directly because of a jailbreak just referring to the issues that the 3GS seems to have with heat.
    http://lifestyle.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=19155

    You would have to be a fool to pay £900 for a pre unlocked phone that would be re-locked once a new Firmware was released, You can buy the 3GS for much less and Jailbreak / unlock yourself and keep it unlocked even when a new Firmware is released.

    3.1 is in the testing stages at the moment, maybe it will resolve the heat issues but I doubt it because I can't see how a new firmware will affect the heat tolerances of the phone?.

    If you break your phone as long as iTunes detects the phone you can restore it to it's original state before returning it to Apple.

    Personally I am an Apple iPhone fan but I can't see how it is worth paying the extra for the 3GS, then again I havn't used one yet.
    Last edited by Chris P; 06-07-2009 at 01:12 PM.

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    Re: iphone 3g s jailbroken 3g does it work?

    it's not actually just the 3g s mate... seems after bit of simple googling its the 3g aswel and pos the original 8gb... cause the posts i found of one of many sites were dated back that far and they mentioned 2g 8gb models... seems like they'll have fixed it by august though as they did with the original batches the new ones were sorted...
    do i have a leg to stand on if its jailbroken and dead? surely if its dead and they can't revive it they just go straight out the back and bring me another one like good old apple do?
    Quote Originally Posted by Fraz regarding the Apple Mighty Mouse
    I just got so fed up with this thing for it's crappy erratically working scroll ball and poor right-click detection that I just threw it against a wall and it exploded.

    Good riddance. Wish I'd done it about a year ago.

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    Re: iphone 3g s jailbroken 3g does it work?

    I never had any heat issues with my 3G 8Gb?

    Jailbreaking / Unlocking your iPhone does void all warranty, however if it is completely dead I doubt that Apple would do / could check before sending out a replacement or repairing the phone. But at the end of the day it's the risk you take when Unlocking / Jailbreaking

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    Re: iphone 3g s jailbroken 3g does it work?

    the s has a 600mhz cpu and opens apps alot faster the camera is way better fps wise i shock it about all over the shop and it kept up.batterys bit better for wifi n some other stuff.just generally all that it should be tbh
    Quote Originally Posted by Fraz regarding the Apple Mighty Mouse
    I just got so fed up with this thing for it's crappy erratically working scroll ball and poor right-click detection that I just threw it against a wall and it exploded.

    Good riddance. Wish I'd done it about a year ago.

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    Re: iphone 3g s jailbroken 3g does it work?

    Quote Originally Posted by keef247 View Post
    the s has a 600mhz cpu and opens apps alot faster the camera is way better fps wise i shock it about all over the shop and it kept up.batterys bit better for wifi n some other stuff.just generally all that it should be tbh
    im finding the battery life on mine to be dire tbh, I have to charge it pretty much every night and that's without heavy 3g/wifi usage.
    I only notice the phone getting warm when you use the gps or when it's charging

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    Quote Originally Posted by Krakkenbus View Post
    im finding the battery life on mine to be dire tbh, I have to charge it pretty much every night and that's without heavy 3g/wifi usage.
    I only notice the phone getting warm when you use the gps or when it's charging
    its also double the ram aswel i forgot that.

    what do you use it for though? i bet your playin games alot or rinsing itunes whilst running apps?
    should be fine otherwise. i'm no fanboy (i hated the others) just seems they've got it right this time.

    as for charging it every night most people do with any kind of pda/smartphone anyway.

    as for the warmth cheers for that mate s'good to know. i heard it was a bit warmer when using gps but i don't buy this so hot it'd burn your face and burnt the white ones and turned them pink LOL.

    oh and is yours jailbroken and what network are you using if so and is your 3g working fine with it?
    Quote Originally Posted by Fraz regarding the Apple Mighty Mouse
    I just got so fed up with this thing for it's crappy erratically working scroll ball and poor right-click detection that I just threw it against a wall and it exploded.

    Good riddance. Wish I'd done it about a year ago.

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    Re: iphone 3g s jailbroken 3g does it work?

    Ehm, Haven't really spent any time playing games, the odd 5 mins here and there just. Same goes for the itunes dont really use that. I'm never out walking enough to benefit from using it.
    Mines just o2, not jailbroken or anything sadly.

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    Re: iphone 3g s jailbroken 3g does it work?

    Quote Originally Posted by Krakkenbus View Post
    Ehm, Haven't really spent any time playing games, the odd 5 mins here and there just. Same goes for the itunes dont really use that. I'm never out walking enough to benefit from using it.
    Mines just o2, not jailbroken or anything sadly.
    are you in a 3g area constantly then?cause i'm not but when i'm at work out out in town or rounds mates in the next town i am so when hometown area i'll be able to enjoy longer 2g calls and then 3g productivity when not...
    have you had it checked then cause it shouldn't be that bad.
    stuff have just done a review for it and they vouch for the 24hours of audio playback so it def aint itunes either...
    Quote Originally Posted by Fraz regarding the Apple Mighty Mouse
    I just got so fed up with this thing for it's crappy erratically working scroll ball and poor right-click detection that I just threw it against a wall and it exploded.

    Good riddance. Wish I'd done it about a year ago.

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