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Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

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Post by kls »

kape wrote: post #21

I haven't Jailbroke my iPhone for a few years. I did out of curiosity, but updating OS was just too much pain. Been thinking what are the real benefits of doing that? Why? Is it customizing UI, adding more effects? Or is it just downloading apps outside app store? I think it brought value when we didn't have notification center etc, but still people doing it?

The big one for those of us with an AT&T unlimited data plan is tethering. They had to grandfather our plans in because they sold them to us as unlimited, but they will not offer tethering as they are trying to force all users off of those plans and on to the 5GB plan.

Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

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Post by illuminate »

ansgri wrote: post #17
lutusp wrote: post #6

Warning: jailbreaking your phone is now illegal: http://investorplace.com/2013/01/jailbreaking-your-phone-wil...

I always wonder, how can you U.S. guys tolerate this stupid carrier lock-in with year-long contracts? When in other parts of the world they are planning or already have laws obliging carriers to provide call forwarding to your new number after you switch away.

"I always wonder, how can you U.S. guys tolerate this stupid carrier lock-in with year-long contracts?"

How? Because we have a limited competition between carriers in the US. We "tolerate" because until very recently, there were not unsubisidized plans available (and even still, there are very few being offered.)

Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

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Post by ansgri »

breckenedge wrote: post #28
ansgri wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I always wonder, how can you U.S. guys tolerate this stupid carrier lock-in with year-long contracts? When in other parts of the world they are planning or already have laws obliging carriers to provide call forwarding to your new number after you switch away.

A multi-year contract is an option here, not a requirement, and some carriers will cut you a break to bring your own phone. Also, you take your phone number with you when you switch carriers. update: rhetorical

Thanks for clarification! It must be that the internet coverage of the issue is heavily skewed towards disappointed people, as always.

Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

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Post by jiggy2011 »

StavrosK wrote: post #39
0x0 wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes. Good thing it's not.

I do agree, though, that visiting a page, pressing a "jailbreak" button and finding Cydia installed and running, was, to use the scientific term, slick.

In such a case what is to stop a malicious site having a "free porn" button which installs something much more nasty.

Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

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Post by NotAnEngineer »

There's a Cydia app called BrowserChanger that lets you change the default browser (so clicking a link in Mail will open Chrome instead of Safari, for example). Is there a similar app that lets you change the default maps application?

Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

#77

Post by StavrosK »

jiggy2011 wrote: post #75
StavrosK wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I do agree, though, that visiting a page, pressing a "jailbreak" button and finding Cydia installed and running, was, to use the scientific term, slick.

In such a case what is to stop a malicious site having a "free porn" button which installs something much more nasty.

Nothing, of course.

Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

#78

Post by britta »

NotAnEngineer wrote: post #76

There's a Cydia app called BrowserChanger that lets you change the default browser (so clicking a link in Mail will open Chrome instead of Safari, for example). Is there a similar app that lets you change the default maps application?

MapsOpener makes Google Maps the default maps app - see http://www.idownloadblog.com/2012/12/14/mapsopener/ for some information and a video.

Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

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Post by stcredzero »

kls wrote: post #71
kape wrote: post #21

I haven't Jailbroke my iPhone for a few years. I did out of curiosity, but updating OS was just too much pain. Been thinking what are the real benefits of doing that? Why? Is it customizing UI, adding more effects? Or is it just downloading apps outside app store? I think it brought value when we didn't have notification center etc, but still people doing it?

The big one for those of us with an AT&T unlimited data plan is tethering. They had to grandfather our plans in because they sold them to us as unlimited, but they will not offer tethering as they are trying to force all users off of those plans and on to the 5GB plan.

Do those apps actually still work on AT&T? I thought AT&T detected their operation and blocked them.

Re: Evasi0n iOS 6.x jailbreak

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Post by stevedc3 »

The jailbreak community, who overall do very good things for users, are shooting themselves in the foot by not having the Cydia store work properly once you jailbreak --- the store is totally down, servers slammed. They had 6 months to prepare for this? why don't they correct it? people's first impressions (who have never jailbroken before) are that the process is terrible.

I am referring to the Cydia store by @saurik.

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