FAQ: Unlocking, Jailbreak, Cydia, etc - All discussion goes here

dball · 15-08-2016 12:10pm

dball wrote: »

I have recently received a Ipad, i think its the first gen Ipad.
I've checked the settings and its telling me ios 5.1.1 is up to date and is not offering me an upgrade to a later version.
this has been sitting on a shelf for over 12 months and unused

Am i stuck with this of is there a way to upgrade the software -

Have I an option to jailbreak my IPad - can anyone link a video as to how I go about doing this please.

If successful do i get a IOS software update ?

guil · 15-08-2016 12:41pm

You can't update to a newer version of iOS on that iPad

dball · 15-08-2016 12:49pm

Thanks Guil, Is there any advantage to jail breaking it, as it stands the 4 apps i tried to d/l weren't available for my software.

Do i get access to anything with a jailbreak or is it a waste of time for an ipad this old?

Doge · 16-08-2016 7:14pm

Another advantage of the manually activated jailbreak, the Channel 4 app now works as it cannot detect the jailbreak when you havent activated it!
Sky Go should work also!

Lord Nikon · 25-08-2016 12:20pm

Is it possible for networks to unlock phones that are years old?
I have an old iPhone 3g that I want to give to my father-in-law, but it is locked to O2/Three network. I contacted them with IMEI, and they stated it would be €1100 to unlock. I am currently on a contract with them on another phone, but I don't wish to unlock this one.

Surely, there should be a time limit that they keep phones on their network, as I'm fairly sure enough credit has gone into the phone over the last 5 years.

dodzy · 25-08-2016 2:23pm

Lord Nikon wrote: »

Is it possible for networks to unlock phones that are years old?
I have an old iPhone 3g that I want to give to my father-in-law, but it is locked to O2/Three network. I contacted them with IMEI, and they stated it would be €1100 to unlock. I am currently on a contract with them on another phone, but I don't wish to unlock this one.

Surely, there should be a time limit that they keep phones on their network, as I'm fairly sure enough credit has gone into the phone over the last 5 years.

Surely you're either:

a. taking the pee
b. must have forgot a decimal point (hopefully after the 11)

Lord Nikon · 25-08-2016 2:27pm

dodzy wrote: »

Surely you're either:

a. taking the pee
b. must have forgot a decimal point (hopefully after the 11)

Nope, you've read that correct €1100. Email received this morning.

Masala · 25-08-2016 2:32pm

Lord Nikon wrote: »

Nope, you've read that correct €1100. Email received this morning.

jeez..... I query that email again?? The sender must have made a mistake......!!

I would throw it up on Social Media (covering over names and accounts numbers)( and embarrass them into action. Big companies like that watch their twitter and facebook and don't like being the butt of jokes!!!

€1,100 for unlocking an Iphone 3G....?????????

guil · 25-08-2016 2:34pm

Lord Nikon wrote: »

Nope, you've read that correct €1100. Email received this morning.

Probably better off to speaker them or post in the three forum. I'd say they are presuming it's the current phone and the contract still has €1100 owed on it, they won't unlock a phone on contract unless you pay the contract in full.

guil · 25-08-2016 2:35pm

Masala wrote: »

jeez..... I query that email again?? The sender must have made a mistake......!!

I would throw it up on Social Media (covering over names and accounts numbers)( and embarrass them into action. Big companies like that watch their twitter and facebook and don't like being the butt of jokes!!!

€1,100 for unlocking an Iphone 3G....?????????

I doubt it's a charge for unlocking but the fact the poster is in contract and they probably never looked up the IMEI.

Lord Nikon · 25-08-2016 2:38pm

Yeah, I'm guessing they just related to my phone number, and not the IMEI.

Troels Hartmann · 15-09-2016 3:28pm

Hi

I have an old iphone 4S which I got unlocked about 2 years ago with a view to selling it. Found it in a drawer recently. It has an old version of the IOS and I haven't updated it since finding it.

Forgive my ignorance, but can someone tell me what's the best way to go about jailbreaking it? Is there anywhere in Dublin (eg. GSM solutions) who will do this for me?

guil · 15-09-2016 3:40pm

Troels Hartmann wrote: »

Hi

I have an old iphone 4S which I got unlocked about 2 years ago with a view to selling it. Found it in a drawer recently. It has an old version of the IOS and I haven't updated it since finding it.

Forgive my ignorance, but can someone tell me what's the best way to go about jailbreaking it? Is there anywhere in Dublin (eg. GSM solutions) who will do this for me?

Why do you want to jailbreak it?

Troels Hartmann · 15-09-2016 3:51pm

guil wrote: »

Why do you want to jailbreak it?

Don't I have to do this to get free and non-iTunes apps?

Hoping to pass it on to my brother

dodzy · 16-09-2016 11:10am

Troels Hartmann wrote: »

Don't I have to do this to get free and non-iTunes apps?

Hoping to pass it on to my brother

Oh dear......:rolleyes:

Doge · 16-09-2016 12:29pm

Troels Hartmann wrote: »

Don't I have to do this to get free and non-iTunes apps?

Troels Hartmann · 19-09-2016 5:44pm

??

Here was me thinking that the idea was that people could ask questions here and perhaps get a helpful answer, instead of being mocked for asking the question in the first place………..

whiterebel · 19-09-2016 7:35pm

Troels Hartmann wrote: »

??

Here was me thinking that the idea was that people could ask questions here and perhaps get a helpful answer, instead of being mocked for asking the question in the first place………..

If you had read the charter you would see the bit about not discussing illegal practices.

Troels Hartmann · 20-09-2016 10:52am

whiterebel wrote: »

If you had read the charter you would see the bit about not discussing illegal practices.

The name of this thread has "jailbreak" in the title!! "All discussion goes here...", apparently.

guil · 20-09-2016 10:54am

Troels Hartmann wrote: »

The name of this thread has "jailbreak" in the title!! "All discussion goes here...", apparently.

Everything except anything that goes against the charter or general boards rules.

whiterebel · 20-09-2016 12:40pm

Troels Hartmann wrote: »

The name of this thread has "jailbreak" in the title!! "All discussion goes here...", apparently.

Jailbreaking itself isn't illegal. What you asked about using it for is.

Troels Hartmann · 03-10-2016 11:59am

whiterebel wrote: »

Jailbreaking itself isn't illegal. What you asked about using it for is.

Cool. So can someone tell me how to go about jailbreaking it then?

Doge · 03-10-2016 12:02pm

Troels Hartmann wrote: »

Cool. So can someone tell me how to go about jailbreaking it then?

Nah, its grand.

sirboby · 19-10-2016 9:12pm

So from what i read and tried to understand, it is legal to jailbreak a phone with the intent of using a legal application as it is "fair use"? But it is illegal to produce or distribute software thats main purpose is to jailbreak phones, especially if done to make a profit?

Am i correct?

And if i jailbreak my friends phone for the intent of using a legal app is that legal? and what if he paid me money to do it?

whiterebel · 19-10-2016 9:54pm

sirboby wrote: »

So from what i read and tried to understand, it is legal to jailbreak a phone with the intent of using a legal application as it is "fair use"? But it is illegal to produce or distribute software thats main purpose is to jailbreak phones, especially if done to make a profit?

Am i correct?

And if i jailbreak my friends phone for the intent of using a legal app is that legal? and what if he paid me money to do it?

Jailbreaking isn't illegal. Making Jailbreak software isn't illegal.
Using software without paying for it, or piracy, is. Discussing illegal practices is not ok on Boards.ie.

Dublin_Gunner · 20-10-2016 8:28am

sirboby wrote: »

So from what i read and tried to understand, it is legal to jailbreak a phone with the intent of using a legal application as it is "fair use"? But it is illegal to produce or distribute software thats main purpose is to jailbreak phones, especially if done to make a profit?

Am i correct?

And if i jailbreak my friends phone for the intent of using a legal app is that legal? and what if he paid me money to do it?

There is no legal issue in anything you have stated there.

Provided you or whoever is distributing said software has the right to do so.

However discussing anything that is illegal is against boards rules.

If you want to jailbreak your device, go for it, if you want to jailbreak your friends device, go for it. If he wants to pay you to provide that service, that is entirely up to him and not illegal in any way. There are phone shops that provide that service too. Once you're not charging for the actual software, but charging to provide the service, there is no issue.

frolic · 25-11-2016 7:01pm

What are the pros/cons of jailbreak? If it isn't as grand as it sounds, can the Apple TV2 be put back to usual settings?

27-02-2017 8:22pm

I picked up a cheap iPhone 4S for use with a little gadget called an Arcadie. I just assumed that since it was an older model there would be a jailbreak available (not too experienced with Apple stuff).

Anyway it's on 9.3.5 and the best I can do is some "HomeDepot" semi tethered jailbreak. It seems a pain because I think I'd need to redo the jailbreak every 7 days.

Is there any chance a better untethered jailbreak will come out for 9.3.5?

Headshot · 30-04-2017 9:52am

just a quick question.

Is it possible to unlock the Iphone 5 SE

whiterebel · 30-04-2017 2:19pm

Headshot wrote: »

just a quick question.

Is it possible to unlock the Iphone 5 SE

.?? Any iPhone can be unlocked. Do you by using a jailbreak?

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