Unlock Iphone and jailbreak Iphone

amirasha
By amirasha

Hi all, can someone tell me what's the difference between unlock iphone & jailbreak iphone.
Is it true that unlock iphone can be updated thru itune without any problems later on?
and how do we differentiate between unlock and jailbreak.

By Peng_H3_I5• 4 Jul 2010 19:06
Rating: 2/5
Peng_H3_I5

COrrect, its called legally unlock, anytime you can update in itunes.

By amirasha• 18 Apr 2010 14:51
amirasha

thx a lot. so does that mean if i buy an unlock iphone from certain store in for example jarir, emax, city centre i can update the software thru itune with no problem at all?

By beywald• 18 Apr 2010 09:36
Rating: 2/5
beywald

for you to use your iphone on any mobile carriers u need to "unlock" your iphone.

for you to install third party apps on your iphone you need to "jailbreak" it.

By umair9001• 18 Apr 2010 09:33
Rating: 5/5
umair9001

there are software mods which enable user to use iphone with any carrier. Its called unlocking.

Mods which enable user to install 3rd party apps apart from apps store is called jailbreaking.

Both of these mods will be wiped out once you update with itunes. You will have to do it again to be able to use the required else you could restore a custom firmware anytime. :)

There are factory unlocked phones which will work on any carrier and get updated through itunes without any problems but these aren't jailbroken, just unlocked.

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