Should I Jailbreak My iPhone?

Few Reasons to Jailbreak an iPhone

Record Video.

The iPhone is very capable of recording video. There are video applications such as Cycorder that record in Apple’s own quicktime format. But, Cycorder and all other video recording apps won’t work on iPhone without a jailbreak. This feature alone inspired me to learn about jailbreaking. I’d really like to have a basic video camera in my pocket.

YouTube Upload

With the ability to record you can also upload videos to YouTube and Facebook.

Camera Zoom

The iPhone camera software is very basic. The controls consist of a single button. I would appreciate the ability to zoom.

Share the Web

With iPhoneModem you can use your phone as a wireless router. This means you can connect your laptop to the internet wherever you get cell phone coverage. No more need to find a wifi signal.

Themes

The iPhone doesn’t allow for much customization. You can change the background, but your background image only shows up when your phone is locked. As soon as your unlock you see Apple stock background image. A good friend of mine, let’s call him Joe (to protect the innocent) has customized is phone with a very cool background image.

Winterboard gives you the ability to change the home screen (springboard) wallpaper, home screen icons & status bar.

Few Reasons Why NOT to Jailbreak your iPhone:

Voiding the warranty.

Both jailbreaking and unlocking will void your Apple warranty.

Might turn into a brick.

When the iPhone software is updated the jailbreaking is removed. Apple has also said that some phones will “brick” after updating. Brick means the iPhone will quit functioning and be little more than a brick.

3) Trust

If these crackers are willing to unlock some features of your phone, what else might they be willing to unlock? And will their intentions be honorable?

4) Bugs

My iPhone is a reliable business tool. I count on it to stay connected. Adding unsupported software would likely add bugs to the phone.

5) Security

A jailbroken phone can be logged via SSH. If it is not turned off there is a potential for others users on a wireless network to logon on as root. If they do, they have complete control over your iPhone.