CZTV Tech Update
April 17th, 2010
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by Carlton Flowers · Filed Under: Uncategorized
IPAD, IPHONE 4.0, ADOBE, & JAILBREAKING
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In today’s video update, I want to talk about the iPad, iPhone 4.0, the ongoing battle between Adobe and Apple over Flash and the banning of Flash development tools on Apple devices, plus jailbreaking the iPhone. I really want to hear some of your input, both for and against, on the topic of jailbreaking an iPhone 3Gs with the current operating system. I don’t know whether or not it is truly beneficial since this could possibly lock you out of future operating system updates from Apple. I lean towards not jailbreaking, but I could be swayed to do this if the benefits far outweigh the risks. Chime in!
Carlton Flowers
I pay $30 a month for iPhone/Internet service on top of my regular monthly phone charge. That should, at least, allow me to tether my iPhone. I enjoy being ANYWHERE with my laptop and using my iPhone to connect to the Internet. Apple/AT&T disallow that.
After jailbreaking my iPhone, it allowed me to tether through the Network option or by using PDAnet. They’re both not perfect, but by using both, I can get by just fine while I’m on the road or away from WiFi.
Just recently, however, all my apps would not update through iTunes because my iPhone was jailbroken. I have many purchased apps that would not update and some wouldn’t work.
Well, using programs, like Installous, I was able to get the most recent version of my apps as a work around.
Is this ethical? Probably not. But hey, I did buy those apps. Does it make it right to work around the system to get tethering? Well, AT&T doesn’t even offer it.
As long as I can use that service, I’ll continue to jailbreak. If AT&T were to offer it at nominal fee, I would consider it.
Just my 2cents
Excellent response, Loukas. And I don’t think it is unethical, not one bit. When you shell out your hard-earned money for a device like the iPhone, is it fair for Steve Jobs and Apple to tell you what you can and cannot do with that device? No. If a consumer decides to jailbreak a phone, and they are okay with the voiding of the warranty, then I say fair game.
As far as tethering is concerned, I think AT&T has a weak infrastructure, and that is why they discourage it. But what is the difference between using your phone to access the net and tethering it to your laptop? None. The speed, if I am not mistaken, isn’t the best. That would naturally prevent people from abusing it to the point that they are hogging bandwidth. There are only a few circumstances that I would even need to use my iPhone to tether to my laptop. But for $30 a month, I should be able to use that data plan for whatever I want!
Your 2 cents was highly appreciated, bro. Thanks for the post!