Comments on: iPhone 3GS jailbreak, 'purplera1n,' hits Web

Hacker who originally unlocked the iPhone has let loose a jailbreaking app for the iPhone 3GS ahead of the iPhone dev team. For now, it's Windows-only, but a Mac version is supposedly on the way.

[Mergatroid Mania]

LOL, only works in Windoze...snicker...

I still don't understand why people would buy a smart phone that can only download/install aps from one location in the first place.

'cause Apple says so I guess...

[Dani210]

no dude, because it's easier to find everything, you don't have to go looking for apps, and you can compare them so much more easily. plus, this way everything is integrated, all in itunes. you don't have to go to other programs or on the internet to download something for your iphone. and, it's so much more structured. it has a few screen shots, descriptions, user reviews, and other programs from the same company. tell me that doesn't make sense.

[lvsteven]

I hate to tell u this but if you buy into other phones they all have hierarchy own version of the app store.

[ikramerica--2008]

having owned a palm before, I never saw the benefit of trying to find the apps all over, paying for each individually, not knowing when updates were available, syncing them via the convoluted palm sync, etc.

the App Store is much simpler, and because apps are forced to compete head to head for your attention reviews, they are less expensive and constantly updated.

for now, I'm willing to trade that for open source, but maybe as time goes on, I'll feel it's not a fair trade.

[Mergatroid Mania]

If you say so. I have a win mobile device, love it. All the apps I've gotten for it have been free so far. The sync works great. And, some software I bought years ago for my pocket pc work on my smart phone now.
Other than paying for my service I haven't paid for anything else. I'm not forced to go to a particular store and only purchase what they have. Freedom to install whatever I want. I'd rather go looking for apps than be restricted to one store. No App store at all, just lots of free software. Of course, there are places you can purchase software from if you like, but free is fine by me.

[Joe4276]

I don't understand all the fuss. People with smart phones have had this capability available to them for years. It's called Handango InHand.

http://www.handango.com/catalog/ProductDetails.jsp?storeId=2218&deviceId=1063&platformId=30&productId=98589

[sinatra87]

I agree, it is nice to have everything in one place, especially a well structured list like iTunes. However, while I respect iTunes and the work that went into it, I find it extremely annoying to have to lose all my data when I lose my iTunes library. I got several viruses in an email and had to wipe my hard drive. I also lost my iTunes library (obviously) and it wiped my iPod when i re-connected to the computer to try to copy my songs back. Even now, I still cant copy songs from my iPod to iTunes, or anywhere else on my computer for that matter. I have since stopped using iTunes to sync my iPod. I now use a program called floola, which installs to my iPod and allows me to transfer files from iPod to computer, and vice-versa. It has the added bonus of allowing me to sync with ANY computer as a mass storage device, and to sync music while I'm at it. iTunes is a nice place to download songs from though.

[ikramerica--2008]

there are third party programs that allow you to take your music and pictures off.

[Perry_Clease]

"by ikramerica--2008 July 3, 2009 5:06 PM PDT
there are third party programs that allow you to take your music and pictures off."

There are Apple programs that do that.

[apiatte]

Wow, Sounds like someone could use a Mac and OS X with Time Machine...

[lrdankh]

Will this work with the new i touch 3.o software also?

[lvsteven]

Seeing as the 3gs ONLY runs 3.0 then I say yes.

[DrtyDogg]

correct me if I'm wrong but the 3.0 jailbreak has been available since the day after the 3.0 was released.

[darkr]

@DirtyDogg
yes but only for the 3G model and ipod touch for os 3
not the GS model

[DrtyDogg]

that's what I thought, I also read somewhere that the 3gs had been cracked but they where holding off on releasing it because it was to easy for Apple to fix.

http://gizmodo.com/5303470/iphone-3gs-jailbreak-is-ready-you-just-cant-have-it-yet-thats-a-good-thing

[cp256]

WTG and congrats to the iphone users who now have a little bit of choice for the moment. Keep loosening that iron grip over your property that the corporate apple control freaks obsess over.

[ikramerica--2008]

just to point out, when you buy the phone you know about the restrictions, so you are not being denied anything. you are getting exactly what you paid for.

[SeizeCTRL]

except when Apple decides to pull apps that it finds objectionable... so since Apple plays moral police, they deny based solely on their own discretion as to what is acceptable for you. shouldn't I be the one to decide that? as long as the app does not damage the phone, doesn't crash, lock, freeze or slow it up, then where is the harm? why is it ok to download R rated movies from iTunes but not ok for apps?

[DrtyDogg]

I'm in the camp that you could have a best of both worlds. An actual open platform that can be restricted to certain sources for software.

A parent give their kid an iPhone and can restrict the kid to only install certain apps from the app store, a business that doesn't want a lot of un-needed data charges on their network restricts the apps to their own store. Or wide open to any app that you want to install.

the EULA is a horrible idea, for end users, one that I hope goes down in flames at some point(go psystar) soon.

[DarkHawke]

Amen, fellas. How thick is this irony? The Jobs has claimed for YEARS that he'd have preferred to NOT have DRM on iTunes music, but he was forced to do it by the record companies. Now the record companies have relented, yet Apple's own wunderkind device is essentially DRMed from jump street. Hypocritical much?

[darkr]

the 3Gs had a different encryption like the psp slim vs the fat psp
thats why the iphone dev team fix won't work for the Gs model check their website even

[bcknick]

this guys my hero, I loved my old jailbroken iphone and now I have it back!!!

[shinji257]

This jailbreak fried my iphone. :(

[Sausagebiscuit]

prove it.

[monkii_]

For those waiting for it, the MAC version is up for download on his the site.

[Duckey333]

any one haveing problems with winterboard. i downloaded cydia and the winterboard but now my iphone crached and went into safe mode. any one know how to fix that?

[streetboarder]

okay i just want to make sure before i get an iphone 3g S will this jailbreak aka purplera1n allow me to use the iphone on T-mobile or no?
and if it can do i have to first activate the iphone threw at&t to even run this program on the iphone?
i just dont want to buy a $200 iphone and find out that i cant use it.

[lol1201230]

i have a problem . i live in UAE that is in the middle east . i have friend's in US and they will send me Iphone 3g . but they say you need to pay 500$ to unlock something so you can use the iphone in you,re country , so will the jail breaker unlock that number free ? so i can use the iphone without paying 500$ ?