Jailbreak or not?

So I though to my self what you may be thinking should I jailbreak my iPod Touch/ iPhone or not? In this post I have included a couple of pros and cons in case of jailbreaking your device.

Advantages:

+ free

+ new features that are not available on the app store

+ games -free and (mostly) legal

+ tweaks like an extra app available on your springboard dock or spinboard; that is when when you twist your device the icons flip.(personally i don't think they are that good

+ extra security tweaks that help to protect your device that are not available on the app store

apps that are yet not on iTunes.

Disadvantages

for a starts you can't jailbreak your device if you have upgraded your software to version 3.1.3 this can mess up your device and you may have to restore your device.

-when you plug in your 3G or 3GS device after jailbreak you will have to run the jailbreak again every time you plug in your device to computer.

-Whilst jailbreaking there is a chance it will screw up your device(this happens rarely) so i advice watch some clips on youtube how to do it before you start jailbreaking.

-If you have a 3G or 3GS version of your iPod/iPhone you cannot simply turn off or reboot your device. if you do that when you try to turn it on again you may find a notice saying you have to plug in your device to itunes and you cannot use your device until you do so. The iTunes software finds your jailbroken device hostile so you'll have to go through the process of jailbreaking again.

- if your iPod breaks and you send it off for a repair to apple store or any other electronical store they may take your device off you and will not give it back. I suggest to restore your device before you take it to the shop.

-When you restore or update your device, iTunes will kill your jailbreak.
If its just a restoration you may jailbreak your device again.

I know some people (including me) who onvce they jailbroke their device they loved it and I also know some people who switched back to orginal state of their device.
All i can say to you is decide for your self, experiment. I leave you to it ;)

!!!C A U T I O N!!!

if you have updated your ipod/iphone software to the latest one available on iTunes (3.1.3) please don't try jailbreaking as it can screw up your device. It is safe if you check your software version before you go off jailbreaking. In case something may go wrong(it shouldn't) please backup your device on iTunes.

Damian Gaslawski...signing off