Noob questions concerning Jailbreaking iPhone 3GS

[Son_Gokou31]

I am 3 weeks into owning my iPhone and I cannot get my questions answered about JB'ing my iPhone. I am very interested in doing it but I dunno if you can still access the Apps Store and if I can still keep my downloaded apps.
A pros and cons list would be great!

 

[nfrederick]

Yes you can still access the spp store and yes you will still keep all your downloaded apps.

Is there anything that you NEED to be jailbroken for?

 

[Son_Gokou31]

I like the option of customizing the springboard and the fact you can run emulators for games. The option to customize your alerts seems nice too

 

[jglowe74]

as explained above, you still get access to App Store plus Cydia and much more. all of the apps you had before JB will still be on your iPhone. iTunes still syncs your data with iPhone. you essentially lose none of the features you had before JB. you just get access to many more features that were previously restricted. good luck.

 

[Son_Gokou31]

Thanks for the responses, I am completely enjoying my new JB iPhone 3G S. I must say going from a die-hard Blackberry user for 5 years this is a pleasant experience. Plus jailbreaking is alot easier than loading Beta OS's let me tell you!