Why would you NOT want to JB?

[flyingember]

so u have 1 non-JB iPhone and another JB iPhone?

yep. the one I use 99.999% of the time is not jailbroken.

(one is mine, one is from work)

 

[flyingember]

@flyingember
that goes to what I was saying, if it goes beyond your knowledge don't do it. If you don't instal ssh you don't need to change password.

this comes back to the same problem of knowledge as you say. how many people even will know if they're at risk?

 

[Jhall#IM]

Ty whMurry

 

[lowridinguy]

Yeah, I've only been jailbroken for three weeks or so, but it's hard to imagine going back to stock!

I know what you mean. I was in a store the other day killing time looking at 'stock' iPhones and they seemed like ancient devices compared to my tweaked iPhone. Boring theme, no multitasking, no settings toggles etc.
If apple were to release the new iPhone with all the features that JB phones currently have, people would be screaming with joy and excitement.

 

[DLprac]

Considering you have to actually install a SSH program through Cydia or other source before you are vulnerable, I wouldn't worry too much about it.

 

[JohnH59]

go to somewhere like walmart and pick 100 people with iphones (assume there's 100 people with iphones there)

> 75% of them will not know what ssh is and > 95% of them will not know how to use their *nix command line

it's a problem because it requires technical knowledge most people don't know

If they don't know what SSH is, I doubt they would install it. Thus, they are safe.

 

[flyingember]

If they don't know what SSH is, I doubt they would install it. Thus, they are safe.

you assume that they know if they need to know. it comes back to the same need for technical knowledge to even know if there's an issue.

 

[whmurray]

If they don't know what SSH is, I doubt they would install it. Thus, they are safe.

Many, perhaps as many as half, of those who jb, have not the foggiest idea what they are installing.

 

[mgregg99]

I had to return my 3Gs the other day due to a battery issue. Before I had a chance to take the time to jailbreak it I missed the extra apps and the theme I'd been using. Same phone, etc., but just didn't seem "fun" without the extras.

 

[Synthetic#IM]

I have the 3GS and thought about JB it but... honestly, the rewards vs. possible issues that could arise has made me decide I will wait until my contract is up and I get a replacement iPhone... then I may play with the 3GS.

I had fun playing around with my Razor when I found some Moto tools pre-iPhone

 

[SaberSerene]

I was just wondering on the people out there who does not want to JB...why not?? I been wondering this since i 1st JB my iPhone a few months back...i couldnt think of a reason why not JB...so i figure, just ask

I don't like jailbreaking because I want performance, battery life, security, and well about the performance when I did jailbreak my 3GS I lost speed for launching apps, battery life was horrible, and then I restored as new. I only jailbroke for skype over 3G. I'm sure multitasking will be coming very soon so see ya backgrounder.

 

[lionheartednyhc]

I could see a bunch of reasons not to. Personally, I would never be able to own a stock iphone because it is completely crippled once you compare it to a JB one.