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I have NOT, and would NOT take it upon myself to hack into a $400 phone. I want the (@#$^ thing to work - AT LEAST as a phone, even if NOT as the fancischmanciest gizmet to come along in decades. It's a (#$^) expensive paperweight.
ok = define "Bricked"
The first time I tried to update, it started to go through the update process, but stopped and said "The iPhone "iPhone" could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (1604)."
When I started over, it said, "iTunes has detected an iPhone in recovery mode. You must...
I have the older, twice as slow, twice the price model. Is it safe to go into the water with the 2.0 update, yet, or is it still gobbling up hapless swimmers like the girl in the opening of Jaws? Any experiential guidance available (as opposed to theoretical or anecdotal)? Can't afford to...