Unlocked iP4 - 32GB - Should I Jailbreak?

[Photo01]

All,

This week I picked up an UNLOCKED iPhone 4 - 32GB (Version 4.1 (8B117) from an Apple store here in Canada. I paid full retail for the phone and was not forced into signing a long-term contract with my carrier (Telus). I did this because my wife and I do a fair bit of travelling and I wanted to be able to swap out SIM Cards wherever we travel (U.S. & Overseas).

So, do I 'need' to jailbreak my phone? In a previous life, I was a Programmer/Analyst and have always tweaked my computers to perform better/faster. So far, I like the phone and don't see a need to jailbreak it, but that may change in the future.

More importantly, if I do jailbreak it, will it still be unlocked? If I have to restore it in the future, will it become locked or remain unlocked?

Thanks,

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[porksoda]

If you want to:

- change event sounds
- access fs to manipulate various aspects
- have notifications Bb style in the statusbar
- have gesture based hotkeys
- have sbsettings to have access to key settings with a tap or a gesture

Then you need to jb

There is a lot more but those are things I find essential.

 

[myzhi]

If it's a factory unlock iPhone, it will forever be unlock. Updating the firmware or JBing won't change that.

 

[Handlebars]

I have a 16 gig iPhone 4 that I purchased from apple too. It will always be unlocked if you have purchased it from them here in Canada.

 

[iPhone4Rocks!]

You don't NEED to jailbreak your iPhone for it to say unlocked, but theres minimum downside to JB one. Customization, countless features, you would be crazy not to jailbreak haha.