Jailbreak iphone?

[johna]

Got an iphone 3g and had it for a while now and ive been thinking about jailbreaking it,and im weighing up the pros and cons.
I arent too bothered about changing my background picture, but maybe whould like apps that arent available from the appstore.
A friend has got his done and it seems clunky and slow but im not sure if its over loaded with apps and possibly badly made ones.
Also is it as easy as downloading black rain and jobs a good en, or is it more complicated than that? And what about updates i heard i wouldnt be able put the new O.S on there, but saying that can i just install the O.S if i dont like having it jailbroke?

Any help appericated.

[philthy]

You can easily jailbreak it, and then unlock it if necessary.

Follow the instructions here:

http://www.iclarified.com/entries/index.php?caid=2...

If you don't like it, simply restore it.

[johna]

anyone have any experience of you phone running slow after?

[johna]

Also im running firmware 2.30.03, and i need to update it before jailbreaking it to a 3.. firmware, so i get the extra updates like copy and paste, but which is the most stablest version, and that can be easily jailbroke?

[philthy]

johna said:

Also im running firmware 2.30.03, and i need to update it before jailbreaking it to a 3.. firmware, so i get the extra updates like copy and paste, but which is the most stablest version, and that can be easily jailbroke?

Update your firmware to the latest release, then jailbreak it.
I've never had either of my phones run slowly after jailbreaking them.

[PJ S]

3.1.3 brings nothing to the table - use the link in iClarified above to obtain 3.1.2, which Apple tends to hide away whilst viewing their Support section.
It is a genuine Apple release - the one you would've downloaded any time prior to 3.1.3 becoming available.

[johna]

Thanks guys!