Is it easy enough to unlock + jail break + upgrade to ios5 any iphone 3gs?

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#97233 14-Feb-2012 18:09

Is it easy enough to unlock + jail break + upgrade to ios5 any iphone 3gs that you buy second hand?

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#581493 14-Feb-2012 18:39

Unless you are buying imported handsets, you wouldn't need to unlock an iPhone bought in New Zealand - those sold through Vodafone, Telecom and directly from Apple are all unlocked.

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qwerty7

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#581501 14-Feb-2012 18:57

ok thanks, is it easy enough to jailbreak and upgrade to ios5 a second-hand 3gs?

how do you tell if and iphone is unlocked / bought in nz?

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#581516 14-Feb-2012 19:19

Hi - most people find the process of Jailbreaking fairly easy. There are a few different methods to get your head around, some files to download and processes to follow.... I've found the site iclarified.com to be really helpful - from the homepage click on the 'jailbreak' section of the red badge at the top left of the page & then follow the options depending on your device/OS/etc.
Best to try & find out from the seller of any iPhone whether it was purchased in NZ or overseas, and if from overseas whether it does or doesn't require a Jailbreak/unlock (not all of them do). I don't think there's a simple way of determining this straight off. Good luck & have fun.

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MrGanye

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#582578 16-Feb-2012 21:42

I jail broke my 3GS which is running iOS 5 but it got quite laggy whih I found frustrating & ended up going back to factory settings. But at least it's easy to jailbreak & even easier to revert if you don't like it.

imatt

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#583466 19-Feb-2012 16:13

jailbreaking is easy to do but if you can unlock iOS 5 there seems to be alot of problems with the unlock method...
the new Gevey sim which is thought to be released shortly will be the way to go ! :)