Paul Walsh, the Irish Opportunist

[Update: 12th July. ZIPhone will not work on ver 2.0 of the iPhone software. It's not possible to unlock or jailbreak the new software at the time of writing this update - at least none that I could find anyway]

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Do you want to use the iPhone on any network? Do you want to install applications for free? Are you dishonest?

If the answer to the above questions is yes, then download ZIPhone now. You can continue to sync with iTunes and if you want to revert your phone back to its original state (to take in for a repair) simply ‘restore’ it via iTunes. It really is that simple.

When you Jailbreak the phone, an ‘installer’ icon will appear on your desktop, through which you search for, and install applications. The 2.0 software enables your iPhone to access an applications directory via iTunes but they’re likely to charge and be restricted to a small number of partners.

I’m naturally very honest and only answered yes to two of the above questions

Thanks to Aido for the tip - naturally he’s too honest to do any of this. I think he overhead someone talking about this stuff in the pub.

If you decide to jailbreak your iPhone, I hear Twinkle is a brilliant Twitter client and sketches is pretty cool for scribbling on photos - which you can also send direct to Twitter. MxTube is useful if you want to download videos from YouTube - in other words, you’re not restricted to streaming.

You should check out the Qik application too - it allows you to stream live to the Web right from your iPhone - even though the iPhone doesn’t come with a native video recorder. Now, that’s innovation.

Have fun and leave a comment if you know of any cool applications. Unfortunately I won’t be able to install them as I’m too honest.

Visit the original ZIPhone download site.