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Friday, March 20, 2009  Jailbreak! Well, I've finally done it.  After giving it much thought, I've decided to "jailbreak" my beloved iPhone 3G.  What influenced my decision most was my desire to share my iPhone's internet connectivity with my laptop when no wifi network is available (in general, this is known as "tethering").   Jailbreaking the iPhone was very easy.  I followed the guide found here and the iPhone was jailbroken in a matter of a few minutes.  Then, to tether my laptop to my iPhone, I had to install PdaNet. Download the PdaNet iPhone app via the Cydia package manager (which was installed during the jailbreak). Download a desktop PdaNet app for my laptop which allows it to communicate with the iPhone version of PdaNet.   After that, I ran PdaNet on my iPhone and on my laptop and I was online!  So as to not upset AT&T, I only plan to use this for basic internet usage (e-mail, browsing, etc.), and probably only on weekends when I am out of town or on long trips. I'll let you know how it works out! Labels: iPhone, Jailbreak 8:48 AM | Are there any other 'cool' reasons to jailbreak? Posted by  Kristen | 3/20/2009 4:32 PM    there are a number of cool things you can do, but I imagine the one of most interest to you might be that you can customize many aspects of your iPhone's appearance and behavior. Many user interface themes are available. Posted by  Román | 3/22/2009 9:55 AM    Post a Comment	In My Ear Phillips, Craig & Dean Lincoln Brewster Frightened Rabbit The Appleseed Cast My Lala.com Forecast Profile: Romonster Archives May 2004 December 2004 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 March 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 September 2007 November 2007 February 2008 October 2008 November 2008 March 2009 June 2009 October 2009