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Readers Respond: Is Jailbreaking an iPhone Breaking Free or Breaking the Law?

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By Sam Costello, About.com

The iPhone works with one cell phone carrier: AT&T. But for people who are willing to take some risks, there are options. Jailbreaking an iPhone lets users install whatever software they want and use their choice of cell phone carrier. However, Apple strongly discourages jailbreaking, won’t support jailbroken phones. Some people even claim that this is breaking law. What do you think: is jailbreaking right or wrong? Weigh In

Breaking the Law?

In what way.? And what Law? If it was they would be sueing and taking people to court for infringment. They have nothing. How could it be breaking the law when we Purchase the device ourselves.. PURCHASE that means it now belongs to ME. THerefor I wil tear it apart if I want to, break it, paint it, sell it, what ever I want with it....Making it usable the way I want to use MY phone... NOw they can easily write alittle thing that allows itunes to read the device and see if there is any programs on the I-device that is not currently in there Itunes store online..If while reading this on an update it finds something that is out of place they could easily make the itunes software do a Restore on the device...which WOULD SUCK....but that is there right as it is ours to do what we want with our PHONE...since we paid money for it...We didnt pay money to them to Rent the darn thing its OURS> and that is BY LAW....They say we are breaking the DRM..Well its not a LAW>.Anyway...Arrgg..Mi Mateys.
—Guest Pirate James

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