jailbreak 3.1.2 reboot question

[richied]

hi,
I'm new to the iphone, I have a 3gs at 3.1.2. I have previously owned an ATT tilt with a custom rom so i have some familarity with non standard phone roms.
My question is around jailbreaking 3.1.2. I specifically want to do it to use slingplayer over the wireless network. I have read that if the phone looses service and you need to reboot it that it needs to be cabled to a PC to recover it.

So my question is more specific, if I jailbreak 3.1.2 and it requires a reboot in the field, what happens when I reboot it without a connected PC?..does it revert back to the nonjailbroken state(i.e. everything works except my jailbreak required apps) or is it a brick until I get to a PC?

When I got the phone last week, it did loose service once and needed a reboot to recover..been rock solid ever since. I upgraded to 3.1.2 to get support for the augmented reality apps at the risk of giving up slingplayer over wireless.

thanks

rich

 

[Mystikal]

It depends on how long ago you got your 3GS. Ive forgotten the exact way to tell (dhlizard knows) but if you got it 4/5 weeks ago you should be fine. And yes, ive heard if you rebooth without tethering it (running blackrain) you lose the JB.

Wait for other confirmation though.

 

[richied]

thanks,

I'm trying to gage the risk/impact of jail breaking, installing that app that fools slingplayer into thinking the wireless is wifi(forgot what its called off hand). If all I loose is the jailbreak and the phone reverts to normal in the field its worth it. If I have to get to my pc to recover...errr maybe not, I need the phone to work reliably, I can risk my slingplayer in the field.

rich

 

[dhlizard]

thanks,

I'm trying to gage the risk/impact of jail breaking, installing that app that fools slingplayer into thinking the wireless is wifi(forgot what its called off hand). If all I loose is the jailbreak and the phone reverts to normal in the field its worth it. If I have to get to my pc to recover...errr maybe not, I need the phone to work reliably, I can risk my slingplayer in the field.

rich

3G Unrestrictor

 

[Mystikal]

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/815656/

 

[richied]

3g unrestrictor...thanks!

re the link, thanks!

after reading the link, so to confirm, with a 3.1.2 jailbreak, the phone is a brick on a "field" reboot, no recovery possible unless cabled to a pc...correct? then I'm out I guess, can't take the risk.

rich