tuff_enuff_toft Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Hi, Will be selling my trusty iphone shortly, just wanted to ask a question: Can you sell the phone on places on ebay if it is JAILBROKEN? I know jailbreaking isn't illegal, is it when selling a phone on a public marketplace like ebay? Otherwise I was just gonna update it to the latest IOS and thus negating the JB, but surely a Jailbroken iphone opens up so many possibilities than a stock-restricted IOS phone Anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Don't update it, just wipe it and remove iCloud. Then the new owner can update iOS if they like,or still can jailbreak it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuff_enuff_toft Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 Don't update it, just wipe it and remove iCloud. Then the new owner can update iOS if they like,or still can jailbreak it. Thanks Mint, What order? Wipe the phone first then remove icloud? Any issues with mentioning Jailbreak in Ebay listing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob6600 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 No problem listing a JB phone on eBay, as you said it's not illegal. You could always put in the listing 'Can be updated to latest iOS and jailbreak for the winning bidder' etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 You have to remove iCloud first, then wipe phone. What phone are you selling? And it looks like you can sell it on eBay with being jailbroken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuff_enuff_toft Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 You have to remove iCloud first, then wipe phone. What phone are you selling? And it looks like you can sell it on eBay with being jailbroken. 5S, but I'm gonna hang onto it until I've got me new SE unlocked and Jailbroken (the latter might be a while as 9.3.1 JB hasn't been released yet) If anyone's after an SE, there's a thread up on HUKD on how to get it cheaper using the o2 pay outright workaround. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 I can give you a friends and family code for o2 and get you 30% of a new contract with o2. Our work phones are on o2, that's why I can get this, but not on a brand new phone when it is released. https://o2open.co.uk/O2Open/servlets/SignUp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuff_enuff_toft Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 I can give you a friends and family code for o2 and get you 30% of a new contract with o2. Our work phones are on o2, that's why I can get this, but not on a brand new phone when it is released. https://o2open.co.uk/O2Open/servlets/SignUp No need my friend, already have a plan of action and got £320 worth of referrals coming my way from o2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StonerUK Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Just out of interest, why do you want/need it jb'd. Is it just for the free apps or is there certain apps from cydia you need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuff_enuff_toft Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 Just out of interest, why do you want/need it jb'd. Is it just for the free apps or is there certain apps from cydia you need? Where do I start... Firstly I would never had bought an iphone unless it could be JB'd, they are way too restrictive. You can get all sorts of phone customizations, lots of underground apps, amazing "side-chick" controls... and that's just for starters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashtech Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Theres a plethora of reasons to JB, mainly for the customisation tweaks some good ones listed here. http://www.iphonehacks.com/2015/11/top-25-jailbreak-tweaks-for-ios-9.html Some drawbacks to JB legit apps that have JB detection like banking apps, sky go etc... dont work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StonerUK Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 I un-jb'd mine (after years of jb'ing various iphones) so i could put my bank cards on it and have relative peace of mind. TBH when i weighed up things the tweaks/customisations, apps etc aren't worth having when it makes your phone highly vulnerable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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