Good evening, HoFo, here's my story. I googled and searched up and down. Maybe I wasn't wording it right or something. I have an iPhone 4 that I originally bought on Verizon. I'm now using an iPhone 4S on AT&T. The 4 is jailbroken and running 4.2.6 I believe. I'd like to upgrade it to iOS 5 but I'm not sure how to go about it being that I no longer use the phone and it's not connected to any data services or anything. If I remember correctly you have to activate it once its restored with iTunes. I'm not sure if I can do this with no service unless I can do it on WiFi. As far as I know I have to backup the phone, restore it, upgrade it, then jailbreak it again, and load my backup to the phone. According to a guy in my dorm that's how it's done. My question is, is there any way I can get around the activation that is needed when I restore it? Or am I just stuck with it as is? Any and all help is appreciated. Been here for for years and have always got the help I needed Thanks for reading!
If you do not have a valid SIM in the phone then download something like redsnow and do the firmware update via it... There will be a hacktivate option.
I am a little confused. My Verizon phone was able to roam on GSM because they used TDMA. Tell it was shutdown. The phone recognizes it as Analog. If PCS has TDMA, It could be technically be used on GSM.
Originally Posted by Tabla
Y'know, I'm used to hysterical 14-year-old ******** on the internet, but this is exceptional. Never before in human history have so many nerds hyperventilated so publicly over so little.
You don't need to jailbreak. Just update the OS and then activate via Wi-Fi. Very simple.
It's already jailbroken. Won't it mess my phone up if I update while it's jailbroken? I don't want to end up with a paper weight. I still want to use it as an iPod or something.
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