iPhone 32gb 3GS

[Lafiro]

Ok, I dont want any of my icons or current apps to disappear!

And as of right now, if I can have my phone work like before but have the ability to do more/install more apps, then why not right!

edit:
I found these websites. One thing is, which program should i use to jailbreake my 3GS?

http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=4447
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=4417
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=4399

Very nice website, where I downloaded the profile to apply tethering to my phone as it is now, and also pertains to question #4, because I see different files say semitethered? I dont know anymore this is all confusing!

http://www.benm.at/downloads/

1) And is it a good idea to get my phones iBEC and iBSS?

2) When I do a backup of my phone via iTunes, will my contacts be backed up as well?

3) I will assume that I can go ahead and at any time restore my iPhone to OS 3.0 incase anything happens?(the link to the OS 3.0 is in one of the links above)

4) I would assume that I can stil tether my 3.0 phone once it has been jailbroken?

5)Thanks again!

[BailOut]

Originally Posted by Lafiro

1) And is it a good idea to get my phones iBEC and iBSS?

2) When I do a backup of my phone via iTunes, will my contacts be backed up as well?

3) I will assume that I can go ahead and at any time restore my iPhone to OS 3.0 incase anything happens?(the link to the OS 3.0 is in one of the links above)

4) I would assume that I can stil tether my 3.0 phone once it has been jailbroken?

5)Thanks again!

1) Yes, as everything I've read says you will need it for future jailbreaks on the 3GS (but only on the 3GS).

2) Yes, they are captured as part of the general backup every time you sync your iPhone with iTunes. They can also be sync'd with an application of your choosing.

3) Yep.

4) All original OS 3.0 functionality will be retained. Jailbreaking simply adds to it.

Originally Posted by Lafiro

And you also said redsn0w is what you used? Is there a difference between the different methods of jailbreaking?

The first time I jailbroke my iPhone was on OS 2.1 and I used QuickPwn to do it. While the jailbreak was successful it left the phone unable to sync with iTunes. While this wasn't a big deal for me at first since I wasn't using iTunes at all (instead sync'ing via rsync over SSH to Linux) it became a problem when 3.0 released. Since many base applications like Maps and Contacts were enhanced I couldn't just copy my rsync backups over to the new firmware, and because iTunes didn't even recognize the phone any longer I had to do a full reset when upgrading to 3.0. I hand-copied all my contacts, calendar entries, etc. to a spreadsheet, and then had to manually enter them on the newly-upgraded phone... a time intensive PITA.

Once I upgraded to 3.0 I tried out redsn0w instead of QuickPwn and it has worked flawlessly from the start. Despite the jailbreak I can still sync (and therefore backup) the phone with iTunes.