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jailbreaking your iPhone or iPod Touch just got a whole lot easier and now according to the US government it's completely legal i'm brian tong and i'm going to show you how to jailbreak your iphone and talk about the benefits and risks of doing so now there are a variety of ways to jailbreak your device but the easiest way is by going to the website jailbreak me calm this may or may not work depending on the version of firmware you have and the device you are using so check out this handy guide at jailbreak matrix comm to see if this method works for you once you're at jailbreak me calm on your phone all you have to do is slide to jailbreak to start the process the jailbreak will start downloading to your phone so just leave it be and let it run through the install process when it's ready you'll see a message saying Cydia has been added to the home screen press ok and then find the city app you can now launch Cydia select the user option and it will take some time to download all the content the main benefit of Cydia is that it gives you access to apps and customizations that you cannot get through Apple's authorized app store one RIS you do take is that there's potential for running across malicious apps now the city app will also ask you to upgrade the database content so follow the prompts to do that as well now it's not against the law to jailbreak your phone but it does void your warranty so if you bring in a jailbroken phone to be serviced by Apple you may be out of luck one of the benefits of jailbreaking your iPhone 4 is now being able to use FaceTime over 3G with an app called my 3G so let's show you how to get that once the city app is installed and up-to-date search for Rock app and install it go to the menu screen and launch Rock app you'll need to create a username and password but let it update and then search for my 3G the app cost 399 but there's a 10-day trial that you can try out first my 3G tricks your phone by telling it that your 3g signal is a Wi-Fi signal and it will now allow you to use apps that you couldn't before over the 3G network once that is done launch the app and you will be able to select which programs to use over 3G FaceTime is enabled by default as is YouTube which lets you view cleaner and higher resolution videos instead of those janky mobile versions one heads up is that by tricking your phone to give you access to these features you're still using your 3G data so be aware that this app might cause you to go over your data limits now if you decide you no longer want to keep your phone jailbroken you can always connect your phone back up to your computer on iTunes and restore the phone to bring it back to its original state but there you have it i'm brian song with your how-to for jailbreaking your iPhone or iPod Touch use it wisely