iPhone is the most desired smart phone of the present day. Though it comes with a heavy price tag, it is worth every penny consumers spend. But one thing that might be troubling the users is the long term contract with the carrier network. Users get stuck with the same carrier for a minimum of 2 years. These carriers charge the users for data usage heavily. The users have to just bear with it. But that is not the end of everything. The amazing Jail breaking your iPhone can save you. You might already have heard about jail breaking or iPhone SIM unlock or the iPhone carrier unlock. It sure has many advantages but also some disadvantages to it. Here are a few listed.

  • Your phone might experience bricking if you jailbreak it. It causes your iPhone to be unusable and needs a complete clean up and be restored to get it functioning again. Though it is not a big deal as it can be quickly fixed but still it is deterrent.
  • It has become leagal to jail break your iPhone but doing so will void your iPhone warranty. Without a warranty Apple will not pay for  any dmages that might occur to your iPhone. So think before you plan to jail break.
  • Exceeding the carriers bandwidth limit by using data hogging applications might turn out costly for you. You will be charged for over usage and your monthly data charges will be doubled.
  • Jailbreaking’s one the main disadvantages is users will lose Facetime and MMS.
  • Jailbreaking process allows hackers to plant malware into your iPhone remotely.
  • Jailbreaking allows users to add software. But this does not go through Apple’s vetting process so it easy for your phone to be bugged with malware.
  • When users add SSH functionality and do not care to change their mobile passwords and root then they will get hacked in no time.
  • Jailbreaking increases the memory load on your device. When services that constantly run are added it increases the memory load.
  • Jailbreaking reduces stability of the device. It causes application crashes and unusual application behaviour.
  • Jailbreaking increases the chances of strange behaviour of your iPhone after iOS upgrades.

These are some of the disadvantages of jailbreaking your iPhone. Potentially there are more advantages than the disadvantages but one should not underestimate the negatives. by Buzz2fone Mobile tech news blog.