The Tmobile G2 is a fantastic phone. I'm a huge fan of the Android operating system and this phone is a huge help! There are a couple tips I want to share which are ridiculously helpful.
Tip 1: Get the Applanet.net app on your phone. This is the free market which allows you to download paid apps for FREE on your phone!
Tip 2: Get an account with Appbucket.net! This is another free market, but with a twist. You download them to your computer and then transfer them to your phone. Actually more stable and faster than Applanet, but just not as convenient.
Tip 3: Do a temporary root on your phone by searching in the Android Market for Visionary. This will do a temp root which will need to be done each time you reboot your phone. Not a big deal. (edit: Check out the xda-developers.com forums for the Permenant Root solutions)
Tip 3: Follow these steps to turn your phone into a wireless hotspot!
1> Root your phone with visionary from the app store
This is by far the fastest and easiest way to jailbreak your iPad. Follow the steps in this video to the letter and you will have a whole other experience with your iPad! It is incredible!!
Why should you jailbreak? Let me just give you some reasons. Actually, let me have someone else give you 16 of them.
If you want that kind of functionality, then take the few minutes it will be to jailbreak your iPad and open a whole new world of apps and freedom on your device. Just the ability to move more than one icon around and to be able to run apps in the background is worth it!! I can play games while listening to Pandora at the same time now! It is amazing!
NOTE: DO NOT UPGRADE YOUR IPAD IN NOVEMBER WHEN 4.0.1 COMES OUT! It will reverse your jailbreak and your iPad will be actually worse off. There is no reason to upgrade when you do this. Refuse any future upgrades unless you want to undo your jailbreak. There is currently no way of going back to what you have now if you upgrade.
There is lots of research to be done online which will help you understand how to get access to things like the free itunes store, moving multiple icons around, running multiple apps at once, and so much more. Do your research. Google is your friend. I'm not a pro, so don't ask me how to do it. I have learned everything I know about this stuff from Google searches.
Just to give you a helpful start, check this one out. :)
Here is a helpful post from one of my favorite Blogs, Gizmodo.
If you're convinced that the walls surrounding the iPhone OS garden are a little too high, jailbreaking is your ticket to freedom. Here's how to bust your iPad out, and why you might want to do so.
How easy is it to jailbreak my iPad? Stupid easy. The Spirit jailbreak is literally a one click process. Just sync your iPad to make sure everything on your computer is up-to-date, download the Spirit jailbreak application for Mac or Windows, and follow the instructions. In fact, what's most important during the install process is what you shouldn't do, which is to say, pretty much anything. Don't try to fool around with your iPad or iTunes and definitely don't unplug the device while the jailbreak is taking place. Just let Spirit do its thing and you should be fine.
What can a jailbroken iPad do? First and foremost, multitasking! Backgrounder, an iPhone jailbreak favorite, works beautifully the iPad, allowing you to finally realize that elusive dream of browsing the web to a Pandora-provided soundtrack.
The vast majority of things, on the other hand, don't work as beautifully. Task switchers like ProSwitcher and Kirikae are a no-go so far, though their developers are working on updates that'll work with the iPad.
Basically, the consensus is that it's best to only install apps that have been specifically updated for the iPad. The rest, at best, will half-work and at worst could cause some serious problems. It's likely that Cydia—which itself has a new and improved, iPad-friendly interface—will eventually be full of apps that work swimmingly on the iPad, including pretty much all of the things you know and love on your jailbroken iPhone.
What is Cydia? Cydia is jailbreak HQ, the unofficial app store that gives you access to all of the goodies Apple doesn't allow. After you jailbreak, Cydia will show up as an app like any other, and from there you can download and install Backgrounder and the rest.
Is this going to destroy my iPad? Probably not. If you stick to Cydia apps that have been updated for use with the iPad, you should be fine. But things are definitely still rough around the edges, and if you just start installing stuff from Cydia willy-nilly, you could seriously mess things up. Stray too far form the beaten path and you might find yourself in a situation in which a factory restore is required, and though there haven't been any reports of it so far, there's always the outside chance that you might brick your iPad altogether.
It's also important to keep in mind that no one is sure how this will work with future upgrades, and once Apple starts trying to patch the holes that make this jailbreak possible, things could get very sticky. So, as always with these sorts of things, proceed with caution, and saving your SHSH blobs is always a good idea.
Things are definitely still rough around the edges, so while the process is easy enough, jailbreaking's still not for the squeamish.
Does this void my iPad's warranty? Yes. When you jailbreak, you're going off the grid. Apple Store Geniuses, usually a chipper, enthusiastic bunch, will regard your jailbroken device with icy indifference. Of course, restoring your iPad to the original, factory settings should get things back to normal, without anyone ever knowing of your shameful jailbreak secret.
If I jailbreak can I download App Store apps for free? Yes. Not that we condone this—and I'm not being coy, we really don't—but jailbreaking will let you circumvent the App Store and install many popular apps and games for free. We're not going to get into the specifics here, but if you search around you should be able to get the gist of it.
Will jailbreaking affect my App Store apps? Nope. You can still use your old apps from the App Store, buy new ones, and sync them to your computer just like normal.
What does it mean that this is an "untethered" jailbreak? Basically that you don't have to have your iPad plugged in to your computer—or "tethered"—every time you start it up. That's a good thing!
Oh no my iPad looks all crazy and the dock is tiny in the bottom-left corner! What do I do? This is a known bug with some Cydia apps, like SBSettings. Just "respring"—either in the SBSettings menu or by restarting your iPad—and things should pop back to normal.
OK, that was exciting, but how do I get my old iPad back? Restoring your iPad to factory settings in iTunes will remove all traces of jailbreaking activity and let you resume your tranquil existence inside Apple's walled garden. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.
And remember, be careful! Jailbreaking is unsupported and something that's very new to the iPad. If in doubt about a particular Cydia app, err on the side of caution. You're better safe than sorry, really.
I am for the death penalty. I'm not entirely sure where I sit on abortion. I agree that it should be an option, I just don't like that it is used as birth control. I'm against tax credits to the wealthy. I'm for the legalization of marijuana. I'm against gay marriage. I'm against the war in the Middle East, but I'm patriotic and support our troops. I've never collected unemployment. I've never collected welfare. I don't have a 'baby's mamma' anywhere. I used to be a smoker, but if I see you smoking within 50 feet of a public entrance then you are going to hear about it. I'm against gun control, but will never own a gun. I've never watched a football game in my life, but would love to go if my son was playing. I can't stand country music, but have owned boots and a hat. I don't believe it is right that a man can serve in a war and shoot people for a living and die for his country before he is old enough to buy beer in the US. I'm a Christian, but can also speak intelligently about the beliefs of half a dozen other religions and agree with many of them. I would kill and die for my beliefs, but I really can't say there is one organized religion out there that would support me in all of them. I got married before I had kids and won't ever be married to anyone else. I'm comfortable with monogamy and believe children should be raised by two parents. I chew sunflower seeds, would main vein cherry coke if I could, eat sugar by the bucket, could live on Tootsie Rolls and nachos, and believe Taco Bell is one of the food groups. I don't vote. I don't read the paper. I'm not on Facebook. I don't forward chain emails. I may already be a millionaire. I'm the lost heir to the deposed king of Nigeria. I believe my sons should grow up to be men and my daughter should grow up to be single and innocent her entire life lest somebody hurts her and I'm forced to do something against the Geneva Convention. If I was in charge then I would round up everybody with an accent and have them prove they have a right to be in my country. I would pull the troops out of Iraq and post them along the border with instructions to shoot to kill. I would deputize all law enforcement personnel as immigration agents.
So my question is... what am I? Am I a democrat? A republican? Liberal or conservative? I would die for my beliefs in these things and would never support someone who didn't feel the same way. How could I vote for someone who believe in what I oppose even if we were on the same page in certain areas? It it really about picking the least of the evils? Would you put someone into office who would take away what you value most while fighting for your right to value them? My political views are a conundrum.
I only wrote this to think out loud. Someone baited me into talking politics today and they were clearly passionate about being political. My blase attitude about voting and getting involved in the community offended him on some level. I just honestly believe that no political figure is at all interested in me and my needs. I'm a minority among minorities. I'm a married, straight, middle class, white male who actually cares about my credit score. I pay my bills on time. I've never missed a mortgage payment. I'm not in debt. My vehicles are fuel efficient and funtional. My house is clean and not infested with whatever bugs or disease filthy houses have. I mow my lawn and pull my weeds. I don't rely on the government to solve my problems, because frankly... I don't think they are capable of solving anything. I believe America is a terrorist country based on actions we have taken abroad. We invade and force our beliefs on others and I will not support politicians who endorse that kind of thing, even though I support our troops who have to fight. I have no idea where I would fit in the political definitions people like to attach to their beliefs, but I can say that I don't agree with anybody. I'm happy being independent in my beliefs and thoughts. The next person who wants to get in a political debate with me is going to get punched in the throat or worse.
God bless America. The king is dead. Long live the king.
