Success/Brick Stories After Modding... - iPhone 3G

rondz · 07-27-2007, 10:06 AM

I just want to know who has tried or thought about doing the custom ringtone mod. I wanna hear some success stories or brick stories, please be specific on your experience on doing these types of mods on your phone, like have you done it before on another phone or if you're just a programmer, etc. I'd also like to see how many people are actually thinking about doing it but scared because they've never attempted a mod on a phone before but have some confidence of following directions precisely.

Alexander · 07-28-2007, 12:11 AM

It's simple. I'm 15, did it using m iPhone and my Windows XP PC. Started off doing my MODS in command prompt, but then the more user friendly UI came out the same night, so I started using that. I hacked nearly everything, then missed the original look, so I restored. Now I changed the slider color and gradient, the battery, added a custom ring tone, and added mirror icons to the home screen. That's only a fraction of what I did earlier and I see no regrets.

iPhobos · 07-28-2007, 02:29 AM

I have only modded my ringtones and my carrier tag and it was a breeze. When I had a razr I modded that as well but it was using a UI which always makes thinga easier.

I found it easy to do especially with all the help and well written tutorials on this site. Now if I could only find a tutorial on using photoshop to do the graphics myself so I dont have to ask someone else to do something for me

FAsnakes · 07-28-2007, 03:33 AM

no problems here with the ringtone mod..

princess_80854 · 07-28-2007, 03:59 AM

The first thing I changed was the carrier logo as I was a bit afraid to mess up the phone. So, I started off with something small. That was a breeze. So, I went on to add some ringtones using iPhoneInterface. Afterwards I changed the battery, but got really TIRED of typing in all of the commands. Luckily Manzana came out and I used that software to change almost every graphic on the phone that can be changed! I haven't had to do a restore. The modding process has been trouble free for me.

JeffBobula · 07-28-2007, 04:53 AM

I havent even heard of Manzana yet! Gonna have to try that, but I only wanted to mod my carrier icon to the Audi rings and have completed that already.

Personally, I love the stock look of the phone.

rondz · 07-28-2007, 08:20 AM

Im using windows vista and im still considering doing the custom ringtones. One person said their phone slowed down after modding it and another said it deleted all the contacts. Can someone clarify the simplicity of the custom ringtones, will it effect any other files on the phone if i attempt it? Thanks to all who've replied with stories.

joe · 07-28-2007, 05:30 PM

I chose "Yes, but nightmare and failure" because in the end I had a brick. I completed the ringtone mod successfully but it took a while. For some reason it appears jailbreak didn't actually completely do its thing. I then tried the tethering mod which requires the same jailbreak but by the time I was done fiddling with the awful shell script they provided for OS X, it wouldn't properly sync with iTunes and had to be restored. Fortunately, Apple has done a great job with the whole backup and restore feature of the iPhone. I imagine it comes after a lot of direct experience on their part.

rondz · 07-28-2007, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by joe

I chose "Yes, but nightmare and failure" because in the end I had a brick. I completed the ringtone mod successfully but it took a while. For some reason it appears jailbreak didn't actually completely do its thing. I then tried the tethering mod which requires the same jailbreak but by the time I was done fiddling with the awful shell script they provided for OS X, it wouldn't properly sync with iTunes and had to be restored. Fortunately, Apple has done a great job with the whole backup and restore feature of the iPhone. I imagine it comes after a lot of direct experience on their part.

Sorry to hear that. Anyways thanks for sharing that experience. I will wait till October for the official update. I'm not ready to preform this mod.

qryptiq · 07-29-2007, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by rondz

Sorry to hear that. Anyways thanks for sharing that experience. I will wait till October for the official update. I'm not ready to preform this mod.

chicken!

jk

take a visit to the modifications area and read some stories as well as how-to's and reconsider.....