Help before i make paperweight

[declanafc]

I bought a unlocked phone from ebay.
It works with my t-mobile sim, and has installer and summerboard on.
Now when i try to install any of the apps on the installer i get error message during install script execution.
My friend suggested its locked for read/writing files, and use independence to jail break it, i downloaded and ran it.
Says phone is activated but not jailbreak'ed.
So i ran jailbreak and its asks me where the firmware files for 1.02 are.
this is were i am panicking and stopped..
am i write that this error is because its locked to read and write files, do i need to jailbreak it and will it brick my phone, ie no t-mobile
please help
declan

[Stevonw]

Originally Posted by declanafc

I bought a unlocked phone from ebay.
It works with my t-mobile sim, and has installer and summerboard on.
Now when i try to install any of the apps on the installer i get error message during install script execution.
My friend suggested its locked for read/writing files, and use independence to jail break it, i downloaded and ran it.
Says phone is activated but not jailbreak'ed.
So i ran jailbreak and its asks me where the firmware files for 1.02 are.
this is were i am panicking and stopped..
am i write that this error is because its locked to read and write files, do i need to jailbreak it and will it brick my phone, ie no t-mobile
please help
declan

you need to download the v1.02 firmware and change the file format to .zip and unzip the files into a folder, then point the jailbreak to them files

[declanafc]

Originally Posted by Stevonw

you need to download the v1.02 firmware and change the file format to .zip and unzip the files into a folder, then point the jailbreak to them files

Any doing this wont effect me using my t-mobile card, i have been reading and reading just sometimes its nice to get clear clarification.

[declanafc]

Can i ask were i can get 1.02

[Stevonw]

Originally Posted by declanafc

Can i ask were i can get 1.02

It was on the apple site but is available in the download section of http://www.modmyiphone.com (requires free registration). Also no this should not brick your iphone .

[Stevonw]

Originally Posted by declanafc

Any doing this wont effect me using my t-mobile card, i have been reading and reading just sometimes its nice to get clear clarification.

The only way you could really "brick" your phone is though messing around with the baseband or firmware (aka removing or changing parts lol)

[declanafc]

Originally Posted by Stevonw

The only way you could really "brick" your phone is though messing around with the baseband or firmware (aka removing or changing parts lol)

Thanks, just after spending a fortune on it i would rather play it save till i get a bit more knowledge on whats what.

[declanafc]

Well alls well at the mo, ran jailbreak and installed a app, should i leave as is or jail it?
Thanks
Sorry for all questions

[Stevonw]

Originally Posted by declanafc

Well alls well at the mo, ran jailbreak and installed a app, should i leave as is or jail it?
Thanks
Sorry for all questions

Leave it as Jailbroken, saves time and effort to make any file mods via USB

[declanafc]

Thanks
One last question, save a new thread, there is a icon next to the battery, looks like a phone receiver with 2 rows of dots under it, what is it, i may be being dumb but looked every where,nowt in the manual i can see either.