Hey Gadget Freaks – I wrote this article specifically for you! Do you own an Apple iPhone already? Have you played around with one? What do you think of the features and customizability? Do you think that the device lives up to all of your expectations, or are there some things that could be improved?

Most people whom I’ve spoken with are of the latter opinion. They feel that the iphone is a solid device overall, but there are many things left to be desired which could be better. What would you think if there were a way to fix some of the bugs, and upgrade the customization abilities of the iPhone? That’d be pretty huge right. And what if, furthermore, there were additional apps that you could install that were, in some cases, BETTER than what’s in the App Store?

Think about this – Have you ever wished that you could install homebrew games? Or Linux? Or Adobe Acrobat? Well, as it comes off the shelf, you’d be out of luck. Apple simply won’t allow this. However, that doesn’t mean that it’s impossible…

Indeed it is definitely do-able! The process involves downloading a type of application to your computer that is referred to as jailbreak software. Then you simply connect your phone via USB to the computer, hit a couple of buttons, and Voila! – you are now able to do everything that we just discussed and more! But hold on a sec – where do you get this jailbreak software? What is it called?

The absolute top piece of jailbreak software that I’ve found is called the Auto Phone Unlock system. Just type that name into Google, pay a few bucks, install it onto your PC, hook up your phone, and go! There’s actually a version out for newer iPhone IOS’s that doesn’t even require a PC. You can do the hack directly through your Firefox browser on your phone!

The 2nd app that I recommend to people who might not necessarily be able to afford the price of my first pic is the iJailbreak Tool. It’s not free – it still costs a bit of money, but it’s a little cheaper than my #1 choice. It takes a little longer to do the unlock (sometimes up to 15 minutes), and you will need a PC or Mac to do the unlock. Other than that, it’s a great application that I highly recommend.

Finally, I also like the Global iPhone Unlock software, which is highly ranked by Computer World magazine. I like it because it not only does a Jailbreak, but also completes an unlock, which allows you to use the phone with T-Mobile, and not just ATT.

That last one is probably the priciest of the three, but for the ability to unlock, and not just jailbreak, you can’t complain. Normally, you have to buy an entirely separate program to get an unlock done. In summary, all of these apps that I talked about in this article should get you jailbroken in no time!

The author is an old school cellular device hacker who’s been doing dev on phones since the 1980s. He has no fixed address, and no one knows his real name, but he blogs fairly often at the jailbreak software blog. You can find his review of the best jailbreak software as well.. Also published at Newest Jailbreak Software.