risks of loading apps to jailbreak iPhone
 

I currently have a version 1 jailbreak iphone (bought from eBay...so I have no idea how to jailbreak it again).

It has been working great for months on T-Molbile.

I want to load some applications to it.

Any risks on doing this? Is it as simple as going through itunes/appstore, paying, and loading the apps?

OT1 are the jailbreak phones G3 working fine? I am thinking of buying the same.

OT2 any must have apps?

It sounds like your phone is both jailbroken and unlocked?

Yes, I bought it that way.

I am just afraid to do something where it gets 'bricked' (i.e. I was told not to do any updates)....I am just wondering about apps.

Also will all apps work on all iphones?

Do you have the 2.0 software on it even (with the app store)? If you have the app store you can download apps from that. If you are still on the first generation of software, before the app store, it gets a little trickier as the latest firmware update from Apple can not be unlocked, at least if you have a normal 3G phone. Not sure if it is different for the first gen phones.

Edit: It looks like if you have a first gen iPhone you can upgrade to the latest firmware without any worries in iTunes then run QuickPwn from the iPhone Dev Team (free software you install on your computer) and your phone will be re-jailbroken and unlocked.

I have version 1.1.4

Firmware 04.04.05_G

I do not see AppStore anywhere in the iPhone

What would I need to do? How risky is it?

Most if not all apps came out when apple went to version 2.x so I don't think you can add apps unless you upgrade to version 2.x (not sure what it's up to now, mine is 2.1). .

Unlock instructions: http://www.hackthatphone.com/20/pwna...en_iphone.html

If you don't want to do yourself, the author/blogger of above site will do it for a fee.

The AppStore didn't happen until 2.x firmware and iTunes 7 (?)

Once you jailbreak and unlock, do not accept any offers from iTunes to upgrade your firmware. That will re-lock and jail.