Q Will you really activate me and let me install before requiring payment? Are you naive?
A Yes. I'm confident that you will pay once you've seen how well I'll take care of you and how fast the process is. If you don't pay I can deactivte you from my team.
Q You can deactivate me? I'll lose my magic beta powers? How do I know you aren't going to do this anyway.
A You betcha. And I can't really give you a guarantee. If someone says they can, they are lieing to you. I made this dev account just for this purpose, when it's full I'm going to just use my standard account. For the year this account is active, you will have access to ALL iPhone betas.
Q Why are you doing this?
A Developing apps for the iPhone is signifigantly easier on an apple computer. I'm trying to make 600 bucks for the lowest model they offer, the mini.
Q I've bricked my phone, can you help?
A Yes. If you are receiving the not authorized error, activating will fix your phone. If you need to restore, try DFU mode.
Q I've heard that you can tether your iPhone to your computer and use it as a 3g modem. Is this true?
A Yes. Yes it is. http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/19/complete-how-to-tethering-an-iphone-with-30-firmware/
(You made need the SDK to install drivers)
Q Are there any problems with the new firmware?
A Yes. It's beta software, so while it does seem a bit speedier and runs stable, there are some known issues:
MMS Doesn't work,(See main page for MMS instructions!) but SMS still does. This seems to be an issue with your carrier.
Your phone can not be unlocked with this firmware, which will have a permaneant baseband 4.20. This can not be reverted. You can go back to OS 2.2 or 2.2.1, but you can't downgrade your baseband (yet).
There is currently no jailbreak option for 3.0, but it is jailbreakable.
