HT201954: Unauthorized modification of iOS can cause security vulnerabilities, instability, shortened battery life, and other issues

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Biesaz
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Q: Jailbreaked iPhone trap?

I bought a second hand iPhone 3G on Ebay. I have suspicions that this one was jailbreaked before it was sold to me. Now when I start to recover my iPhone system by plugging it into my pc error 1015 occurs and my iPhone simply do not function, it just hangs with a picture of USB cable plugged into iTunes. Any suggestions?

 

Is there any possibility how I can take back my iPhone software to a legal version (Not a jailbreaked).

 

It is really anoying. Because I paid almost as much as for the new iPhone. Now i know i should have bought not a "second hand" one...

iPhone 3G, iOS 4.2

Posted on Jul 12, 2012 7:32 AM

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  • by Rudegar,

    Rudegar Rudegar Jul 12, 2012 7:49 AM in response to Biesaz
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    Jul 12, 2012 7:49 AM in response to Biesaz

    bought a jailbroken ipod touch once I just updated the firmware with itunes and it was back to normal

     

    but your problem may be if it was jailbroken to get around a sim lock because if you remove the jailbrake you get the sim lock back in which case you can't use the phone with on sims then the carrier it was locked to

  • by KiltedTim,

    KiltedTim KiltedTim Jul 12, 2012 7:51 AM in response to Biesaz
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    Mac OS X
    Jul 12, 2012 7:51 AM in response to Biesaz

    It was jailbroken. It is not always possible to revert a jailbroken phone to a working state.

     

    File a claim with ebay and get your money back.

     

    The only thing we can suggest is try putting it in DFU mode and restore as a new device. (google for instructions).

     

    If that doesn't work, you can't get help here. Sorry.