[UPDATED] iPhone 3G TIPS: PwnageTool 2.0 No iPhone 3G unlock

[UPDATE: iPhone-Dev Team just released version 2.0.1 of PwnageTool. It addresses 5 issues discovered today. You don't have to do the trick again, but it is recommended to download and install version 2.0.1] Hours ago, the iPhone-Dev Team has released their PwnageTool_2.0.zip package. The Team has published some mirrors for download this package. You can find them HERE. At this moment of writing, all mirrors are a kind of overloaded :). Many iPhone weblogs have asked the community to create mirrors for spreading the load. In short, iPhone 1.0 (1st generation) you can Jailbreak + SIM Unlock + Cydia installer. iPhone 3G can Jailbreak + Cydia Installer. Notice: NO iPhone 3G SIM Unlock.

The main question for the iPhone 1st generation owners is: Should I upgrade to firmware 2.0? I assume the majority of the around 5 million 1st generation iPhone owners did the jailbreak, and hundred thousand's have SIM unlocked the 1.1.4 firmware, Well it depends. Applications which works on 1.1.4 may not work at all with 2.0. If you rely on these applications on a day to day basis, don't upgrade yet. First check if the equivalent applications is available on the App Store or keep contact the developers websites for updates for 2.0. But, if you only need the new features in 2.0 you can go for it now. Before you start, read the experiences HERE. Currently, there is an issue found in the mail application with a solution. The next are the iPhone 3G owners group, which have a working 2.0 firmware onboard. My guess is that around 70-80 percent of the iPhone 3G owners have signed a plan for 18 to 24 months and thus 20-30 percent has a pre-paid 3G device. At this moment you can not SIM unlock your iPhone 3G with this tool. So the only benefit is to install applications which are not available yet on the App Store. I don't believe the problem is that you have to pay for good software. So I think, the only group who is interested in jail breaking the 3G phone are the more geeky technical people who wants to fully control the operating system MacOSX. This could be independent developers who are practicing Open Application Development. For those people it suitable to go for it.