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androidcommunity.com - 11/5/2008

T-Mobile G1 jailbroken?

— androidcommunity.com — It looks like members of the XDA Developers forum have just found a way to gain root... access to root of the T-mobile G1. There apparently is a loop hole in the PTerminal application that grants access. Right now you can download the PTerminal ... (more) T-Mobile G1 jailbroken?

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