From day 1, I'd been impressed with the iPhone, I just wasn't interested in spending a bunch of money to switch to AT&T in order to get one. After the new, 3G, versions came out, I decided to buy one of the first generation phones (used) and get it working on T-Mobile.
Info on unlocking/jailbreaking the first gen. iPhone:
- Baseband/bootloader/firmware definition
- Firmware/Baseband info
- Jailbreak/Activate/Unlock definition
- How to Unlock/Jailbreak your 2.0.x 2G iPhone on a Mac
- Similar guide (unlock 2.0.x) from Hackint0sh
Lists of top applications:
- Top 50 iPhone Applications (via Installer)
- Lifehacker's Top 10 iPhone Apps
- DigitalTrends Top 15 Apps (they can't put them on one page??)
- CollegeTonight's Top 10