iPhone Newbie Adventures Continue

Today I had decided that I want to be able to use a cool service I have been hearing so much about called Qik. After all, I have a phone that appears to be capable of streaming live video using this awesome service, so it makes sense to take this Qik thing for a spin, right? Not so fast.

As I later learned, the “installation” of Qik requires something called Cydia, according to this page provided by Qik specifically. Okay, how bad can that be? Right? Just get it installed and get on with it, easy peasy! Clearly nothing that I should be aware of…wait, where is the link for this Cydia that Qik makes sound so accessible and easy to install? I mean, the above linked page says all I need to do is install it…yet there is no link??

Then I found out more about Cydia. Well on the plus side, it is open source and provides access to software you might not have available otherwise. Awesome, let’s install it! Wait, better read this again…

If you followed my Step 1 guide for activating, jailbreaking, and unlocking the iPhone, then you should already have the Installer installed.

Wait, I have to jailbreak my iPhone to use any of this? Thus, sending my warranty into never, never land? Um, nope, sorry, no winners here. While both Qik and Cydia sound really cool, I am not made of iPhones, therefore would rather not wipe my nose with my phone’s warranty or the AppleCare protection that I suspect would be null if I jailbreak it. Am I being overly cautious or should Qik find a way not to require a jailbroken iPhone?