So you’ve taken the plunge and jailbroken your iPhone.

Cycorder

Apple claims that video recording is only available on the iPhone 3GS.

While this program is free, it does include an ad on the side of the videorecorder screen.

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Backgrounder changes this fact.

Qik

Similar to Cycorder, this is another video recording app.

Unlike Cycorder, this actually streams video in near-real time to the Qik servers.

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The video quality will scale depending on the quality of your web link connection.

As long as your 3G signal is decent, it is able to broadcast with little delay.

PdaNet

Tethering, need I say more?

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Other providers worldwide charge extra for this feature, even though you are usually paying for unlimited data.

The program includes a 14-day full free trial, after which only HTTP connections will work.

One large provider which allows SIP connectivity is Gizmo5, which Google recently bought.

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Between this and the Backgrounder app covered above, you could replace the iPhone dialer completely.

iLocalis

All of those cool things that MobileMe can do?

iLocalis can do them better.

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AptBackup

This program is simple but is immensely useful if you jailbreak your phone.

It will save you so much time that you will wonder what you did before you used it!

SBSettings

This is the must-have app for tweaking your iPhone configs.

Backgrounder

Backgrounder

Winterboard

Theming your phone is impossible with an unjailbroken iPhone.

And More…

This list just scratches the surface as to the available programs from the Cydia store.

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The programs available from the Cydia store turn your iPhone into what itshouldbe.

You may want to check out theuseful guides over on iClarifiedfor the different iPhone jailbreaking programs and platforms.

Or check out our article onjailbreaking a 3G phone.

PDANet

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Siphone

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iLocalis

iLocalis

AptBackup

AptBackup

SBSettings

Winterboard

Winterboard