iOS5 upgrade

[Jimwarmsands]

Hi all - I, like most, have been waiting for untethered JB, but when I read that 5.01 came out I downloaded it and saved it on my windows (ugh!) computer. How do I go about downloading on my iPhone 4(GSM) via iTunes? Every time I hook it up the download for 5.01 comes up. This obviously isn't one of my strong points. Could someone explain it to me in simple detail? Thank you very much!

[i.Annie]

Sorry, maybe I'm not reading this right. What is it that you're wanting to do?

[Jimwarmsands]

Sorry, maybe I'm not reading this right. What is it that you're wanting to do?

I don't know how to upgrade my iPhone 4 GSM (4.3.3) to 5.0, now that iTunes' only option is 5.0.1 I have downloaded 5.0 from this site's firmware list and have it saved on my Windows Vista laptop
Sorry if I wasn't clear - I wasn't sure how to explain it.

[i.Annie]

Oh, you can't. Apple stopped signing iOS 5 already.

[Jimwarmsands]

So I'm stuck until there is a JB for 5.0.1 now?

[2k1]

That is correct sorry.

[magicmobile]

You can try to 4.3.3 only you must have shsh on cydia and ITunes cannot use 10.50

[Jimwarmsands]

You can try to 4.3.3 only you must have shsh on cydia and ITunes cannot use 10.50

that's what I have on my JB iPhone 4 (GSM). So, even though I downloaded 5.0 off the firmware list on here to my computer, there is no way to get it on my phone?

[iYeow]

Right, 5.0 is history now. You cannot restore to 5.0 anymore as the blob cannot be saved.

[Jimwarmsands]

That bites.

[iYeow]

Well, even if you did restore to 5.0 and with the slightest mistake it crashes, you will be back to 4.xx with your blob if you care about jailbreaking it. No fun eh..

[Jimwarmsands]

Well, even if you did restore to 5.0 and with the slightest mistake it crashes, you will be back to 4.xx with your blob if you care about jailbreaking it. No fun eh..

well, the thing I don't know how to do is how to get it to 5.0 - I have the firmware downloaded to my laptop but don't know what to do next. Do I upgrade to 5.01 then try to down grade it to 5.0? (which I don't know how to do either..)

[2k1]

You can't go to 5.0 anymore apple doesn't sign it. 5.0.1 is the only one now. Or downgrade if ya have ya blobs.

[i.Annie]

+1. You can't upgrade to 5.0, you can't downgrade to 5.0 from 5.0.1. All you can do besides get stuck on 5.0.1 is restore to any iOS 4 that you may have SHSHs saved for. You're better off staying where you are now, on 4.3.3.

[iYeow]

If you don't have 4.3.3 blob with cydia, i suggest you use latest ifaith to dump your 4.3.3 blob for future downgrade/ restore.