My iphone died yesterday, and I couldn't get it to start up by any other means than restore mode. Hey, better than nothing, considering it's a five-year-old first-gen model. I restored it from backup, and it worked great -- but lost its jailbreak. I confess I was pretty scared about the possibility of bricking the thing and having to shell out for a new-used phone, but luckily the jailbreaking process was a snap. I now have my cheapskate, contract-free, pay-as-you-go T-Mobile iPhone back, and this makes me ridiculously happy. Heck, the restore will probably make it work better.