what is the difference between jailbreak and unlocking the iphone?

[Jean]

or is it the same thing?

[vicecaptain]

Jailbreaking an unlocking an iPhone are two different procedures for various causes. They are not the same.
Jailbreaking is a process of removing the limitations imposed by APPLE on its ios, So that third party applications can be installed on an iPhone. There are various Jailbreaking methods. You can get the jailbreaking guide for an iPhone from www.iphonejailbreakguide.com .
Unlocking is a process of removing the network restriction on an iPhone imposed by network providers, So that any international GSM connection can be accessed through it. There are various methods to unlock an iPhone. The safest and easiest method to unlock an iPhone is to unlock through remote unlocking method. It is also an affordable method too. You can get the remote unlocking for an iPhone from www.unlocking4u.com . All the best mate.