Originally posted by Natsu
Just to let you know, just because you're switching firmware's doesn't mean you will be unbanned. Once your Console ID is banned, it's rendered useless for online play. This means you will not be able to play, let alone sign in on Playstation Network as long as you're using that banned Console ID.
The only way for you to be able to get back online using your console, is to either purchase a private Console ID which will last longer than public id's since you will be the only one using it. Or you can use public Console ID's which are shared on multiple sites and forums for free. Please note that public Console ID's are banned within a length of a few hours to a day. They won't last much longer than that.
It was a good idea to switch to Ita however, it provides a lot more user options for you to mess around with and learn more about Custom Firmware and enhance your modification knowledge. Otherwise, if you thought you would get unbanned by doing so, very sorry to break it to you but that's not how it works.
I agree with you up until the last part. REBUG offers the same options just a different firmware. In addition, the REBUG toolbox offers many more options to change the lv2 protections and kernel. As well as the other aspects of the firmware. I'm not saying REBUG is better, mainly because the latest release is based on an older firmware, but it is rather detailed about the configuration of the firmware.