To Root or Not To Root

[Natey2]

If you don't care about overclocking or wireless/wired tethering or backing up your apps and your entire phone or a host of other things, no, no reason to.

It's up to you though and not for everybody

One can tether and backup individual apps without being rooted.

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[Matte242]

Tethering is no longer an issue bc of the hot spot capabilities

that will cost a fortune after may 15th. 20$ for 2gb and 10$ for each gb after that. Considering I've used 130gb last month, I'm going to root and use wireless tether after mid may.



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Idiots like you are the reason typical users are going to have to pay more for data....tiers/no unlimited data.....thanks dude

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[rebel541]

Tethering is no longer an issue bc of the hot spot capabilities

that will cost a fortune after may 15th. 20$ for 2gb and 10$ for each gb after that. Considering I've used 130gb last month, I'm going to root and use wireless tether after mid may.



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Okay, I'm not going to hurl insults or flame, but honestly, how the crap did you use 130gb of cellular data in one month!?!:icon_eek:
I average less than 20gb a month with my 20mbps cable internet at home, and that's watching a lot of streaming TV series.

 

[xeene]

Tethering is no longer an issue bc of the hot spot capabilities

that will cost a fortune after may 15th. 20$ for 2gb and 10$ for each gb after that. Considering I've used 130gb last month, I'm going to root and use wireless tether after mid may.



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Idiots like you are the reason typical users are going to have to pay more for data....tiers/no unlimited data.....thanks dude

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name calling doesn't make you look any smarter then me
Sounds like somebody is jealous because their phone doesn't have 4g LTE



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[xeene]

Tethering is no longer an issue bc of the hot spot capabilities

that will cost a fortune after may 15th. 20$ for 2gb and 10$ for each gb after that. Considering I've used 130gb last month, I'm going to root and use wireless tether after mid may.



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Okay, I'm not going to hurl insults or flame, but honestly, how the crap did you use 130gb of cellular data in one month!?!:icon_eek:
I average less than 20gb a month with my 20mbps cable internet at home, and that's watching a lot of streaming TV series.

my home cable can average well over 300gb a month. Let's just say that i support torrent users.



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[rebel541]

that will cost a fortune after may 15th. 20$ for 2gb and 10$ for each gb after that. Considering I've used 130gb last month, I'm going to root and use wireless tether after mid may.



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Okay, I'm not going to hurl insults or flame, but honestly, how the crap did you use 130gb of cellular data in one month!?!:icon_eek:
I average less than 20gb a month with my 20mbps cable internet at home, and that's watching a lot of streaming TV series.

my home cable can average well over 300gb a month. Let's just say that i support torrent users.



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In that case, I probably owe you more than one thank you:laugh:

 

[sgtguthrie]

that will cost a fortune after may 15th. 20$ for 2gb and 10$ for each gb after that. Considering I've used 130gb last month, I'm going to root and use wireless tether after mid may.



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Idiots like you are the reason typical users are going to have to pay more for data....tiers/no unlimited data.....thanks dude

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name calling doesn't make you look any smarter then me
Sounds like somebody is jealous because their phone doesn't have 4g LTE



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I have lte so I'm certainly not jealous, and i agree with matte...you're an idiot...

 

[twistdhood]

Back on topic here...what is keeping me from rooting is to accomplish this the only way I've found takes you back a firmware version and then back up to get around HTC signatures. The problem there is ill lose my data and have to start over. Anyone know if there's anything new on the horizon regarding this? Has HTC even gotten around to releasing the source yet? Is love to root my phone but really don't want to lose what I already have and lose my month + of settings and info I've put in my phone so far.

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[xeene]

Idiots like you are the reason typical users are going to have to pay more for data....tiers/no unlimited data.....thanks dude

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name calling doesn't make you look any smarter then me
Sounds like somebody is jealous because their phone doesn't have 4g LTE



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I have lte so I'm certainly not jealous, and i agree with matte...you're an idiot...

because i take advantage of a situation? that's fine and dandy, i won't lose any sleep over it. :icon_ banana:

 

[dvgb173]

The beauty of your ( OP) situation is that you don't need to root right now. You will lose nothing by not rooting. Wait it out. Maybe the overclocking and myriad of apps will never beckon you.
But it will be there should you change your mind.
DougB.

 

[Hateslinger]

You'll never know unless you try.

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[1android]

I was reading through the easy 3 step method....says this process shouhld work until gingerbread comes out. Gingerbread is supposed to come out in a couple months so if your rooted what are you supposed to do at that point? will you have to re-root your phone?

 

[gflam]

Well i love rooting once i get my tb i'll probably be rooting it on the ride home lol

 

[sgtguthrie]

I was reading through the easy 3 step method....says this process shouhld work until gingerbread comes out. Gingerbread is supposed to come out in a couple months so if your rooted what are you supposed to do at that point? will you have to re-root your phone?

Honestly, we'll probably have a leaked rooted version before the ota update comes anyway. Likely, I'll never accept an ota for this phone. I may wait until gb is rooted, go stock, accept the ota, then root again. Just so there's a record of me accepting an ota just in case p3 is right and they are tracking rooters that way.

 

[nonnasmyladie]

I was reading through the easy 3 step method....says this process shouhld work until gingerbread comes out. Gingerbread is supposed to come out in a couple months so if your rooted what are you supposed to do at that point? will you have to re-root your phone?

Honestly, we'll probably have a leaked rooted version before the ota update comes anyway. Likely, I'll never accept an ota for this phone. I may wait until gb is rooted, go stock, accept the ota, then root again. Just so there's a record of me accepting an ota just in case p3 is right and they are tracking rooters that way.

Why would they track rooters?

Would it violate your contract with verizon?