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Re: I'm new to Droid, why root this phone?

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Originally Posted by eric12341 View Post
the advantages u get from rooting are exactly the same as flashing a HSPL and/or custom rom on a WM device. when rooted ull be able to flash custom roms,radios and even tether. but Android is a little bit more complex when flashing custom roms. everything has to match otherwise u'll either mess up the radio in ur device or brick it completely. in short if all u want to do is WiFi tether then u won't need to flash a custom rom but if u want to do that be sure to follow the directions al pie de la letra or watch a YouTube video.
U hear that Verizon will soon be charging for tethering via wifi. With rooting and a new rom, will they not be able to charge us then?
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