Who really sees a need to root this phone?

[gator352]

Originally Posted by 5harkology

Confessing to a felony on a public forum FTW.

LOL. OK let me rephrase.....

After actually reading my post, that did sound bad!! Let me explain. I got my TP, and after having it for 3 weeks I lost it (well couldn't find it) but I didn't get insurance like I should have. So I swapped numbers with my old phone and got insurance on the TP and waited 2 months then put in my claim and got a new one. 2 days after getting my new phone, my original TP was found. Apparently, one of my kids decided to use it without permission and shoved it under thier bed so they wouldn't get caught and get into trouble. So now I have 2 TP's. One I use as a house phone, the other I used to test roms and now is used as an mp3 player and has never been reactivated.

[GhettoBSD]

Originally Posted by gator352

LOL. OK let me rephrase.....

I lost it, got a new one, then found it.

thats why the insurance deductible went up :P

[malich2]

Originally Posted by GoodThings2Life

This is the first phone I've ever owned that I did want to root it. In the WinMo world, I was perfectly content to just hack the registry and tweak things to my liking, but with Android I'm at the mercy of HTC and Sprint until I root it and set it free from their shackles.

Now, rooted, I have a more stable experience by removing all the Sprint crap; better battery life (can easily get 15 hours on moderate to heavy life); and I can install Wifi Tethering for Root and get free wifi tethering that effectively turns my $10 premium data fee into a $20 savings on tethering. That's a no brainer bargain in my opinion.

at the risk of sounding like an idiot: what does it mean to root your phone? you mean flash another rom? sounds like some unlocking deal...not sure what, though. i'm just a user so forgive my innocence if you can.

i have yet to get the evo and i do live in a 4g area...i've played with the one in stores and love it. i have over 2000 contacts with comments, etc. on my tp2 w6.5 using goodthings2life's tweaks and cleanup and it sill lags a bit. i find it cannot handle this many contacts. i had no problems with my TP in that regard.

i believe i won't have a problem with my contacts on the evo...i tried syncing the one at the sprint store and it was so much smoother and faster...i didn't complete the sync, so not sure if it would present problems, but i'm certain i would be better.

i can't thank goodthings2life enough for tweaks and cleanup (especiall classic t9, etc.).

anyway, rooting? how is it done? risks? etc.

[GhettoBSD]

briefly, rooting your phone is akin to "unlocking it." I'm sure you have heard that phrase before.

With a rooted phone, you are now able to change the actual operating system, the thing you do everything with.

Different operating systems offer different things, usually an increase in speed and new options for customization. As with windows mobile, you are also able to obtain additional features not available 'for free' with the stock system, such was wifi tethering.

The risk you run is "bricking your phone," which basically means you damage the phone's chips where you can not do anything with it. Thus its a brick. But honestly, past experience has shown that even if you "brick" your phone you are actually able to recover somehow. usually with a lot of help by the experts.

As long as you follow the instructions step by step, you'll be ok! But there is a very big DISCLAIMER. You NEED to READ a LOT before you attempt it. That way, you are at least familiar with the process and won't skip any steps. Similar to driving on the freeway for the first time. Most people can't just get on and go when they're learning how to DRIVE because they don't have the sense of awareness and safety necessary at speed over 70 MPH.

So read up on rooting, the different methods and FAQs. Once you're an 'instant expert' and if you feel the need to do so, root your phone! It is generally safe, as long as you follow the guides. But beware, if you take your phone in for "service" (whatever issue you may have not caused by rooting) and they see your phone is rooted or worse, with a different operating system (referred to as a ROM) then you'll probably lose all rights to warranty and insurance. But fret not! You can always restore to "stock rom."

Other reasons to root: tweaks on battery life, speed, access to system otherwise not available.

good luck!

[boredandtattooed]

Originally Posted by elementalwindx

Honestly out of all the phones I have had, I must say that this is the first phone that I have not had the desire to root yet.

The only reason I see to mod it is to get the free hotspot. But the catch 22 is its only really worthy if you have 4g in your area (which I dont). If you use the 3g, you get kicked off when you recieve phone calls. Or you cant recieve them. I can't remember which way it goes.

Who else has not had any desire to root their phone yet?

dont have an EVO, but when using hotspot on any device and the phone rings you get kicked off.. or have the datasuspend thing goin on to send calls to VM instead... your choice, but thats how it is..

[freeza]

Here's a question: Why WOULDN'T you root it?

[fusion]

Originally Posted by freeza

Here's a question: Why WOULDN'T you root it?

No idea... it only takes a few minutes. Get it out of the way now and when froyo does drop you'll be a few less steps from having it on your phone. In the meantime you'll enjoy better battery life and a more customized experience.

I must admit though, I did have the phone for like 4 hours before I rooted



My wife is a stay at home mom, she was getting about 8 hours out of her battery with moderate to heavy use... perhaps signal in the area had a part to play but none the less I told her I would take care of it for her. I rooted her phone, tossed Fresh Evo .53 on it and now (under the same conditions with regards to location and useage) she gets 14 hours... if that isn't reason enough alone to root then I don't know what is.

To rooting! Have a great 4th of July if you're in the US.

[Clem2]

Hi Goodthings, I can't thank you enough for all you work and assistance on this site. It has helped me immensely. THANK YOU!!

I purchased a nice new EVO from BestBuy, and, I ended up returning it and going back to my TP2. I could not get it to sync correctly with outlook on my pc. I used the sync program that came on the sdcard from HTC..... It was screwing up my contacts, not syncing some, combining data from one with another........ etc.

I basically live (business wise) from outlook. I couldn't sync the emails or tasks, not to mention that the calendar sync, as well as the contacts sync totally sucks.

I read in one of your posts that you were using Touchdown on your EVO, and was wondering how it was working for you. I know that that software works with an exchange server (or exchange server hosting service, I think) and was also wondering if you knew of another way to get my outlook data to sync with an android phone (NOT using gmail. Gmail = sux) with the same success and ease of use that we had with windows mobile on our TP2?

I am really bummed that i had to return my EVO, I loved it except for that reason. Well........ There were a few little things that urked me along the way too, but they were going to be easy to change. I just couldn't get past the no email, screwed up contacts... sync thing.

Thanks again

Originally Posted by GoodThings2Life

This is the first phone I've ever owned that I did want to root it. In the WinMo world, I was perfectly content to just hack the registry and tweak things to my liking, but with Android I'm at the mercy of HTC and Sprint until I root it and set it free from their shackles.

Now, rooted, I have a more stable experience by removing all the Sprint crap; better battery life (can easily get 15 hours on moderate to heavy life); and I can install Wifi Tethering for Root and get free wifi tethering that effectively turns my $10 premium data fee into a $20 savings on tethering. That's a no brainer bargain in my opinion.

[aman1127]

I dunno man, I never had an issue. I was a huge tp advocate but this is so much more efficient. I have Outlook, gmail and yahoo on this with no hiccups. It's also great to not have lag. I played with an HD2 and there was still lag.

Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk

[Beejis]

Originally Posted by GoodThings2Life

This is the first phone I've ever owned that I did want to root it. In the WinMo world, I was perfectly content to just hack the registry and tweak things to my liking, but with Android I'm at the mercy of HTC and Sprint until I root it and set it free from their shackles.

Now, rooted, I have a more stable experience by removing all the Sprint crap; better battery life (can easily get 15 hours on moderate to heavy life); and I can install Wifi Tethering for Root and get free wifi tethering that effectively turns my $10 premium data fee into a $20 savings on tethering. That's a no brainer bargain in my opinion.

Just curious cause I followed you on the TP and also the TP2, what ROM are you using? That goes for all of you, if you are rooted, what ROMs are you using?

I'm rooted with Damage Control 3.2.3. My battery life has been the best with this ROM compared to others.