On 03/25/2013 09:17 AM, Alex Stanley wrote: > Until now, I've always been too timid to root my phone, fearing that I would > surely brick it. But, my grudge against factory bloatware, Slacker Radio in > particular, got the better of me. So, this morning, I used this to root my > Galaxy S2: > > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2050297 > > I then bought Root Explorer and used it to completely nuke Slacker Radio from > my phone. > > My phone has more than enough app space, so it doesn't bother me that there > are apps I don't use that take up space and get updated. But, Slacker Radio > did an update a while back, and then out of nowhere, it sent me an alert > about its new features. WTF? The only time I want to hear my phone make that > sound is if I get a text message or an incoming Gmail. > > Does this mean there's a custom ROM in my future? I don't know... depends on > how badly I want Jelly Bean. US Cellular is very slow in getting Android > updates, and I only upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich a few months ago. I'll be > getting a 4G LTE phone in October (most likely the Galaxy S4), and it would > be really stupid of me to brick my phone only months away from qualifying for > a new one. And, from what I've read, it sounds like rooting a stock ROM is > all I really need.
I got my phone from Google and the updates come out shortly after release. I'm current with Jelly Bean right now. T-Mobile is making waves in the tech world by doing away with contracts. I have their $30 a month plan but then I don't use the phone much for talk and get 5GB data. Contract phones are a scam and mainly only known in the US. In other countries you buy your phone outright and and use whatever carrier you want. Of course Turq will probably tell us that France has unlimited talk, texting and data for the equivalent of $20 a month. :-D http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57576023-94/t-mobile-kills-off-the-wireless-contract/ The $30 a month plan I have is a prepay and has been only available from T-Mobile online or from Walmart.
