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Anybody ever rooted a thunderbolt?
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Was talking to my brother today and he has his rooted. He said the battery life improvement and free tethering alone made it worth it to him. The obvious downside is it voids the warranty.
Having owned a Thunderbolt for a short 4 months the best advice I can give you is to get rid of it completely and get a better phone.
Those things are nothing but a headache.
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I love any droid products and rooted my last phone, it was a lot better after I rooted it.
I bought both of my kids android tablet computers and thought it would be cool to root them for my kids so they would get the most out of them, well I did root them and they both performed a lot better. Only problem is, I also bricked both of them. 3 days after having new tablets, they both have a worthless tablet that won't even turn on. LOL
I bought both of my kids android tablet computers and thought it would be cool to root them for my kids so they would get the most out of them, well I did root them and they both performed a lot better. Only problem is, I also bricked both of them. 3 days after having new tablets, they both have a worthless tablet that won't even turn on. LOL
Not trying to be rude here, but do the other Thunderbolt owners live in a cave? Or maybe this was their first smartphone and they think this is how it is supposed to be?
Verizon/HTC was on the verge of having a massive class action lawsuit on it's hands due to this phone and it's continual problems.
constant app crashing
8-10 reboots per day at random times
inability to hold a 4G (and even 3G) signal
Minimal battery life - fixed with purchase of bigger battery
lack of OS updates
Mobile Hotspot does not reliably hold a signal
Rooting the phone - type in how to root your android into google and there are a plethora of simple step walkthroughs to do it.
Target will take this phone back with their electronic buy back program for $95 right now - which is a great deal to get rid of this brick and get something better.
I'd like to root mine, but can't afford to replace it if I fock it up. Any clue what the "failire" % is?
You can always un-root any Droid if you have to.
http://theunlockr.com/2011/09/30/how-to-unroot-the-htc-thunderbolt-with-one-file/
http://theunlockr.com/2011/09/30/how-to-unroot-the-htc-thunderbolt-with-one-file/
If I don't come to this site for a few weeks, one of the things I can always count as a constant is the level of douchebagginess from the sponge.
My battery life isn't great, but thunderbolt kicks butt otherwise. I was unable to get a 3g or 4g signal one day last summer, but typically use this over my slower 3g iPad and find the performance outstanding.
