ok am with verzion but wanting to switch to straight talk can i unlock my phone and go to straight talk or do i need to do the root thing plz help
Yes and no. I don't believe that Verizon uses SIM locks. So you can move to the other carrier without root as the poster above stated.
But you'll likely need root to vanquish the uber-annoying you've inserted a SIM card from an unknown source messages from the Verizon setup app after you do so. So in any practical sense, yes, you will need root.
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