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Default Bought a Mytouch 3g (T-mobile simlocked)

wanna use it with a vodafone sim..

do i have to unlock it before rooting or is rooting enough?

and.. will 3g work on other simcards?
 
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If you want to use it with other carriers, you have to get it unlocked. Rooting wont do anything for that
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[QUOTE=tvall;16917129]If you want to use it with other carriers, you have to get it unlocked. Rooting wont do anything for that[/QUOTE

I don't mean to hijack this tread, but I have a similar question: I have a old my touch from tmo it's unlocked what happen if I root the thing? do I lose the unlock or not. thanks
 
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no. it will stay unlocked.
 
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If you want to use it with other carriers, you have to get it unlocked. Rooting wont do anything for that[/QUOTE

I don't mean to hijack this tread, but I have a similar question: I have a old my touch from tmo it's unlocked what happen if I root the thing? do I lose the unlock or not. thanks
Rooting has nothing to do with unlocking. Doing one will have no effect on the other
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Rooting has nothing to do with unlocking. Doing one will have no effect on the other
Thanks, I've been lurking around for ages, now I got my hands on this old phone and it will be my guinea pig in learning all this stuff; thanks again for the help.
 
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