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Re: Unlocked == Rooted?

From crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: Unlocked == Rooted?
Date 2016-07-19 07:53 -0600
Organization none whatsoever
Message-ID <nmlbd4$8jq$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References <xn0k8nhuamrn7r000@reader.albasani.net> <180720161917364215%nospam@nospam.invalid>

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nospam wrote:

> In article <xn0k8nhuamrn7r000@reader.albasani.net>, tb
> <nospam@example.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> I bought an unlocked cell phone.  Does it mean that it is rooted?
>> I other words, are the terms "Unlocked" and "Rooted" equivalent?
> 
> no

In my dictionary "unlocked" means you can use any carrier, and "rooted" 
means you can dick around with system files and brick your phone.

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Unlocked == Rooted? "tb" <nospam@example.invalid> - 2016-07-18 23:16 +0000
  Re: Unlocked == Rooted? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-07-18 19:17 -0400
    Re: Unlocked == Rooted? crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-07-19 07:53 -0600
      Re: Unlocked == Rooted? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2016-07-19 15:40 +0100
  Re: Unlocked == Rooted? Aardvarks <aardvarks@a.b.c.com> - 2016-07-19 00:42 +0000
    Re: Unlocked == Rooted? tb <nospam@example.invalid> - 2016-07-18 22:41 -0500
    Re: Unlocked == Rooted? Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> - 2016-07-19 07:30 +0100
      Re: Unlocked == Rooted? Aardvarks <aardvarks@a.b.c.com> - 2016-07-19 23:00 +0000
    Re: Unlocked == Rooted? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-07-20 05:32 -0400
      Re: Unlocked == Rooted? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-07-20 09:54 -0400
        Re: Unlocked == Rooted? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-07-22 03:01 -0400
    Re: Unlocked == Rooted? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-07-22 21:21 +0200
  Re: Unlocked == Rooted? Dave Doe <hard@work.ok> - 2016-07-19 14:20 +1200
    Re: Unlocked == Rooted? tb <nospam@example.invalid> - 2016-07-18 22:41 -0500
  Re: Unlocked == Rooted? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2016-07-18 22:37 -0500
    Re: Unlocked == Rooted? tb <nospam@example.invalid> - 2016-07-18 22:41 -0500
  Re: Unlocked == Rooted? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-07-22 21:19 +0200

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