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Originally Posted by staticfive
root is a user account, why shouldn't it be that easy unless they disabled root entirely?
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While I have not browsed but a fraction of the source code, I find it probable that they have done away with unnecessary protocols like user accounts.
Because we are not dealing with the command line I think it would be helpful for at least newbies to view root access as a security clearance level, and not as a user account that if only they had the password they would be able to log into it.
Tehtering
As previously mentioned you can already tether your phone to your computer without root access and without paying Verizon's exorbitant monthly fee.
However to do this you need to have software running on both your phone and your computer, and a bluetooth signal or USB cable. The advantage of tethering a rooted phone is that you can setup your cellphone as a wireless access point. Meaning you can connect to your phones internet from your laptop exactly like you would connect to your wireless router. Pretty freaking cool, especially since your wireless signal will travel a lot farther than Bluetooth and be faster.
Sadly, your internet connection speed through tethering will not be any faster than your phone's. Something to note is that paying Verizon to allow tethering might actually get you tangible benefits, in the form of increased throughput and lower latency (much faster internet).