Reactivating a deactivated rooted phone on Verizon

[michaelkingdom]

Hi all,

I'm looking to reactivate my rooted Thunderbolt that I deactivated for a while. How do I do this without alerting Verizon of the root? Will they even know?

What service do I use to do this?

 

[Mr. Lucky]

I don't understand what rooting has to do with being deactivated. What is it you are hoping to accomplish? I work in the industry, and to me, "deactivated" says you don't have a valid SIM... meaning it won't work on Verizon's (or anyone else's) network, rooted or unrooted.

 

[michaelkingdom]

I am saying that I got a newer phone to replace my Thunderbolt. Now My Tbolt is just sitting idle on my desk. I would like to reactivate the SIM card so that I can use the Thunderbolt as my daily phone again.

I'm asking if the phone being rooted will be visible to verizon and I will therefore be penalized for it?

 

[A.Nonymous]

I'm not sure why Verizon would care if you were rooted or not. I've got an old DInc that I reactivate all the time just for kicks. I pick it up, dial *228 (or is it *227, I forget now) and it reactivates. If VZW cares, they never say anything to me about it.

 

[michaelkingdom]

I have a wifi hotspot capability on my rooted Tbolt. I would be circumventing the $30/mo they charge for that feature. I know they would want their #30 if they were aware of that.

 

[A.Nonymous]

I have a wifi hotspot capability on my rooted Tbolt. I would be circumventing the $30/mo they charge for that feature. I know they would want their #30 if they were aware of that.

No, they don't care what features you have on your phone. They only care if you use them. I've got tethering and a wifi hotspot feature on my rooted phone. I never use them. VZW doesn't care about the fact that my phone is rooted.

 

[Mr. Lucky]

No, they don't care what features you have on your phone. They only care if you use them. I've got tethering and a wifi hotspot feature on my rooted phone. I never use them. VZW doesn't care about the fact that my phone is rooted.

Exactly. The carrier would have no way of knowing, nor would they care. As long as you aren't using root to violate their TOS, you're golden.