HTC Inspire 4G or Galaxy S II and a few?

[Chris82]

I want to buy one of these phones unlocked without contract which would you buy for ATT? I'm coming from a iPhone 4 really just want a larger screen and android.

There's no need to root a unlocked phone is there? Is there a way to restore the phone to its stock firmware/original state kinda like itunes does with a restore?

What if ATT pushes a over the air update will it do anything to the phone?

Thanks!

 

[2manyPHONES]

I want to buy one of these phones unlocked without contract which would you buy for ATT? I'm coming from a iPhone 4 really just want a larger screen and android.

There's no need to root a unlocked phone is there? Is there a way to restore the phone to its stock firmware/original state kinda like itunes does with a restore?

What if ATT pushes a over the air update will it do anything to the phone?

Thanks!

I like my inspire but I miss the screen quality of my galaxy s captivate so I might try the gs2

Unlocked means you can use it on like tmobile or another carrier not the same as rooting.

And I think I read somewhere back when 2.2 was released for the captivate that the rooted people had to flash back to stock rom then update not sure if it unroots the phone

 

[Chris82]

Guess there's really no reason to by a unlocked one then if i will only be using it on ATT but it should have no bloat ware on it if i buy one unlocked online?

Don't you need to root it to un-install apps it came with?

 

[ninja_reject]

Yeah, SG2 for sure. I want it baad! It is a beast, way better battery, gorgeous screen, forward facing camera, it is better in nearly every way.

 

[2manyPHONES]

Guess there's really no reason to by a unlocked one then if i will only be using it on ATT but it should have no bloat ware on it if i buy one unlocked online?

Don't you need to root it to un-install apps it came with?

If it has the att logo on it it will have the att bloatware. I don't think you can buy the phone unbranded and unlocked. There used to be phones sold unbranded like the razr I think but I don't think the inspire is.
Yeah in order to remove att bloatware it has to be rooted.