Unbranding & Rooting

[lugoil]

Hi All!
Complete noob here so please forgive my ignorance on this subject. Ive searched the forums which has kinda led to more confusion, apologies....

Ive a HTC Desire which is on the Virgin network (T-Mobile).

Q1 - If I debrand, will I then be able to update to Android 2.2?

Q2 - Ive requested an unlock code from Virgin, will this help?

Q3 - Im confused between debranding and rooting, can someone explain the difference and do I have to do both to update to 2.2?

Many thanks in advance...

Steve

 

[rtb35]

1. Yes
2. Yes it may be required.
3. Debranding simply removes any stuff that your network may of put on your phone and replaces it with a generic rom.Rooting is like hacking your phone and gives you access to the core files on your phones memory.No you only have to debrand.