why do YOU root?

[Bear Knuckles]

What types of things do YOU personally do with your rooted transformer? Do you regret your decision to root?

 

[mknollman123]

Haverason not rooted my TF and not sure if I a going you anytime soon. I have rooted every android phone that I own though for

Wifi tether - which I now use with my tf
Custom roms
Removing crapware

So far I have not seen a compelling reason to root the tf as none of the above seem necessary...yet.

 

[Menno]

I haven't rooted my transformer, and I don't really see the point in doing so (yet).

I know you asked for people why they rooted their Transformer, but as someone who typically roots their devices within a week of a "stable" method being found, I wanted to chime in on why I haven't.

For me, I have three main reasons I typically root my devices.

1) Cyanogen Mod: I personally prefer a "stock" phone, but I love the tweaks that Cyanogen built into their rom. I toy with different roms from time to time, but no matter what the device, I always find myself coming back to the blue Android. Since the source for Honeycomb will not be released, there won't be a version of CM Honey (Honeyogen?) or any realy custom roms.

2) Up to date software. My first experience rooting was with my OG droid when 2.1 was released AOSP but not officially. Security issues aside, I like having up to date software because I can try out all the "cool" bits before everyone else. Asus is actually doing an admirable job with this. According to thisismynext, the Transformer should get 3.1 starting next week, and I'm ok with them taking 2 weeks to get the update pushed out considering my MicroSD slot works.

3) SetCPU. I'm not a speed addict. I actually haven't overclocked a device since my OG droid, but I love this app because it allows me to underclock my devices. This means that it consumes a LOT less battery life with the screen off. My Transformer typically lasts me 2 days, so this isn't an issue with me yet.

My main reasons to root a device aren't relevant (yet) and there are no compelling "tablet root" apps (yet) to tempt me. Asus has done a great job of tweaking some of the letdowns of Honeycomb without plastering a useless skin all over the place (letting it update quickly). So that's why I haven't rooted the device, but I'm also interested into why some people took the plunge.

 

[imtravis]

I mainly root mine for the ability to do a true backup. That and sometimes custom ROMS... but mainly cause I like Titanium Backup.

 

[baseballfanz]

I root just because I can

 

[Bear Knuckles]

No compelling arguments yet.

 

[nvelez]

I've rooted every Android phone I own but have yet to root my TF. I just haven't found a "must" reason to do so. I've rooted my Nexus phones because ... well they're Nexus, They're made to be rooted. My others were rooted to get rid of bloatware, or to update the OS when the carriers or manufacturers want to drag ass. Nook Color was done because rooting it made it into an entirely different device.
None of these reasons pertain to the TF. Asus seems to be giving us 3.1 very soon. I may root it later on down the road if a reason to comes up but as of yet I see no reason to.