I bought my Sprint GSII E4GT back in October from Newegg when it could be had for $149. When I opened the box and went through the setup instructions, the instructions seemed to imply that installing Sprint ID was a required part of getting the phone activated.
Needless to say, I learned almost immediately afterwards that Sprint ID is completely optional, and I would just as well have not installed it. My GF just bought the white model at an actual Sprint store, and they didn't bother with Sprint ID when they activated it for her.
I think I prefer the way my GF's phone runs more than my own, and I pretty much attribute it to Sprint ID.
The problem is, I've known for some time now that Sprint ID cannot be uninstalled. Well, at least not without rooting the phone, which I hear would void my warranty.
How it is that optional software cannot be uninstalled, I will never understand.
So, my question to the masses is:
Needless to say, I learned almost immediately afterwards that Sprint ID is completely optional, and I would just as well have not installed it. My GF just bought the white model at an actual Sprint store, and they didn't bother with Sprint ID when they activated it for her.
I think I prefer the way my GF's phone runs more than my own, and I pretty much attribute it to Sprint ID.
The problem is, I've known for some time now that Sprint ID cannot be uninstalled. Well, at least not without rooting the phone, which I hear would void my warranty.
How it is that optional software cannot be uninstalled, I will never understand.
So, my question to the masses is:
- Does the fact that Sprint ID cannot be uninstalled constitute a (possibly illegal) rootkit (a'la Sony's PR debacle a few years ago), or
- do you find it to be actually useful and are OK with the inability to uninstall it?
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