Root and get your bamf on. Trust me its nice. Then you can come back to this forum with more love. Don't be scared to root!
When you root do you still get app updates or system updates?
Are you still liked to the Market via Google? Can you still download/install apps as you can with normal setup?
What features do you lose?
Of course I'm scared to root. If I mess it up I have VZW to pay for a brick for the next 2 years!
