A phrase no one has ever lost sleep over when they root their phone! That is just part of the territory; I have never once felt that any possible warranty issue is even worthy of consideration versus the benefits of rooting. So now Samsung just has a way to prove beyond all doubt you have bent the rules with a phone you own outright in the first place, no biggie. For starters, and this is not condescending, but rooting the VM SGS3 is about as easy as it gets. Despite the title, my tutorial on modifying ROM's has a TON of information to just get you started, including a step-by-step rooting guide in case you didn't see the same guide on Britton's thread, as well as all the relevant links. You literally only need two files (plus a working computer lol!!): the custom recovery in the form of a .tar file, and the SuperSU .zip. That's it. It will probably take longer to find and download the files, even with the links provided, than it will to actually perform the procedure. Sean has a very valid point in one of his replies as well, as long as you can boot up, you're not actually screwed. Kudos in general to him and AJ for their responses here! So my advice right now, once you've got your head on straight again (sometimes fresh eyes in the morning goes a really long way!), is to read through each sticky thread very carefully, at least the OP of each one for starters, and then I think things will start to make sense. PM me if needed, AJ and Sean are at the ready as well it would seem, and post as needed as well.
