Root A few questions before rooting.

[andylaiphoto]

This is my first foray into Android. I've been using iPhones since the 3G. I'm not very familiar at all with the root process and am a bit overwhelmed with how many different versions of android os and android phones there are, and the importance of finding just the right route to root your phone. I have the following questions about the process, if any of you have the time to clarify these things for me I would be grateful.

1. I'm on Android 2.2.2, system version 4.1.83. All the rooting info that I've found has been for 4.1.57. Is there a root method for 4.1.83?

2. What software are rooters referring to when they say how relieved they are that they freezed the bloatware/crapware?

3. What exactly about Motoblur is active in stock form that's irritating people so bad that they want to disable it? I feel that I'm pretty happy with the way my phone works stock so I'm not sure what Motoblur is doing.

4. I am grandfathered into the unlimited data plan with ATT. I was interested in rooting specifically to be able to us the Atrix as a hotspot. Is this something that other users have done and have no issues with ATT? I average about 2-3GB of data per month. I would like to use the hotspot so I can access the web with my iPhone. I still use my iPhone for photography and blogging. I don't think that rooting and using it as a hotspot will change my data usage at all, but what hidden speed bumps are there with using this feature via rooting?

I guess that's it for now. Thanks again everybody.

 

[log1c]

Not sure if you ever found the answers to your questions as this post is 9 days old, but if you didn't, hope my reply helps

1. I'm on Android 2.2.2, system version 4.1.83. All the rooting info that I've found has been for 4.1.57. Is there a root method for 4.1.83?
Yes, the root method for 4.1.57 should work
http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root
use this link for rooting on 4.1.83

2. What software are rooters referring to when they say how relieved they are that they freezed the bloatware/crapware?
I think they are referring to the stuff that comes with At&t, I may be wrong

3. What exactly about Motoblur is active in stock form that's irritating people so bad that they want to disable it? I feel that I'm pretty happy with the way my phone works stock so I'm not sure what Motoblur is doing.
The widgets perhaps

4. I am grandfathered into the unlimited data plan with ATT. I was interested in rooting specifically to be able to us the Atrix as a hotspot. Is this something that other users have done and have no issues with ATT? I average about 2-3GB of data per month. I would like to use the hotspot so I can access the web with my iPhone. I still use my iPhone for photography and blogging. I don't think that rooting and using it as a hotspot will change my data usage at all, but what hidden speed bumps are there with using this feature via rooting?
I assume you are referring to tethering, I am not sure if I can state it, but you should be able to access tethering with root since you were grandfathered in with unlimited data