Root [AT&T] Unlocking a phone the same as unlocking bootloader?

[By_design]

After finishing a 2year contract with AT&T, they unlock the phone to allow the use of other carriers. Once my is unlocked by at&t, will my bootloader also be unlocked to use CWM or TWRP?

 

[Marc_G]

I have never heard of them doing this, sadly.

 

[Mikestony]

After finishing a 2year contract with AT&T, they unlock the phone to allow the use of other carriers. Once my is unlocked by at&t, will my bootloader also be unlocked to use CWM or TWRP?

No you will have to root it and then unlock the bootloader

I'm on tapatalk right now other wise I'd post a link
At the bottom of this forum there are Rooting guides for your specific carrier to root

 

[Mr. Lucky]

 

[UrchinTheSeaNuts]

I wanted to know if i can unlock the s4 to metro pcs and how the service is will it be the same as the metro phones or it better just buy a s4 from metro ?

 

[Mr. Lucky]

Once you unlock it and set the APN for metroPCS, your i337 should be functionally the same as an S4 from metro. However, it will still have the AT&T bloatware (unless you also root the phone).

 

[UrchinTheSeaNuts]

Thanks! And yeah ill be rooting it 😄