Root Buying a new locked Xperia x10

[jettierra]

If you buy an new locked (AT&T) xpeira x10 and unlock it, will you be able to upgrade to android 2.1?

 

[beau420]

If you buy an new locked (AT&T) xpeira x10 and unlock it, will you be able to upgrade to android 2.1?

If you buy an AT&T x10 and root it, you can then flash the phone with whatever non AT&T version of android you want.

Here are the instructions for all of that.

http://androidforums.com/x10-all-things-root/272949-flashtool-guide-how-n00bies.html

The only thing you can't do is to unlock the phone allowing you to use it with a different cell provider....so you can throw in a non AT&T SIM card....for that, you need to pay. You usually have to visit a website or speak to AT&T and ask them about it.

So, even if you don't unlock....if you stick with AT&T, you can flash the phone, and install a generic region free version of android running 2.1 or 2.x