Root Rooting a factory reset phone before activation

[JPiLLa]

Just wondering if you can root an HTC Incredible before you activate the phone. Right now every time I start the phone up it goes to the activation screen before I am able to do anything. Ideally, I would like NOT to activate it right now, and be able to access the phone itself as normal. Then I could go about using the unrevoked 3 tool to root.

The reason for not activating is because I am selling it to a friend and I would like to root it for him, but he doesn't want to be without a phone for a few days while I ship it to him and his current phone is deactivated.

Any ideas??

 

[sdrawkcab25]

Yes you can root it without being activated. There is a thread on here somewhere on how to skip the activation. Post #12
http://androidforums.com/htc-incredible/106652-bypassing-activation-screen-no-service-available.html

Or just start the activation and end it before completion and keep doing that until it gives you the option to skip.

 

[JPiLLa]

You rock! I'll give this a try when I get home.