Android Rooting...

[Terminator02]

I wouldn't know, I've never done one myself, it depends on how much you want to edit

 

[ProtoKun7]

Free tethering (Not the best unless you have unlimited data)

G S II comes on Gingerbread, where tethering is natively supported anyway.

Anyway, I have a Galaxy S II as well and mine's rooted, with no trouble. It's worth it; on a day to day level the advantages include using AdFree to block ads in some apps I use, for example.

Tethering has been natively supported in android since froyo, all carriers remove it and put in a tethering app from which they can tell you are using the phone for tethering (which they make you pay more for)

The only way you get the native tethering app is through a custom rom or an unlocked phone

Mine's unlocked; would they not be able to tell if I'm tethering that way? I hadn't tried in case they could.

 

[clegion]

they probably couldn't , tethering is after all using your phone as a modem, I don't think the provider can find out if you don't use their software. You bought the phone unlocked right?

 

[ProtoKun7]

Yep, not tied to a particular carrier; I know they'd be able to sense data traffic spikes, but I have a 500MB allowance per month anyway.

 

[Quietlyawesome94]

Guys, You don't need to use the native tether app or the one that comes with a Custom ROM.

Most people with Rooted phones use these two apps.

Wireless Tether for Root Users

Barnacle WIFI Tether

The first one works like a charm and AFAIK Carriers have no way of detecting the usage of these apps.

 

[Terminator02]

Carriers can't detect tethering without a custom tethering app that signals that the person is tethering, you should be fine with the stock tethering app or any custom rom's tethering app

And the two apps quietly posted are other options, usually used by people with a carrier phone that's rooted and doesn't have a custom rom, because that is their only option

 

[Kishu]

Alright, I have finally got the SGS II, I was wondering what are some recommended roms that I should use.

Thanks!

 

[CrimzonEyed]

Alright, I have finally got the SGS II, I was wondering what are some recommended roms that I should use.

Thanks!

I'm using miui myself fast as hell, when u finally get used to not having an appdrawer you will questioning why it was there in the first place.
http://miuiandroid.com/

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[Kishu]

is the SGS II version of MIUI stable?

 

[CrimzonEyed]

is the SGS II version of MIUI stable?

The current SGS II beta is "stable" but it don't have a stable release. I'm using the beta on my desire and never had problem with it. And each Friday you get a OTA update :=)
hmm found this:
http://forums.miuiandroid.com/showthread.p...12-DEV-bmarko82