[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crookedIMP:
So I have spent hours going through the forums and reading on whats going on but I'm completely new to this and am slightly at a loss (ok maybe a bit more than slightly) so I'm going to try to explain my issues with this phone and what i hope to achieve so please bear with me

1) need to sim unlock im currently out of the country and want to use a different carriers sim card with my phone (i cant call tmobile and ask for the pin) how do i go about accomplishing this

2) I want to root my phone and get a new UI i checked the screen and know i have the good one with the better resolution but i dont know how to get the terminal emulator (in order to check my eMMC) onto my phone (outside the country = no service. it said it downloaded but it would be sent to my phone. well that does me no good -_-)

2A)Reasons for wanting a new UI

A1) Battery Life (stand by battery life is long, using any app = no battery life)

A2) Lag and FC's (I get major lag and many FC's when texting, using the camera, opening and using apps, on the lock screen, in gallery, and when rotating phone... pretty much all the time)

A3) Privacy Issues (I find things like the Carrier IQ incident, SOPA, and NDAA very disturbing i love my privacy like i assume most people do to)

A4) cant get rid of apps like the FB app i just use the browser for things like that i feel safer than having an app that has access to my to my phone (see the privacy thing i was talking about)

2B) the things i use my phone for

B1) Texting (heavy usage*)

B2) Google Maps (on the road a lot)

B3) Camera (photography student so i really like to take pictures)

B4) Youtube and Netflix (i swear its saved my life)

B5) Games (come one we all play games on our phones especially when we have time to kill i don't go crazy though its usually free simple games to keep me occupied

B6)Keeping my self organized (dates, events, to do list of the day)

3)I want to know if having a 4GB micro SD card is going to be a problem if i root my phone (i plan on upgrading because i also want to use the music player but at the moment i don't have a higher capacity card) and if their is already an option out their for me but of course being a photography student i really want to get ICS for the phone since i saw how the new camera system was suposed to be (on the nexus) and that thing iisss seeexxyyy ;] i know you guys kno what im talking about

4)I really hope some one can guide me or at least point me in the right direction honestly any help or advice is greatly appreciated and really welcomed. I know I'm no expert in this and every time i go through the threads all that happens is a lot of :confused: with some :mad: from frustration but I'm trying and honestly want to do this i think its really amazing being able to work with technology on this level and would have never imagined i could go so in depth with my phone.

Thanks in advanced for any help and sorry for not being able to make this any shorter i really tried.... oh and for the love of god will some one tell me where the "Thanks" button is i don't see it and every one wants an thanks on this forum hehe :o

(p.s sorry if i posted this in the wrong thread i wasn't sure if in the Q&A or the general discussion thread but i chose Q&A since I'm asking for advice)