Rebooting from there you will notice a new icon on your bootscreen--a gray padlock in the unlocked position at the bottom of the screen. From here you can install Clockwork Recovery Mod and go through with rooting your device in order to prepare for custom ROMs like Cyanogen (which has an alpha out for the Nexus S already). Be careful if you take this last step, but be brave. The world is your oyster.

Given that you’re now using an unlocked phone, do you intend to root it? I do, and I’ll be sure to post again details and the journey to make it happen. If you’re going to go along for the ride, let me know in the comments!

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