HTC Thunderbolt Users Experiencing Random Reboots After Update

Rooting the phone removes the need for VZW to handle updated and allows you to have total controll of the look and feel of your phone. If you want to remove bload ware such as CityID or Blockbuster you can. Ypu can also speed up the processor. Example stock it is 1gz, mine is running stable at 1.4gz. The main thing is that it lets you install custom ROMS, such as DAS BAMF. These roms replace the stock and have tweaks in them that will extend battery life and allow you to further customize your phone. If you look at the screen shot of my lock screen that I am attaching as well as my home screen you can see that I have modifyed it to my liking. These mods are not hard and really make your phone reflect your wants and needs. For instructions on how to root the phone check out this link:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996616

For a one click solution with out the need for text commands you could try this:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1009969&highlight=one+click

I have never tried the one click option because it was not available at the time I rooted about two months ago.  Check out XDA for questions almost everything that you could need is on that forum. Also feel free to message me with issues and I will try to help in any I can.