Apparently, in the phone world, the Intercept is so ancient no one is interested in talking about it anymore. As someone who doesn't live on the bleeding edge, however, I still have one, and after a year of ownership I was tired of the bloat and assorted performance issues. I decided to root it and put a new kernel on.

For reference, I'm with Virgin Mobile. The settings menus may be a little different with Sprint, and you must use a different kernel to maintain the right carrier band. This guide should still give you enough to work with on Sprint, however.

( The late-season guide to tools and procedures for rooting an Intercept )