Newbie here, need help/info - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

Hey all,
I'm totally new to all this and need some help. I have a SGH-T989 galaxy s2 and am trying to use it on At&t towers. I've read a lot about this on the forums and things aren't any clearer. Do I need to sim unlock? Do I need to Flash? Do I need to root? Do I need to do all three? What is the step by step process for doing this? Any help and all help is appreciated. Thanks!

http://forums.androidcentral.com/ge...ossible-use-t-mobile-galaxy-s2-t-network.html

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Hi, I am a noob at this but after looking around on the net for a day, I'm already confused...
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dovo2905 said:
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