Thanks for the comment and the great description of your experience with Google Wallet. When I said it "can't be used" on a rooted phone I was referring to Google's admonition as such; perhaps "shouldn't" is a more appropriate term since in other words it's not supported. Apparently they've even engineered a method to notify users of these devices as such (http://androidcommunity.com/google-wallet-now-displays-warnings-for-rooted-phones-20120305/) though that appears not to be the case for you. My take is that as long as it works properly, support options may be a secondary priority.