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[Q] New guy

I'm new to the sidekick scene, what's a good rom to flash.

There is a good bunch. Touchmiuiwiz , gingerclone , clean fusion , lighting rom, smooth maximus, n etc
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xtrem88 said:
There is a good bunch. Touchmiuiwiz , gingerclone , clean fusion , lighting rom, smooth maximus, n etc
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which one do you recommand?

I can't speak for all of them as I haven't tried them all. But I can submit that there have been some ongoing crash issues with Gingerclone. I'm running Clean Fusion currently. Only things I've had an issue with is one background (that is just as likely an issue with the background), and no forming groups within your contact list, but otherwise is running great.
Touch is the next one I would try going by what little I've heard. Sorry I can't be of much help.
Really, you're best bet might be just to try them for yourself and see which one you like best, as they all look and run a little differently, though obviously much better than the stock ROM. Just make sure you get a full rooted backup before you use something, so you know you're not going to lose anything.
~ The guide Yogi and I put together has links to the main ROMs.. possibly not Lighting though.

I used. Lighting , ginger n touchmiui, I like touchmiui the best then lighting , btw ginger n touchmiui are the same rom just different colors blue vs green n theme differently
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seriously? another one of these?!?!
I see one of these like every week now
"Hey what's up? I'm new, what's a good ROM?"
You need to search before posting because this question has been asked a dozen times already.
You are cluttering up our forums with this garbage, if you wanna know what roms are good then try reading the threads on them or better yet flash them and see what you like, we only have a few
This is not facebook and we don't need you to start a new thread unless you have a legitimate reason like a question that HAS NOT beeen asked before, these threads are not wal posts and they bury the good information we have and make the forum difficult to navigate

xmeatizmurderx said:
I see one of these like every week now
"Hey what's up? I'm new, what's a good ROM?"
You need to search before posting because this question has been asked a dozen times already.
You are cluttering up our forums with this garbage, if you wanna know what roms are good then try reading the threads on them or better yet flash them and see what you like, we only have a few
This is not facebook and we don't need you to start a new thread unless you have a legitimate reason like a question that HAS NOT beeen asked before, these threads are not wal posts and they bury the good information we have and make the forum difficult to navigate
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Sorry bud.. didn't mean to step on YOUR foot.. anyway to everybody that replied back thank you very much
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Don't listen to him. Everyone (almost) here are jerks. In my experience with the roms on here, I recommend you stay on stock with root. If you insist on a custom rom then I recommend probably GingerClone. Stock is the best thing for this phone for now. Anything else has to many issues after some time using them. No offense to the developers. They do what they can.
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from the looks of it, I think the lightning rom is a clean, simple and reliable ROM

I think I'm a start deving.. shoot it won't hurt to try
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I think I'm a start deving.. shoot it won't hurt to try
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192493
This should help get you started

Thanks man
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Suggestions for the most stable ROM .....

Hi....looking to fix up my nieces inspire as its all goofy and unstable. What do u guys suggest as a very stable and battery friendly ROM ?? Thanks
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OK kid go play somewhere else if u can't contribute a helpful answer....I'm on vacation so sorry that I don't want to spend hours looking through mass of posts on my phone....if u came to the epic touch corner I could help you with the same question...here I'm clueless...sorry for seeking help....
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This isn't going to end well, so lets nip it in the bud now. As is probably on all the forums there is no most/best/awesomemest etc. Its all subjective on what a person likes or dislikes does or doesn't do. I can say black ice, but the next person says AR, then the next says something else until you essentially have all the roms listed from the Dev section.

beseenwithgreen said:
OK kid go play somewhere else if u can't contribute a helpful answer....I'm on vacation so sorry that I don't want to spend hours looking through mass of posts on my phone....if u came to the epic touch corner I could help you with the same question...here I'm clueless...sorry for seeking help....
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You don't even have to read a lot of posts, you read maybe one or two pages at the most and you'll find out, for instance absolution(the only Rom I use on my inspire) is extremely stable for me and is perfect for my needs but it may not be the same for you it may not work for you, you may prefer sense, so really its all personal preference. Threads like these get closed all the time because they're unnecessary since most of the roms in this forumare plenty stable except the ones that say they are betas and have things that don't work. There is that a good enough answer for you? Because that's exactly what that picture says. A picture is worth a thousand words.
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marsdta said:
This isn't going to end well, so lets nip it in the bud now. As is probably on all the forums there is no most/best/awesomemest etc. Its all subjective on what a person likes or dislikes does or doesn't do. I can say black ice, but the next person says AR, then the next says something else until you essentially have all the roms listed from the Dev section.
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I guess maybe you guys have more going on here with your roms then the epic touch community has atm.. there are probably 3 or four roms that ppl would agree on being the more stable and bug free roms....that may not be the case here, but like I said im out on vacation and was just hoping for a way to find something to fix my nieces phone before I head out home tomorrow. Either way I looks I'll just have do some searching of my own when I get back from the beach....best regards and sorry for being that guy to post a subjective question

Nick281051 said:
You don't even have to read a lot of posts, you read maybe one or two pages at the most and you'll find out, for instance absolution(the only Rom I use on my inspire) is extremely stable for me and is perfect for my needs but it may not be the same for you it may not work for you, you may prefer sense, so really its all personal preference. Threads like these get closed all the time because they're unnecessary since most of the roms in this forumare plenty stable except the ones that say they are betas and have things that don't work. There is that a good enough answer for you? Because that's exactly what that picture says. A picture is worth a thousand words.
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that is defenitely better...and like i said its not for me ....the girls phone gets lockec up daiy and is just all messed up...im just looking to give her a daily driver thats hassle free thats all....thanks i will llok at the info on the absolution rom

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that is defenitely better...and like i said its not for me ....the girls phone gets lockec up daiy and is just all messed up...im just looking to give her a daily driver thats hassle free thats all....thanks i will llok at the info on the absolution rom
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Beware though it does not have sense so it'll be quite different
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Nick281051 said:
Beware though it does not have sense so it'll be quite different
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Thanks,I think she'll be happier just to have a phone that she doesnt need to pull the battery out of on a regular basis....as long as she can call and text shes good to go...l

beseenwithgreen said:
Thanks,I think she'll be happier just to have a phone that she doesnt need to pull the battery out of on a regular basis....as long as she can call and text shes good to go...l
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It does that quite well and looks good doing it (I recommend going into phone options and you'll be able to turn on the t9 dialer to come up with names first or numbers first
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Best ROMs are subjective, try them on for size and make your own decision.

Leaked ICS: Is it worth installing?

Leaked ICS: Is it worth installing? It's looking pretty darn buggy. Is it that good that the bugs are worth it?
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I think you might be able to find something in the ICS threads below...
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What bugs? Works great for me...
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Try it for yourself. Many of us have managed to install it with little to no issues.

Definitely worth it.
After a few factory resets, I have absolutely no bugs whatsoever.

No bugs here.
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Why would you make another new thread, there's tons of them already. Super annoying

Sheolrock said:
No bugs here.
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No bugs here either.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1566015 might help
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xcrazydx said:
Why would you make another new thread, there's tons of them already. Super annoying
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Why do you feel the need to contribute to a thread that you find redundant and super annoying? How can you possibly rationalize that?
Sticking on topic: My thread was to specifically compare the costs and benefits of trying the leaked ICS versus staying with a highly stable build.
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ICS works fine just dont hold the phone neer your ear. The little green men will crawl in your brain.

Locoman_ said:
Why do you feel the need to contribute to a thread that you find redundant and super annoying? How can you possibly rationalize that?
Sticking on topic: My thread was to specifically compare the costs and benefits of trying the leaked ICS versus staying with a highly stable build.
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In hopes of getting it deleted, merged, or locked. Use your brain and eyes to locate already existing threads with the same topics. All this does is clutter up the place.

poor canadian users. we got nothing and its been 24 hours and yet samsung leaked another firmware for ics this time it was for i777 lol

Get back to me on gtalk!
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poor canadian users. we got nothing and its been 24 hours and yet samsung leaked another firmware for ics this time it was for i777 lol
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What bugs?
I reverted to 100% stock (KJ2), including reflashing the KJ2 modem (which is not detailed in the main "Return to stock" thread) and then did the ICS update last night and there are 0 problems! Is it worth it??? HELL YES!!! ICS is SOO much better! Faster, better battery and I actually love the new Samsung TouchWiz updates. It's much better than I expected actually!

Works perfectly for me. I think it is worth installing, but TouchWiz still sucks. I recommend installing either nova Launcher or Apex Launcher

LTE
everything seems fine. I just got my skyrocket today, but I lost my LTE connection. is this normal?

xcrazydx said:
In hopes of getting it deleted, merged, or locked. Use your brain and eyes to locate already existing threads with the same topics. All this does is clutter up the place.
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While you in fact continue to add to the clutter....
Complaining within a thread is not going to somehow make things better. Leave the policing to the mods. If I step out of line, fine. I'm reasonable and will listen.
But if you'd like me to abide by the very rules you're scolding me on, look above in this thread and see that everything you said has already been said. That should tell you that your post was not necessary, just adding to the clutter.
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no problems here. only thing thats annoying is touchwiz lol. face recognition works, home button works, no issues with the market.
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Locoman_ said:
While you in fact continue to add to the clutter....
Complaining within a thread is not going to somehow make things better. Leave the policing to the mods. If I step out of line, fine. I'm reasonable and will listen.
But if you'd like me to abide by the very rules you're scolding me on, look above in this thread and see that everything you said has already been said. That should tell you that your post was not necessary, just adding to the clutter.
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Your brain can't seem to comprehend. I am talking about posting new threads adding clutter. This thread is already a waste of space because there are other topics about this very thing. Do you understand yet?

The majority of people's favorite GB rom?

I've had this phone for about 2 month's and been on ICS the whole time. I finally felt like trying some GB roms. What would the majority of people here say their favorite GB rom is? Right now I'm on Erik's dark Knight
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Barebones is the best imo, it has more t mobile crap removed than valhalla with a data toggle (its not buggy like valhalla) and has a screen shot function.
I am planning on switching to eriks dark knight once he adds more features
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Thanks a lot man. Anyone else?
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armyms25 said:
Thanks a lot man. Anyone else?
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I will have to say Erik's SCOM Floyd Edition (ICS themed). It was my first ROM, and I liked it very much.

Like pisher i love barebones....especially with the screenshot function,and much less bloat.
Also if you want theme....learn uot kitchen and you can work wonders .

It depends because "BEST" is subjective. What is best? Loaded with apps? Nice looking themes and smooth interface? Stripped down with no fancy candy but better battery life?
It's like asking what's your favorite car. You're going to get 1000000 different responses and justification for each of them, that makes sense to the one saying it.

Valhalla Black (either version)
Then SCOM
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SCOM because I edited that awesome start up music. I guess I do contribute more than flames every once in a while. lol

This is like the 5th time this kind of thread is made. These are the answers to get: Barebones or Valhalla Black (Raver's or FB's). Then you will get a "try them all, then decide". Eventually the thread will get smarta$$ replies like "no ROM is better than the other".
So let's search before posting and quit the crap. Try the ROMs you find. It shouldn't take you more than a few hours.

hechoen said:
SCOM because I edited that awesome start up music. I guess I do contribute more than flames every once in a while. lol
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Ok question though I'm on dark Knight now. I tried to install scom. I wipe everything then the aroma installer. It Opens up it has the next button but it won't let me click on it
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I mean the aroma installer opens but then It wont let me move any further
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chris31jct said:
So let's search before posting and quit the crap. Try the ROMs you find. It shouldn't take you more than a few hours.
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LOL. You going for forum MOD now? If not just click the report button and be done with it.
armyms25 said:
Ok question though I'm on dark Knight now. I tried to install scom. I wipe everything then the aroma installer. It Opens up it has the next button but it won't let me click on it
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Aroma can be a little finicky. Just keep tapping until it moves forward. If you already wiped system you get an unknown device error as well. Just click yes.

Thanks a lot hechoen
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When I had the phone I always used valhalla black or barebones for gb
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@hechoen
I've never thought about it and I think I would be a bad MOD since I would delete most things posted here. I'm just annoyed by reading same stuff every time I log in.

chris31jct said:
@hechoen
I've never thought about it and I think I would be a bad MOD since I would delete most things posted here. I'm just annoyed by reading same stuff every time I log in.
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So am I. I like the delete idea as well. I was just pointing out that instead of venting in the thread just report it. Trust me I'm just as guilty of it as anyone else but recently I've just been hitting report. It's been mentioned a few times both here and my other devices section as well. Actually the MOD for the Skyrocket forum doesn't allow best threads at all. As soon as one gets created it's locked by him in no time.

You guys need to chill like seriously...
He said and I quote "What would the majority of people here say their favorite GB rom is?"
He did not state in anyway on "What is the best GB rom" he is asking in the majority of people what is their favorite GB rom, mine was SCOM. You people need to read more carefully before trying to flame on the person.

@hechoen
I guess it's better that way.
@th3controller
There's not point with this thread. Simple. But hey, everyone can differ. I'm okay with that.

th3controller said:
You guys need to chill like seriously...
He said and I quote "What would the majority of people here say their favorite GB rom is?"
He did not state in anyway on "What is the best GB rom" he is asking in the majority of people what is their favorite GB rom, mine was SCOM. You people need to read more carefully before trying to flame on the person.
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Really? Who's not chill. Just expressing some opinions on the subject. This might go beyond reading comprehension but you do know that favorite and best are synonyms right?

th3controller said:
You guys need to chill like seriously...
He said and I quote "What would the majority of people here say their favorite GB rom is?"
He did not state in anyway on "What is the best GB rom" he is asking in the majority of people what is their favorite GB rom, mine was SCOM. You people need to read more carefully before trying to flame on the person.
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+1
There are alot of posts i dont agree with....would i be delete happy?....no its cencorship and un american

Favorite ROM and why

I know there is other threads like this but i wanted to know what your favorite rom is and why for the HTC One x. I am currently on the Pacman ROM and i want to switch over to another ROM.

Sigh. This thread again...
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jeffcojake said:
I know there is other threads like this but i wanted to know what your favorite rom is and why for the HTC One x. I am currently on the Pacman ROM and i want to switch over to another ROM.
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It's very personal. Trial and error. Work out what you like. Try viper, a non-sense Rom and sense 5. They should give you a good idea of what you like.
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jeffcojake said:
I know there is other threads like this but i wanted to know what your favorite rom is and why for the HTC One x. I am currently on the Pacman ROM and i want to switch over to another ROM.
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Favorite Rom threads are frowned upon. Hopefully there aren't other threads like this. Try the different roms and see what you like rather than asking.
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Inb4 closed
But yeah seriously just test out the ones you're interested in and compare them and see what you like best. I flashed maybe 4 different roms before i stuck with one and just recently went over to sense 5.
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cbatiste1993 said:
Inb4 closed
But yeah seriously just test out the ones you're interested in and compare them and see what you like best. I flashed maybe 4 different roms before i stuck with one and just recently went over to sense 5.
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I just wanted to see....
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Awww s--- pre-closing party!! What what!!
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Awwhhh yeah, love these pre lock parties. Get at me mods

RollTribe said:
Awww s--- pre-closing party!! What what!!
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No joke. We should have off topic cm discussions. Or maybe jump on the bed a bit
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RollTribe said:
Awww s--- pre-closing party!! What what!!
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Awwhhh yeah, love these pre lock parties. Get at me mods
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Why is it against the rules to ask for somones oponion?
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These are the same kind of questions as the "Whats your favorite case?" or... "Whos your favorite carrier?"... those don't get closed so I don't see why these have to be closed? Some people don't have time to flash multiple ROM's, and to be honest you can't really decide if it's right for you in one day... These kind of threads help narrow down the right ROM for you, chances are if other people like it, you will too.... just look at how many people use CyanogenMod.
But anyways back on topic, I would suggest using Cyanogenmod. Overall it is the fastest ROM I have found. Most people like fast, so if that's your thing go with Cyanogenmod. They are currently working on 4.3 Android, they have a version out already but SMS/MSM isn't working so I suggest to wait it out until they fix the bugs.
Viper ROM is great for customizations, however it won't be as fast as Cyanogenmod, at least in my experience it won't..
That's all I've got, I've narrowed it down to 2 ROM's for you. However if you feel daring and want to try out some more ROM's I suggest you look at the post counts of the ROM's thread and usually if they have more people posting in it it usually means it's a better ROM and has an active developer fixing all the bugs and what not.
Thanks and enjoy!

Okay, let's do some thinking here.
Hypothetically, if ALMOST everyone were to suggest the same ROM, what benefit would that bring for the other devs working on the ROM they're providing? What would happen if we all said leave your phone stock? Would you? It works, it's reliable, there are no bugs, and no problems for you to complain about.
So let's all try to play along with that idea for just a bit.
Leave your phone stock. Unrooted. Why? No problems or bugs for anyone because it's stable. :good:

Sluff said:
Okay, let's do some thinking here.
Hypothetically, if ALMOST everyone were to suggest the same ROM, what benefit would that bring for the other devs working on the ROM they're providing?
It means their likings aren't the same as the majority of other people, or they need to work harder to make their ROM better.
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What would happen if we all said leave your phone stock? Would you? It works, it's reliable, there are no bugs, and no problems for you to complain about.
Why would anyone here say leave your phone stock? That just doesn't make sense.
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So let's all try to play along with that idea for just a bit.
Leave your phone stock. Unrooted. Why? No problems or bugs for anyone because it's stable. :good:
Not true. If it was then everyone would be on stock, no? lol.
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It's considered to be very disrespectful to devs to say one ROM is better than another. And really, no ROM is better than another ROM. ROMs suit different people for different reasons, therefore nobody can definitively say ROM a is better than ROM b. Just flash a few and find out for yourself, it's REALLY simple.
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brandontaz2k2 said:
These are the same kind of questions as the "Whats your favorite case?" or... "Whos your favorite carrier?"... those don't get closed so I don't see why these have to be closed? Some people don't have time to flash multiple ROM's, and to be honest you can't really decide if it's right for you in one day... These kind of threads help narrow down the right ROM for you, chances are if other people like it, you will too.... just look at how many people use CyanogenMod.
Thanks and enjoy!
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Those don't get closed because its completely different. Products like cases/phones and carrier services are paid for. So I can easily see why these are allowed. Voice your opinion on what you paid for, and furthermore, att doesn't care what we say here. They get their money, they aren't discouraged if I say I hate their service.
Roms are different. A developer doesn't sit down and say "let me earn a pay check by building a new ROM". In fact, they do it in spare time, after their real job/friends and family. To say someone's volunteer work is bad and that you don't like it, and that a certain ROM is better is preposterous. Saying things like "well A is good for X, but I like to do Y, so I chose B" is a perfectly logical statement. Everything regarding a ROM is opinion based. They are all rock solid and do different things. What you choose depends on what you need the ROM to do for you.
To say a ROM is the best (is what these threads turn into) is plain stupid. Everyone has their own opinion, and should share it within reason.
So these Devs that do this in their free time certainly don't want to hear why a ROM is better than theirs, especially since nobody has an obligation to do this for us.
That's why these threads get closed.
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brandontaz2k2 said:
These are the same kind of questions as the "Whats your favorite case?" or... "Whos your favorite carrier?"... those don't get closed so I don't see why these have to be closed? Some people don't have time to flash multiple ROM's, and to be honest you can't really decide if it's right for you in one day... These kind of threads help narrow down the right ROM for you, chances are if other people like it, you will too.... just look at how many people use CyanogenMod.
But anyways back on topic, I would suggest using Cyanogenmod. Overall it is the fastest ROM I have found. Most people like fast, so if that's your thing go with Cyanogenmod. They are currently working on 4.3 Android, they have a version out already but SMS/MSM isn't working so I suggest to wait it out until they fix the bugs.
Viper ROM is great for customizations, however it won't be as fast as Cyanogenmod, at least in my experience it won't..
That's all I've got, I've narrowed it down to 2 ROM's for you. However if you feel daring and want to try out some more ROM's I suggest you look at the post counts of the ROM's thread and usually if they have more people posting in it it usually means it's a better ROM and has an active developer fixing all the bugs and what not.
Thanks and enjoy!
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Thanks for being reasonable. Most people on here are ****ing dicks
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jeffcojake said:
Thanks for being reasonable. Most people on here are ****ing dicks
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To be fair it's in the rules which I'm sure you read before posting right? And since your question doesn't take the dev's feelings into account when they do all this work for free, it could be said that your question makes you a ****ing ****
I have a personal preference for AOSP myself.

exad said:
To be fair it's in the rules which I'm sure you read before posting right? And since your question doesn't take the dev's feelings into account when they do all this work for free, it could be said that your question makes you a ****ing ****
I have a personal preference for AOSP myself.
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Actually.. I asked what wad your favorite Rom. I didn't ask what's your least favorite Rom. Therefore if a dev sees that his Rom is listed as somones favorite he would be happy not sad.
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Ok this is getting out of hand, where's E. Cadro when you need him?!
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I'm reporting this thread.
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