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TMobile WiFi calling with rooted/stock android?

I just got my first Android phone! But I've heard that the stock Android build is a lot better than TMobile skin, so I wanted to root it and put Froyo or Gingerbread on my phone. My one issue is I like the TMobile WiFi calling app, but TMobile says they dont have it for download on the Android market for it. Is there any way to get the TMobile wifi calling app on my phone if I put stock Android on it?

Jbv? What is that?

SharksFan1 said:
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Was spamming to get to 10 posts. ignore it. It's been dealt with.

Check the ROMs that interest you. Kineto's WiFi Calling is included in CM7. I don't use it, however.
HTC Glacier running CM7 #33

The standard wifi calling app is included in most, if not all of the ROM's I've tried so far...
Sent from my Glacier running CM7

Oh really. So the stock Froyo or Gingerbread rom would have it?
What rom would you recommend? I think I just want the standard Android UI.

Ice glacier rom
I would recommend the Ice glacier rom if you like the current look n feel of stock, overclock enabled, the themed version had blue sun/moon on the htc sense weather and a few blue icons, unthemed is looking like stock, no blue sun

I don't really like the stock look of the myTouch 4G. I would rather have the stock froyo or gingerbread UI, but I also want the T-Mobile wifi calling to work.

The cm6 or cm7 both have the wifi calling built in. They are pretty stock asop style if trnava what your looking for. Also there is a g2 port which I believe is as straight a android build you can get.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

Thank you very much I was worry the same thing cause I lost cellular signal and it switch to wifi calling automatically

General rooting concern

So I am a new switcher here. Just switched from Iphone 4 to Android and from Mac OSX to Linux almost full time . I am definately loving open source lol. Now for a couple concerns. I want to root the Inspire and install a custom rom to unlock the upload HSUPA that's crippled by default as well as do a couple other things. Not sure what all I can do yet but I know JailBreaking my Iphone made it like owning a whole new device!
My big concern is with Sense. What will I lose if I swtich to a ROM that does not use sense for the UI? I am not exactly sure what the Sense UI really provides being new to Android and all but I can tell you I love my Widgets that came with my phone and I love the interface in general. Can the sense UI be installed with any rom?
Other concern that I still need to research more is it seems that alot of people are just using a Dersire ROM and having audio issues. Is this easily fixed? And Last but not least...any chance of getting Android 2.3 GingerBread on here?H Have not had a chance to see if there is a 2.3 rom with the sense UI yet really as I have had the phone like one day lol

all you need is root to enable hsupa you do not need a custom rom but if you like you current stock ui stick with sense i am currently running coredroid gingerbread rom with sense and i love i have tried others without sense and i just did not like it but its all about personal preference

Some custom roms comes with sense and some don't. If you pick a Rom without sense, you will loose all of the HTC widgets that are included with sense. The latest version of the Rom coredroid is gingerbread. Browse the inspire 4g development section to start finding out all the different roms and what they offer. Definitely do your due diligence of research before you get your hands dirty.
Here are two proven methods to rooting...
HTC Inspire 4G Simple One Click
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=961406
HTC Inspire Hack Kit
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952352
I recommend the Simple one click. It even has a handy dandy video tutorial.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA App

what is the best ROM to install for rooted mytouch?

there are so many to choose from.. i currently have RoyalGinger 2.1 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=978643) installed.
there are so many different ones and i kept the RG2.1 cause i like the way it looked and i read some where that was the best one in terms of speed and battery yet allowing full control. the only thing i want to do is change some of the colorization to the dial pad but i can live with the stock colors..
thanks for the discussion!

Virtuous Unity
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1143177
it has the new sense 3.0 inteface and is running gingerbread 2.3.3
it is based off the offical release of the htc sensation 4g from tmobile
has great battery life and overclocking program built in
by far best rom out there for the mytouch 4g
check it out
current version 1.27 released on July 4th
hope this helps

I just bought this phone used on ebay (black one with otterbox) looking forward to upgrading from my LG Optimus T (using wind mobile in Canada).
I was just about to ask this question. Any other suggestions? The suggestion above is the phone that caught my eye the most in the developers section...
Any other tips for a new user, must have software, etc...?

joemoss said:
Virtuous Unity
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1143177
it has the new sense 3.0 inteface and is running gingerbread 2.3.3
it is based off the offical release of the htc sensation 4g from tmobile
has great battery life and overclocking program built in
by far best rom out there for the mytouch 4g
check it out
current version 1.27 released on July 4th
hope this helps
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i 2nd this rom
ive been using iced glacier since February and im having the dreaded eMMC issues with my phone so this one is going back to Tmo so i figured id reroot it and mess with new roms before it went back
I must say the eVIL D Virtuous Unity rom is absolutely spectacular...clean interface...sense 3.0...gingerbread 2.3.3...its fast with real nice features...highly recommend it

Big fan of Virtuous Fusion (Note: While evil_d knows his way around the Glacier, Virtuous Fusion is not "his" ROM. It was a Virtuous effort, so thanks go out not only to evil_d, but to the entire Virtuous team.). It's fast. Stable. Easy on the battery. And if you flash the latest radio from the Panache (26.09.04.26), I think you'll like the results). O think it's faster and has better cell, Wi-Fi, and GPS connections. Just my own humble 2 cents.
CM7 is legitimately if you don't want Sense. Let's face it. CyanogenMod is legendary for a reason.
Again, that's my 2 cents.

Sorry but we do not allow "best" rom threads, here is why...
There is no "best" rom, everyone has different needs and things they expect from a ROM, its up to you to decide.
Also, these threads nearly always end up in a flamefest when someone says that X is better than Y.

Desire to Sensation. I feel like ive gone backwards.

I owned the desire for about a year, flirted with the sgs for a short while and now i have gone for the dogs b.....ks, ive had the sensation for 3 days!
W.T.F. The battery life is aweful, sense fc's randomly screen doesn't appear to be any better than the desire and scrolling lists is aweful especially in my favourite friend stream and news widgets etc. etc. ...
On my desire i ran RCMixS which had sense 2.1 with sense 3.0 lockscreen and it ran far more smoothly than my new device and when i sold it i first reverted it to stock and it was like lightening!
On my new sensation i ran stock 2.33 and played with this and was most disappointed but luckily, i thought, 2.34 is available so i s-offed, rooted and tried a few 2.34 based modded roms. Not impressed so i went to stock 2.34 which was marginally better but still terrible.
What is going on here, htc's flagship phone and it's streets behind the sgs that i owned (sgs 1 that is!)
I loved the sense ui but why have htc released it this state??
I woke up to the postman on Saturday morning excited (yes at my age!) and now i am one very p...ed off htc customer with another 2 year contract.

Presuming that you have made sure there are no rogue apps preventing your device from sleeping, here's the "solution" to your problem:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16885608&postcount=9

bobsie41 said:
I owned the desire for about a year, flirted with the sgs for a short while and now i have gone for the dogs b.....ks, ive had the sensation for 3 days!
W.T.F. The battery life is aweful, sense fc's randomly screen doesn't appear to be any better than the desire and scrolling lists is aweful especially in my favourite friend stream and news widgets etc. etc. ...
On my desire i ran RCMixS which had sense 2.1 with sense 3.0 lockscreen and it ran far more smoothly than my new device and when i sold it i first reverted it to stock and it was like lightening!
On my new sensation i ran stock 2.33 and played with this and was most disappointed but luckily, i thought, 2.34 is available so i s-offed, rooted and tried a few 2.34 based modded roms. Not impressed so i went to stock 2.34 which was marginally better but still terrible.
What is going on here, htc's flagship phone and it's streets behind the sgs that i owned (sgs 1 that is!)
I loved the sense ui but why have htc released it this state??
I woke up to the postman on Saturday morning excited (yes at my age!) and now i am one very p...ed off htc customer with another 2 year contract.
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Maybe you nedd to do a few things to make your experience with your new phone better. I have had the opposite feelings about this phone that you mentioned. Try running this setup, its awsome on battery life and no lag!
1. Flash InsertCoin 2.3.4 v2.2.2
2. Flash the new EU radio
3. Flash the RIL .0169HMQ
4. Install Spare parts and put window transitions to "fast".
I'm running the same exact setup minus InserCoin because I wanted to run a TMOUS based 2.3.4 rom. Try it...it will help! The phone is fast as hell and stable! hope this helps!

Lakeshow423 said:
Maybe you nedd to do a few things to make your experience with your new phone better. I have had the opposite feelings about this phone that you mentioned. Try running this setup, its awsome on battery life and no lag!
1. Flash InsertCoin 2.3.4 v2.2.2
2. Flash the new EU radio
3. Flash the RIL .0169HMQ
4. Install Spare parts and put window transitions to "fast".
I'm running the same exact setup minus InserCoin because I wanted to run a TMOUS based 2.3.4 rom. Try it...it will help! The phone is fast as hell and stable! hope this helps!
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Thanks for your reply.
What's the scrolling like in the friendstream and news widgets please?

What is the ril ?
And where i can download it ?
Lakeshow423 said:
Maybe you nedd to do a few things to make your experience with your new phone better. I have had the opposite feelings about this phone that you mentioned. Try running this setup, its awsome on battery life and no lag!
1. Flash InsertCoin 2.3.4 v2.2.2
2. Flash the new EU radio
3. Flash the RIL .0169HMQ
4. Install Spare parts and put window transitions to "fast".
I'm running the same exact setup minus InserCoin because I wanted to run a TMOUS based 2.3.4 rom. Try it...it will help! The phone is fast as hell and stable! hope this helps!
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Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA Premium App

vladnosferatu said:
What is the ril ?
And where i can download it ?
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA Premium App
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202867 flash it in CWM. It will give you Max optimization for the radio. Assuming your on a 2.3.4 rom, grab the last one on the list.

If you're already using a ROM based on 1.45.401.2 and have the latest radio then you have the correct RIL already

You're out of your mind if you think sgs is better. I've used both and this is much faster. Just try the browser on a loaded website.
Gotta love these trolls.

Try ROM+Kernel associations until you find something that "fit" your phone well.
I am running Android Revolution HD with Unity v8 kernel, that's the best for me, but for some Unity v8 is very slow.
For others, InsertCoin is faster than unity whatever the kernel.
Others think Stock kernel is smoother and more reliable than custom kernels
etc
etc
etc
What I mean here is that the Sensation is weird in the way people flashing the same rom, same kernel, using the same clockwork, flashing just the same way, experience very different results! I can have 7606 CF bench points with my rom, some will have 1800 with exactly the same
Really, try again, reboot at least twice after flashing, make your opinion, try anoither kernel, if you don't like, flash another ROM
it's, in my opinion, and for the current situation, impossible to tell what rom or what kernel is the best.
Just one thing is sure for me: Sense is really not optimized, so I always remove it and use Launcher Pro instead (but some where reporting Launcher Pro as slow and other launchers fast, etc, once more it varies a lot!)

bobsie41 said:
I owned the desire for about a year, flirted with the sgs for a short while and now i have gone for the dogs b.....ks, ive had the sensation for 3 days!
W.T.F. The battery life is aweful, sense fc's randomly screen doesn't appear to be any better than the desire and scrolling lists is aweful especially in my favourite friend stream and news widgets etc. etc. ...
On my desire i ran RCMixS which had sense 2.1 with sense 3.0 lockscreen and it ran far more smoothly than my new device and when i sold it i first reverted it to stock and it was like lightening!
On my new sensation i ran stock 2.33 and played with this and was most disappointed but luckily, i thought, 2.34 is available so i s-offed, rooted and tried a few 2.34 based modded roms. Not impressed so i went to stock 2.34 which was marginally better but still terrible.
What is going on here, htc's flagship phone and it's streets behind the sgs that i owned (sgs 1 that is!)
I loved the sense ui but why have htc released it this state??
I woke up to the postman on Saturday morning excited (yes at my age!) and now i am one very p...ed off htc customer with another 2 year contract.
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Simple, they haven't.
Either 1) you've got a duff phone (most likely) or 2) Vodafone have screwed their Sensations.
Mine on O2 is lovely, but then I've never had a slow phone from O2.
You've changed ROMs and still had issues, which suggests a hardware problem.
Flash it back to stock, take it back to Vodafone and demand a replacement/repair.

My ROM experience

People are always posting up new threads asking for advice on this ROM vs. that ROM. Well, I haven't tried them all, but I've tried quite a few of the more popular ones recently. I'm not going to pick these ROMS apart. If you want more info about what I liked or didn't like about a particular ROM I've tried, go ahead and ask.
I got my Sensation back in January. I used the stock Gingerbread for a couple of months. Then got frustrated when the T-Mobile ICS update got delayed and have been on a flashing frenzy ever since.
I've been trying a lot of ROMs lately. I started with ARHD, then went to Elegancia, then Hypernonsense, then back to Elegancia, then Sense 4 Elegancia, then back to 3.6, then Virtuous Inquisition, then Opensensation (CM9), and back to Elegancia again. I've also tried Sebastion, faux, and bricked kernels - I prefer bricked best.
I honestly don't a see a performance difference between Sense, stripped Sense, or AOSP ROMs. I have System Tuner Pro and always monitor memory usage. I thought that the stripped and AOSP ROMs would have gobs of free memory available, but they just don't. They're no better or worse. I also was compelled to try those ROMs to improve battery life. Again, the experience didn't match the hype.
It all comes down to personal preference. Each ROM has its own glitches. But from my experience, full Sense 3.6 ROMs are the most functional and most stable. I loved the Sense 4.0 ROM I tried, except that Sense crashed on me like 3 times a day having to pull the battery each time. For me, nothing beats the Sense widgets. I live in the email and calendar widgets for work and the music widget in the car. No other widgets come close.
I think I'm gonna quit screwing around with it for a while. I am very happy with the Elegancia Sense 3.6 ROM / Bricked kernal combo. It's pretty much already modded/themed the I way I would do it. I can just flash it and go. I will try the Sense 4.0 version again when it's more mature. I loved it, I just can't have my phone crashing on me constantly.
I still want to try MIUI and will probably try CM9 again when it's official. I really like some of the home screen setups people have been able to pull off with their AOSP ROMs. But I think the widgets will always pull me back to a full Sense ROM. The only widgets that can compete, you have to pay for - and they're still not as good. Also, the AOSP camera blows compared to the Sense camera. In the end, it's all about what's functional for you.
In conclusion, try a few, try a bunch... don't get lost in the hunt for better battery life and more performance, because - 1) those 2 things don't go together... & 2) those 2 things are largely the same across all ROMS whether you're full Sense, stripped-Sense, or AOSP. Just find what you like and enjoy!

SO wutZ da best roms to use?
Just joking, but it's too bad some people are serious.

Its all about your liking that's it otherwise there is not a rom whit better battery life than any others
-Nuff Said.
Sent From My Sexy Sensation.

Great post, couldn't agree more.
Love Sense 4.0 but it just isn't mature enough

reficuliu said:
Great post, couldn't agree more.
Love Sense 4.0 but it just isn't mature enough
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I've been using Ordroid (Sense4) for a week or so now and I've found it quiet stable to be honest. I haven't experienced any crashes.
The batterylife was in 5.0.X about 17 hours (2 hours of screen turned on).
V6.0.0; I can't say if there are anything wrong just yet since its been out for about 2 days only and I've used it for 1 day. but the first batterycycle was about 21 hours with 2h 5m screen turned on. Only thing I could complain about with Ordroid is the partially working BT, I can't say anything about the Wifi-tethering issue because I am not using it.
Hmm, well I guess that was that.

The partially working Bluetooth issue is across all Sense 4 ROMs. It has to do with the fact that Sense 4 was ported from another device with different BT hardware - so the Sense drivers aren't fully compatible.
With the release of T-Mobile's official RUU, it may be time try Sense 4 again and see if some of the previous issues I experienced are fixed now. But BT will probably always only be partially working due to the driver issue.

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The partially working Bluetooth issue is across all Sense 4 ROMs. It has to do with the fact that Sense 4 was ported from another device with different BT hardware - so the Sense drivers aren't fully compatible.
With the release of T-Mobile's official RUU, it may be time try Sense 4 again and see if some of the previous issues I experienced are fixed now. But BT will probably always only be partially working due to the driver issue.
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Ah okey I didn't know that, thanks for sharing

I like my sence less rom. Its just personal preference! That's what makes it fun! Options! Gotta love options!
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium

I'd love to know whether any of these custom ICS ROMs is better than the stock ICS ROM. I get that they are all (Sense or no Sense) pretty much the same when it comes to performance and battery, but how do they compare to the stock one? Will I get any benefits from switching from the stock ICS to one of these?
Thanks!

great post!

I use elegancia ics 4.3 sence 4.0 is good so far it has a few glitches like if you try to take a picture while recording a video, the camera crashes or if you press the camera button to take several pictures at once it crashes! But other than that is good!
P.D. that Rom is updated like every other day but I still don't know how to update it
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA

teomor said:
I'd love to know whether any of these custom ICS ROMs is better than the stock ICS ROM. I get that they are all (Sense or no Sense) pretty much the same when it comes to performance and battery, but how do they compare to the stock one? Will I get any benefits from switching from the stock ICS to one of these?
Thanks!
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Well I've always found that the custom roms out-compete the stock ones repeatedly. You get a much better battery life, minimal bloatware and more power. Use android revolution hd 6+ and you'll see the differences
Sent from my Sensation using XDA

Yes I agree! I have much better battery life and over all better experience!
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium

I tried Elegancia Sense 4 again last night. I thought it was time to give it another go since there have a few builds released since the last time. Unfortunately, nothing has changed. Whatever issues I'm having are buried deeper than what gets changed from build to build.
My phone has crashed on my twice in the last 5 hours. It's unfortunate. I really like Sense 4 - I think it's cleaner & smoother than 3.6. The camera is better and faster than 3.6. But if your phone crashes on you while changing menus or doesn't wake up and you have to pull the battery all the time, then it's useless.
Does anyone else have these issues with Sense 4? Maybe another Sense 4 ROM is better? I have not yet tried another Sense 4 ROM because it seems they all use the same base. Maybe I should try another and see if it works better...

The new InsertCoin ROM Sense 4.0 is out now, looks very stable, only FM Radio not working. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1546731

I just flashed OrDroid Sense 4. I'll give that one a shot. It has a different base - the new leaked Ville RUU instead of the One S. The Ville and Sensation share the same processor, so maybe that will do the trick.
EDIT: That one's no good for me either. It has its own set of glitches I'm not willing to live with.
Now trying Steve's new TMOUS Elegancia with Bricked kernel.

Any tradeoffs for non Sense ROMs? I know the camera app is better on HTC's but other than that? Is there a Torch app similar to the stock one? Etc..

...and back on Elegancia 3.7.6. lol
I am running the updated TMOUS firmware now, tho. along with the other radio fix for TMOUS users. This might be the best combo I've run yet. But I'm still anxious for a fully functional Sense 4 ROM.
teomor said:
Any tradeoffs for non Sense ROMs? I know the camera app is better on HTC's but other than that? Is there a Torch app similar to the stock one? Etc..
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There is another Torch app that is pretty much the same. The ROMs I've tried all have it included if they don't have the HTC app.

Kancur0 said:
P.D. that Rom is updated like every other day but I still don't know how to update it
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA
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Just flash the new one on top. No super wipe required all your data and apps are safe

teomor said:
I'd love to know whether any of these custom ICS ROMs is better than the stock ICS ROM. I get that they are all (Sense or no Sense) pretty much the same when it comes to performance and battery, but how do they compare to the stock one? Will I get any benefits from switching from the stock ICS to one of these?
Thanks!
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For me, I love the overclocking of custom roms/kernels. Stock Sensation is 1.2ghz. My custom rom Sensation is 1.7ghz. Man is it speedy. I took the time to read countless posts and spent a ton of time learning how to mod my Sensation. No way am I going back to stock carrier rom.