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What a great phone.

Coming from Captivate, the inspire Is like the best phone I have ever used. So smooth and snappy. Everything just works, especially GPS. Even stock rom with all the att bloatware was great.
Can't explain the performance. the specs are pretty similar btw the two phones. my captivate could slow down even with the best roms.
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gordec said:
Coming from Captivate, the inspire Is like the best phone I have ever used. So smooth and snappy. Everything just works, especially GPS. Even stock rom with all the att bloatware was great.
Can't explain the performance. the specs are pretty similar btw the two phones. my captivate could slow down even with the best roms.
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+1 I love my Inspire so much. I'm staying strictly full original with mine. This machine is just a pure gorgeous pleasure to use. There's something to say about grabbing ahold of cold metal. It just feels significant. The same goes for the lowly HTC Freestyle, which I looked at in the store. It also is made from metal.

I too am a big fan of the phone. This was the big winner in my Atrix vs Inspire shootout. There's a thread about it.
One of my main issues was the battery life. That was a real sticking point for me on the Inspire. However, after switching to Leedroid's rom with SetCPU on the default (smartass) setting, I'm currently at 45 hours with 4 hours of awake time, and 30% of my battery left... It's ridiculous.

I'm on revolution 3.3. I wonder if set cpu works also. I'm getting full day of average use without an issue right now with stock.
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I think that depends on if they used an OC kernel. LeeDroid explains explicitly that he developed several presets for SetCPU for different situations.

gordec said:
Coming from Captivate, the inspire Is like the best phone I have ever used. So smooth and snappy. Everything just works, especially GPS. Even stock rom with all the att bloatware was great.
Can't explain the performance. the specs are pretty similar btw the two phones. my captivate could slow down even with the best roms.
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While they are similar spec wise, the performance of this phone is faaaar better. Here's my Quadrant on one of the CM7 Nightlies.
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I love this phone!! Seriously, the best phone I've owned to date and exactly what I was looking for. Super fast and very responsive.. not one single complaint here(other then speaker volume, but I'll live )

jmichael15 said:
I love this phone!! Seriously, the best phone I've owned to date and exactly what I was looking for. Super fast and very responsive.. not one single complaint here(other then speaker volume, but I'll live )
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I had some concerns about the speaker volume also. But they've alleviated because all stock Inspires do it. It's something to do with an automatic control where the volume is initially low and then progressively gets louder as any sound remains going. I can live with it also, since I know it's a common thing and not a fault in my specific unit.
Beyond this, I would say this is the utmost flagship model for Android. There's something to be said about the cold feel of metal which these are made of. It just seems significant. I wish the other companies would get in on the metal uni-body design.

Odd, I love my Inspire, but the one problem I do have is the GPS. I can rarely get locks, regardless of radio or ROM. Have found no fix for this unfortunately

Billabong81 said:
Odd, I love my Inspire, but the one problem I do have is the GPS. I can rarely get locks, regardless of radio or ROM. Have found no fix for this unfortunately
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I would get it replaced. Mine is perfect on stock and with Revolution 3.3.
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Yeah... I've used 3 different roms, aside from stock, and my GPS has worked perfectly with each.

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Odd, I love my Inspire, but the one problem I do have is the GPS. I can rarely get locks, regardless of radio or ROM. Have found no fix for this unfortunately
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Sorry to hear! I've messed around with the GPS since I've had it and I haven't had any big issues with it. What impresses me even more is that even with GPS disabled and network location on, it shows a spot within 5-15ft from me!! Almost dead on exact without GPS on lol, I love this phone!!!!

GPS has been hit or miss on depending on rom. MIUI, shoshkai (sp?), dillagif 0.1 only (sp?), and now cognition 1.0.1. All of the others haven't worked so well in terms of GPS.

So I've had approximate 5 Captivates since last July and thinking about getting AT&T to let me switch phones since I've had so many problems.. Tech support said, and I quote "Yeah we've had a lot of problems with these phones, and I'm hoping the S2 can save face for Samsung" - NICE!
Fellow Captivate owners - Is the Inspire the one to go with over the Atrix?
From what it looks like, the pros over the Captivate are:
1. GPS works
2. LED Flash (thought I wasn't going to need this until the phone became my main camera)
The "cons"
1. Not AMOLED, but still a nice display
Anything else? Looks like you can still use custom ROM's on the Inspire..
How is stock battery life on the Inspire (without all the fancy shmancy things running (live wallpaper/facebook widgets, etc) ) ?

Preferred ICS ROM and why

I just updated my firmware and installed my first ICS ROM, i'm interested to know others opinions on why you chose the ROM you did and why you are still running it. Please share. Thanks

Trips CM9. It's proven to be quite stable in my use, good battery life, everything works smoothly. I'm perfectly happy with it.

..everything except camera recording, bluetooth and whatnot.. Alpha quality.

OpenSensation (or something..) because I hate trip, Vquattro stopped and sense sucks.

was using trips cm9 really liked it, fast and stable but just couldn't get mms working so i've gone to insertcoin with shinzlons aosp theme

ARHD 6.2.1 + Rom Cleaner + Shnizlon AOSP Theme. Stable, reasonably fast, good looking. But I'm keeping an eye om the OpenSensation dev thread
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..everything except camera recording, bluetooth and whatnot.. Alpha quality.
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I don't use those, which, if you had read my post, is why I said that I am nevertheless perfectly happy with it. Why don't you angsty anti-trip pricks find something better to do than troll in any thread in which his name is mentioned? Lots of people like and use his rom. Deal with it, angry assholes.

sergeybrin said:
I don't use those, which, if you had read my post, is why I said that I am nevertheless perfectly happy with it. Why don't you angsty anti-trip pricks find something better to do than troll in any thread in which his name is mentioned? Lots of people like and use his rom. Deal with it, angry assholes.
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None of us have showed hatred towards him. Calm your tits.

I'm using ARHD 6.2.1 but am only using this because it seemed to be the most stable with the features I wanted. However, I am seriously considering VI.
I'd love to install a fully stable CM9, though.

Legends Blitz 5 (nosense) or VI 3.0...because they rock...try a few! Happy Flashing!!

I used almost every ICS rom,and i am now on ARHD 6.2.1,virtuos inquisition is really great rom but after some time it become so laggy,i dont have that kind of problem with sense roms and they look pretty.
When trip solve bluetooth and camera recording i will flash cm9,until then im stuck with these one

Honestly can't go past the Elegancia Rom...IMV I think it is superior to anything I have used before - by a long shot.

I've been on baadnewz's InsertCoin 4.5.4 for the last couple of days and I love it. It was as though the ROM search had done a full circle. The big ass sense flip clock on the home screen of the stock ROM was probably the catalyst that triggered it all. "Dang, could this be the reason for my battery drain?" And so it began, the quest for the perfect Rom. The de-sensed versions were all tried out. They were stable - most of them - but they didn't show incoming calls on the lockscreen. They looked washed out on the sensation screen; maybe it's just me, but AOSP did seem " blurry" on the sensation.
Finally, sense prevailed. I put InsertCoin on, and sure enough, the big ass flip clock appeared bang in the middle of the homescreen. The battery life wasn't that pleasing either. But then, baadnewz had mentioned in his thread to be patient for a couple of charge cycles. Sure enough, today I've not charged my phone, and it's been cruising for the last 8 hours with 30% battery remaining. I've a hunch it'll get better.
I got the sense 4 golden wallpaper, and it looks beautiful.
And the big ass flip clock? Well, I replaced it with the smaller flip clock that has the weather to the right of it.
God bless the ROM developers that are working to make the Sensation a better user experience.
-Me
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P.S.: The Sense 3.6 email client has the same deficiencies that Sense 3 had. It doesn't support push mail from corporate servers, and the inbox gets only plain text email. The Cyanogenmod email client can be installed, and it is a joy to hear the "clink" when email comes through, and to see them formatted the way they were sent. Baadnewz and the others - are you listening? This could/should be baked into future ROM releases.
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what i like with ics insertcoin rom is that it is really fast, compared of course from the other roms i tried before. the smoothness really impressed me from the start and that up to now it still have not received any reboots or even htc fc's, granted i have only been using it for 2 days but i'm just really happy about it. i have really no issue with the battery since its always plugged in usb even when at home.

sergeybrin said:
Trips CM9. It's proven to be quite stable in my use, good battery life, everything works smoothly. I'm perfectly happy with it.
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purpler said:
..everything except camera recording, bluetooth and whatnot.. Alpha quality.
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sergeybrin said:
I don't use those, which, if you had read my post, is why I said that I am nevertheless perfectly happy with it. Why don't you angsty anti-trip pricks find something better to do than troll in any thread in which his name is mentioned? Lots of people like and use his rom. Deal with it, angry assholes.
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Your post suggests everything works. Guy steps in and points out that not everything works and you attack him. I see no troll like qualities in his post. Any ROM with non functioning hardware is alpha quality and this is no insult to the dev just a fact. Peace.
I'm enjoying insert coin ROM 4.5.0, along with the leedroid tweaks lite mod. No reason other than it works and baad is quite an active dev. Gonna update version soon but baad releases so often I can't be bothered flashing new ROM for relatively small changes every second day. Every couple of weeks will do me.
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Radio Question.

I updated my radio without updating my RIL and was wondering which one should I use. Not even sure if I'm running the right radio atm but its from the DHD forum and I have the inspire. I'm running a 2.3.5 sense base with 3.5/3.0. I don't know which combo I should be using. Can anyone point me in right direction.
New radio (need ril)
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Old radio

Question: If you are unsure of what you need, why are you messing with the radio? It is not a simple thing of updating it. There are changes made to it but not guaranteed to be better, in many cases it can make it worse. Radio is subjective and everyone has different results, tread carefully.
Warning out of the way, head over to
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1106324
it has radios and listed rils with them, typically the rom you download will list what the dev used when testing the rom.

I'm aware what a radio does and what purpose it serves. I came from sprint devices where we use PRL's with radios which is probably the cdma equivalent to gsm's RIL's. I was just unsure of which RIL goes along with my radio. And the process is actually easy through bootloader nothing I need to be scared about. Just asking a simple question, thanks for the link dude...

kennypow3rs said:
I'm aware what a radio does and what purpose it serves. I came from sprint devices where we use PRL's with radios which is probably the cdma equivalent to gsm's RIL's. I was just unsure of which RIL goes along with my radio. And the process is actually easy through bootloader nothing I need to be scared about. Just asking a simple question, thanks for the link dude...
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The RIL that goes with 26.14.04.28_M is:
HTC-RIL 2.2.0201HM
Here it is:
http://db.tt/Fi3lSPWE
When and if you move to ICS, the only RIL I know of that works for sure is:
HTC-RIL 2.2.0018G
but that one comes "baked-in" to every ICS ROM I've tried.

gbeardmore said:
The RIL that goes with 26.14.04.28_M is:
HTC-RIL 2.2.0201HM
Here it is:
http://db.tt/Fi3lSPWE
When and if you move to ICS, the only RIL I know of that works for sure is:
HTC-RIL 2.2.0018G
but that one comes "baked-in" to every ICS ROM I've tried.
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Thanks man.

killerkali said:
*****MOD EDIT*****
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Killerkali, I think that u are way out of line. What Darunion says is right, flashing radios is a delicate thing. If you miss something you might end up with a brick. It is always the user call, but is the best advice to tell him to read and learn before messing up with dangerous things such as radios.
Besides, Darunion has pointed him in the right direction and is one the most active users in this forums, wich means that he is experienced and his pieces of advice are reliable.
I can not say the same about you. You should regret the post and apologize...just to keep the spirit of these forums, that is to share knowledge and point noobs in the right direction. :good:

[Q] Rooting girlfriends SGS3 best rom?

What is the best Touch Wiz rom that i won't need to update all the time that will be bug free and good on battery?
Same with ASOP. i wanna let my girlfriend decide if she wants to flash a touchwiz or asop rom.
Also whats the difference between the Original Android development and Android development. I'm usually in the MyTouch 4G section and we don't have a thread like that.

original is AOSP roms.
there hasnt been a VZW jellybean leak so for stability and battery life you should flash a touchwiz rom like synergy.
everyone will recommend different AOSP roms. youd have to flash a few to decide on one.
heres a good place to start.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
FWIW im running AOKP build 5. the AOSP roms are stable, but have quirks and bugs.

I've had very good luck with CleanRom. I often see that or Synergy recommended for stock Touchwiz-based roms. I tried a couple CM10/JellyBean roms a while ago, but they each had some issues. It should be better now, but since there's no official JB release, it may not be perfect.

alright thanks guy i think ill go with Synergy, seeing as there isnt one stable ASOP or AKOP rom, thanks guys

I have CleanROM on mine, fantastic rom with solid battery life.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832070

blazeoc said:
I have CleanROM on mine, fantastic rom with solid battery life.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832070
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thanks, looks great any issues? my girlfriend on her stock rom whenever she says she goes to home screen her apps and widgets flash for a brief second and she says its annoying. and she says its laggy. have any of these issue on CleanRom?

alfadog77 said:
thanks, looks great any issues? my girlfriend on her stock rom whenever she says she goes to home screen her apps and widgets flash for a brief second and she says its annoying. and she says its laggy. have any of these issue on CleanRom?
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No issues at all, lag free. I haven't seen any lag.

I was suggest synergy 73 was the most stable ics
Incubus jellybomb ics I,m hearing awesome news on this one
Cleanrom and Beans16 are suppose to be stable, I have been off ics since the ported jb roms.
For new in loving Jellywiz rsl10 hybrid and loving this Rom. Funny thing is seems like everyone's phone is allure different and sometimes you just have to perform a backup and take the roms for a drive to see what works the best on your S3.
Sent from my Smokin fast JellyWiz RSL10 hybrid test with da Real Icon Theme v9.4 & blue glass dialer by JBeitel

Beans is pretty popular as well, that's the one I've been sticking with the most. Seems to be mixed reviews on each release though with a few people experiences bugs while the majority hasn't had any.
Quick GPS, everything working properly, smooth, fast, and good on battery. Plus tons of customizations.

alfadog77 said:
thanks, looks great any issues? my girlfriend on her stock rom whenever she says she goes to home screen her apps and widgets flash for a brief second and she says its annoying. and she says its laggy. have any of these issue on CleanRom?
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No issues at all either. I'm using CleanRom2.5 but with Nova launcher. FWIW, I can often go over 24hrs on a single charge too.

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[Q] Why so little interest?

There's almost no roms/themes/mods for the Ultra or Maxx. Why is this? Is there no real interest in this phone, or am I looking in the wrong threads?

johnny5126 said:
There's almost no roms/themes/mods for the Ultra or Maxx. Why is this? Is there no real interest in this phone, or am I looking in the wrong threads?
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Locked Bootloader...too many unlocked phones that are technically as good or better for developers to play with. I have the maxx...best phone I've ever had, so I hope someone will start working in it soon as well. There is bound to be someone up for the challenge.

I'm going to take a stab here. There might not be as much development because the demand is not as high as some other devices. I know there is not a huge user base, but also I've heard a lot of folks are happy with just having root access. The stock software is simply good enough. This is how I feel. One of my main reasons for custom Roms in the past was always to get better battery life. That just isn't a concern for me with this phone.
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Piaband said:
I'm going to take a stab here. There might not be as much development because the demand is not as high as some other devices. I know there is not a huge user base, but also I've heard a lot of folks are happy with just having root access. The stock software is simply good enough. This is how I feel. One of my main reasons for custom Roms in the past was always to get better battery life. That just isn't a concern for me with this phone.
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very true, this phone is just great with root.. but then again it would be nice to have a few custom roms to customize it the way we wanted. hopefully it picks up by next year XD

Don't forget new file system, to! A droid Maxx with root is a fairly decent device in and of itself. There are plenty of ways to modify/ customize it, even without root.
fat-fingered and Maxx-ed out.

Thinking about picking up the Maxx from the LG G2 (and the note 3 before it)
Hows battery life? Honestly.
LG G2 has 3000 mah, and it's not BAD, but I've had every maxx since the OG, whats screen on time, how often do yall charge?

@YoungSkeezy I could get at least 8 hours screen on time in a days worth of use
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Medium-light use with several data-using Widgets and Bluetooth/wifi always on.
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With root and xposed framework I really don't feel the need for ROMs on my Maxx and Moto X. The stock firmware is just that good.

This phone has a huge user base. It seems us enthusiasts are few and far between. That said, ever since getting my first android phone, the AOSP ROM was my most coveted. The development for my choice in phones was never complete. This phone has taken over in that respect.
I love this thing and don't see a need to switch for a long time.
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Great thing about this phone is that the internals are the exact same as the Moto X which pretty much makes any ROM automatically compatible (other than the touch screen buttons).
But as others have said, the stock ROM is so good that it doesn't need to be changed. Don't think I could live without active notifications either.

I noticed that this phone is not even listed on the top phones section and taken off newest phones list. I bought this phone for my daughter as a birthday gift. She loves it . Shes a texting fanatic. Shes gone almost 2 days on a single charge. Checking facebook and tumblr . 7 hours of screen time. My question is why is this not a top phone. Can a Note 3 do this? or the nexus 5? galaxy 4? HTC one?
On side note even if there where roms out there I wouldn't even think of putting one on this phone. I had a chance to fool around with it. It is what a phone should do . Clear calls. Long battery life. Easy UI. I think this phone should be in the top list.

A ROM on this phone is a negative not a positive. Kexec ROMs are glitchy and you would lose the features that make this phone a one of a kind. Like posted earlier xposed turns stock into a custom ROM with no glitchs.

I would say 70+% of ROM development is geared at putting AOSP on devices with terrible overlays. The other 30% is geared at removing garbage features from the aforementioned terrible overlays.
Once the bloat is removed, this phone is as close to AOSP as I've ever seen straight out of the box, and the added features are actually worth having.
I've actually added a few things from Paradigm (our AOSP ROM) to my personal device, but it's not easy to package for the stock ROM slot and runs like crap on Safestrap.
Frankly, i bought this device because it was already exactly what i wanted. I would never buy a locked down phone that wasn't exactly what i wanted to begin with. If it's not for you, you should probably look at trading it out for one with an "active" development community.
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