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Spoilt for ROMs - Miri, At0mAng or NRGZ28's??

Hi all,
To anyone out there who has tried all three of what look like to be the best Rhodium ROMs here currently - which one would you recommend and why?
Miri - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=552643
At0mAng - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=555747
NRGZ28 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=553506
I'm about to load my first ROM and any feedback on which one would has the best stability with working Exchange 2007 + BT integration would be appreciated.
Many thanks
PS - pls no more "just read their threads" posts, have done that already and keen to get any first hand feedback

Let's see! All the information you want is in that respective thread! If you read them, then you wont need to ask. Also ROM performance depends on what you install and where you live! So you really cant compare what other users say.
Just read, flash and enjoy!

mougins said:
PS - pls no more "just read their threads" posts, have done that already and keen to get any first hand feedback
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Seriously; the previous poster is right: it's all a matter of personal taste. You honestly can only judge for yourself, and your type of usage of your device.
Besides, there are more cooks, you forgot some ROMS in your list
Again: just flash, use the rom for a few hours, and try another one... after a while you will see what cook fits your need the best

I personally prefer At0mang's ROM's they are fast and stable and good for everyday use

Like anyone needs to ask...my ROM of course

My 2 cents
Hi
I tried all, and the Best as per my experience is Miri.
1- Not a single button push or option made my TP2 freeze. Other ROMs made it freeze. In one of the ROMs, the "other" button in the manila settings page made it freeze every time i click it
2- Other ROMs have built in software that did not work. One of the ROMs had "Bluetooth explorer" and "bluetooth wizard", and none of those could switch on bluetooth !!!! My experience is based on flashing more than once
3- The only thing that lacks Miri is modifying the icons on the taskbar to make them more eye candy (bluetooth, wifi, battery, GSM, speaker,...)
Rgds
Raed

NRG might get the upper hand just because of his visuals.
Other then that, I think all is great.

udK rom....

Honestly speaking Miri's and B16B is the best ROM i ever tried. Well it depends on your requirements better try ALL and select which one is suitable for your TP2.
For me I'm still using the Shipped ROM + Hero Toch

I have to agree about the visuals, not only does NRG make a stable rom but its got everything you need pre loaded and looks fantastic, all other roms are still genius work, but still using NRG'S

On a serious note
The only ROM's I would use are my ROMs or NRG's ROMs. At least we do something creative with our ROMs and not just package up OEM crap.
How about getting a little orginal and also learning how to port a build instead of using the OEM sys. Oh yeah that is too much work without asking for help and then dropping people once you get what you want

lorgem said:
Honestly speaking Miri's and B16B is the best ROM i ever tried. Well it depends on your requirements better try ALL and select which one is suitable for your TP2.
For me I'm still using the Shipped ROM + Hero Toch
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thanks m8 because i do not see nowhere my rom
i think because is not compared with the others..

At0mAng said:
The only ROM's I would use are my ROMs or NRG's ROMs. At least we do something creative with our ROMs and not just package up OEM crap.
How about getting a little orginal and also learning how to port a build instead of using the OEM sys. Oh yeah that is too much work without asking for help and then dropping people once you get what you want
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Porting a ROM is not an easy thing!...I know exactly what u mean...

You'll notice that there aren't a lot of "which rom is best" threads, because they're terribly subjective and often lead to a lot of bickering. As such, it's standard policy to close these types of threads.

Best Sense 2.5 Rom?

I've stayed away from anything Manilla for months now. I was tired of a sluggish interface. However I was thinking about giving it another shot to see what our fantastic chefs were able to do it it. So in everyone's opinion what is currently the FASTEST 2.5 rom out there that uses the WM 6.5.5. Any input would be much appreciated.
Oh and another thing I was curious about. Another reason I stopped using it was because it didn't really cooperate well with Iconsoft Phonex. Does anyone know if they clash still? (One example of a problem i had was HTC favorite contacts wouldn't go through to place a call when clicking a contact)
thanks

opinion here
read, try and find out 4 yourself
best

I am asking for speed, that is something measurable. I remember people would ask these all the time and quite often there was a general consensus like "Try Touch X Final. Its super fast!" or "Oh man! spikegotti's UnOff series is the best!"
So i was just wondering if there was a specific ROM that most people had more success with than others. If you don't have an answer or are annoyed by the thread I am sorry, but no one is forcing you to post an answer. I was just looking for anyone that had legitimate input. I'd prefer not to completely waste two days flashing every single ROM only to find out that i still dont really like manilla

Well, then do some research on your own. You know, users talk about how they felt the speed is like in threads of different roms. Have a look what rom appeals to you and then read some comments...would not be bad, would it?

I agree with other people, but I would also advice to start your searching from Valkyrie TR 6.0.28232

Try Valkyrie's rom. In my opinion it's fast,stable and you have all needed applications preinstalled

To help your case:
click the link in my signature. There are pretty good, fast, stable and bug-less roms on that blog. Also you could try blaze or valkyries like it has been mentioned already.

So except Valkryie is there another ROM that has Sense 2.5 and stable...Thanx a TON!!

I've just installed this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=637679
and its quite good so far.

Touch-IT BR 21893
I've flashed this one awhile ago and its working perfectly for me. So fast and stable but i disabled HTC messaging, u can search for the cab here in the forum... Cheers!

Go for Rotastrain's Blaze!
It's fast and stable, and any bugs are usually dealt with immediately.

SonyXperia said:
I've just installed this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=637679
and its quite good so far.
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Does the battery drain, also do u have the SOD(Phone freezing after sleep mode) and more than that, is it stable??

I genuinely recommend NRG's Energy Leo 23541 build - i've been using it for just over a week and it is simply amazing; with all my own apps added to the plethora of USEFUL apps already installed, it still flies along at top speed.
Note: Best practise is always to flash the ROM, then hard reset (Press the reset button whilst holding down the two front buttons under the screen) - this ensures best speed/stability!
See the ROM here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=562935
Baring in mind i'm a tight b****rd; i have actually donated for this ROM. That says something!!
FingAZ.

dalgibbard said:
I genuinely recommend NRG's Energy Leo 23541 build - i've been using it for just over a week and it is simply amazing; with all my own apps added to the plethora of USEFUL apps already installed, it still flies along at top speed.
Note: Best practise is always to flash the ROM, then hard reset (Press the reset button whilst holding down the two front buttons under the screen) - this ensures best speed/stability!
See the ROM here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=562935
Baring in mind i'm a tight b****rd; i have actually donated for this ROM. That says something!!
FingAZ.
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dONT U get the SODs???I hvae heard that u have to update the radio also..im not very sure if i want to do that....

circleofomega said:
Does the battery drain, also do u have the SOD(Phone freezing after sleep mode) and more than that, is it stable??
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Hi,
My battery doesnt drain any faster with this ROM installed I get normal battery life.
Not sure about hte SOD issue you speak about.. if you mean does the phone freeze after I've unlocked the screen lock then no I generally havent experianced any freezeing on the phone since installing this ROM so basically I find it very stable.

Noob here...

hi i just got this phone and i love it. i have read a lot about upgrading the rom, but all these seperate roms confuse the heck out of me . Say i just want to upgrade to win 6.5 is the christians clean rom the best one? will i lose features and will i lose all my data and saved stuff if i flash it? sorry fot the noob questions. thanks for looking

there is no such thing as the best rom. u will have to find out by your self flashing all the different roms you are interested in and test them out if they fit your needs. i think christians rom is a good start. its fast and he offers different versions.
all your data (except those on the sd card) will be lost. but there are programs to back them up.

Ok, thanks. Going to try out a few now, just got the phone Hard SPLed or whatever (neardly died of a heart attack when it stuck at the bootloader and the program failed... just ran the program again and it worked phew lol). Thank you

RokkaMan said:
Ok, thanks. Going to try out a few now, just got the phone Hard SPLed or whatever (neardly died of a heart attack when it stuck at the bootloader and the program failed... just ran the program again and it worked phew lol). Thank you
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ithik every 1st timer of flashing can relate to that one..
enjoy flashing..

you can back up your contacts/SMS/email, etc. with PIMBackup, SPB backup, or Microsoft MyPhone before you flash so you won't lose your data

RokkaMan said:
hi i just got this phone and i love it. i have read a lot about upgrading the rom, but all these seperate roms confuse the heck out of me . Say i just want to upgrade to win 6.5 is the christians clean rom the best one? will i lose features and will i lose all my data and saved stuff if i flash it? sorry fot the noob questions. thanks for looking
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I'm in the same boat.
What ROM did you eventually go with? Are you impressed with the result?

I have tried alot of different roms, however I have one clear preference.
IMO the best Windows 6.5 Rom is this one: http://826x.blogspot.com/
I would get the version without HTC Sense.
I am currently running the "ROM 826X Windows Mobile 6.5.5 build 23519" version, and am getting 2-3 days battery life with moderate day to day use.
ANY other 6.5 rom that I have tried has been 1-1.5 days, however these have all been HTC Sense / TF3D roms.
If you do not mind about battery life then the Agent_47 / itje / NRGZ28 roms are all excellent, and offer additional eye candy.
Happy flashing.

i've been getting 2 days battery out of the latest agent roms! thats with sense 2.5 on too!

djglenn1337 said:
ANY other 6.5 rom that I have tried has been 1-1.5 days, however these have all been HTC Sense / TF3D roms.
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Just briefly - what is HTC sense & TF3D?
I could probably find this out myself if I google, but I'm being lazy.
Jonny4911 said:
i've been getting 2 days battery out of the latest agent roms! thats with sense 2.5 on too!
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I've been looking at Agent_47's Valkyrie Rom just because it has the most page views.

'Tron said:
I'm in the same boat.
What ROM did you eventually go with? Are you impressed with the result?
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Tried Christian'd clean one and I thought it was ok, currently using the xperia x1.5 one and i like it, but im going to try some of the fancier ones before i settle.

Hey buddy, I was very much like you sometime back(a couple of months, to be precise) but if u want a plain ROM 6.5 just like ur current 6.1...then the best is Spike's Unoff...NOT the 1.5, it again has some goodies...http://pocketnow.com/html/portal/news/0000008936//xasense.jpeg
this is ur HTC Sense UI, 2.5 build...if u want this, then u wont have the basic 6.5 look..because ur home screen wil be like this..hope it helps, if u have any worries, PM me..CHEERS!

djglenn1337 said:
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I am currently running the "ROM 826X Windows Mobile 6.5.5 build 23519" version, and am getting 2-3 days battery life with moderate day to day use.
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^ good advice. It's a nice ROM.
Do you know how to resize pictures for MMS? My 6.1 ROM gave me the option to compress a picture before added it to the message. 826X's ROM Doesn't.

just a suggestion: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6114197&postcount=88

I've settled with the Energy ROM, but am now trying the 23554 build to see if it's any better. With my extended life battery, I get upto a week of casual texting, and it's got HTC Sense 2.5 which I would now insist on having on the phone at all times
Thanks for the replies guys

RokkaMan said:
I've settled with the Energy ROM, but am now trying the 23549 build to see if it's any better. With my extended life battery, I get upto a week of casual texting, and it's got HTC Sense 2.5 which I would now insist on having on the phone at all times
Thanks for the replies guys
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First thing to save battery life in the NRG ROMs is to set the backlight settings. That can save a lot of battery.....

biernes_atrece said:
just a suggestion: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6114197&postcount=88
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^ looks good!
RokkaMan said:
I've settled with the Energy ROM, but am now trying the 23554 build to see if it's any better. With my extended life battery, I get upto a week of casual texting, and it's got HTC Sense 2.5 which I would now insist on having on the phone at all times
Thanks for the replies guys
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I'm currently using 23545 (non manila). I really like it. I'd like to try the Energy ROM, but I don't like manila. Plus, swapping ROMs every few days gets tiresome.
[QUOTE='Tron]Do you know how to resize pictures for MMS? My 6.1 ROM gave me the option to compress a picture before added it to the message. 826X's ROM Doesn't.[/QUOTE]
^ cancel request. Managed to find the menu to decrease picture size for MMS. Blairingly obvious too - MMS option, Photo resolution, VGA.

'Tron said:
I'm currently using 23545 (non manila). I really like it. I'd like to try the Energy ROM, but I don't like manila. Plus, swapping ROMs every few days gets tiresome.
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NRG also offers a Titanium (non-manila) version of his ROMs, look in the Sense 2.1 download folder....

What would you say is the best rom?

Looking for a good reliable rom, just wondering what would you say is the best rom to have on my blackstone?

the clean rom ist the best and the fastest rom on xda.
the top version is better than the bottom version.
==> try clean rom top version 1
http://www.multiupload.com/IK64V7SC7D

BlackNew V
I really like BlackNew ROMs. I tried Energy ROMs, both on my Diamond and current Blackstone. They are pretty and full of apps, but slows down the machine a lot. And for speed and functionality is top priority
With BlackNew ROMs you get speed and some usefull apps

are the mods on holiday? they normally close these threads because they can be so contentious

Yep cant be long before the padlock cometh...We're not allowed to have a discussion about who likes which rom & why on here You've got to spend hours and hours, days and days trying them all yourself and going with the one you like, but remember not to post to tell anyone..

alchopop said:
are the mods on holiday? they normally close these threads because they can be so contentious
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The mods will soon type something into this thread along with this line: "thread closed"

Maybe the Mods have realized that you can't close down these types of questions, hence another one will always pop up! These forums by nature produce these comparisons, so in effect they are the root cause. Can you condemn something that you are responsible for?
I love Energy Roms...I always come back to these. They just are "eye candy", and have all the features and personalization ideas that I love...but they are really designed for the HD2 which makes them "fat" on our HD units...Eg... they are 220+ MB for a ROM footprint compared to 168MB for a KWBR rom footprint. Hence the downside to me is they are generally more sluggish COMPARED to others...but they get faster as NRG keeps cooking.
KWBR's rom is quicker, but would love to see some eye candy enhancements.
Miniterror's roms are awesome...but would love to see CHT back in.
Have not tried many of the others as these guys keep producing too much quality to send me elsewhere..
I tried Kenia's BLack V, and that was awesome!! But just could not got back to the 6.1 OS...but he did a super job blending new age enhancements with the stability and speed of the older systems.
Thanks cooks
Regards
J

I don't see the problem with other people's opinion it's like feed back in one place instead of going through each thread on the ROM have one thread with feed back for all the ROM's in one place. Just an idea..

the reason why they get closed is that everybody has a different look of how a rom should lok like and what should be included in the rom
as it are opinions there cant be decided whats the best rom
also benchmarking wont be the answer as i have read that you can set some thing that the rom becomes verry slow but benchmark scores mega high that it should be the best rom
so for me the best rom is my own
i like the colors that are in and the programs and the fact its dutch
some others could like nrg rom more as they like those colors or the startmenu at the bottom builds
it all comes down to you what you want
maybe on a side note somebody can make a spreadsheet off the roms out here with the functions the roms have like startmenu at the bottom or on top
colors or default look and stuff like that

best ..
.. is your own ROM ..

My best: Blackdragon 3 Final
I tried them all, but with a windows phone speed and stability should be top priority. You can always customise your phone to your requirements. So I vote for blackdragon by Andy, as my best rom; mainly becasue of its incredible speed and stability.

I've tried most ROMs and became a bit of an NRG fan but I think there are too many changes for me to keep up with these days. It's great to try many ROMs and see what nice toys there are and also which areas of stability you need.
Been using G10's Evo v6.00 (24001) 30.06.10 for a couple of weeks and have to say I love it. Battery and connection (UK) as well as GPS for TomTom is great so I'm sticking with this for a bit.
I'm sure some great new feature or app will tempt me to try something else in the future though.
Just flash a couple a week until you get bored (by then you'll know exactly what you want) would be my best advice

Hi there,
I my opinion these are the best 3 options:
1: [ROM][WWE][10-Jul-10] Cloudy 0.4 (WM6.1)
It's one of the fastest roms on this forum but has all the features you want. It's no "clean"rom or anything like that. I see this rom as one of the "jewels" around here. I did not detect 1 bug or glitch or anything like that while using this rom for a week now.
2: Try KWBR's rom. I am a big fan of his work and his roms are usually the most stable and also very fast.
3: Go with a wm6.5 titanium rom and if you like buy spb mobile shell and customize it the way you want. I belive ram usages will go up to around 50% while using spb so you are probably not as fast as option 1 or 2.
Good hunting!

i would say again there is no such thing best rom...
read the sticky dude...
every chef has different goal on their rom release
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- want clean roms for fast performance ( i prefer clean rom ... )
- want stable rom less bug ( for stable i prefer stock rom )
- want best look for lastest rom release ( WM 6.5 com 5 built )

I think jude1993 just wanted people's opinion to what they liked or disliked about the ROM's. I am intrested aswell. What is the best ROM is the wrong title for this thread though, Maybe it should say your opinion of the ROM's. Just an idea

I've tried loads of different roms too....Gets very tedious Loading all your programs n contacts n messages etc..
This weekend I've tried most of NRG's latest offerings, but dear god they are slow. For me anyway I use my phone for work, not to look trendy, but to run fast, stable & smooth.
I've come from Onkologs stable of roms, so its been tricky to find a modern comparison...And I much prefer 6.5 to 6.1, but not the latest bottom button builds.
For me the fastest most stable clean rom I have come across and go back to each and every time is....
Energy.BLACKSTONE.21895.Titanium.Mar.17
Needs a bit of tweaking here n there but have not found anything to touch it for speed/fluidity/stability.
Just my opinion
Mick

this is very interesting
as i've been trying out WWE 6.1, 6.5 and 6.5sth(at least 30+ times of flashing)...i'd say i eventually chose WWE 6.1 Lite Rom. The reason why to my choice is more speed, more rom capacity, and ram usage. Well, actually most cookers here did very good job as theirs roms are stable, compatiable and fast in general, appreciated! Without considering eye candy interface, WWE 6.1 is the most fastest rom compare to WWE 6.5 or up...
All in all, there's always sth i think which hardly get solved is language patch problem. Ok say like i am chinese, hk...my rom is WWE 6.1, i'd spent some certain time trying out chinese patch which i needed to read and write chinese...some cabs installed that could read and write in chinese but then while some app running that easy to get device "hang", some apps couldn't display chinese characters properly...this is i what found so far an unresolved issue...would you agree...?
thanks
cheerz

over the past 3 days i have flashed about 5 roms Im currently trying miniterror ,but i find my self wanting to go back to the energy roms more for the eye candy
before it used to be duttys roms but now im neither here or there.
But always gravitating towards Energy the Maryone roms I have tried so many times and they always feel too slow and sluggish ...

jude1993 said:
Looking for a good reliable rom, just wondering what would you say is the best rom to have on my blackstone?
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try CLoudy 2.2 COM5 or COM2... for me, this is the best ROM ever had. no issues with this ROM. retain more stock ROM... not very much added application or programmes for optimal speed

okay if there is no best rom ,, i need the fastest rom with out bugs ???
can i get this

[Q] Recommend me a ROM

I'm strongly considering about installing a new ROM. But before I do, I have a few questions before I do something I'll regret.
1. Since I've been gone from ROMs and XDA forums for a while, can you recommend me a ROM that is: stable, (almost) as fast as a stock ROM, fully functional (everything works as it should and no crashes), no RAM or CPU hogger, yet I see some eye candy (like these guys here)
2. Is it easy finding themes or do I have to scavenge the entire X1 subforums and topics to find something decent?
3. Is it easy changing themes (icons and the whole works)
4. perhaps a link to ROM comparisons?
Yes I know I'm whining, lol .. it's just that I want to minimize regretting a ROM change

Medulla_Oblongata said:
I'm strongly considering about installing a new ROM. But before I do, I have a few questions before I do something I'll regret.
1. Since I've been gone from ROMs and XDA forums for a while, can you recommend me a ROM that is: stable, (almost) as fast as a stock ROM, fully functional (everything works as it should and no crashes), no RAM or CPU hogger, yet I see some eye candy (like these guys here)
2. Is it easy finding themes or do I have to scavenge the entire X1 subforums and topics to find something decent?
3. Is it easy changing themes (icons and the whole works)
4. perhaps a link to ROM comparisons?
Yes I know I'm whining, lol .. it's just that I want to minimize regretting a ROM change
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Well the only type of 6.5.3 roms that would be as fast and stable as stock roms are the Titanium roms hands down. But the Titanium roms come with no Eye Candy so you have to ask yourself what type of UI would I want to run over them? There is a bunch of UI'S for WM, The ones I use are WAD(Wishbar Advance Desktop), Throttle Launcher 1.2.1, and Infinity 2.8. Though development has stopped for Infinity 2.8 because the guy thought it be more beneficial for him and his team to move to WP7rolleyes it's still one of the fastest UI'S I've ever used for WM. Now for me I don't like changing roms alot also because of the limited rom flashing cycle so I always research hard on a rom that I want to use because my goal is to flash my phone and never have to flash again and so far since 11/20/2010 I have reached my goal. I suggest looking at NRGZ28 Energy Titanium roms they are very stable, lots of free ram, and good battery life. I've also here alot of good things about Christians's roms. Also if you going with 6.5x also consider the different build numbers 231x,235x, 282x, and 29x because each has an effect on older 6.1 programs. All my programs work good on 282xx but we obviously might not be using the same programs .
2) Since I've had my X1i I have never used the X1 theme section if your looking for themes use the WM theme section under WM Development and Hacking.
3.) It's very easy changing icons as long as there is a folder that holds the icons for the specific theme you are using, it's as easy as finding the icon you want to change renaming the icon you want to use and that's it. The WAD theme and TL theme I showed in the Show Your Screen thread I completely reskinned myself with my own icons.
In this Q&A thread there has been many people who ask this very same question read through there threads and the answers people gave. I hope I helped alittle .

Thanks for the heads-up. I took a look at NRGZ28's Energy ROM and I'm pleased with what I read in his thread and saw on the screenshots. Kinda tempted to try out the .sencity but it's not 100% yet .. So I guess I'll go for the Energy one instead since it looks almost the same(ish).
I'm about to backup my contacts, use Task29 and then flash it.
edit: shucks .. my battery is as good as empty. Won't survive a flash

Medulla_Oblongata said:
Thanks for the heads-up. I took a look at NRGZ28's Energy ROM and I'm pleased with what I read in his thread and saw on the screenshots. Kinda tempted to try out the .sencity but it's not 100% yet .. So I guess I'll go for the Energy one instead since it looks almost the same(ish).
I'm about to backup my contacts, use Task29 and then flash it.
edit: shucks .. my battery is as good as empty. Won't survive a flash
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Good luck with flashing. I hope you have a good experience with the Energy rom .

Thanks. Everything is good so far and I'm positive about this ROM so far. I'm a bit new to WM 6.5 as well as all of these customized things so I'll have to play around a little.

some 6.1 rom is really really fast because there are no stuff installed and you can install whatever you want

vietdoan20062006 said:
some 6.1 rom is really really fast because there are no stuff installed and you can install whatever you want
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Any recommendations?

Well, Energy ROM has lot's of eye candy, but IMO is a bit irresponsive from times times.
I'm using Laurenti's 6.5 LITE rom, and that's the way to go for me. Reliable and fast at thee price of visual effects, which are pointless except if you're bragging infront of your friends.

My recommendation for you is the "826x WM 6.5.3 build 29007 - Sense 2019"...Use the following link to check the details about the ROM : http://826x.blogspot.com/2011/01/rom-x1-826x-wm-653-build-29007-sense.html