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Hero vs. other phones re: speed

Hi all,
First post, but I've been lurking for a bit.
Anyway, I just got my Hero with Sprint about a week ago and am running DamageControl's current ROM. It's a killer phone, but from what I understand the Droid has more processing power. I've got another 3 weeks to give back everything and get free Droids with Verizon.
I know this is a Hero forum, but I wondered if anybody knew of a "benchmarking" resource for all Android phones.....
thanks!
PS You guys are amazing! I can't believe the amount of product that comes out of this board.

as we all know, the hero was obsolete was 6 months before it came out. youll go broke trying to keep up. save up your months with sprint and get the evo when it comes out, you wont regret it ;-)

mountaindont said:
as we all know, the hero was obsolete was 6 months before it came out. youll go broke trying to keep up. save up your months with sprint and get the evo when it comes out, you wont regret it ;-)
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Or wait for the one after that with the dual-core 1.5ghz snapdragon...

regaw_leinad said:
Or wait for the one after that with the dual-core 1.5ghz snapdragon...
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or wait for the one after that with the 2TB internal storage and stock blowjob app.
whats after that? lol
i like the hero and am willing to stick with it until the evo, and as for whatever comes out after that...i dont know. (android, htc, ect) will eventually release their own iPad, im sure, but i guess its a matter of what YOU want. i got a great plan with sprint (54$ for unlmtd everything) with great coverage (detroit it a major city, its bound to be set up good for the 3G user) and a highly customizable phone to say the least (ill admit i was disappointed when i got the hero, learned of the nexus and all the new upncumins) and am excited to move onto the evo, and can wait patiently.
well, idk about patiently...but ill be waiting...

mountaindont said:
stock blowjob app.
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I got the leaked version and backported it to the hero...
pm me if you want it

regaw_leinad said:
I got the leaked version and backported it to the hero...
pm me if you want it
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You know you just indirectly asked him if he wanted a blowjob..

Decad3nce said:
You know you just indirectly asked him if he wanted a blowjob..
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whoops.... not really what I meant. It's 3:45am. I need sleep. Working on version 300434 beta 98 of my rom lol

regaw_leinad said:
whoops.... not really what I meant. It's 3:45am. I need sleep. Working on version 300434 beta 98 of my rom lol
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lol funny read
looking forward to the beta, PM if youd like me to diagnose dr
and its kewl about the BJ app, i found a freshly seeded torrent, multiported(wtf?) for any phone/ROM

mountaindont said:
as we all know, the hero was obsolete was 6 months before it came out. youll go broke trying to keep up. save up your months with sprint and get the evo when it comes out, you wont regret it ;-)
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I was able to see the evo up and running the other day.... WOW. Slim and sleek and very fast... took about a 1/3 or less of the time it took the Hero to open stuff. It was running on 2.1 as well and look really similar to Damages 2.1v5 ROM. This handset is going to really help out Sprint. Only thing the one I saw lacking was they hadn't activated the 4g on it yet.

mountaindont said:
as we all know, the hero was obsolete was 6 months before it came out. youll go broke trying to keep up. save up your months with sprint and get the evo when it comes out, you wont regret it ;-)
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Yeah, after studying competing prices, I don't know that I could stomach what everybody else is charging. I just don't get how anybody is competing with Sprint at this point!
I'm paying $129 -%15 for two lines, 1500 minutes, web, txt, and mobile-to-mobile. ANYBODY else charges $40-80 a month more!
I guess it's good for us they're so desperate for customers
PS I'm curious as to the price of the EVO. Any guesses?

lattiboy said:
Yeah, after studying competing prices, I don't know that I could stomach what everybody else is charging. I just don't get how anybody is competing with Sprint at this point!
I'm paying $129 -%15 for 1500 minutes, web, txt, and mobile-to-mobile. ANYBODY else charges $40-80 a month more!
I guess it's good for us they're so desperate for customers
PS I'm curious as to the price of the EVO. Any guesses?
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with contract? maybe 250 with a rebate? i honestly could NOT even begin to speculate

something i sorely missed somehow
the evo has a fn kickstand?!?!

regaw_leinad said:
I got the leaked version and backported it to the hero...
pm me if you want it
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Hehehe leaked version, sounds a bit premature if ya know what I mean.

josh_131 said:
I was able to see the evo up and running the other day.... WOW. Slim and sleek and very fast... took about a 1/3 or less of the time it took the Hero to open stuff. It was running on 2.1 as well and look really similar to Damages 2.1v5 ROM. This handset is going to really help out Sprint. Only thing the one I saw lacking was they hadn't activated the 4g on it yet.
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HTC is hacking 4G support into the Evo. Just like they did with CDMA

abcdfv said:
HTC is hacking 4G support into the Evo. Just like they did with CDMA
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At least until the next android update (Froyo) is out. I believe Froyo is supposed to support 4G natively

haha, yeah it does. they had it on another phone of theirs in the past (winmo). I wonder what video formats will be supported natively. I hope they add .avi support.
Sent from my HERO200 using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk

im still stuck on the freaking kickstand.

Just ask regaw_leinad for a copy of his backported leaky bj app...that'll take your mind off things for awhile.
Sent from my HERO200 using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk

id love to see a full working port of android for the tp2, id hop on that super quick. the design and screen resolution is awesome. other than that id say if you want fast wait for the n1 or evo.

mountaindont said:
.. And stock blowjob app.
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do want.
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sprint discontinuing the hero?

i was reading on another forum that sprint is going to be discontinuing the hero and the moment? is this true? if soo im really ticked considering these phones are less than 10 months old.

i just talked to my friend who works at radio shack and he confirms these phones will be discontinued and not carried for much longer. are there any sprint workers here that can confirm?

I'm trying to make a witty and profound response, but I can't concentrate. Oh mister pit, mister pit, oh mister pitiful.......

yeah it sucks, i bought the damn phone for 500 bucks last october and its already outdated. hows that for some silly ****.

yea i remember staying up late waiting for updates at like 3 in the morning now its pretty empty. thank god to faithful commited devs that keep the hero intresting...... (sigh) i need an evo

HeroMeng said:
I'm trying to make a witty and profound response, but I can't concentrate. Oh mister pit, mister pit, oh mister pitiful.......
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id think most users would be pissed right now. i think if they are doing this, it's just to get users to get a droid phone with 4g so we can pay that 'coolness' fee. no reason for you to take offense, this isn't geared towards our small amount of devs here, im talking about sprint/htc. even the damn 1st gen droid got 2.2 and it's about to be discontinued.

westicle said:
yeah it sucks, i bought the damn phone for 500 bucks last october and its already outdated. hows that for some silly ****.
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im not talking about being outdated. YES in comparison to other droid phones "evo" it is outdated. but i do not agree with them stopping selling or carrying them yet.

markus_del_marko said:
id think most users would be pissed right now. i think if they are doing this, it's just to get users to get a droid phone with 4g so we can pay that 'coolness' fee. no reason for you to take offense, this isn't geared towards our small amount of devs here, im talking about sprint/htc. even the damn 1st gen droid got 2.2 and it's about to be discontinued.
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I honestly... don't give two ****s. It's the progression of technology. To move with the times, you need to improve with the times. I think it's not bad to discontinue the Hero, but it certainly isn't good either. Hey soul sister, hey that mister mister on the radio, stereo......

HeroMeng said:
I honestly... don't give two ****s. It's the progression of technology. To move with the times, you need to improve with the times. I think it's not bad to discontinue the Hero, but it certainly isn't good either. Hey soul sister, hey that mister mister on the radio, stereo......
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i guess ill have no choice but to buy another evo or that god ugly epic then.

markus_del_marko said:
i guess ill have no choice but to buy another evo or that god ugly epic then.
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why on gods green earth would you downgrade from the evo to the hero?

markus_del_marko said:
i guess ill have no choice but to buy another evo or that god ugly epic then.
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I think the epic is actually pretty... pretty. Just my opinion. We built this city.... we built this city on rock and roll....

DirtyShroomz said:
why on gods green earth would you downgrade from the evo to the hero?
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lets see:
horrid battery life.
had to disable every feature to get through the day.
a little too big for my tastes.

HeroMeng said:
I think the epic is actually pretty... pretty. Just my opinion. We built this city.... we built this city on rock and roll....
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are you drunk? yeah it's pretty once you remove that god awful touchwiz from it.

markus_del_marko said:
lets see:
horrid battery life.
had to disable every feature to get through the day.
a little too big for my tastes.
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Hey, I'll take your evo. The only reason I didn't get one is because my upgrade date isn't until April 2011. Remind, remind, remind me......

HeroMeng said:
Hey, I'll take your evo. The only reason I didn't get one is because my upgrade date isn't until April 2011. Remind, remind, remind me......
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already sold...i got twice what i paid for it. but i needed the cash too at the time. now that im going back to work i may give the evo another shot and buy an extended battery. i dunno yet?

Ah the Hero.. I forgot about even having one :/. I remember that phone being the phone I wanted for a whileeeee and then I finally got one only a month later to get the Evo.
Sent from my HTC Evo 4G using XDA app.

markus_del_marko said:
already sold...i got twice what i paid for it. but i needed the cash too at the time. now that im going back to work i may give the evo another shot and buy an extended battery. i dunno yet?
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Well, that's WHAT WHAT WHAT? TWICE what you paid? Every day we wake up, we choose love we choose light...... [You're probably getting fed up with the music quotes now]

HeroMeng said:
I think the epic is actually pretty... pretty. Just my opinion. We built this city.... we built this city on rock and roll....
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The epic is a sleek beautiful phone... in my opinion a lot nicer than the evo, i love the flush buttons at the bottom but i dont like touchwiz or samsung so i won't be getting one

DirtyShroomz said:
The epic is a sleek beautiful phone... in my opinion a lot nicer than the evo, i love the flush buttons at the bottom but i dont like touchwiz or samsung so i won't be getting one
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There's an Epic section on XDA. Doesn't matter which phone I get, I'd just be loading AOSP or CyanogenMod on it. But please, come down, from that cloud you're sitting on, I don't expect you to admit that you were wrong.....

DirtyShroomz said:
The epic is a sleek beautiful phone... in my opinion a lot nicer than the evo, i love the flush buttons at the bottom but i dont like touchwiz or samsung so i won't be getting one
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i agree 100%!

Adios HTC Hero.....

Hey all,
Just thought I would inform you that my Epic 4g is officially ordered, and I will receive it in approximately one week. Not only do I want to thank everyone for their amazing support of me for my time on the hero forum, but I'd like to let you know what I will maintain while I'm gone in the Epic section. I WILL still maintain my Q&A section, and will look for questions in my Themes. I will not be releasing new versions of themes, however. If you all would like the themes ported for the latest versions of CM, feel free to do that I just want to let everyone here know that they've helped me develop as a themer and developer, and I will miss this section. And please, feel free to join me as an Epic user
Thank you all again,
-theimpaler747

Hey impaler I just want to thank you for putting your time into the themes that you did for everyone and the htc ime keywords. Have fun with your samsung epic 4g.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

raymond4 said:
Hey impaler I just want to thank you for putting your time into the themes that you did for everyone and the htc ime keywords. Have fun with your samsung epic 4g.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App
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Will do man, and I appreciate it I hope to see some of you join me!

im going to miss you around here man!
swing by when you can

thoughtlesskyle said:
im going to miss you around here man!
swing by when you can
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Yeah, will do man, and nice work on the theming by the way

theimpaler747 said:
Yeah, will do man, and nice work on the theming by the way
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i wish i could take more credit, most of the images are from other themes but finding the transparency fix and adjusting alot of the .xml's was me, along with finding the bits and pieces and tweaking them, im glad you and Dean.d were over there with me since i could always ask you guys for help

thoughtlesskyle said:
i wish i could take more credit, most of the images are from other themes but finding the transparency fix and adjusting alot of the .xml's was me, along with finding the bits and pieces and tweaking them, im glad you and Dean.d were over there with me since i could always ask you guys for help
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Yup, same here..... I'm sad to leave the hero section, but I can't wait to get my Epic.... that phone is amazing! I can't wait to start theming for it

theimpaler747 said:
Yup, same here..... I'm sad to leave the hero section, but I can't wait to get my Epic.... that phone is amazing! I can't wait to start theming for it
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i cant wait till i find somebody selling an evo cheap, since my plan doesnt have upgrade eligibility

thoughtlesskyle said:
i cant wait till i find somebody selling an evo cheap, since my plan doesnt have upgrade eligibility
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That stinks As nice as the hero was to me, when you really sit down with a phone like the Epic, it really becomes apparent how outdates the hero really is

theimpaler747 said:
That stinks As nice as the hero was to me, when you really sit down with a phone like the Epic, it really becomes apparent how outdates the hero really is
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The Hero was outdated when it was released in the US.

stayclean said:
The Hero was outdated when it was released in the US.
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Lol, fair enough

theimpaler747 said:
That stinks As nice as the hero was to me, when you really sit down with a phone like the Epic, it really becomes apparent how outdates the hero really is
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its all building up to getting myn's warm twopointtwo or warm gingerbread

thoughtlesskyle said:
its all building up to getting myn's warm twopointtwo or warm gingerbread
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For a theme? Even when 2.3 is 100% built on the hero, it really won't be any faster than 2.2 IMHO

theimpaler747 said:
For a theme? Even when 2.3 is 100% built on the hero, it really won't be any faster than 2.2 IMHO
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no i am talking about myn's rom, thats why i want an evo.

thoughtlesskyle said:
no i am talking about myn's rom, thats why i want an evo.
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Yeah, I was confused Well cool cool, Epic is better IMO! Get that

theimpaler747 said:
Yeah, I was confused Well cool cool, Epic is better IMO! Get that
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haha its a good phone no doubt about it, but i just like HTC's phones alot like my past 4 phones have been htc's and i have never had an issue

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haha its a good phone no doubt about it, but i just like HTC's phones alot like my past 4 phones have been htc's and i have never had an issue
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Very true, ah well then

theimpaler747 said:
Very true, ah well then
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whats funny is even the treo pro which has palm branding htc made for them, its really obvious too

thoughtlesskyle said:
whats funny is even the treo pro which has palm branding htc made for them, its really obvious too
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Lol. HTC is good, but the speed, screen, and really overall hardware of the Epic lured me away

Just dont plan on using the gps to lead you to the forum! I kid, I kid. Impaler, you ve been a great help to everyone; thanks
Scent phrum mie fone!

From HEROC to EVO SHIFT

This has been a great experience for me and my HEROC. Thanks to all the DEVS that supported this phone to the end.
I have recently upgraded my HEROC to a EVO SHIFT. Hopefully, I will see some of you over the Evo Shift Forums and we could all start over.
Looking forward to rooting, roming, and to the development of this new phone. I'll check back once in a while to see what kind of progreess the Heroc is getting.
Take care y'all...

I also came from a hero. This phone, imho, was a great upgrade. The physical keyboard is a super bonus to what the phone can do. It is way faster than the hero and can perform just as well as the Evo. Of course that is debatable. For me, I do like the smaller screen compare to the evo/epic. The camera is decent for a 5mp with flash. Being a second gen snapdragon, can't wait for the new development to start.

Fyi this is not a development topic
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Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

Moved to general

I wish we could get the Darch/Deca combo dev over here! I love the roms and kernels those guys always put together.

theimpaler747 said:
Moved to general
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You gonna make your way over to the shift impaler? Or you sticking with the Hero?
edit: Nevermind I see your using an Epic. Maybe one of these days you can make some themes etc. for the Shift. I like the green/white cirlce battery mod you made me for the Hero.

fifedogg said:
I wish we could get the Darch/Deca combo dev over here! I love the roms and kernels those guys always put together.
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There was mention earlier on in the thread that Darch may be coming.
I just read on the Hero forum that Deca may be going over to the Optimus S.

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Moved to general
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Tell me you're still within 30 days for you to return the Epic for an Evo Shift, we sure could use someone like you around this section of the forum,

fifedogg said:
You gonna make your way over to the shift impaler? Or you sticking with the Hero?
edit: Nevermind I see your using an Epic. Maybe one of these days you can make some themes etc. for the Shift. I like the green/white cirlce battery mod you made me for the Hero.
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Tell me you're still within 30 days for you to return the Epic for an Evo Shift, we sure could use someone like you around this section of the forum,
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No chance of me leaving the Epic, but I'm sure when rooted custom roms come out for this I'll do some battery mods for my app

BrandoKC said:
There was mention earlier on in the thread that Darch may be coming.
I just read on the Hero forum that Deca may be going over to the Optimus S.
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Does the Optimus S even have its own forum on here yet? If so I can't seem to find it. I know there's a couple for it located on Android Central and Android Forums. Here on xda, I do see a little bit of Optimus S stuff in the 'Optimus One P500' forum -- is that it for now? Thanks, Forgive me if I'm missing something obvious. Also sorry for the thread hijack, I won't mention this again here on the Evo Shift forum.

Well, this Heroc to Evo Shift move may not be a done deal for me now that Sprint's got something planned for the 7th of Feb. What about you guys...?

I'm loving this phone. I came from heroc and I'm glad to know sense can be good... if your phone is fast enough to run it haha.

BuddahWolf01 said:
I'm loving this phone. I came from heroc and I'm glad to know sense can be good... if your phone is fast enough to run it haha.
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No doubt there, Sense seems fine on this phone compared to my Hero. I came from the Hero, and upgraded my wife's Moment to the Shift also. My wife said something funny about that last night, "They called it the Moment because it only works for a moment." EPIC!! lol

I'm enjoying it, came from a Heroc. Sense is really ruining the experience for me though, even with ADW it just isn't as good as stock or CM6/7. I'm,hoping it gets root soon or its back to the hero.
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Well, this Heroc to Evo Shift move may not be a done deal for me now that Sprint's got something planned for the 7th of Feb. What about you guys...?
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Feb 7th? As far as I know there aren't any new phones in production other than the blackberry and the HTC Windows phone.
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/carriers/Sprint/upcoming

wardfan220 said:
Feb 7th? As far as I know there aren't any new phones in production other than the blackberry and the HTC Windows phone.
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/carriers/Sprint/upcoming
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I doubt anything being released in the next couple months will be announced there but they might announce a dual core I hope...lol
Sent from my Detoxed CM6.1.2 Evo 4G!

kenvan19 said:
I doubt anything being released in the next couple months will be announced there but they might announce a dual core I hope...lol
Sent from my Detoxed CM6.1.2 Evo 4G!
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That would be pretty awesome.

HTC Evo Shift Live Chat

Hello,
My name is j33per and I am an android-holic...
I have been heavy into the Hero realm but two days ago I cracked under the pressure and bought a Shifty...
I have already rooted and installed the 1.5 kernel.
Anyways, I plan on putting some Shift stuff up on ROMRepo.
I also hangout in the FOSSNET (FreeNode seems unstable...) Live Chat for the HTC Evo Shift, see link...
http://webirc.fossnet.info:9090/?channels=htc-evo-shift
Nice to meet you Shifty freaks!

J33per said:
Hello,
My name is j33per and I am an android-holic...
I have been heavy into the Hero realm but two days ago I cracked under the pressure and bought a Shifty...
I have already rooted and installed the 1.5 kernel.
Anyways, I plan on putting some Shift stuff up on ROMRepo.
I also hangout in the FOSSNET (FreeNode seems unstable...) Live Chat for the HTC Evo Shift, see link...
http://webirc.fossnet.info:9090/?channels=htc-evo-shift
Nice to meet you Shifty freaks!
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You finally caved! I think you'll find Evervolv and the 1.8 kernel very pleasing!
See ya when I'm not playing with chemicals!
Sent from my Speedy Shift.

i thought this was a dirty talk... :\

smoothtaste said:
You finally caved! I think you'll find Evervolv and the 1.8 kernel very pleasing!
See ya when I'm not playing with chemicals!
Sent from my Speedy Shift.
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Yea man, lol. I fell in love when I got to handle a NON Display phone, because their displays felt really cheap.

There are more people in the irc room #HTC_EVO_Shift on freenode...

germancarsrock said:
There are more people in the irc room #HTC_EVO_Shift on freenode...
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Eh, freenode's been really unreliable lately, and splitting a lot. I also hear jeeper's had issues with the ops.

bikcmp said:
Eh, freenode's been really unreliable lately, and splitting a lot. I also hear jeeper's had issues with the ops.
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Wow! Bikcmp actually posts, and to promote fossnet in a roundabout manner. Touché.
Hope all is well iPhone lover.
Sent from my Speedy Shift.

smoothtaste said:
Wow! Bikcmp actually posts, and to promote fossnet in a roundabout manner. Touché.
Hope all is well iPhone lover.
Sent from my Speedy Shift.
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God, I haven't talked to you in like, forever. .
The iPhone's hardware rocks. The OS is crap . I still do have the hero, though, running 2.3 fine.

I'll be damned, I can get on this one at work lol, the other one is blocked