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Okay so I had the HD2 at launch and quickly traded it after two months for a nexus and I am now using the Vibrant I love android have since my G1 I loved the size potential that the HD2 but couldn't look past winmo so I got rid of the phone my question is do the NAND ROMS run good enough to where I could consider switching out my vibrant for it??? While I love my vibrant there are a few things about it that I would change (like the fact it is made by samsung) please fill me in and let me know if it would be a good idea to make the switch
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So far the only issue I have with my nandroid is small internal storage space. I run out relatively quickly. Otherwise it seems great. Even with the storage issue its way better than winmo. I guess you should try it for yourself. Another question is the battery. The only observation so far is that its better than it was with winmo out of the box.
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I am running MDJ Gingerbread NAND and in settings-internal storage it reads over 800mb. I read other people complaining about internal storage but my phone doesnt seem to have this issue.
Other than that I have ZERO issues with the build on my phone (well except GPS, but that should be fixed soon) It is very speedy and has never locked up at all.
Highly recommended. Sell your Vibrant and make some cash
If you get the Tmous hd2, u'll be fine. That's the one u must have, OGmackPLRcool.
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I am running MDJ Gingerbread NAND and in settings-internal storage it reads over 800mb. I read other people complaining about internal storage but my phone doesnt seem to have this issue.
Other than that I have ZERO issues with the build on my phone (well except GPS, but that should be fixed soon) It is very speedy and has never locked up at all.
Highly recommended. Sell your Vibrant and make some cash
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Dude seriously ><
The US-Tmob HD2 has 1Gb mem and the euro has 512 so thats why yours has 800mb free.
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Another question is the battery. The only observation so far is that its better than it was with winmo out of the box.
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Speaking of battery life in terms of hours how many are you getting off of heavy use? My vibrant can usually get me about 10 good hours before going into the red and yelling at me for a charge im currently running Nero v2 rom with destroyer of worlds kernel clocked @ 1.3ghz (my quadrant score is retarded fast) what is the current max oc speed foe the hd2 of there are any and are there any gibgerbread ROMS or clones?
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If your running a sd build and not nand you can overclock to 1.5. In battery I could get 50hrs with very light use and still have 10% left. That's on the regular battery too, not the extended one. With jdms build.
It depends on kernel for example with last kernel from m-deejay I can run up to 1.5 GHz on NAND.
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max speed is 1530mhz wit setcpu app on mdeejays desire hd build and its veeeery fast... i can run more than 15 hrs with speed clocked,now testing it wit setcpu turned off-26h and have 51% battery left,but its moderate usage (15-20 calls,some 10-15 messages and mail check here and there)
battery seems to be even better than winmo on it by the way,i have tmous hd2
Now that Nand is here I don't think I'll get rid of my HD2 for a long time. The way I see it, the builds will keep getting better and better. If I had an Android device I'm not sure I would get an HD2 tho but I can say if I got rid of this I'd miss it cause of the ability to switch builds so easily. One day I can have a Sense build, an HD Sense build, the MyTouch 4G build or plain Froyo (and now Gingerbread). Thats one thing I don't want to lose lol.
I got to say tho, my wife has a MyTouch 3G and I better data on mine and just tethered our laptop to watch an hour of Robot Chicken so its pretty much now an Android device lol.
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mdj gingerbread works almost perfect for me. well, usb storage still not working, but that's going to be fixed i guess. battery is fine, 3mA while in standby and 150-300 when active. no lags at all, no wake up lag,data works fine
no need to buy a new phone for the next years, seriously
I'm in the same boat, I'm suppose to be trading my Samsung vibrant for an hd2 tomorrow, but I wasn't to sure if the nand builds could be as good as a regular android phone, but as someone said, I like the idea of switching builds so easily, and builds can only get better, while Samsung hasn't even release Froyo yet, so I doubt this phone will get Gingerbread, while the hd2 has it already.
Yes I know I can flash a custom rom, but It's just the fact that it isn't officially out yet.
Something i'm worrying about though is that I backed up all my apps via Titaniumbackup, and since it has low internal Storage with the Nand builds, I don't think I will be able to retrieve all my apps, which would be a huge bummer.
As smooth as it is, I have trouble believing that even my NAND HD2 would be as fast as a GalaxyS device with the filesystem fix.
But it's a lot cooler and has a better community.
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I'm in the same boat, I'm suppose to be trading my Samsung vibrant for an hd2 tomorrow, but I wasn't to sure if the nand builds could be as good as a regular android phone, but as someone said, I like the idea of switching builds so easily, and builds can only get better, while Samsung hasn't even release Froyo yet, so I doubt this phone will get Gingerbread, while the hd2 has it already.
Yes I know I can flash a custom rom, but It's just the fact that it isn't officially out yet.
Something i'm worrying about though is that I backed up all my apps via Titaniumbackup, and since it has low internal Storage with the Nand builds, I don't think I will be able to retrieve all my apps, which would be a huge bummer.
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You don't want to flash a custom Rom to your vibrant because its not official, but you're ok doing it with the hd2? You realize none of the hd2 Android builds are official, right?
I have nand Android on my hd2 right now, and It's definitely not as fast as a teamed galaxy s series phone, and battery isn't as good. Unless you're gonna make some extra money, or you want the hd2 for winmo or wp7 when its released, I wouldn't trade your vibrant or galaxy s for it. A native android phone will probably always be able to run Android better once they're properly teamed... and will definitely have better battery life.
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You don't want to flash a custom Rom to your vibrant because its not official, but you're ok doing it with the hd2? You realize none of the hd2 Android builds are official, right?
I have nand Android on my hd2 right now, and It's definitely not as fast as a teamed galaxy s series phone, and battery isn't as good. Unless you're gonna make some extra money, or you want the hd2 for winmo or wp7 when its released, I wouldn't trade your vibrant or galaxy s for it. A native android phone will probably always be able to run Android better once they're properly teamed... and will definitely have better battery life.
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Lol dude no way, I wouldn't have a vibrant, and wait for something official, that's crazy! Check my sig lol I'm rooted, oc, and changed my file system.
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I'm running the CM6.1 from NAND on my HD2 and it runs snappy and fast as hell, it's very stable with NO issues, and I can finally get power management like a native Android device. Not only this, but I have a global UC to 600mhz to get even better battery and am experiencing very minimal lags, so I would just hang on to this set-up over a Vibrant any day because for me it runs just as well with more ROMs, soon ability to run Android and WM6.5.5 from SD, and WP7 as well,
To me it's a no brainer HD2 > any other phone on the market.
Especially because I have 1GB ROM so I'm sure soon I will be able to run CM and WP7 from NAND on different partitions with no problems, just boot into MAGLDR and tell it which OS to boot, then launch NRG ROM from SD if I want that WM6.5.5 experience
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I'm running the CM6.1 from NAND on my HD2 and it runs snappy and fast as hell, it's very stable with NO issues, and I can finally get power management like a native Android device. Not only this, but I have a global UC to 600mhz to get even better battery and am experiencing very minimal lags, so I would just hang on to this set-up over a Vibrant any day because for me it runs just as well with more ROMs, soon ability to run Android and WM6.5.5 from SD, and WP7 as well,
To me it's a no brainer HD2 > any other phone on the market.
Especially because I have 1GB ROM so I'm sure soon I will be able to run CM and WP7 from NAND on different partitions with no problems, just boot into MAGLDR and tell it which OS to boot, then launch NRG ROM from SD if I want that WM6.5.5 experience
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Where do you hear that it's going to be possible to boot winmo from sd card? If that's true, it would be great, but unless you heard it directly from cotulla, I doubt that it's gonna happen. I hope it does, though, because not having winmo and the ability to boot multiple os's is what's gonna keep me from using magldr permanantly. I'm playing around with nand android right now, but in its current state, it takes away what makes the hd2 special to me and makes it just another android device.
come to think about it, I'm not sure where I got that from, but even if it's not possible, booting WP7, Android, and WM6.5 from MAGLDR will be possible, we'll just have to figure out the right configuration, having 1GB ROM helps a lot.
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Dude seriously ><
The US-Tmob HD2 has 1Gb mem and the euro has 512 so thats why yours has 800mb free.
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Well seeing as I dont live in Europe Im not sure how I was supposed to know there is a difference.
Thanks for the info. I thought thats what forums were for. Seriously ><
As for battery life I will get a full day easily with normal use. If I was conservative probably 2 days.
Sell the Vibrant and HD2 it up!!
I have had Android 2.2.1 with gingerbread bits on my HD2 since 12-31-10 when that $hit launched and I must say it is quick and stable as hell!! I have only had one issue with my data connection but I created a new apn and have had zero problems with it! I was using a Mytouch slide and I will use this HD2 until it is ran into the ground and then go get another one and do it all over again! The HD2 is the best phone in my opinion because of all the shista you can do with it! Get that 6.5 wm crap off of it and you are set!
Hey guys...
My wife has a MT3G (T-Mobile US), and lately it has been running horrifically slow. I've been thinking about flashing a custom ROM to her handset, but I'm not sure if the benefits will be worth it.
I have an HTC HD2 that I've been flashing for a few months now (SD, NAND, etc), so I'm not new to flashing ROMS. I am, however, new to the MyTouch 3G. I've never really messed around with it. I just started reading some of the tutorials on here today...
Anyway, I'd like to get her phone to perform better.
Can anyone recommend a good ROM to flash for performance?
She doesn't need crazy apps or features. She has typical cell phone usage habits, like calling, texting, pictures, facebook, and a few games. That's about it.
Any help is appreciated!
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Hey guys...
My wife has a MT3G (T-Mobile US), and lately it has been running horrifically slow. I've been thinking about flashing a custom ROM to her handset, but I'm not sure if the benefits will be worth it.
I have an HTC HD2 that I've been flashing for a few months now (SD, NAND, etc), so I'm not new to flashing ROMS. I am, however, new to the MyTouch 3G. I've never really messed around with it. I just started reading some of the tutorials on here today...
Anyway, I'd like to get her phone to perform better.
Can anyone recommend a good ROM to flash for performance?
She doesn't need crazy apps or features. She has typical cell phone usage habits, like calling, texting, pictures, facebook, and a few games. That's about it.
Any help is appreciated!
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Well... depending on what kind of MyTouch she has would depend on what would be best for her. Seeing that you are in the United States I will assume that you have either the standard 32B devices or the newer model with the 3.5mm headphone jack on the top (also known and referred to as Fender, 1.2, LE and "the-one-with-the-3.5mm-headphone-jack"). All honesty she might as well stick with stock for stability. Most custom roms are stable so don't get me wrong but some members complain that CM 6.1.0 rom (for example) makes their phone run slow. Others like the stock rom because they swear that it's faster. Being comletely honest here most of the MyTouch roms that you'll find here will be for the 32A type devices (foriegn hardware that would be incompatible with yours). This is because all of the 32B devices (USA devices) are also compatible with the G1/Dream. So instead of managing two different threads for two different devices for the same rom we just direct MyTouch 32B users to the G1/Dream section. I know it's really complicated but in a nutshell... if your MyTouch is ordered from T-Mobile USA then you should look toward the G1/Dream section for your roms because there are more posted there than there are here.
I'd have to say out of the custom ROM's I've tried, I like CyanogenMod 5.0.8 the best. That's the one I've kept on my wife's phone since I rooted it back in June. It's very stable and get's you the nicer feature's of Android 2.1. Honestly though, staying stock is probably the way to go. If you've got the older 32B then she should've already gotten the T-Mobile update to 2.2 and if not, then a call to Customer Service should get it. If you've got the 1.2 (3.5mm jack) they're going to start rolling out the update for it beginning tomorrow and running until the 1st of February. It may just be time to do a factory reset and if that doesn't improve performance, maybe use one of the one-click root methods, flash the custom recovery, then just flash an OC kernel.
Gio's 2.2.1 worked great and looked awesome on mine. Don has it right though, just wait a couple more days and get the stock 2.2.1 for your phone and clean it up and im sure it will play nicer.
Just a friendly word of advice. Just cause you are good at working another android phone doesn't mean another will be easy. I did lots of reading before and after rooting and flashing my phone. I still do.
Hell, now that there is mention of the OTA, now everyone wants to go back stock to get it. Instead of looking, cause its already out there, they keep wanting to know how.
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Just a word of advice, if you regularly tether the phone to your computer for internet access and install the tmobile ota update, tethering will be disabled and you will have to pay $15/mo extra to keep tethering. A cs rep told me this a few months ago and that conversation was actually what finally made me root my mt3g, and I'm glad I did. I was using cm6.1 and speed was decent, but the latest nightly build had a huge increase in performance and I haven't had a single issue with stability. The new 32b 2.6.35.10 kernel has also been much faster and I have been getting WAY better reception by updating to the 2.22.28.25 radio. And universal androot method worked for me on the mytouch in the same way as any other device.
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Hello guys,
VERY new to the HTC HD scene, I managed to pick up one of these yesterday but i'm very interested in getting Windows 7/Android running on it. Never owned a HTC before, my last phone for 2 years was a Blackberry so im ready to try something new
Just GO GO GO ))
For Android, read the noob guide on Flashing NAND Android roms (link in my signature). I'd wait a little bit before flashing to WP7 (at least until you are more comfortable with the flashing game) as WP7 requires a few tweaks and reg edits and hacks/jailbreaks etc to get it working fully and is a bit more complicated than the Android flash.
Thanks for the replies.
So, I followed the tutorial and did the following ;
Installed HSPL3_PKG
Updated my Radio to 2.15.50.14
Installed MAGLDR113_DAF
Flash with Desire Z 3.4
So far it's working fine, Quadrant speeds of 1200-1300.
My only concern at the moment is the storage space left on my HD2, it's around 20mb, is this normal?
Many thanks
Sounds about right if you are not using a HD2 USA model.
Yeah, if you're using EU HD2, you should partition your SD, read more on that.
BTW beware soon you'll have obsessive Rom updating disorder. It's addictive.
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I'm using a generic UK handset. Also, for some reason it says in the Model Number is says 'T-Mobile G2'
Another one, I just calabrated the G-sensor on a flat surface and not the screen don't rotate?
Thanks again
Lawl nice!
Really this is good, this is great, I mean, I'm just surprised you did all that without asking for help. I'm just surprised, really. Cuz lately there's been an abundance in new people coming in here asking for help on the simplest of things. I'm really surpirsed.
Anyways, I'm assuming you downloaded dandiest's desire z version, then yes it is normal for 20MB storage left. Well 20mb is kind of abnormal to me though, unless you installed some apps already, but he does state if you own an EU version of the HD2, your free storage would be about 80 MB after install.
If you want something with more storage then try gauner's desire z build.
So if you want to increase storage capacity on your phone, there's tons of ways. You can use squashed builds, data2sd/a2sd, ext partitions, data img, etc. There's tons of guides on them in our development section and they're contained in our sticky roll up.
@ derek
True true, obsessive rom updating disorder is a side effect of owning an HD2. xD
I just changed builds after trying one out for barely 1 day. xD
Seem's like the G-Sensor is all out as it doesn't seem to center properly, any suggestions?
EDIT - Fixed using the upside down method
Hello. So yesterday I went into Tmobile and found out I was eligible for an upgrade. I ended up upgrading my girlfriends old TP2 and keeping my HD2. I know I am missing some processing power and a front facing camera but correct me if i am wrong not much else? I actually like the shape of the Hd2 better. Anyway I have been running Rafdroid on my phone and like the sense 3.0. I would like to go to a ROM that is closest to what the Sensation is running. I am actually getting a new HD2 shipped as the old one's usb port had lifted off the board and the Tmobile guy said he could get it replaced. So I will be starting form scratch. Looks like a new HD dev tool has been released automating Magldr and CLK installation?
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Hello. So yesterday I went into Tmobile and found out I was eligible for an upgrade. I ended up upgrading my girlfriends old TP2 and keeping my HD2. I know I am missing some processing power and a front facing camera but correct me if i am wrong not much else? I actually like the shape of the Hd2 better. Anyway I have been running Rafdroid on my phone and like the sense 3.0. I would like to go to a ROM that is closest to what the Sensation is running. I am actually getting a new HD2 shipped as the old one's usb port had lifted off the board and the Tmobile guy said he could get it replaced. So I will be starting form scratch. Looks like a new HD dev tool has been released automating Magldr and CLK installation?
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yes, but to install clk, you must have the drivers installed on your phone ( really easy to do )
Just so you know there is a Android ROM for the HD2 that was ported from the HTC Sensation.It is "imilka's Sensation Sense v0.1".
And yes XDA member ksubedi made the HD2 NAND Toolkit. This is a all in one toolkit that flashes vertually anything to the HD2. And it makes flashing cLK and then CWM after that to be able to install a ROM very simple.
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Hello. So yesterday I went into Tmobile and found out I was eligible for an upgrade. I ended up upgrading my girlfriends old TP2 and keeping my HD2. I know I am missing some processing power and a front facing camera but correct me if i am wrong not much else? I actually like the shape of the Hd2 better. Anyway I have been running Rafdroid on my phone and like the sense 3.0. I would like to go to a ROM that is closest to what the Sensation is running. I am actually getting a new HD2 shipped as the old one's usb port had lifted off the board and the Tmobile guy said he could get it replaced. So I will be starting form scratch. Looks like a new HD dev tool has been released automating Magldr and CLK installation?
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There are a number of Sense 3 ROMs available but none that are really acceptable for day to day use. They tend to be very sluggish and buggy. I've settled for a nice cmylxgo Sense 2 ROM from the DesireHD till Sense 3 ROMs are ironed out.
josefgabriel said:
Hello. So yesterday I went into Tmobile and found out I was eligible for an upgrade. I ended up upgrading my girlfriends old TP2 and keeping my HD2. I know I am missing some processing power and a front facing camera but correct me if i am wrong not much else? I actually like the shape of the Hd2 better. Anyway I have been running Rafdroid on my phone and like the sense 3.0. I would like to go to a ROM that is closest to what the Sensation is running. I am actually getting a new HD2 shipped as the old one's usb port had lifted off the board and the Tmobile guy said he could get it replaced. So I will be starting form scratch. Looks like a new HD dev tool has been released automating Magldr and CLK installation?
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Hey there,
I am about the same way.. i could get the Sensation if i wanted but heck when i get basically get it working on my HD2 why change. Every one of the Sense 3 Roms right now at least have a bit of a Graphical Glitch. Meaning that there are horizonal lines that show from time to time but heck its not that bad at all untill they get all the data to be able to get a fully working ROM. Heck here is the rom i have been using and its a HTC Kingdom 3D Rom ( aka the EVO 3D ) which is basically the same thing ROM wise. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075703
Personally I have been using this as a Daily User and I am loving it. Just like with about any other rom you have to give it a day or so to settle in ( more so with the Sense 3 roms ) but after clearing the battery stats i have no real issues. Data works fine and the WIFI the same.. Im getting a solid 30+ hours of usage with basic calling and browsing the web. I dont like do a bunch of You Tube video watching or streaming radio but heck any phone you expect for it to use a bunch of battery just from the mb usage. For one min of streaming audio or video it uses roughly 1 MB of data. But oh well.. Take a look at this rom and see how you like it.. Its working well for me. Hope some of this helps..
I would check this link if your interested in a good sense 3.0 Rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112810
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This Rom has gotten better and better and with his new 1.5 update about to come out it should fix a lot of the buggy problems that sense 3.0 has had
I used XDA Forums for quite awhile for my Samsung Epix, updating that to WinMo 6.5, etc, etc.
I wanted an Android Phone since the G1 first came out, but not having a REAL cell plan (using GoPhone forever, just switched 2 mo ago to the new T-Mobile 4G Monthly), I had to wait for prices to drop (I'm also VERY cheap).
Well, 2 weeks ago, I found a G1 on eBay for $30 (I was the ONLY bidder..Works PERFECT, one minor crack on 'chin'), and got my phone. It is a Bronze (hate the 'lighted keyboard'), ran 1.6, and had a 'bulged' battery, but would hold a charge for a whole 15-20 min, as long as I didn't make a call...lol
So, I hopped on the forums here, and read. And read, then I decided to read some more. Decisions, decisions, decisions... First, I followed the Cyangenmod 6.1 guide, and put that on there. Nice. But a little..Slow? Laggy? It worked OK, but just wasn't right. So I looked at more ROMs. I looked at ICS, Ginger, but settled on Froyo, because I needed stable, and fast, because this is my 'main' phone.
Since I run Linux almost exclusively at home, ADB, and so forth, were not an issue, and the file system on the phone made sense to me. I finally chose the Froyo by Lazlo ROM, and ezterry's kernel, and flashed them. Boy, I am one happy little Droid now. Snappy, fast (once I partitioned my sdcard correctly, and went to ext4 and actually turned on the swap...lol). I also use Google Voice/GTalk a ton at home (I said I was CHEAP), so found Talkatone, which works just right for wifi calls when I run out of the 100 minutes on my Prepaid plan.
So, within 3 days I had a Froyo, wifi-calling, Android running little phone.That battery life I could measure in seconds. So, off to Amazon, and bought one of those extended-2400 mAh batteries and back covers. What a difference! HOURS of use! Days, even!
So, for around $50 (including shipping for phone, and cost of new battery), and about 2 hours of actual "work", I have a Froyo G1, that I'm VERY happy with!
Thank you, Google, HTC, XDA-Developers, Lazlo, ezterry, and whoever made the battery.
For an 'old' phone, it sure does work great!
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marketplace alternative?
have the current froyo by lazlo on my G1, but when trying to add talkatone the marketplace (Now Google Play?) says this is not compatible with my htc dream.
Any suggestions or workarounds? thanks!
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have the current froyo by lazlo on my G1, but when trying to add talkatone the marketplace (Now Google Play?) says this is not compatible with my htc dream.
Any suggestions or workarounds? thanks!
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Same, tried looknig it up on the play store on my phone, it wasn't shown on there. lol. Groove IP doesn't have good quality for some reason.
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Talkatone is in the market, just doesn't show up since these phones are really only supposed to allow 1.6... Just went looking for the apk and suprised to find it available on Talkatone's website. Works great, came here to post, and had a message from the OP - Thanks. pretty slick old phnne for $10! I downloaded the "side loading" version from w w w.talkatone.com/android-side-apk.html (sorry not allowed links ) Must have "allow installing" checkbox checked.
UPDATE
I stuck with Froyo By Laszlo (FBL) for quite awhile, and then have been "experimenting" with different ROMS.
So far, most of the GB roms (for me, at least) seem to be either too laggy, or have random reboots, lockups, or memory is HORRIBLE. At least, having my 'giant' battery makes battery life a moot point, so I don't figure that into whether I 'like' a ROM or not.
So far, it seems a tie between FBL and ezTerry's "Official AOSP 2.2 OTA" as far as stability/speed is concerned. The first time I used the AOSP rom, it had some 'odd' behaviors, but when I retried it, it may have been a 'bad' download.
AOSP does a better job with moving all programs, data, and caches over to the SDCard, too, so the apps have more 'memory' to play in.
I'll update this thread as I learn more, and my thoughts and 'concerns' with the ROMs I try out.
Happy Modding!