I still use 6.1 - Page 2

98classic · #11 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 02:20 PM

6.1 is great, too bad no one is updating it anymore. 6.5 start menu sucks, how often do you rearange your program icons? and the start and close uttons on the bottom? thats the ugliest thing ever, uglier than hangover throw up

Gorby · #12 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 03:15 PM

I agree, it definitely comes down to preferences. Once they moved start/close buttons to the bottom, that was a winner for me. I could not undertsnad why I have to reach all the way across the screen to close the application or open a menu. To me it belongs on the bottom. So we definitely disagree there

roghaj · #13 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Gorby

why I have to reach all the way across the screen

I think I pulled a hamstring doing that.
-Roger

98classic · #14 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 04:31 PM

lolol

Automaton · #15 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 04:39 PM

I tried a Silence ROM built on 6.1. Sure it ran faster, but it also locked up a lot and caused me a lot of grief. Stock = STABLE. Nobody that I know of has built any ROM that's faster and just as stable as the stock one.

Asphyx · #16 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by strra

they can keep you from pulling out your hair in frustration when stock decides it wants to be pokey

you mean as opposed to 6.5 which is ALWAYS pokey and crashing?
Maybe I'm just misunderstanding you here...When I hear stock I think of the bloated carrier roms not 6.1. If thats what you mean then I agree custom is the way to go. But that doesn't mean you can't make your own custom 6.1 ROM. I use Calks Kitchen and 21055. If you want a good idea of which is more stable (6.1 or 6.5) just look at the last 10 pages of his kitchen thread and it will be quite apparent which OS has the most issues.

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Originally Posted by 98classic

6.1 is great, too bad no one is updating it anymore. 6.5 start menu sucks, how often do you rearange your program icons? and the start and close uttons on the bottom? thats the ugliest thing ever, uglier than hangover throw up

6.1 is still being updated...the latest version is 21055. You don't see 6 or 7 new versions out there because most of the bugs have been worked out a long time ago. and MS isn't going to spend a lot of resources working on an OS they intend to replace in a few months.

I have stuck with 6.1 because I need the phone to work all the time. I'm not saying 6.5 is a bad OS it's just not ready enough for my needs. Sure it has a few bells and whistles but as far as functionality it really doesn't add that much! Scrolling? Titanium? Honeycomb? (I think thats actually a downgrade! LOL). Is that worth the dialer issues, need to use a fix for Manila, plus all the other problems people are having playing with unofficial betas? Maybe for some but not for me.

At some point 6.5 will gain stability and I will migrate to it.
But until that day 6.1 does everything I need the phone to do without issue. Until 6.5 allows the phone to do something significant I can't do now (like better video drivers for better games) I will stick with what works most reliably.
And that I have to say is 6.1

**strra** · #17 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Asphyx

you mean as opposed to 6.5 which is ALWAYS pokey and crashing?
Maybe I'm just misunderstanding you here...When I hear stock I think of the bloated carrier roms not 6.1. If thats what you mean then I agree custom is the way to go. But that doesn't mean you can't make your own custom 6.1 ROM. I use Calks Kitchen and 21055. If you want a good idea of which is more stable (6.1 or 6.5) just look at the last 10 pages of his kitchen thread and it will be quite apparent which OS has the most issues.

yes, by "stock" i mean the carrier's roms. anything else is a custom rom, be it 6.1, 6.5, or 6.5.1...

Gorby · #18 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by roghaj

I think I pulled a hamstring doing that.
-Roger

carpal tunnel

**chronster** · #19 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 07:03 PM

I'm actually contemplating going to mightyrom 4.16. I've been trying mr6, my first custom rom, but it's obvious my reception has gone down, and I'm not alone. I PM'd mighty mike but judging by the views on that thread of his, I bet I'm in a long line.

So yeah, I'm debating in my mind to go back to 6.1 from 6.5. I like the kinetic scrolling.

LoWw · #20 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 07:09 PM

Funny I found this thread cause I just flashed back to stock due to abnormal behavior by my touch after flashing 6.5 roms.... I must admit it I do like the stock..