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Originally Posted by mlevin77
> custom roms will always make a difference.
what is your experience with the Imagio - how much room for improvement is there - did Verizon cripple stuff (e.g., can you use any GPS software you want, etc.)? And, approximately how long do you think before a newbie-friendly (i.e., no heavy hacking required, simple instructions available) ROM/kitchen shows up? I loved the job the chefs did on the Apache kitchen - great ROMs, relatively foolproof instructions, etc. For Omnia I though, I see ROMs on the forums but the instructions seem to require a lot of knowledge. I don't want a brick and I'm not a WM expert... What's your prediction for the Imagio on this?
> Right now it looks like verizon will be getting a smartphone called the leo aka HD2, and
> from what ive heard could be released next month.
do you really think so? I've been waiting on the "almost here" Omnia II for a couple of months now, and still no word from Verizon on an actual availability date. I don't really trust them to roll out the good phones in a reasonable or predictable timeframe. I could wait if I knew precisely the date I was waiting for, but the way things are, I don't know... I'm thinking to get the Imagio and trade it in (30 days, right?) if Omnia II or Leo actually show up.
thanks,
Mike
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I havent used the imagio yet, just looked through the rom dump, and official rom. They haven't crippled anything on it, same with the tp2.
Out of curiosity, do you have insurance on the 6700? If so you could get a pro 2 right now or an imagio if it breaks.
The omnia2 wont have a very user friendly kitchen for a while, if ever. It will also take longer for custom roms to show up i'm guessing, since there isnt nearly as big of a scene for the omnia/2 as HTC phones. I have an omnia, and flashing is a lot different from htc phones, while its not hard, theres a few more steps to do it, im not sure how easy it is to brick an omnia flashing custom roms, but i know with HTC its almost impossible to do so. The imagio also needs to be "unlocked" to flash custom roms, which means you need to wait for cmonex or whoever is going to patch it, to create the HardSPL that allows custom, unsigned roms to be flashed.
Well theres good evidence on the leo hands on video, in contacts there are a few numbers included stock on verizon phones, and also a number for Verizon Wireless Accessories. I have heard from a buddy of mine the leo will be released near the end of november, and this would be a device to wait for since it is upgradable to wm7! You are right, once you get the imagio or any other phone, you have 30 days to return it, as long as nothing is broken, and the phone is in very good condition, so make sure not to drop it!
Verizon is really stepping its game up with smartphones, they are releasing them around the same as other carriers now, they even have the imagio which is a verizon exclusive. They should be getting the palm pre in the next two months, and ive heard of the possibilities of an apple device that could hit around january-february, from a source of mine.