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Lots of questions about my VZW TP2

Ok I have many many questions about my TP2 that hopefully can be answered.

Firstly, What is considered the best ROM out for the TP2? By best I mean most stable, most feature filled, best looks, etc. I am looking for WM 6.5 + HTC Sense. While I want to flash the new ROM, I am worried about some of my VZW specific programs going missing. Mainly I'm worried about the Visual Voicemail app.

I used to have an Omnia before this, and it had a calculator that had a scientific mode on it. It was an amazing calc that helped endlessly in all my electrical engineering classes. Can I transfer this app from my omnia somehow, or is there a cab available?

The volume controls on the TP2 are really annoying. On my omnia, I could tap the volume icon in the taskbar and this drop down would appear with two sliders. It would not take up the whole screen, just the upper right portion. See the attached picture for an example. Is it possible to get this on the TP2?

I'm really sad that the TP2 doesnt have a full page list of programs and contacts like the Manila on my Omnia did. It was much easier to select contact/programs easily. I also like the classic WM start menu and not the complete page change that happens on this phone. Again, see the attached pics for examples.

Another problem I've found is the way this phone handles context menus. On my omnia, it was a normal context menu. On the TP2 it is an entire new screen. Is there a way to get this back to a small menu? Also I've noticed that not all pages will allow context menus, which is weird. For example, when I am connecting to my WiFi network I have to enter a WPA2 key. I have a txt file temporarily on my SD card that has the 50-character long key so I can copy and paste it. I cannot use a context menu on the page that asks for the key. Instead, I had to change the touch keyboard to the full keyboard which has all the keys a normal physical keyboard has. I then used ctrl+v to paste. It would be nice to be able to use context menus everywhere.

On the photo viewer, how do I zoom in or rotate the pictures? On my omnia I could just drag my finger around to rotate and zoom, But on the TP2 it seems my finger will only change pictures. Am I supposed to click something or use a different program? Im using the normal picture viewer you get when you click on an image from the today screen's photo tab.

Is it possible to get Flash working in Opera to the point that I can watch youtube videos on their site instead of using the youtube program? Because there are alot of websites out there that use flash that I would like to be able to visit.

I am also not sure what a radio upgrade is. I figure it is just different drivers for the radio on my phone that give it better range or speed or something. Which is the best radio for this TP2?

Is it possible to allow my PC to use this phone as an external GPS? I've heard that this is possible with certain phones and since Verizon has unlocked the GPS units in most of their new smartphones its something I've started to think about.

And finally, I'm also looking around for fun games to play on here. I was thinking that since now I have a physical keyboard the floodgates should open for many many games. The first thing I am going to look for right now is NES/Sega Genesis emulators. There are many games I would like to play from them. If anyone here has some suggestions of some fun games I would love to heard them. Are there anymore games that take advantage of the g-sensor?

I appreciate any help that you can give.
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