[chris1683]

Originally Posted by djqwikcut

If someone can answer these questions (Note that I did a recovery and put this new 3.3 ROM over the old October Rom I had installed so I wouldn't loose my settings etc):

1. Why does this new rom take up so much space? I am down to around 15% from the 20+% I had before this rom was installed. What can be removed to resolve this? While many chefs leave out certain stock application, I include them all as well as a few extra apps. Most applications in the rom are uninstallable. The memory should be close to stock with the exception of whatever I added in.

2. Why does the phone SIT at the 4G logo when I reboot or turn the phone on (boot from totally off). Used to be nice and fast booting up. This is because the rom is deodexed. Odexed roms will boot faster during their initial bootup however they are both around the same after the first boot. Deodexed roms are beneficial in that they allow more user customization. If you went with an odexed rom you could say goodbye to half of the customizations chef's put into the roms.

3. Why does the feel of the phone seem SLOWER with the latest rom?? I am not sure what your exact experience is with the phone and can only comment from my personal experience. I think the new rom is just as fast if not faster than previous versions. Due to you numerous comments about "flashing over" exisiting roms and not wanting to lose settings, etc I might assume their is residual files left on the device from previous updates.

4. How do I Keep STOCKS and FLICKR from running all the time? I dont use them. I put them in autostarts to NOT run but they still do. I also notice a few other programs start on their own, which didnt before (FM RADIO Being one). You can go to Menu>Settings>Accounts & Sync and press the green sync icon on Stocks and unckeck "Sync stock info." I would assume the same goes for Flikr but I do not use flikr so I cannot say for sure. I have never noticed FM Radio or any other app start by itself.

Originally Posted by djqwikcut

Does doing this erase settings or programs or any of the sense layouts?? Do I do this in recovery before I install the update?

Wiping your phone will erase EVERYTHING. All of your apps downloaded from market (your paid apps are always available for redownload after signing into google) and all of your settings and contacts will be lost. You can easily back up your phone contacts to your sd card or if you use google contact sync they will automatically update once you sign in.

Originally Posted by djqwikcut

Just noticed this but it appears the ADDFREE program no longer works with this rom. I noticed this because programs that didnt show ads before now show them and when I run the addfree program, some of the text looks like it overlaps. I install the updated host file but the ads are still there...

I have never used addfree before therefore I cannot comment on it. If you are having a problem with it I would suggest you contact the developer.