[Kalnel]

I hated my Apache when I first got it -- it was much slower and clunkier than my non-phone Pocket PC, an HP rx3715. Buggy, not enough memory, etc.

Then, I learned to hack. First, I dumped the Verizon bloatware -- instant, major improvement. A few months later, I flashed a newer ROM. Then, last summer, I flashed Helmi's 6.0 ROM. Now I'm using his 6.1 ROM.

Short answer: These ROMs have given this phone a whole new lease on life. Other than the Raphael, I haven't seen anything (including the iPhone) that has even tempted me to switch. (And,i if the Raphael appeared as a world phone, I could die happy...)