Just when I thought my battery life on my phone was spent (still the original battery that came with my Diamond), It still holds a charge very well on 2.9 I actually had the phone off the charger for 2 days - (that's unheard of from how many flashes I've done on this phone).

If I was to buy a new battery for this phone, I can only imagine how good the life would be on 2.9 +. I really think that this ROM helped me avoid buying a new battery when I really thought I needed one - And, on top of that, I have Google Sync running as an Active Sync service in the background 24/7 !

edit: and it's still funny when people ask me in public "What kind of phone is that? . THat's so cool" .. I always reply something like "It's not an Iphone" .. they always look confused. haha. Then I smack them in the face.

J/k about the last part.