Is there much point in Flashing the Touch Pro?

Canadaka · #1 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 06:03 AM

My girlfriend just got the Touch Pro, so I’ve been tweaking it out. I myself have had the HTC Touch (Vogue) for over a year and flashed it early on and have switch ROM's several times, mostly trying to get the GPS to work properly. But through all that i learnt what programs and tweaks I like, so now I don't load new ROM's in very often.

With my girlfriends Touch Pro, i can't find a good reason to flash it and load custom ROM's. With the touch there was good reason, to get the GPS unlocked, to get WM 6.1 and REVA. The Touch Pro already has all of these things. And the GPS hacks using QPST work without flashing the phone. I did the GPS tweaks today and now her GPS works perfectly.

So what are the reasons to flash the Touch Pro? The only one I can think of, is to get the new IE6 Mobile. But I use Opera Mobile anyways.

**indagroove** · #2 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 06:12 AM

The removal of bloatware would be an obvious reason, along with upgrading the existing software versions. Improve speed and performance?

This is the Diamond forum though..

**darren.wlsn1** · #3 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by indagroove

The removal of bloatware would be an obvious reason, along with upgrading the existing software versions. Improve speed and performance?

This is the Diamond forum though..

great answer, love the last line. lol

cruiser78 · #4 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 07:03 AM

If you need to use WMWifiRouter with a laptop or PC (or any other way of tethering) you may have to flash a custom rom. I was actually pretty happy with the stock Bell rom for speed and performance but could not for the life of me get WMWifiRouter to work. It would set up the wifi network and say connected to the phones data and my laptop would find the network it created and connect to it but would not get internet. I flashed a custom rom and it's worked perfect ever since then. I don't konw if Telus does the same thing to their tethering abilities or not though. If you don't need tethering and you are happy with the speed and performance I'd say you may as well leave it.

peenuckle23 · #5 (**permalink**) 01-02-2009, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by indagroove

The removal of bloatware would be an obvious reason, along with upgrading the existing software versions. Improve speed and performance?

This is the Diamond forum though..

go home with your diamond

Canadaka · #6 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 07:02 AM

Yes it makes removing some bloat easier, but one can remove a lot without flashing and installing new ROMS. And one can do most tweaks as well, keeping full warrenty as well.

Diamon Forum? I am in the Touch Pro forum, at the top of this thread it says...
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