Dr. Squishy's ROM Review Thread (Updated 2/4/09) - Page 6

**Maxx134** · #51 (**permalink**) 02-13-2009, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by yourborfrombk

im using mightys 4.9.3 right now an its good i used all of these roms these guys made an honestly im tired of flashing lol.....

I'm on mightys 4.9.5
Been flashing alot but this one is really good enough to stay for now.

The Manila 3D version it has seems the quikest yet. Very impressive, close to 2d speed!
I found other versions with the manilla 3D a bit slower, and the HD versions even more slower.
I cant stand that delay and no landscape on HD manilla versions.
This rom is fastest for me when switching into "start\system" and when viewing a generated list of thumbnails in pics.
Im on sprint so I do not adjust pagepool. I leave setting however the rom came so I can judge the difference.
Im pretty shure changing pagepool setting would help other carrier users more.

I also found out that Voice Command responds differently on different roms.
I thought it was not hearing me properly, but I was fooled...

You have to actually speak "faster" or "slower" depending on which rom you use!

**Maxx134** · #52 (**permalink**) 02-13-2009, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Maxx134

I'm on mightys 4.9.5
Been flashing alot but this one is really good enough to stay for now.

Dam! spoke too soon...
1.5 CFAY {2-11-09} is out and will be updated soon.
Supposed to be faster so will have to check it out!

IsLNdbOi · #53 (**permalink**) 02-15-2009, 01:31 AM

So is the latest Mighty ROM faster / more responsive than the latest Juggalo ROM? I haven't flashed my new TP yet. I didn't really like Mighty ROM when I last tried it. I did like Juggalo's ROM. Still holding out, hoping Juggalo hasn't decided to stop doing his ROM.

cmdauria · #54 (**permalink**) 02-15-2009, 11:17 AM

An earlier post asked about battery comparison. I am interested in this as well. Has anyone noticed a difference between the different roms.

hdkilner · #55 (**permalink**) 02-15-2009, 02:51 PM

I have a question which of the roms have flash in opera??

**Maxx134** · #56 (**permalink**) 02-16-2009, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by IsLNdbOi

So is the latest Mighty ROM faster / more responsive than the latest Juggalo ROM? I haven't flashed my new TP yet. I didn't really like Mighty ROM when I last tried it. I did like Juggalo's ROM. Still holding out, hoping Juggalo hasn't decided to stop doing his ROM.

I was on Juggalo 0.08B rom B4 I switched to Mighty rom.
yes the maila is slightly faster.
I liked Juggalo as a base rom but mighty has more customization done so I wont hav to.
So yes latest version better than previous mighty roms.

frostrambler · #57 (**permalink**) 02-16-2009, 11:29 PM

I have tried the four big roms and for me the winner is Juggalo's .08b rom.

Juicy 4.7 was fast, but very barebones, and its quite old now. As I understand, he is one of the best, and it shows, very fast and nice.

KK 1.4 (didn't get 1.5) has WAY too many things, which is the point. It was a great rom to try out various apps, but not to use daily. It is way too slow compared to the other roms.

MightyRom is pretty nice. I just had the newest 4.9.5 I think and I used it for 3-4 days. Here were my issues with it:

1. Personal taste, but I don't like the whole everything black thing he has going. I like the clean white manilla look. Adding themes doesn't recolor the dialer, etc. I DID like the Touch HD contacts addition to TouchFlo.

2. The rom would glitch up HORRIBLY when using my hardware keyboard. Say for example I would want to type a text message. I flip the keyboard out and start typing. The first 3-4 letters were normal, but suddenly lag would increase. A second per letter, then 2 then 4, then toward the end, I would have to wait 5-6 seconds to see what I was typing.

But it wasn't just what I was typing anymore. Once I closed the keyboard, the phone remained slow, TouchFlo would freeze for 5-10 seconds at a time, windows wouldn't load for a while, everything was horribly slow. This would go on for 3-5 minutes. Either I waited it or out, or I had to reboot. This was the big deal breaker. This was not unique to me, at least three or four other people reported it in the thread. But it did not affect everyone.

3. For whatever reason, GPS would take a lot longer to lock on, and I would break locks more frequently.

The last rom is Juggalo .08b. It is very old now and I am REALLY hoping Juggalo releases an update.

The rom is FAST, the manila is a teeny bit slower than MightyRom, but thats because its a month old. The thing is, its stable, no crashes, super fast GPS locks, my hardware keyboard does NOT make the phone slow down to a crawl for 3-5 minutes. Plus it looks nicer too with the older white dialer and the custom icons.

I know you can install the custom taskbar icons yourself, but I don't get why Mighty has not put them in yet, they are great and people love them.

In any case, I may be an exception to the rule, the MightyRom is really awesome overall, but the issues I had made me go back to the one month old Jugallo .08b and I love it again. It is based on earlier builds, but its stable and fast, which is what I really need in my phone.

MrSpudd007 · #58 (**permalink**) 02-16-2009, 11:52 PM

I have tried Juicy's, KK's and Mighty's. I like them ALL. I think I like Mighty a little more because of the speed. I'm thankful to these guys for the work they do on these ROMs. I know it's a matter of time before WinMo 6.5 and the TouchPro2 ROMs will be available. I just appreciate that these guys will make them available to us.

PhilR8 · #59 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by frostrambler

2. The rom would glitch up HORRIBLY when using my hardware keyboard. Say for example I would want to type a text message. I flip the keyboard out and start typing. The first 3-4 letters were normal, but suddenly lag would increase. A second per letter, then 2 then 4, then toward the end, I would have to wait 5-6 seconds to see what I was typing.

But it wasn't just what I was typing anymore. Once I closed the keyboard, the phone remained slow, TouchFlo would freeze for 5-10 seconds at a time, windows wouldn't load for a while, everything was horribly slow. This would go on for 3-5 minutes. Either I waited it or out, or I had to reboot. This was the big deal breaker. This was not unique to me, at least three or four other people reported it in the thread. But it did not affect everyone.

Are you using VistaHide? If so, that's the problem. I had the same lag issues as you - and the same general slowness. I removed VistaHide and everything became faster. Much faster. VistaHide battery gauge screws up the rom for some reason.

If you're not using VistaHide... can't help you.

d-kahn · #60 (**permalink**) 02-17-2009, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by hdkilner

I have a question which of the roms have flash in opera??

I'm using the latest Se7en rom and at first flash did not work. But I installed the sprint version of opera and the flash youtube videos work fine. I almost forgot to mention I had to install flashlite 3. This rom is fast and everything works. The only thing that it does not have is the fast battery charge. I don't mind though because battery life is great.