need some help (verizon vs alltel)

inferno1 · #1 (**permalink**) 07-16-2009, 07:18 PM

heres the deal, i got an alltel diamond 3 weeks ago when i renewed my contract. over all pretty happy with it...
i had a few bugs in the touch flo software, so they sent me a replacement phone today... its a verizon diamond...
first impression... it looks nicer, more square and the cool diamond cut on the back...
but some things are different in the software (after a quick glance)
no quick gps program, no internet sharing program... and the touch flow is slightly different as well...
also there isnt a 4gb internal storage, it requires an external card... which i guess is a good thing... but i need to buy a card now

so do i keep the verizon model, or call them and try to get an alltel model sent to me????

what are the pros/cons of each

(btw, any chance the gps works better in the verizon model)
thanx a bunch for the help guys
-danny

OhioState87 · #2 (**permalink**) 07-16-2009, 07:38 PM

I'll let someone else get into the specifics and details, but basically, the Verizon Diamond sucks...

inferno1 · #3 (**permalink**) 07-16-2009, 08:13 PM

maybe i should keep my alltel phone and wait for HTC to release the rom upgrade.... hopefully that will fix my bugs i have now...

any idea when it will release????

zim2704 · #4 (**permalink**) 07-16-2009, 09:49 PM

I would suggest keeping your alltel diamond and following the unlocking process and flash a custom ROM I prefer MightyRom4. This will allow you to have an open gps and better overall hardware.

inferno1 · #5 (**permalink**) 07-16-2009, 10:32 PM

i was considering that... my only concern is possibly bricking my phone... im more of a hardware guy then a software guy... and with two kids and two jobs..... i dont have much time to read through the (what seems like) 100's of posts on how to do it...

how likely is it that i could brick the phone so bad it cant be recovered???

Thanx again for the help.. i should have joined this forum when i first got my htc touch....

-danny

**MrObvious** · #6 (**permalink**) 07-17-2009, 02:12 PM

Agreed. Tell them you wish to keep your old phone and will be sending the Verizon Diamond back. Verizon's Diamonds are "gimped" because they had a contract with Qualcomm from a while ago to make it with inferior chipsets so it has less RAM, hence we can't use custom ROMs. Just flash a custom ROM like MightyROM4 Final (very stable!!!) and it will be fine.

inferno1 · #7 (**permalink**) 07-17-2009, 02:28 PM

that mlght be my plan,
new to this custom rom stuff...
do i lose anything with the mlghty rom can i stil have my 3 email accounts and tetherng?
it is possible to go back to the stock alltel rom right?

**MrObvious** · #8 (**permalink**) 07-17-2009, 04:02 PM

Well it will hard reset your phone so a full backup would be in order. But yes e-mail and tethering still work fine and so does MMS.

I would flash the new ROM and hard reset after it's flashed. Then spend a while just setting everything up.