SPB Mobile shell is it worth it?

[1999TL]

Originally Posted by jmorton10

Same here, I have actually tried one of the newer versions & really did not care for it.

WTF is the point of that stupid spinning cube thing?? Talk about useless eye candy that just makes things harder to accomplish, I used MS for two weeks & never used that once.

~John

You know what I didd with that Carousel? i Spinned it for friends to see. I spinned it super fast where it kept on spinning. My next line was going to be the same as your reaction, "WTF is this good for?" However, my a buddies were like, "Damn that's pretty neat." LOL.

[slr916ek9]

Originally Posted by 1999TL

You know what I didd with that Carousel? i Spinned it for friends to see. I spinned it super fast where it kept on spinning. My next line was going to be the same as your reaction, "WTF is this good for?" However, my a buddies were like, "Damn that's pretty neat." LOL.

you mean the ferris wheel lol thats what i call it..i think it takes more time to look for things and it doesnt get down to business on what your trying to do with your phone...

[rdcrds]

Well i may try it out and see.

[1999TL]

If you run mobile shell and you use a skin switcher that incorporates mortscript, you're just asking for slower performance IMO.

[Bostonbull]

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows CE; IEMobile 8.12; MSIEMobile6.0) Sprint T7380)

how bad does this app eat memory and slow performance?

[PropagandaX]

Originally Posted by Bostonbull

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows CE; IEMobile 8.12; MSIEMobile6.0) Sprint T7380)

how bad does this app eat memory and slow performance?

Not bad and does better than TF3D imo.

[afripino]

I'm running at 52% with SPB MS 3.5.3

Definitely better than TF3D in terms of memory consumption. I do miss the fluidity of the tab transitions however. I don't understand why the carousel ("ferris wheels" spin vertically) is the only thing that can use OpenGL. Why not apply it to the entire UI?

[rdcrds]

I am going to test it out soon but no matter what some people will always like 1 thing while others like another.

[jdisrael]

I started using mobile shell at version 3.5 and I loved it, even with the complaints of a few missing functions (like contacts from the dialer). I found that I could get past all the Tf3d bullshit and just be at my app much faster. And yes it uses equal or less resources than TF3d.
Im now on the latest MS 3.5.3, and I just found this awesome skin. I highly recommend: http://pocketnow.com/tweaks-hacks/ht...bile-shell-351
You will probably have to nav to the actual site to get the 3.5.3 version if you want it.

As for the carousel... i believe I remember the guy talking about it in the product demo as more of a fun example of the 3d acceleration. I dont see it as a really functional tool. It just looks cool and it never gets in the way (meaning you never really encounter if it you dont want to).

[whatsinaname]

I am using vzw stock 6.1 rom,
did the mobile shell 3.5.3 fix the issue of not being able to use contacts from dialer page?

Just wondering. I used mobile shell forever, but have enjoyed my stock tp2. but I am now starting to long for the good old day.