Just brought and installed SPB Mobile Shell - Page 3

**darren.wlsn1** · #21 (**permalink**) 11-01-2010, 04:09 PM

ok back on topic of the thread please, op wants to know some tweaks ect for spb shell.

galingula · #22 (**permalink**) 11-01-2010, 04:30 PM

I got mine a week after getting the phone. I'm on version 3.5.4.

Did the trial and then bought it, no going back. I learn a little more every month.

I run stock 6.5, and oc to 787.2. Very stable and fast.

I do have a widget to bounce between SPB and Sense. Stock page, can't seem to get a stock quote widget for shell without paying for it.

The ability to set up each page just like I want, the toys available on XDA, the speed, the better battery, stability, etc. I'm still happy with it.

And for some reason I really enjoy using the carousel! It's really swell

**ooxteme** · #23 (**permalink**) 11-01-2010, 04:53 PM

OP google MSkip for SPB and that is all the tweaking you need for it!!!! He is over on XDA

**darren.wlsn1** · #24 (**permalink**) 11-01-2010, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ooxteme

OP google MSkip for SPB and that is all the tweaking you need for it!!!! He is over on XDA

+1 on that.
MSkip ProPlus Elegance for Spb Mobile Shell 3.5.3 (QVGA, WQVGA, VGA and WVGA) - xda-developers

**ooxteme** · #25 (**permalink**) 11-01-2010, 06:12 PM

i have the proplus ultimate its freaking amazing!!!

telsea · #26 (**permalink**) 11-01-2010, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by joe.stay

It does make the phone seem faster to me. It's more responsive than the sense UI. I only brought it since I saw a promotional code for 50% off so I got it for $15 instead of $30. It does have some features that I like, such as: soft reset icon, lock icon on home page, phone profile on home page, and the lifestyle and professional page. Again, it does seem faster and uses less ram. Before, after I soft reset, I had about 80 ram available. After installing SPB, I have 100 ram available now.

Thanks hypeo for that link.

Thanks, I'll have to keep my eye out for another promo code and give it a try.

Amamba · #27 (**permalink**) 11-03-2010, 06:16 PM

I used SPB MS for a few months before going back to Sense / CHT2.0 combo. Both products have their + and -... Generally I found that after a first few weeks SPB tended to develop some sort of lag... even tho it uses less RAM it's not as snappy as Sense. But the difference is minimal, after a bit of tweaking both SPB and Sense were pretty fast. Esp. once I learned that removing the built-in WM6.5 start menu skin releases tons of RAM (about 15 MB). In the end it all comes down to features. The CHT2.0 release adds most features of SPB MS while retaining many features unique to Sense and CHT.

I'm not going to bash or promote either product here, it's a matter of personal choice, they are both good.

That said...

1) I would stay away from MSKip. I did install it and can't say I gained any functionality, just some eye candy, and it did slow things down a bit.

2) The easiest way - for me at least - to use Calendar and Tasks with SPB was to add an empty link button to the right of calendar app (see the yellow circle in the attached image). This way I could launch my task list from calendar and keep the real estate.

3) CHT calendar / task widget is vastly superior to SPB. Sorry..

SPB MS

MS.jpg

CHT2.0 / Sense Calendar & Tasks - shows how calendar frame can be dragged down to show more appointments. (The one on the left is expanded, the one in the middle is normal view). Same can be done with tasks. By making Cal or Tasks the topmost widget on screen, you can drag them when needed to take up the entire screen (I didn't need this, but can be very handy for some). Reverting back when done is very fast. There's also any number of pages with links (one shown out of 3 that I use), and widgets like music player, weather etc. that I don't use.

CHT1.jpg CHT2.jpg