brand new touch pro 2 verizon owner...what should I do to it to make it run great?

[KnowFear]

Originally Posted by horndoctor

First you need to break it in. The best way to do this is to heat it up so the electronics inside the housing and the housing itself will get acclimated to high heat situations and everything will "seat" properly. The best way to do this is to put your device in your standard microwave oven and heat your device on the high setting for only 15 seconds. This will break in your new device and insure peak performance. Good Luck!

And you personally guarantee the success and longevity of any and all phones treated in said manner, right?

[heath2805]

I'd go w/ MightyRom once you get use to windows mobile. First unlock your phone here http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=93252 then read all instructions to download MightyRom here http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=79579 also, there are instructions to fix Verizon mms (picture mail.) This is a very fast and responsive Rom.

[ZuneNinja!]

Originally Posted by joe50000

I'm also a VZW TP2 user, and this was my first WM smartphone.

My recommendation is to stick with the stock rom.

Most custom roms (or "cooked" as they're called here) are not very stable. Some of them randomly crash which requires a soft reset. I've had to do it about once a day. Most of the tweaks in the new roms are mostly on the aesthetic side anyway, and add very little functionality - and most of the new features can be attained with custom cabs.

Also, keep in mind that if you're a subscriber to VZ navigator, it won't work on a custom rom. AFAIK, there isn't a custom cab to install it.

No offense, VZ Navigator isn't that great compared to Garmin, TomTom, and other free ones.

[horndoctor]

Originally Posted by Cicatrize

Dude, not cool. A lot of people might be dumb enough to do this.

Ok Ok lol You're right! Sorry guys! DO NOT MICROWAVE YOUR DEVICE!!! Just Joking around!!

[clemsondds]

So do you all agree that I should do the cleanup program? Can anyone explain what that is? Thanks

[horndoctor]

Definitely recommend the TP2 cleanup. It will add functions and help your device run more efficiently. You can always hard reset and go back to the way it was when you first got it.

[clemsondds]

Will I lose anything by doing this cleanup? also is there a stable win 6.5 or is everyone still running the official 6.1? thanks

[horndoctor]

No, mainly the cleanup was created to add functions. I suggest like other users that you become more familiar with the stock functions before you flash. Do a lot of reading before you flash a custom rom.

[ifiwasperfect]

yes a LOT of reading before you try flashing or tweeking.

stock rom is pretty good.
I mainly unlocked and upgraded(to mike's rom) because
-I wanted windows 6.5
-flashing/backing up roms is pretty easy these days
-show off to my friends who own TP2 (and confused sales reps at the sprint store =] )
-use my sprint with t-mobile
-cool boot screen!! (j.k.)

But in all reality try installing a couple cab files, edit a couple registries, and most importantly GET INVOLVED IN THIS COMMUNITY!

[RonaldReagan]

Wirelessly posted (Sprint/1.0/HTC_Touch_Pro2_T7380 Opera/9.50 (Windows NT 5.1; U; en))

great advice (except for the microwave idea).... this stock rom is great, but still toying with the idea of flashing.