What ROM are you running and why?

[gmfeny]

I am a big fan of Mightys ROM anyone of them but I like 4.xx roms the best and Juicys. But I tried Silence Rom last night and WOW is it quick. I've tried just about every ROM for the touch pro and this is by far the fastest and it uses the least amount of RAM the only this is that it isn't WM6.5 (which i dont mind) and it doesnt have TF3D2 (which i kind of wanted) but besides that this ROM is the most stable and quickest ROM i ever used.
So i guess you got to see what you want in a ROM, find a ROM that has what you want, and try them all out because everybody is going to have different ones that are their favorite. I dont think anyone is better then the other, they all bring something different to the table and which ever one suits you best will be the best for you.

[dkranes]

Yep, I couldn't agree more. Just because a ROM works well for me doesn't mean it will work well for anyone else. Personally my biggest issue is battery life (what else is new, right?). I found Copper to be excellent. Not sure if the improved battery life is due to the minimalist nature of that particular ROM or if it's something to do with 6.5 versus 6.1 which is what I was mainly running before. Maybe it's a combination of both?

I mainly use my phone for work communications (email, text, voice), and occasionally doing some web browsing or video watching in my downtime. Therefore I don't need 50 programs cooked into the ROM. I prefer it lean so I can add only what I need. But I can definitely see the advantages of having a fully loaded ROM as well, especially if you're using the phone as more of an entertainment device....and what an excellent entertainment device it is!

[ebuzz]

Originally Posted by dkranes

I mainly use my phone for work communications (email, text, voice), and occasionally doing some web browsing or video watching in my downtime. Therefore I don't need 50 programs cooked into the ROM. I prefer it lean so I can add only what I need. But I can definitely see the advantages of having a fully loaded ROM as well, especially if you're using the phone as more of an entertainment device....and what an excellent entertainment device it is!

I'm not sure I understand what differentiates one ROM from the next. When I went to Calkulin's and eRice's Kitchen to "build an OS" there were lots of options/apps to check and load into the OS. If other ROM builders like mighty mike, KK, Juicy or whatever are just using the same kitchens (or ones just like those) how are their ROMs different from one that I could built myself?

I too, use my phone most for work and as a "phone" but seeing all the cool apps in the iPhone commercials makes me want some of those as well.