[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JollyChollie:
If you're getting a Samsung Fascinate, (that's the Phone I have and love); I don't recommend Rooting or Flashing the ROM, as it comes with or will be able to DownLoad Over the Air from Verison Wireless the latest Froyo, and later on you'll be able to Get the next version, (Gingerbread), also Over the Air.

Here's what I found. If you Flash the ROM with Odin or "ROM Manager", (DownLoad from the Android Market ~ Caution: The Samsung Facinate seems to need ClockWorkMod Version 2.5.1.2 or it will hang, {as there are two separate language barriers and version 3.x.x.x at this time can't communicate with the other language. See the Link Below for more Details}).

http://xdaforums.com/show...3#post14476573). Use Ctrl-F to Find "USB Port Got Confused".

Also, if you Flash the ROM with "ROM Manager", the Samsung Fascinate might not be able to get the Next Flash Upgrades from Verizon Wireless or other. It will be manual from now on. However; you get the SuperUser App when you Flash, (which will also Root your Phone), but, you can also DownLoad this from the Android Market. The Cool thing about "ROM Manager" is that you can BackUp your ROM.

You will have Froyo 2.2.1, and can DownLoad the Latest Adobe Flash Player, 10.3.x. This will allow you to Track Packages that might be sent to you from eBay via PayPal; however, the Daily Briefing won't have a City for you to find, and so your Desk Cradle can't find either the Weather for your City or the Daily Briefing either.

Now, as to this Samsung Phone defaulting to BING for Maps and Searches; that's a minor thing as you can DownLoad Google Maps, and you'll also get Google Latitude and Places, (a Feature I use often)

And the New Stock Froyo allows you to put a Google Search bar and the Google Icon right on your screen, (find an Empty Spot and Press and hold for a few seconds, then go to Widgets and Scroll down to Google Search ~ All).

And if you Save the Web Site for Google, and for Google Tasks, then you can also Press & Hold the screen and place Short-Cut Icons for these on your Phone as well, and if you're still not satisfied, you might be able to change the Search Button to default to Google, (but that is beyond my knowledge of how to do so, search the XDA Forums). Select a Blank Screen before pressing the Applications Menu, (on the far Right). The Google Icon is also in the Applications Menu and you can Press and Hold on this Icon and it will appear on the Previous Screen.

You get a lot of so called Bloatwear on the Stock Froyo, (like VZ Navigator, which will cost money. Use Google Maps instead). You also get Amazon Kindle, Madden NFL 11, NFS Shift, Tetris, V Cast Music, V Cast Tones, V Cast Videos, V Cast Apps... but none of these seem to slow down the performance of this Amazing Samsung Fascinate, (especially if you don't use them, and you can UnInstall them using the stock "Task Manager". I recomnend DownLoading the "Advanced Task Killer", and you can still tinker with "ROM Manager" & "Root Explorer" if you've a mind to.

Back in the early part of this year, I might have said "It's worth the effort to Flash the ROM" to get the latest Froyo Firmware, and Adobe Flash. But, now that it's stock, I think you're asking for something that just takes up your time that could be better spent showing love and affection to your spouse or family.

Froyo:

Cons

1. ThinkFree Office" seems to give an extra "Text encoding" Pop-Up Screen with Froyo, (either Stock or Flashed); that didn't occur with the previous ROM.

2. If you Flash the ROM, the Daily Briefing no longer can Find a City.

Pros:

1. You get the Extra "Auto Rotation" Menu Choice on the Pull Down Screen, (which means to you, that you can lay in bed and Turn Off the "Auto Rotation" so the Screen doesn't keep flipping on you)

2. You can DownLoad Adobe Flash Player.