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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] drexvil:
I've been trying them all for the past week. I think Bombaridier V.2.0 is the one to keep: very fast and has amazing data speeds. Still trying out the battery life.

I doesn't have Google Talk Video cooked in though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Oskiee:
Ive been using stock (bought the phone last thursday) and its been amazing. Especially after disabling TW and most of the tmobile bs, this phone has been flying.

And my battery life has been phenomenal. unplugged yesterday, at like 6:00am when i got up for work, and went on all day until 11pm at night and still had 15% left.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tiguy99:
That sounds like mine! I love the battery life on this thing
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] heinrich:
Completely stock - not rooted yet - 1d15h battery life every day, and I charge at 10%. Moderate use through the day.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jasontx:
I switch ROMs daily, I still haven't found my daily driver. I have been most happy with Bombaridier because of the speeds. I'm back to Juggernaut now to test out the 1.6 release. Definitely invest in something like Titanium backup if you're going to be switching ROMs a lot, it'll save you a ton of headaches.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] amviewer:
Try Hyperdroid with one of the sergions.Batterylife rocks!

Im using pongsters transparent sergion atm.

Uplugged the phone this morning at 7:00am receiving exchange email via push the whole day.

Listening to music for an hour.

Some calls,whatsapp,facebook etc and now at 00:30 at 58%

Moved arround allot too like cm7,darky rom,villain but this one seems to be stable and battery life is good.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hazard99:
um that rom aint gunna work for our phones buddy.

Im rockin beastmod and lovin.

So more of the story is I think they are all solid.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kennyp987:
Bombardier is the fastest
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] quest4fire:
I'm using Juggernaut 2.5 with ICS theme. Very nice. Haven't tried the others cuz I've been happy with Juggernaut
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ThC23:
Honestly all the roms we have are all good. It comes down to personal preferences.

I like how BeastMod is themed so that's what I rock.

#Havingablast w/ my SGS2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] floot_roops:
Glad I saw this thread. I'm new to messing around with Android, but I'm always eager to read and learn. Right now, I'm using a stock debloated ROM and just playing with themes. The stock ROM had been perfectly suitable for me and I'm not left wanting...but I do get curious about the other ROMs.

I understand that its a matter of personal preference and the only way to know which is "best"for a person is to try them out.

However, could you educate a beginner on what sort of practical differences to look for in each ROM? That is to say, if one of you experienced members were to flash a new ROM, what things do you pay particular attention to?

I've always found that it helps in the learning process to know what you're supposed to be learning, so I'd like to have an organized mind as I explore.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ThC23:
There are lots of things to look for such as..

Battery, smoothness, simplicity, mods, tweaks, themes, and I'm sure I'm missing some more.

For the most part Juggernaut has all the above along with BeastMod.

But again ALL the roms we have are GOOD. All the devs we have are amazing at what they do and my best tip for you is to try them all.

Stay at least 3 days with each one and from there you'll be able to decide which one fits you more.

I hope this helps.

#Havingablast w/ my SGS2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] amviewer:
Samsung Galaxy 2 right? Just checked the forum and its for sgs2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] HRodMusic:
heres how it is, ive only tried beastmod and juggernaut, so far beastmod was good, but once i tried juggernaut i was sold, its snappier, specially with the new bullet kernel, its speedy!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Drew_Dynamite04:
Beast Mod consistently holds me down no bugs reboots a lot nicer on the eyes without being excessive... I'm downloading 2.5 to give it a full shot

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But I agree the best way to really know what you like is try em all and use it as you would normally some people love speed but don't care about battery and some do etc;
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cbutters:
Like everyone says, kindof a preference thing....

In my opinion, juggernaut is the best rom atm, it has the most dev support and has the most advanced options right now.

I'm rocking the following and am quite happy:

ROM: juggernaut 2.6

Kernel: bullet 1.8

Theme: ICS theme (without installing system apps, just want blue taskbar and themes and not the somewhat crappy ICS launcher)

Launcher: LauncherPro with Custom made ICS buttons. (see my post here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=19247803#post19247803)

That said, bombaridier is smooth and clean, beastmod is unique and has an enthusiastic following.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Killbynature:
Different processors.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cbinvb:
This is my first android phone and i jumped in head first and rooted it the second day i had it and have since tried all versions of every rom so far. personally i think juggs has tons of potential but atm they are ironing out the bugs, good for customizing but dont post about a bug without a log of the error. bomba is stable and fast and lacks bugs, best daily driver at the moment. beast just feels like a kang of jugg. kernels to go with are all good right now. seems like jugg (or beast) works best with their accompanying rom, jugs. and bomba rocks with synergy, gonna try it with bullet today.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] shorty87:
I tried Bombaridier and couldn't believe there was no reboot option! So I went back to the latest version of Juggernaut. Was having some random brightness issues with Juggernaut so decided to try Bombaridier but the no reboot option didn't work for me. Just annoying for me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TricH:
I am getting the rom as fast and as smooth as possible then adding multiple tweaks. And you can reboot by holding the power button down for like 10 seconds
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ryan562:
I'm on EaglesBlood. its a nearly perfect running rom. no special bells or whistles as it gives u the choice to run the gingerbread or tw launcher. it's pretty much more aosp based. it also super snappy and gives u great battery life. hasn't been updated as much as the other Roms because every thing works on it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] shorty87:
Hmm....wish I had known/tried that. I'm having the brightness issue on the latest version of Juggernaut as well so I might try Bombardier again tomorrow if nobody knows how to fix the issue.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Pete Zahutt:
Bombard with bullet kernel is bonnerific!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Devin5277:
Try quick boot from the market. Cam also boot into recovery.

Bombadier with bullet kernal is best overall option imo..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ericqt:
beastmod II v2.5 is the best atm
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tweak.:
Bombardier v2.0 w/ Bullet Kernel.

Tried it w/ SetCPU and w/o SetCPU. Works best withOUT.

This combo, for me, is truly lag-free and the day+ battery life everyone else was getting.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lilsaiful:
Which is the best ROM to install?

Before I get into this, I just want to let you all know that this is my first time rooting a phone and installing a ROM. Also, this is my first time being on this forum.

I got my Samsung Galaxy S II for T-Mobile yesterday and I successfully rooted my phone a moment ago.

With all these ROMs out there (which is understandable being codes are always being updated and changed), there's too many to choose from. Without looking like a noob, I would like to ask all of you (or as many people as I can), which ROM is the best, in your opinion?

The characteristics of the ROM that I want are:

1) stable (VERY IMPORTANT)

2) improves speed and smoothness for the phone (VERY IMPORTANT)

3) looks flashy but does not take up much of the RAM

Last but not least, will installing the new ROM delete everything on my phone (including the apps)? And will the new ROM come with pre-installed apps? The contacts/pictures/videos/etc. does not matter since I did not transfer any of that to the SG2 from my old android phone (MyTouch 3G).

Thank you all for reading this and thank you for your help (in advance.)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] quest4fire:
You gotta try them all. Everyone has different opinions. I am using Juggernaut and its working great for me but you might like another ROM better. Always make a nandroid backup of a rom when you are switching so you can revert back if you didnt like the rom you just flashed. Also you need to spend about 3 days on each rom because roms take a while to settle in.

As to your questions, you need to wipe cache,dalvik and data before installing roms to get a clean install so yes you will lose your data and apps on INTERNAL SD card. But it is easy to restore back. Get titanium backup so you can restore easily on your internal sd. Also whatever you bought on Android market will be restored once you sync. What is on your EXTERNAL SD (pics, music, etc) will be safe. You can also move your apps to external sd.

Some new ROMS come with pre-installed apps. If you back up with Titanium you can port those apps over to new roms.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lilsaiful:
Can you link to me a thread where it shows how to create a nandroid backup?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] quest4fire:
See video here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1059485

There is lots of information on nandroid. Just search it in XDA. Best of luck and happy flashing!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] n3cc3rs:
I also like juggernaut, I been flashing nonstop since i got my galaxy s2 gots to try them all lol, also i find the bullet kernal to be amazing < like the post before mine its all about taste..

I am relatively new to this forum and i have to thank the others for all the usefull knowledge i learned here but advice to a new flasher is this

understand the risks but the only way to truly find out what works best for you is to dive in head first and care not about any consequences
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lilsaiful:
So in order to install ANY new ROMs, I have to clean wipe my whole phone?

I do plan on trying them all but which one would you guys recommend to use as my first ROM?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] n3cc3rs:
yeah you have to wipe your whole phone the good news is that if you signed up a google account that your phone automatically downloads all your apps back, and another thing i found helpful was to export my contacts to the sd card its an option in your contact list when

but if you make a nandroid back up in clockworkmod if you dont liek the changes you made you can go back and restore it (sorry i feel like im repeating the guy that originally posted advice)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lilsaiful:
Thanks. You have all been very helpful.

I just want to know what you would recommend for me to try as my first ROM (which I guess would be the most popular.)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sgastel:
I tried most and have had mixed experiences with each. Right now I am using beastmod II v2.5, the volume was stuck on high for rings and notifications so changed kernel to Synergy Kernel [v0.05.2] and everything seems to be doing what it should now. Battery life has been reported to be great but only setup last night so will find out over the next few days.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cadiken:
I'd suggest doing a nandroid backup and try all ROM/Kernel combinations until you find one that fits your style and usage.

Doesn't matter what anyone else is running because we've found that these phones each have their own personality and ROMs and kernels run differently on each so what runs well on my phone won't necessarily run well on yours. Best way is test, test, test and have some fun.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ericqt:
first i think you should try fuggernaut, this rom is very stable. use it couple of days after that you can try all of them see what you like.

btw congrat on your sgs2 rooted
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] c1liu:
Juggernaut
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lilsaiful:
From the past posts, I see that the Bombadier ROM with Bullet kernel is the best combo. Should I try this as my first ROM?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] quest4fire:
Whatever ROM you flash make sure its for T-Mobile Galaxy S 2. Dont flash another carriers roms or international versions. The T-Mobile version only shares the Galaxy S 2 name the others have different processors.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lilsaiful:
Ya I know that but thank you anyways.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lilsaiful:
Has anyone tried Cyanogen 7.0?

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Also, should I install the ROM manager app from the Market?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lilsaiful:
After a lot of consideration, I chose the BeastMod 2.5 ROM because of the data speed boost and battery life.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cbinvb:
Bomba/synergy works great for porn
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jasonqw1:
为什么？:P
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] baluchsaab:
LMAO +1 so true XD
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] darkness122:
this, easy, 16 hours of pretty heavy use for me today, wifi on all day.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] khoadpham:
I just flashed my SGS2 with BeastMod II 2.5 and I'm a little confused...does this mod have a separate settings option to edit it ie change the toggles on the pull down notification. Also can I make it less blue...the icons and such.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] nthnleo:
Which rom+kernel combo is the best for battery life? All the roms seem similar performance-wise and each can be themed so battery life seems to be the deciding factor for me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lilman573:
Bombaridier V.3.0 has been working great for me. Battery life is up to where i would hope it to be...!

I didn't change the Kernel, just stuck with the synergy kernel it comes with.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] topdollar175:
Beastmod 3.0 has been great for me. Running the kernel that comes with it and a battery percentage mod. Battery life is great. You also get a 5 icon dock and scrolling choices(wifi, bluetooth, brightness, Flashlight, etc) in the notification bar. Great rom and no problems so far. Best to just take a look at all of them and find what works best for you. I spent a good week trying out roms before i settled on one.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] khoadpham:
Def has to be beastmod II
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Reviewers:
Bomb or DaBomb by TricH , it's by far the best ROM there is speed wise & after that you could flash Synergy or Bullet kernel
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] darkness122:
this easy. i'm so happy i got a chance to nandroid this, battery life was way too perfect.

Hercules was here
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wildside84:
What ROM are you using and why?

Just picked up my sgs2 and rooted it. Wondering which ROM is best and why? And the comparisons to the ROM that came with the phone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sn0warmy:
Juggernaut with the ICS theme found in the themes section. It's very stable, with excellent battery life. But I recommend you give a few a try before singling one out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TheBoldImperator:
I'm using Juggernaut 3.1 with the stock kernel for stability reasons. I've never been an overclocking fan and the battery life improvements just aren't worth it for less stability to me. I probably won't be flashing anything else until CM9 is out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wildside84:
Thanks guys. My bad for creating a new thread, I should have looked for this one first.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TheMrRoxtar:
You should look at my thread I have videos coming out tom. Or Sunday on all ROMS AND THEIR FEATURES

Current-*Samsung Galaxy S2 (stock)*|*Htc Sensation (rooted w/ XE Dr. Dre Beats Technology)*|Samsung Galaxy Vibrant (rooted w/ cm7)*|*Mytouch 4g (stock)*|*Mytouch Slide (stock)*|*Htc G1 (stock)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ysuleman:
BeastMod or Juggernaut Rom...

Hey guys. I am not sure if this belongs here....

I am currently running BeastMod Rom on my phone with synergy kernel v0.6. But I am only getting like 10 hours with barely any use. So i wanted to know if Juggernaut Rom has more battery life. Or am i missing something with BeastMod rom?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ThC23:
Battery life varies with each user, in my opinion it's not necessarily the rom. Some get more battery with BeastMod and some with Juggs and some with others.

Also it varies wiht the kernel and what settings you have it at. From what I've seen running stock rom will give you the best battery life.

Best way to answer your question is to try all the roms out and eventually you'll find the one that works best for you and your phone.

Powered by the SGSII....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jessejames111981:
I personally prefer jugg with bullet kernel. Remember the kernel along with the rom determines battery. Go out and try different combos of beast, juggs, synergy, bullet, ect..... Everyone's use is different
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ysuleman:
oki doki. since i will be trying different roms and i dont want to have to keep installing my apps. will titanium root install the apps and the saved data on the new rom?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TheMrRoxtar:
Take a look at my thread. I have videos coming out tomorrow that will explain each ROM and their features as well as their speeds and benchmarks. Everything you can think of, this should help a bit :).

And yes titanium is a great tool. It is a must have for rooting and adding roms. This will help save all your apps and data from them!

Current-*Samsung Galaxy S2 (stock)*|*Htc Sensation (rooted w/ XE Dr. Dre Beats Technology)*|Samsung Galaxy Vibrant (rooted w/ cm7)*|*Mytouch 4g (stock)*|*Mytouch Slide (stock)*|*Htc G1 (stock)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mbernusg:
I'm using beast with bullet and I get 18 hours with full brightness on 4g

And looks sick :D

sent from my real Gs move in silence like lasagna
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ysuleman:
Wow 18 hours... that is a lot... do i just install the kernal through cwm do i have to wipe anything?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ThC23:
Yes, you can flash kernel with cwm. Just wipe cache and flash away.

Powered by the SGSII....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ysuleman:
k thanks guys.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mikeyinid:
Juggernaut. Or CM7. Only real dev work right now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] noodles2224:
Not really, that's why they update so much... They add too much to break other stuff.. I personally gave up on cm since g2, maybe early #100 on nightlies.. Features nice, other apps can so the same without breaking other stuff.. I don't even bother flashing a ROM after root, because

eventually there's another update because something wasn't working right.. But anyways, is how you use your phone. I'm stock, 8-15hrs.. Depending on it's usage..

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Romanbb:
We inject bugs into our ROM to fluff our view count. All the elite ROM developers do it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] shorty87:
I've gotten the best battery life using Juggernaut with the Bullet kernel (latest version of Juggernaut comes with the Bullet kernel already). I've gotten up to 36 hours with moderate usage and close to 24 hours with heavy usage. Gave me the best battery life I've ever had on this phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] noodles2224:
But since you have the phone, why not run as many apps or settings and all before releasing? I myself think that's why carriers do it's way.. So there's no updates every week

And since people say Samsung is late on updates, who cares.. Your phone works just as it did in eclair and froyo.. and from then on UI changes.. And since everyone themes now, ain't nothing new

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TheMrRoxtar:
That is something I'm not sure that I should have known or perhaps didn't want to know. I do not like to be mislead. On the other hand I find that smart and innovative that for more views developers kindly inject bugs into their own roms. Not sure what to think of that.

Current-*Samsung Galaxy S2 (stock)*|*Htc Sensation (rooted w/ XE Dr. Dre Beats Technology)*|Samsung Galaxy Vibrant (rooted w/ cm7)*|*Mytouch 4g (stock)*|*Mytouch Slide (stock)*|*Htc G1 (stock)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mstrk242:
/facepalm

10char
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] noodles2224:
Always with carriers and root is best.. Customs have so much update that they can't test fully themselves before releasing like carriers

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TheMrRoxtar:
Facepalm? Really?

Current-*Samsung Galaxy S2 (stock)*|*Htc Sensation (rooted w/ XE Dr. Dre Beats Technology)*|Samsung Galaxy Vibrant (rooted w/ cm7)*|*Mytouch 4g (stock)*|*Mytouch Slide (stock)*|*Htc G1 (stock)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Whitehawkx:
Sarcasm is a foreign language to some.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] noodles2224:
True but since you are a dev, you do inject bugs too with all the features added.. I did run your ROM on g2x but wasn't confortable..just too much
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Whitehawkx:
Cool story bro.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mikeyinid:
Ummm, not sure where this is going, but i ran his roms on my g2x and i was completely comfortable. I can see how it might be too much to handle though ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mackster248:
WeaponG2x has bugs? That's news to me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Roladriz:
Not just cool....Sup3r C00l.....b0r.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] billydroid:
Wait, I'm confused? You feel that weapon wasn't comfortable, because it contained more features than stock? O_o

Like the lack of random reboots, that was my favorite feature.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] GideonX:
Side observation, are you copying and pasting your signature in every post?

Sent from my SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mikeyinid:
random reboots ftw
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TheMrRoxtar:
As it may seem I am doing so. No, I am not. I edited my signature on my app so it might post it twice. This is not me. Haha

Current-*Samsung Galaxy S2 (stock)*|*Htc Sensation (rooted w/ XE Dr. Dre Beats Technology)*|Samsung Galaxy Vibrant (rooted w/ cm7)*|*Mytouch 4g (stock)*|*Mytouch Slide (stock)*|*Htc G1 (stock)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mikeyinid:
I had sex with a girl from frisco once...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] noodles2224:
Either way, cool enough to get a JPEG.. Why is it that they update so much without testing? same phone and market.. run it before releasing so many updates.. Best update next is do call ICS with default flaws to our phone because it ain't release yet

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Hekademos:
This thread took a turn for the lol all of a sudden
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] noodles2224:
It did, but overall both roms suggestide sucks.. All have problems, update in a couple days... I bet. Stock is working fine with some add on apps that custom have.. without break anything.. Just like real carrier devs..

My APPRECIATION is that WE HAVE ROOT, CUSTOM SUCKS..

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