[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] InfiniteStylez:
Okay, I installed this ROM a few days ago and...WOW! It's fast! It's smooth! It's beautiful!

I came from the stock ICS OTA that SamSprint put out, which was absolutely terrible, rooted, all bloat removed, Agat Recovery, and TW5. <-- THAT setup < EL29. Wasn't even worth waiting for =/

Now, Times did a wonderful job with this AOSP! It is the BEST stock experience I've had on a TouchWiz device thus far.

I haven't had a single lag issue that had anything to do with the ROM or device's hardware since I've installed it. I've also not had a single force close...even in apps that would periodically force close. There were absolutely no delays and the ROM is smoother than any other ICS experience I've seen. No stutters or hiccups.at.all!

The colors are true and customizable, it plays very nicely with Nova Launcher...he simply got almost every single thing right on this one. It's very touch responsive, I mean instant, and the the buttons and soft keys aren't stubborn like with manufacturer ROMs. Even the lock screen lag while using an sdcard is decreased. I guess Samsung was just talking when they said it's just a quirk with the device because it's barely even present here. Trust me, I've tested for it 200 times. Maybe TouchWiz was the primary culprit?

Volumes for the sounds and tones are stellar, it also seems that the picture quality is better. I used the same image for my wallpaper on this ROM as I did on the Samsung official release and the image was crisper. I could see things that weren't present before. Everything ICS truly shines through in this brilliant piece of work. I couldn't spot a single good thing he didn't make absolutely sure to keep available.

The only Cons:

1. LOS still present - I learned a few things about it though. On Wi-fi you won't lose service. It seems that as long as you're constantly using your voice or data it won't ever shut down. Since I use multiple widgets with different update cycles and generally stay on Wi-fi it never lost service a single time under those circumstances. On 3G, however, it's dropped out at least 30 times already. With me it's quite random. I always woke up to service, it seemed to cut out only when the device was commonly in use. I didn't log, sorry, privacy paranoia lol I know the deal already, I'm just like that since I conduct heavy and private business on my phone.

I also learned that instead of toggling Airplane Mode to fix LOS, or rebooting, you only have to go into your settings > more > mobile networks > system select > home only > back > tick off data enabled. Wait about 30 seconds and turn them both back on again. You don't even have to exit the settings for the problem to normally be fixed. It's not guaranteed to work 100% of the time but it usually works.

2. Battery life - My battery life wasn't very good since my first boot. I charged to full and then flashed. He said it would vary though, so, no worries there. I knew the possible consequences when I flashed the ROM lol It wasn't absolutely terrible, like SOME devices released stock (HTC Evo 3D =/ [4.5 hours!!!] ), but I was hard pressed to eek 7 good hours out of the battery with mild to moderate use. Also, it's random but, sometimes rebooting under 30% will drop much of the charge. I rebooted from 25% and booted to 5%. I have absolutely no idea what the cause was. The ROM is stock download, I didn't remove or flash any components.

3. Overheating - Yes, I said it. Almost any use while charging will make this thing heat up like an oven. I've tested it for 3 hours and it hasn't missed a beat or shut down charging to cool the battery, however. It also didn't emergency power off to protect the core. It DID begin to burn my hand some though. Off the charger the overheating isn't as apparent but it does still happen. Even the Samsung official played a particular game I tested with without overheating off the charge at all. This could also be something that varies.

In conclusion, I enjoyed this ROM very much. The 3 mentioned issues weren't nearly enough to ruin the experience. Unfortunately for me and my business they're the reasons I have to go back to Samsung's trashy official release =/ This is only my personal experience, anyone flashing should be aware that each experience is unique. If you flame or contact me, all up in your feelings, about variances between our experiences I will laugh at you hysterically and then post all your rage in my signature. The best thing to do would be to ask around for help, or send logs.

I will certainly be stalking this thread for updates. I want this back!!! :good: x9 / 10 :D