[HTC Rezound] DogzOfWar:
Background: After being a scaredy-cat for a year, I've finally achieved S-OFF on my HTC Rezound. My plan is to try a new ROM each week, and post a detailed review. I've decided to start with NIL's Business 2.1.0 as it seems (based on scanning the forums) to be very reliable and solid.

ROM: NIL's Business ICS 4.0.3

ROM version: 2.1.0 - 2012-12-09

ROM Thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1757357

Phone: HTC Rezound

Security: Unlocked and S-OFF

Previous ROM: Stock+Root

Recovery: Amon-Ra 3.1.5

Installation:

copied .zip to root of SD card

adb reboot recovery

Wipe All / Factory reset

Wipe cache

Wipe dalvik

wipe battery

wipe cache/davlik again

Flash zip

followed Aroma installer instructions

Installation Time: Approx 15 minutes from flashing zip to starting configuration in Android. When the splash screen comes on, it took a good while (perhaps rebuilding Dalvik?), but nothing to worry about.

Errors encountered: None

Gut reaction: Pretty psyched about flashing my first ROM without screwing my phone up royally. Excited that the install went sooo smoothly. I'm enjoying the tweaks to Sense that come with 4.0. I wish HTC would update the Rezound with 4.0 in a future OTA. Performance doesn't seem much better yet, although I need more time for things to settle in.

Initial thoughts:

Sense 4.0 is great! The extra quick settings are fantastic

It's nice having the built-in Dropbox integration

Aroma installer is fantastic. It lets you choose from about 2 dozen apps to install, which is great

Initial speed is just ho-hum. That might be because Play store almost instantly starts downloading all of my apps, so I'll evaluate tomorrow

1% battery increments is a nice touch

Sense 4.0 app drawer now pages side-to-side, more like standard Android. Nice.

I plan on running this ROM for about 7 days to really let it settle in. My next ROM will be one of the JB ROMs. If you're curious about this ROM, and there are things you'd like me to test, please post your questions below! I'm doing this all for you guys.

----2013-03-12 Updates ----

Battery Life: Batter has been simply fantastic compared to stock+root. I'm now going a full work-day on a battery. On stock, I used to charge every 6 hours, and it would drain fast. I'm not sure if it's just that I have a new ROM (and thus cleaned out whatever crud) or the ROM itself, but it has been a massive improvement. If you're having battery problems on stock, then this would be a great first ROM to try.

Bluetooth: I have 2 BT devices I used routinely. I have a pair of Jabra bluetooth headphones I used at the gym, and a Creative Labs bluetooth speaker. Both paired quickly and have worked flawlessly. I don't have a bluetooth headset for calls, so I can't comment on that.

Call quality: I've only made a few calls, and they've all worked fine with the same quality as stock.

Text / MMS: That's all worked fine. I don't send MMS, but I sent a few test ones, and they worked fine.

App compatibility: The apps I use routinely are:

Google+

MyBackup Pro

Dropbox

Chrome Beta

PocketCasts

Spotify

Google Drive

XDA Premium

LinkedIn

All of those apps worked fine. No issues. In fact, Google Drive and Dropbox were both failing on my previous ROM (stock) and this fixed any of those issues.

Gaming: I play a few games, and they all worked fine. Those games are Archipelago, Royal Revolt, Planet Wars, Flood-It! and Robo Defense. Some of those are 3D, and all had no problems.

Photo and Video: I've always had a few photo quality issues with my Rezound (mostly around having to tweak the white balance). I haven't found good settings yet under NILs, so I'm seeing photos not as good. I've had a few problems where changing the camera from main-to-front caused the photo app to quit. So out of 5 stars, I would give the photo situation 3.

Reliability: Things have been very solid and fast. There have been a few regressions compared to stock, however.

I've had to remove the battery once after the phone froze up in Play Store.

I had to manually mount the SD card after it failed to do so. I was freaked out that it was empty, but I just had to mount it.

I power-off my phone at night. In the mornings, after powering on, it feels sluggish for a few minutes. (Note, that by power-off I mean suspend or fastboot).