[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Moostafa29:
So I've installed like 30-40 ROMs now, and just wanted to give my opinion, and also hopefully provide some links to help everyone get the most out of their experience, especially if they are noobs such as myself.

For TouchWiz ROMs, my opinion that the top 3 are Hyperdrive, Wicked, and Deadly Venom.

Hyperdrive is the most complete ROM I've installed so far. It's ridiculously fast, great battery life, and tons of features. The only downfall (and what causes me not to use it) is that there seems to be no way to send texts (SMS or MMS) while the phone is on LTE. If you're not in LTE, it doesn't seem to be an issue, so you're forced to decide if you want to use LTE or send texts. According to the developer, this is because it was designed to work with Verizon phones, and not AT&T/T-Mobile.

Wicked ROM is right up there with Hyperdrive. It's really fast, battery life is pretty good, and with the help of its own options app and Xposed mods, you can pretty much get everything here that you could get on Hyperdrive. The biggest difference is the boot menu options. Wicked's is pretty basic, while you seem to be able to do a LOT on Hyperdrive's. For some reason when I installed this ROM, I lost root access (for this ROM slot only). So if you install this ROM, flash this Super SU file in safe strap, right after you flash the ROM and before you install the AT&T modules. http://download.chainfire.eu/351/Sup...erSU-v1.65.zip

Deadly Venom is pretty awesome also. The only reason I list it 3rd and not a tie for 2nd is it doesn't have the hotspot quick toggle button. I think it matches Wicked in terms of speed, and battery life. This one isn't for everyone though. Everything is themed red, and there is a lot of use of transparency. I happen to like it, and the developer clearly states if you don't like it to find another ROM. So if you want something different, but very cool, I suggest giving it a try.

For the other people who are interested in that more stock android experience, I suggest checking out Virgin ROM. I honestly can't tell you what kind of mods were done to this ROM itself, but it seems to work pretty well. I've tried 4-5 GPE based ROMs, and the common issue it has is there is a lag when you hit the home button. It's similar to the lag you experience when you're using the stock ROM, and have S-Voice enabled. It's not horrible, but I find it highly annoying. There is a fix you can flash though: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=43885760&highlight=home+button+lag+fix#post43885760 . The reason why I went with this GPE ROM over the others is because with others, when you fix the home button lag, you break your reboot menu. For whatever reason, it also breaks the reboot menu on other ROM slots, so just stick with this one lol. Once you get here, the battle isn't over. Virgin ROM wants to install the 4.3 update fairly quickly after you boot up for the 1st time, so in order for you to get rid of that notification, you have to change a code in your build prop: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=44676072&highlight=ota+update#post44676072. *EDIT* You may or may not have to change the entire code. Please check out this user's post, and do what works for you:http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46306230&postcount=607. Once you're done doing that, you seem to be in the clear. After installing Xposed, and then customizing my experience with Gravity Box module, I think I'm going to use this as my go to, daily set up.

This isn't a guide or anything, but I just wanted to help out those who may be looking for some ROMs to try out, and some fixes to use. I'd like to thank all of the developers of these ROMs and fixes, and especially Hash for finally allowing us who are on the newer firmware to be able to use all of this. I had been a loyal iPhone user for years. I've literally owned every single version up to the 5. I had gotten bored of iOS, and after testing Apple's big new iOS 7 several months ago, I found that for the most part, the updates were purely cosmetic. Since making the switch to android, I can say I've never been happier with a phone. Cheers!