[Galaxy Note 4 General] signupstuffid:
Ok, so I was on the Note4Grace ROM, and did a standard TWRP wipe to prepare, then installed the ROM, then the kernel.

It booted successfully and worked to get data, SMS, MMS, and voice WITHOUT the data fix gcounts suggested, but I couldn't get wifi tethering to work right. To fix that I figured I'd flash the data fix, but that broke SMS, and MMS. So I tried editing the APN settings. I put in what is suggested below, but that killed all data.

http://apn-settings.com/verizon-4g-lte-apn-settings-detailed-configuration-steps/

Any suggestions to get all things working at the same time?

What is the method you guys went about getting root? The kernel [MENTION=980725]Vernox701[/MENTION] suggested says it was installing su while flashing, but ultimately failed. I also saw in this thread that you shouldn't use twrp to install su. Should I use Magisk?

I also noticed a ton of Chinese bloatware. Here is a short list of some of the things I found, with links to what they are, when I could find them. If I feel like posting their icon screenshots, I might do so to help you identify them.

Chinese lunar calendar - not sure who makes this app

ying yong zhong xin - english translation -application center - link http://sj.360.cn/index.html

bai du shou ji dong shou - english translation- baidu application center link- http://shouji.baidu.com/

liu lan qi - english translation - secure browser- link -http://se.360.cn/

sohu news edge - english translation- news from sohu website

sohu in place of flipboard when swiping from left to right on home screen

aurora settings - info about Aurora team and link to their weibo webpage.

root explorer- root file manager app either customized (or hacked in) icon with chinese text, link-

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer&hl=en

Many of the apps above want lots of personal info in their requested permissions.

Also, there was a thing in the notification quick toggle called hongbao, which means red envelope in english.

This is traditionally a way you'd give money at the holidays in China, so I guess it is a money transfer thing, it was tied to baidu.

I was able to uninstall all but the hongbao thing that hooks into the quick toggle tray.

Here is the most disconcerting things though:

The !Warning! when you first boot that a Chinese carrier will be notified every time you insert your SIM card. That personally makes me wonder what is going on in the background of this ROM, to report that, and if this is something the Chinese government makes the carriers there report to them.

The samsung keyboard asks to read contacts, and connect to the internet, when the one on Note4Grace doesn't do that. Even if you uncheck the option to do that and check stop asking, it asks everytime. I just installed the prethemed swiftkey keyboard from the xda thread.

The keyboard is handy though, because it has tons of emoji, as well as emoticons and kaomoji , or emoticons that use unicode, for tons of variation. If anyone knows who to remove the permission nags, or has a modified version of that keyboard, or Xposed module, let us know.

I noticed some references to clean master in the task manager application, is this the same one that a Note 7 uses? Clean master is made by Cheetah Mobile, who ruined many formerly great apps with obnoxious ads, and heavy handed personal data collection . Most notably quickpic, which was bought and immediately bloated up.

Overall this ROM performed well, with exception of the issues listed above. I noticed the power saving modes seem different than the samsung versions I have used before. I like that the resolution can be changed for even more power saving.

My dream ROM, who be a variant of this without the Chinese bloatware, and less naggy samsung keyboard, and an audit done on it so we can verify it doesn't have some privacy invading software on it.

It believe it already has most of the google stuff removed that is a battery killer like the frameworks used to support the play store, correct me if I'm wrong here.

Thanks for all who have helped so far, and will continue to help. May you be blessed for giving our Note 4's more features, and a longer usable life.