yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] poetryrocksalot:
I think the variations between ROM's are overrated. To me they are pretty much the same unless you are crazy about details.

1) Sometimes your phone comes with bloatware, software that comes pre-installed on your phone. Depending on who you are you would think that this bloatware is annoying crap. You might want to get rid of it forever.

2) You see...even if you uninstall these bloatware, the installation files (.cabs) can still be found or stored in your phone's internal memory (the ROM). This takes up alot of space in your phone because you are not allowed to delete these files or cabs from your phone. See...this is still an issue because most phones have internal memories smaller than 400 megabytes and internal storage get's used up quickly.

3) It is best to install programs in the internal memory (the ROM) because the software will not be very buggy. I have installed software on my storage card before, and I tell you this: I advise you not to. Basically, if you are a user who installs dozens and dozens of applications on your phone than you should flash (install) a ROM that has little or no bloatware.

4) Some ROMs not only include bloatware, but they include demo music files and demo video files. If these files are stamped into your ROM's memory, then you do not have permission to delete this crap. Therefore you need to flash a different ROM that has as little filler as possible

5) Some ROM's contain software that was never included with your phone: for example... Touch Flo 3D ... Touch Wiz (not ported yet) ... or Windows Mobile 6.5 Software/Plugins

If you crave for Touch Flo 3D, then flash it. If you crave for Touch Flo 3D without a lot of bloatware from the developer, then you have to look for it. If you crave for a Touch Flo 3G with a lot of applications (that you consider beneficial instead of bloatware) then get it.
[General Questions and Answers] orb3000:
Have a look here:

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=378

You´ll find WM6, 6.1 and 6.5 ROM´s

Read the thread of the ROM you are interested in and you´ll see how easy it is to upgrade!

The best way to find out what is your personal best is to test as much as you can :)

Good luck.

Enjoy!
[General Questions and Answers] timmymarsh:
Ah Orb, i see those Octupus arms are in operation again:D Well Said!
[General Questions and Answers] pdizzle:
thanx...

Thanx for the info, very much appreciated. I learn something new everyday. Time to find a rom.:D
[General Questions and Answers] orb3000:
Thanks mate:D

Just trying to get back with a little help for all the wonderfull things I learned, installed, messed up on this great site!!

And the nice new friendships I found:D

That is life!!
[General Questions and Answers] timmymarsh:
Ahhh words of wisdom, the octopus becomes the philosopher ;)

........ I agree btw....
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] crlowryjr:
Tragedy has struck! The Touch Pro I bought overseas has died on me : (

Since this was an overseas purchase there isn't a warranty and I've already had a local shop look at repairing it (they can't).

So, I'm in the market for a replacement.

I'm now living in San Jose, CA and have given some serious thought to:

a. an HTC TP 2

b. an HTC HD T8285 (get the 3G to work in the US).

I absolutely love having a keyboard ... but maybe I could do without. Since I've had neither of these phones in my hand, I'm not sure what direction to go.

Any advice on the technical side ?

---Rob
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] mputtr:
tp2 is ok, it's a slightly better tp. Not 100% worth the upgrade.

If you like the hardware keyboard, don't change. you'll be very unhappy when u go software. go for the tp again.. Atlest I would.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] poetryrocksalot:
HTC Touch Pro2 is much better. Touch HD just had 3G and headphone jack.

Touch Pro2 for alot of productivity - keyboard

Touch HD for alot of fun - headphones, 3G
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] crlowryjr:
worth the wait?

I 'seems' like a US version of the TP will be available in August some time ... I could probably borrow a phone from somebody for the next few weeks. Would it be worth the wait for a US version vs. the International version? I have never used 3G so I guess I won't miss what I've never had .?.?.?
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] mputtr:
well since you are in the US, you might as well get the US version. the international one works just as well since there isn't any serious changes to it. And 3g works on both. Once you try out 3g's speed, you'll be surprised :)
[XPERIA X1 General] rp-x1:
A) What were your top alternative candidates (in order of importance) (including the reasons why) for the Xperia X1?

I did look at all sorts of phones:

Nokia N97

Samsung Omnia

HTC Touch Pro

02 XDA (whichever the latest one is)

Tocca Ultra

B) What was the primary phone that you used prior to this?

Nokia E90

Awesome keyboard, good build quality (built like a tank!), crap firmware that broke most of the connectivity, hence the move!

C) What were your top alternative candidates for the phone prior to the Xperia X1? (in order of importance)(including reasons why)

Mostly Nokias to be honest:

I had an N80IE (pretty good phone to be honest) prior.

I always wanted a communicator as I'm a bit of a "top spec/flagship model" geek at heart, and the E90 was good to hold, if a little big, but the keyboard made up for that.

I didn't have any prerequisites really, but I did fancy a qwerty keyboard, and Blackberry ones aren't good for big thumbs...

D) Do you have any facts that you would like to share about yourself (must involve phones)?

I've had the following phones:

Philips Diga

Philips Savvy

Nokia 5110

Nokia 3310

Nokia 3510

Nokia 3510i

Started to look at early 'smart' phones:

Nokia 7610

Nokia N80

Nokia N80IE

Nokia E90 Communicator

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1i
[XPERIA X1 General] comeradealexi:
A) What were your top alternative candidates (in order of importance) (including the reasons why) for the Xperia X1?

iPhone 3G - was a nice phone and would of gotton it if it wasnt out of stock and since it never did come back in stock i started actually looking at other possible phones like the xperia/

I think it was the T-Mobile G1 - i didnt do much research into buying this phone except watch the sony ericsson videos and such from xperia.com, liked the G1 because of the keyboard but it didnt look as nice.

B) What was the primary phone that you used prior to this?

K610i - finally got a proper actually nice and good phone although the battery life on the k610i was literally amazing, i used to go weeks with out having to charge it.

C) What were your top alternative candidates for the phone prior to the Xperia X1? (in order of importance)(including reasons why)

Errm, think it was mainly Sony Ericsson phone because i really liked the K610i. Well to be honest i just got my Dads old phones because he was on a proper contract and i wasnt and he always got free upgrade so i always just took the old ones

D) Do you have any facts that you would like to share about yourself (must involve phones)?

Xperia has broken too many times and casue me more than enough trouble for one life time.

I once made a tut on xperia-x1.net on how to use my old K610i battery inside the xperia by putting in some card at the side - it was pretty cool as a spare battery alternative but i think it was a little too large for the case to fit on.

When the iPhone 3G was release i rushed to the shops only to find it compleatly sold out - eventually i came to sense and started to consider other phones but i spent so long waiting for the Xperia to actually be released.
[XPERIA X1 General] orelsi:
I will not!!! You can't make me do it!!!!!!!

lolz....

A) What were your top alternative candidates (in order of importance) (including the reasons why) for the Xperia X1?

I had read and checked almost any article/vid/review of the upcoming pocket pc/smartphones at that time. I needed to change my N95. I was hesitating between these:

3 - Samsung Omnia.

It is a dumbed down Xperia without a keyboard. I did like the design a lot at that time (not so much now). The specs were great, but I will never again by a touchscreen only device (after the craptastic Touch HD).

2 - Nokia N97

There was a long time to wait for the N97 to come out, but having used the N95 for so long I was willing to wait. I had doubts about Nokia making a touchscreen phone. I don't want to be a better tester and then a better device to come after that.

The pathetic processor and the same old Symbian is what put me off.

1 - HTC Touch Pro

What can I say? Great keyboard, great specs, kinda ugly design but function over form ftw :). A device that you can do anything with and can be certain that the job would get done. I hesitated between this and the X1 for months. I know that I have made the right decision now :D.

B) What was the primary phone that you used prior to this?

I used 2 phones actually:

1 - Nokia N95

Best device int he world for a long time. Media monster, unparalleled speakers and great functionality.

2 - HTC Touch HD. (worst phone in the world)

Crap.

C) What were your top alternative candidates for the phone prior to the Xperia X1? (in order of importance)(including reasons why)

The same as the answers for the first question. I have been interested in PCs, UMPCs, PDAs, Phones etc. for many years, but I am ashamed to admit that I did not know about the Xperia for some time after it was announced.

D) Do you have any facts that you would like to share about yourself (must involve phones)?

Um.......

I have been a fan of smartphones and PDAs for years and haven't used many "dumb" phones. I never liked Nokia (still don't), but used to buy their devices for their great quality. No matter what you prefer, Nokia is the best in the market. You may bash them or whatever, but when you make a decision for a device that will help you daily, you must be objective.

I have had many Nokia devices, but I liked only 2 of them. Nokia N95 and the Nokia N93.

I also had a razr (and I still love it):D.
[XPERIA X1 General] slash_5150:
A) What were your top alternative candidates (in order of importance) (including the reasons why) for the Xperia X1?

HTC Touch Pro

-nice keyboard but smaller screen, lacks 3.5mm jack.

Samsung Innov8

-rich in features but once i got hold of it and held it in my palm it was a no-no.

too large for my liking. and looks boring...

Samsung Omnia

-doesnt look as cool as the X1, smaller res, lack 3.5mm jack. and once my brother got one it was out!

Sony Ericsson W960i

-almost got one. would hv been an impulsive decision cos i was really bored of my k810 and didnt want to wait any longer for the x1.

B) What was the primary phone that you used prior to this?

Sony Ericsson K810i. good camera. thats all.

served its time well. but i wanted more from a phone....

C) What were your top alternative candidates for the phone prior to the Xperia X1? (in order of importance)(including reasons why)

N82. awesome specs but at the time the price was a little steep and i was a poor student.

so i settled for the cheaper alternative. :(

[D] Other Facts

really hope theres an awesome wm6.5 phone by q4 this yr to replace my X1.

maybe HTC Firestone or X2?? :)

i want to stick to wm cos i like customizing and modding my phone. :D
[XPERIA X1 General] Rudegar:
A)

touch pro

b) himalaya

c) only himalaya
[Touch Pro CDMA] Thr Guy 34:
I was wondering if there was a way to change the softkey bar and the top windows bar color and font on just the tf3d? I have ui tweaker but it changes it for the whole phone. I want it to be black with green font on just the tf3d and green with white font in programs and the program list and what-not. I also want to make my slider clear. I have tried a few cabs but then you see the icon behind the big icon of the slider.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] jdiazbej:
Hello,

I know there are guides and tutorials about creating your own splash for the diamond, but I tried for hours and i can't create the final NBH (I'm stuck with the NB file), I get an error in the final step that I can't fix. I'm attaching the image I would like to have converted to nbh to load as my splash. Could anyone please convert it for a Diamond nbh file and post it.

Thanks!!
[Off-topic] telegraph0000:
My very bright but technologically infantly 9 year old girl made me give her a good talking to today. She has seen several of the new iphone commercials...

Cut and paste, now on the iphone 3gs

voice command now on the iphone 3gs

"can your phone do that?"

can my phone do that...can my phone do that..it's as if they were reinventing the wheel!!!

Give Jobs a pat on the head, he just tied his ishoelaces!!!

Sad to say that Apple thinks most people are I-diots!!

(okay, okay...looked funnier on my paper napkin)
[Off-topic] poetryrocksalot:
Well people do know that iPhone wasn't capable of that. And "real life" not internet people always talks about the flaws (especially if they have one).

Not everyone is an idiot. Some people do know that the iPhone lacks some capabilities but they just dont give a crap.

If people actually wanted the features of Windows Mobile, for example, they would flock our forums even more.

That's just the way the world works. Not everyone is a techie. Not everyone gives a crap about the other OS.

Of course there are a few people who are just plain stupid. There was this one guy who kept on saying that the iPhone had a heat sensitive Touch Screen.
[Off-topic] mattcrisco:
:eek:

ok... not that far away from what it is, but reading this I just imagined him with a pocket lighter demonstrating it :D
[Off-topic] derekwilkinson:
Most people don't even have an email address....
[Off-topic] telegraph0000:
Agreed, but most people do have phones...yeah, the majority may think that I have an iPhone, but it's because of their sinister marketing campaign. But for those here...that have seen the light, don't thise commercials just make you nodd your head nd roll your eyes?

Oh, yeah, HDwobble is useless but extreme sophomoric "Porky's" fun.
[Off-topic] josefcrist:
you know apple invented the phone.
[Off-topic] telegraph0000:
Lord I hope you failed history...

Who invented the telephone?

Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of Alexander Melville Bell and Eliza Grace Symonds, daughter of a surgeon in the Royal Navy. His mother, who was a portrait painter and accomplished musician, began to lose her hearing when Graham (a name that was used by his family and close friends) was twelve. His father had a world wide reputation as a teacher and author of textbooks on correct speech, and as the inventor of "visible speech," a code of symbols which indicated the position and action of the throat, tongue and lips in uttering various sounds. Melville’s Visible Speech helped to guide the deaf in learning to speak and Graham became an expert in its use for that purpose.

Graham and his two brothers assisted Melville in public demonstrations in Visible Speech, beginning in 1862. At the same time he enrolled as a student-teacher at Weston House, a boys’ school near Edinburgh where he taught music and speech in exchange for being a student of other subjects. A year later he became a full-time teacher at the University of Edinburgh while studying at the University of London.

In 1866 Bell carried out a series of experiments to determine how vowel sounds are produced. He combined the notes of electrically driven tuning forks to make vowel sounds which gave him the idea of "telegraphing" speech. In 1870 his brothers died of tuberculosis and his family moved to Brantford, Ontario, Canada to a healthier climate. A year later Graham moved to Boston where he opened a school for teachers of the deaf and in 1872 became a professor at Boston University.

Bell’s interest in electricity continued and he attempted to send several telegraph messages over a single wire at one time. Lacking the time and skill to make the equipment for these experiments he enlisted the help of Thomas A. Watson from a nearby electrical shop. The two became fast friends and worked together on the tedious experimentation to produce sounds over the "harmonic telegraph." It was on June 2, 1875, while Bell was at one end of the line and Watson worked on the reeds of the telegraph in another room that he heard the sound of a plucked reed coming to him over the wire.

The next day, after much tinkering, the instrument transmitted the sound of Bell’s voice to Watson. The instrument transmitted recognizable voice sound, not words. Bell and Watson experimented all summer and in September, 1875, Bell began to write the specifications for his first telephone patent.

The patent was issued on March 7, 1876. The telephone carried its first intelligible sentence three days later in the rented top floor of a Boston boarding house at 109 Court Street, Boston.

Apple:

Established in Cupertino, California on April 1, 1976 and incorporated January 3, 1977,[5] the company was called Apple Computer Inc. for its first 30 years, but dropped the word "Computer" on January 9, 2007[6] to reflect the company's ongoing expansion into the consumer electronics market in addition to its traditional focus on personal computers.

PWNED!!!!!!!
[Off-topic] venelar:
i do beleive you just took the bait
[Off-topic] liamhere:
hummm

hook....line and sinker :)
[Off-topic] ai6908:
I am pretty sure you were joking right! Or atleast I hope LOL
[Off-topic] Irregular Programming:
Antonio Santi Giuseppe Meucci invented the telephone.

Graham Bell had money to patent it.

pwned!

;)
[Off-topic] hassler:
and now with PR campains from APPLE

it is Jobs the one who invented phone :))
[Off-topic] josefcrist:
double pwned! on snap

telegraph i know who invented the phone. my comment was a social cometary saying people are ignorant to think that the iphone is innovative in anyway.
[Off-topic] Aisorik:
I dislike Apple marketing, service, and many of their more uninformed users, but the products themselves aren't horrid. Overpriced? Arguably. Value is in the eye of the beholder, even if the beholder doesn't care for all the facts.
[Off-topic] telegraph0000:
You see how frustrated I am?????

AAAAaaaaAAaAAAaahh!!!! My sense of sarcasm...my bladder control....

THEY'RE GONE!!!!!!!!
[Off-topic] josefcrist:
he he. it is ok you can't hear the tone of my voice.
[Off-topic] lamborg:
The first iphone didn't had any video recording, cut-paste options.

Now the improved versions have, and they think they have done a big job getting those options... what a baby group...:p
[Off-topic] orelsi:
I have spent so much time explaining what a crappy device the iPhail is to the ignorant crApple fanboys. It is not even a smartphone. It is a damn feature phone with outdated hardware and software capabilities.

Apple has good marketing campaigns + people are naive sheep = iPhail success.

I don't mind anyone using and enjoying. I just HATE it when someone comes and says that it is the best device ever or that apple invented anything.

TROLLED !!!
[Off-topic] Hannigan174:
I have an idea

I was wondering if there is a way we can put an end to the WinMo hating threads that keep popping up. It does seem like in the last few months there has regularly been new threads created just to complain or be haters and not find solutions.

I am not sure what, if anything can be done, but I would like it if at least such nonsensical threads could be moved to the off-topic section because they generally don't have anything to do with any of the hardware, software or operating system.

Anyone else have any thoughts about this?
[Off-topic] custardo01:
I agree. The problem is threads can start with good intetntion and be useful and then they often seem to deteriorate into a pointless opinion based argument. Not sure of a way round the problem short of starting a separate forum called XDA Under 16's:D
[Off-topic] sguerra923:
Just curious what are the PROS and CONS that you guys see with the new Iphone 3GS and not the old 2g and 3G iphone..
[Off-topic] crazy talk:
no joke. they also invented touch screens.
[Off-topic] josefcrist:
wrong

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchscreen

edit: har har. i fell for it.
[Off-topic] Hannigan174:
I think that was meant as a joke. For those that are familiar with Apple we know that Apple is not a research and development company. They take existing technology and design products to use them (generally, in my opinion, no better than the competition) and then market them as a new and unique feature.

The joke is that for those not in the know they believe that the features that Apple promotes are new and innovative, but actually have already been found on numerous devices previously.

So if you took the "Apple invented the telephone" and "Apple invented the touchscreen" seriously then, unfortunately, you took the bait.
[Off-topic] sguerra923:
Anyone? :confused:
[Off-topic] Hannigan174:
iPhone 3gs is just iPhone 3g with video, new iPhone OS fixes some of the major flaws, but it is still somewhat limited for customization.

WinMo is WinMo. I don't really want to go into all of what makes WinMo and iPhone different, sorry, there are numerous posts that cover this, but in terms of 3GS just refer to the above paragraph.
[Off-topic] josefcrist:
hahaha. crap i think that you are right. i wrote "apple invented the telephone"
[Off-topic] Jim Coleman:
The iphone fails as follows;

1. Carrier tie-in. Unless you're prepared to jailbreak your phone, you are stuck with one carrier. O2. This lack of flexibility is a FAIL.

2. O2. Look, O2 just suck. Their coverage is rubbish, their network is unreliable, and their 3G is a joke. FAIL.

3. Apple iTunes Tie-in. You have to use iTunes to put stuff on your phone. iTunes sucks. You can't just plug into a PC and drag and drop stuff to and fro unless you don't mind the OS being unable to see and use it. FAIL.

4. App Store monopoly. If you want to download independent software from places outside of the app store, you can't. If Apple ban an app, that's it, your shafted. FAIL.

5. Multitasking. Do I even need to mention this? You cannot run more than one app at a time on iPhone. How in heck is that supposed to be usable? FAIL.

6. Tethering. With WinMo, it's free. With O2, £15 a month. FAIL.

7. Tomtom. Still unavailable. FAIL.

8. Over-the-air Sync to Net storage for backups and PC access. Free via Myphone on WinMo. £60 a year on the iphone. FAIL.

9. Flash. iPhone doesn't have it. FAIL.

10. www.pleasefixtheiphone.com. FAIL.
[Off-topic] sguerra923:
I don't think they're similar 3GS and 3G..
[Off-topic] Aisorik:
3gs has much better internal hardware, if it could natively mult-task the thing would be a beast for most non-business use.

The iphone does have many limitations, some of which jailbreaking can/will remedy. (Anyone who says it doesn't count, remember, you're on an entire forum dedicated to fixing flaws and modifying windows mobile on HTC phones)

There have been a couple fairly unbiased threads, but some insecure folk just seem to ignore them cause of the, you know, validity.
[Off-topic] orelsi:
They are the same device. Apple has been making the same device for the past several years and people are still paying for it.
[Off-topic] Aisorik:
^ Kinda like how HTC has included the same/similar processor in the last few models?