[Touch Diamond CDMA] spongebob257:
Pegasus Rom consists of Touchflo 2.1 with Windows Mobile 6.5, both of which are a great upgrade over the stock Touchflo and Windows Mobile 6.1 that comes with the Touch Diamond. Originally I downloaded the premium version, but I found it to be bloated. All of the applications were great, but there was not a lot of memory left over, especially after using the phone for a bit, and the phone was sluggish. After a couple days something happened and the software stopped loading correctly. I then switched to the basic Touchflo version, and have been quite pleased. Since loading the Pegasus Rom Basic, I have consistently had over 40 mb of free memory, and the phone has had a zippy feel to it. I would hazard to guess that the basic version of Pegasus Rom is at least as stable as the stock rom. I’ve had it crash, but not excessively, and the phone can function without problems for long periods.

My biggest disappointment with Pegasus is that the volume control has not been re-skinned to the HTD slider. When I press the volume up or down controls, an ugly Microsoft pop up appears with an arrow running along a line as a volume adjustment interface. Not only isn’t this finger friendly, but it adjusts the volume in wide increments that make it difficult to use for listening to music. In fact, I have had to use the Windows Media Player interface for listening to music because that has volume push button controls that are finger friendly enough and has many more increments. In fact, the Touchflo music player interface is rendered useless for me since there is not a decent volume control to use with it. One program that was left out that I think was a mistake was the HTC audio booster, graphic equalizer. You need a graphic equalizer to realize the potential of the devise as an MP3 player, and without it the MP3 player functionality is crippled. The absence of the graphic equalizer would have been a deal breaker for me, but I was able to find the cab for one right here on XDA Developers, so I was able to install it separately.

The program does not come with the new WM 6.5 slide to unlock program. It does have the basic lock program that works with the familiar two button unlock sequence. It is probably just as well that the WM 6.5 slide to unlock screen was not included because there is a conflict between that program and the HTC caller ID slide to answer screen. In any event, the S2U2 slide to unlock program is better than the new WM program and is free.

The WM 6.5 start menu is laid out in three columns, which is much easier to use and see than the four column layout favored by some other developers.

I had to install Myphone and Windows Live separately because they were not included. The Windows Mobile Market Place was included, but I think that was a mistake. I would rather have the audio booster than Microsoft’s lousy software store. Did you know that Market Place does not allow the installation of software onto internal memory? Everything you buy from the Market Place has to be put in the storage memory and you never get to keep the cab file. I tried Market Place, but would never go back to buying anything from it until these short comings are rectified.

In sum, I think Pegasus Rom Basic works quite well, and is a significant improvement over the stock rom and OS on the Diamond. The Touchflo 2.5 Sense interface is great, but it may use too much memory to ever be stable on the Diamond. Touchflo 2.1 offers much of the added functionality of Sense, without using all the memory, so I recommend it for someone who wants to up grade their Diamond.