[HD2 Android NAND Development] BAMF:
First of all, thanks to cotulla and DFT for this excellent ROM! I love a good, vanilla ROM. This post actually contains three topics, but I didn't want to clutter up the thread with multiple messages (separate headings follow.) And of course, my apologies in advance if any of this has already been discussed. I've tried to follow the thread as best as possible, but it's just to massive to read every post.

Swype

Has anyone gotten Swype working on this build? I've signed up for the beta and got the email with the download link, but when I click it the Android browser won't load the page. I know the link is good, because I can access it from my desktop (but of course I can't DL from there because it detects the wrong OS.) I have also tried downloading it from "alternative" sources, and it installs fine, but even after selecting Swype instead of the default keyboard in the setting menu it never comes up. Any ideas? This is the one thing I miss from WM6.5.

MMS Size Limits

I see a lot of you discussing how T-Mobile "sees" the phone on their end, particularly in regards to the MMS size limit. I'm fairly certain that T-Mo's sytem is based solely on the IMEI, so it should still detect it as an HD2 (not a Desire, or anything else unless you can make it report a different IMEI.) Now I base this assumption on a few things:

1) I used to work at T-Mo USA as a retail rep from 2008-09, and we had the ability to manually update the IMEI in the system, which would then cause it to identify the phone based on the IMEI. Unlocked phones from other carriers were often shown as 'Unknown Device,' with the notable exception of the iPhone (so I don't think identifying it as a Desire would do squat.)

2) The phone did not require changing the data plan from Windows to Android, it worked right away after the flash. Even though the plans are identical, T-Mo has separate codes for WinMo data and Android data. Case in point, during my use of the HD2 with WM6.5, I swapped my SIM back into my G1 and the data did not work.

3) If you log into your account on T-Mo's site, it will still show an HD2 on your line. You can manually change it to a different phone, but it will always revert back to the HD2 (or whatever phone you're using) within a couple days, as it still sees the HD2's IMEI. If you use a non-TMo phone the site shows unknown device as well, so if it was reporting as a Desire it should show either Desire or Unknown on the site.

I know that's not solving anyone's problems with MMS limits, but hopefully it provides some insight. And FYI, I'm not sure if it's on the books in the USA, but in Europe it is illegal to alter your IMEI.

General Stability Comments

For anyone who is wondering, this ROM is very stable. I've been using it for about two weeks. I have had some minor isues: had the robot voice in call once, low call volume on approximately 25-30% of calls (switch to speaker phone and then back to fix it), GPS takes a long time to acquire a signal, and finally the orientation often gets stuck in landscape and won't go back to portrait until I reboot, even after calibrating the sensor (today it seemed to be working better though.) Initially, my battery life was terrible, but after a couple days it got better. This could be because I was playing with it a lot at first, or because I had more data services syncing, or perhaps Android had to "learn" my battery's capacity. Regardless, it gets great battery life now, about on par with WM6.5. I have not experienced any freezing, no problems with sending or receiving messages, or anything else noteworthy. Honestly the stock T-Mo ROM (and all following updates) were much more problematic!