New ATT Inspire 4g Rooted/Rom'd

[Dallas]

Love the phone. I rooted/ROM'd it last weekend and am currently running LeeDroids latest build and kernel. Excellent performance and after 14 hrs of fairly easy use, 81% battery life left.

I also was able to get Netflix Streaming working again after the latest NF update.

XDA has done some fantastic stuff for the android community. I also noticed HTC just launched its new htcdev.com site for all developers/supporters of its HTC/android devices.

That and the announcement that all of the boot loaders will remain unlocked for everyone, is fantastic news.

Just wanted to post the success and why android is just a BEAST.

 

[the kid 05]

with HTC's announcement i just might only buy their phones

this is why Android on Verizon is a beast http://i43.***BLOCKED***/albums/e390/KoRnKiD05/download.jpg

 

[Dallas]

with HTC's announcement i just might only buy their phones

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LTE is SICK. I can't wait until they launch LTE here in Anchorage.

Are you on an unlimited data plan? I heard that even if you had unlimited on Verizon and got an LTE phone that they were somehow capping those plans now.

 

[TheCount]

If they keep unlimited with LTE, I will be absolutely shocked.

 

[the kid 05]

LTE is SICK. I can't wait until they launch LTE here in Anchorage.

Are you on an unlimited data plan? I heard that even if you had unlimited on Verizon and got an LTE phone that they were somehow capping those plans now.

If they keep unlimited with LTE, I will be absolutely shocked.

Yup im on unlimited, i bought my phone off contract so i wouldn't have to re-up and get possibly shafted by vzw

 

[TheCount]

Yup im on unlimited, i bought my phone off contract so i wouldn't have to re-up and get possibly shafted by vzw

Do you tether? I know ATT is cracking down on illegal tethering.

 

[YosemiteSam]

From what I've seen HTC phones absolute own. My Nexus One (made by HTC) is over a year old and it's still better than most phones out there. The only thing it's missing is LTE.

 

[the kid 05]

Do you tether? I know ATT is cracking down on illegal tethering.

I have, i did a test to see weither or not i could play xbox live over 4g (which is playable but not recommended fully) All wireless companies are, I think it should be a free service any ways i pay 90$ a month for unlimited data let me make that go to and where i want

 

[TheCount]

I have, i did a test to see weither or not i could play xbox live over 4g (which is playable but not recommended fully) All wireless companies are, I think it should be a free service any ways i pay 90$ a month for unlimited data let me make that go to and where i want

Wait, X-Box wasn't completely playable over 4G?

That's surprising, I play on 3Mb down (cheap DSL plan) and it plays fine.

 

[the kid 05]

Wait, X-Box wasn't completely playable over 4G?

That's surprising, I play on 3Mb down (cheap DSL plan) and it plays fine.

i play regularly on 50/10 so its me nit picking about lag and i was playing cod so who knows might have been a bad host

 

[the kid 05]

If you guys want, http://forum.rootzwiki.com/forum.php is a site dedicated to all things rooting/android

if you join ill see you on there (agt studly)

 

[Dallas]

If you guys want, http://forum.rootzwiki.com/forum.php is a site dedicated to all things rooting/android

if you join ill see you on there (agt studly)

I'll check it out. I am pretty much only on XDAdev.

Thanks for the info.

 

[LeonDixson]

Love the phone. I rooted/ROM'd it last weekend and am currently running LeeDroids latest build and kernel. Excellent performance and after 14 hrs of fairly easy use, 81% battery life left.

I also was able to get Netflix Streaming working again after the latest NF update.

XDA has done some fantastic stuff for the android community. I also noticed HTC just launched its new htcdev.com site for all developers/supporters of its HTC/android devices.

That and the announcement that all of the boot loaders will remain unlocked for everyone, is fantastic news.

Just wanted to post the success and why android is just a BEAST.

I hate to appear ignorant, but about this subject I am. What does rooted and ROM'd mean? What does it do? I assume it makes the phone perform better. Is that correct?

 

[YosemiteSam]

I hate to appear ignorant, but about this subject I am. What does rooted and ROM'd mean? What does it do? I assume it makes the phone perform better. Is that correct?

Most manufacturers and phone companies lock down there phones and limit what you can do with them. To Root a phone, means you get the most basic level of access to it. (where you can do anything you want) A ROM is an image of the software that runs on the phone. People like to put their own versions of the software on their phone that do things the original software did not do.

You must root the phone before you can install a new ROM. (ROM=Read Only Memory)

Root refers to basically the primary account on the phone. Unix and Linux servers have a primary account that has the ability to do anything. That account's name is "root"

 

[Dallas]

I hate to appear ignorant, but about this subject I am. What does rooted and ROM'd mean? What does it do? I assume it makes the phone perform better. Is that correct?

It makes the phone not only perform better, but a LOT better. Benchmarks of mfgr shipped phones compared to those identical phones which have been rooted and rom'd for performance, are insane in sbs comparisons.

Rooting isn't easy. There are some technical things you need to know, but there are a bagillion write ups on w/e Android phone you have and how to root it properly. All in step by step (sometimes youtubed videos) directions and VERY easy to follow.

Some root methods are a simple. Some only involve installing some software and pluggin in your phone and clicking a single button. SIMPLE ONE CLICK ANYONE? Depending on the phone, those are pretty rare nowadays. The manufacturers are getting smarter and trying to lock the phones down even further. It's a losing battle really. Everything gets opened up sooner or later. All phones do. Even the little fiefdom apple phones.
You really do need to be careful though. If you aren't careful, you can BRICK your phone making it unuseable.

 

[LeonDixson]

Most manufacturers and phone companies lock down there phones and limit what you can do with them. To Root a phone, means you get the most basic level of access to it. (where you can do anything you want) A ROM is an image of the software that runs on the phone. People like to put their own versions of the software on their phone that do things the original software did not do.

You must root the phone before you can install a new ROM. (ROM=Read Only Memory)

Root refers to basically the primary account on the phone. Unix and Linux servers have a primary account that has the ability to do anything. That account's name is "root"

It makes the phone not only perform better, but a LOT better. Benchmarks of mfgr shipped phones compared to those identical phones which have been rooted and rom'd for performance, are insane in sbs comparisons.

Rooting isn't easy. There are some technical things you need to know, but there are a bagillion write ups on w/e Android phone you have and how to root it properly. All in step by step (sometimes youtubed videos) directions and VERY easy to follow.

Some root methods are a simple. Some only involve installing some software and pluggin in your phone and clicking a single button. SIMPLE ONE CLICK ANYONE? Depending on the phone, those are pretty rare nowadays. The manufacturers are getting smarter and trying to lock the phones down even further. It's a losing battle really. Everything gets opened up sooner or later. All phones do. Even the little fiefdom apple phones.
You really do need to be careful though. If you aren't careful, you can BRICK your phone making it unuseable.

Thanks for the explanations. I have an HTC Incredible, but I doubt I'll be trying to root and ROM it.

 

[the kid 05]

Thanks for the explanations. I have an HTC Incredible, but I doubt I'll be trying to root and ROM it.

i rooted my cousins Inc and he now goes 2 days with out a charge. SkyRaider rom plus a lean undervolted kernel and modified settings via setcpu and he was golden