Android vs iPhone

I've had 3 android phones. i personally dont care enough to spend the time doing all that. i hated spending the time to jail break, then unlock, then get the mms to work thru boot legs when i had the iphone on t-moblie. now that im on att i have an un jail broke phone. its got everything i want on it and thats all that matters. phone refernce, htc hd2 with a rom load of android on it wasnt nerd enough to get it to work right. one i cant remember the name of and then i had a mytouch4g for a while was kinda happy but it was lack luster real fast. I've been happy with my iphone 4 for some time now.

If I were to leave a phone pretty much stock, I'd probably be happy withs' iPhone as well. I'm just picky and like customization. I like being able to get rid of all the bs apps that Verizon starts me with. Free tethering is a plus that Android peeps usually have to pay for. But it does take a LOT of reading, as nobody has put out a step-by-step-for-dummies how-to on rooting/installing a new ROM.
Oh, and adding battery life or making the phone faster are bonuses, as well.

there's usually step by steps now on the XDA forums but each companies that make the phones are different.

For example, it took me hours to root and install the custom rom in my HTC since HTC requires you to do a lot of shit to have S-OFF. Whereas it only took Nisan (GRBeastin) literally 5 minutes for his Samsung Galaxy S2.

I found some how-tos, they just use words that I don't understand.

Is there anybody that would root my inspire for me? Cuz I'm not too good with computers and all that stuff.

la_negra_94 wrote:

Is there anybody that would root my inspire for me? Cuz I'm not too good with computers and all that stuff.

just spend some time reading it and you'll learn as you go. i'm a complete noob when it comes to phones but I was able to root and installed a rom for mine. if you're unable to do it then i tihnk there was a guy on craigslist that was willing to root it for 20 dollars.

Don't forget to do a COMPLETE wipe of your phone and do not use a ROM installer. Otherwise, it will never work right.

kaj wrote:

Don't forget to do a COMPLETE wipe of your phone and do not use a ROM installer. Otherwise, it will never work right.

That's one of the main things that needs to be done otherwise you get Super User errors. #SU <--- looks like that on the android task bar. Different phones have different ways of rooting, I know the samsung phones are the easiest to root, HTC and Motorolas seem to be a little more complex. It only took me 5 minutes to root because I was backing up all my apps and downloading software, but after I was done with that, 2 minutes to do the entire rooting process if even that. I'm getting about 3400 on quadrant standard with an untouched kernel. As soon as I figure out why the stupid android market won't let me download paid apps, I'll be overclocking to 1.5 and score roughly 5000 with a stock kernel and 7200+ with a modded kernel.

GRBeaSTin wrote:

kaj wrote:

Don't forget to do a COMPLETE wipe of your phone and do not use a ROM installer. Otherwise, it will never work right.

That's one of the main things that needs to be done otherwise you get Super User errors. #SU <--- looks like that on the android task bar. Different phones have different ways of rooting, I know the samsung phones are the easiest to root, HTC and Motorolas seem to be a little more complex. It only took me 5 minutes to root because I was backing up all my apps and downloading software, but after I was done with that, 2 minutes to do the entire rooting process if even that. I'm getting about 3400 on quadrant standard with an untouched kernel. As soon as I figure out why the stupid android market won't let me download paid apps, I'll be overclocking to 1.5 and score roughly 5000 with a stock kernel and 7200+ with a modded kernel.

A see now you're talking like the how-tos I read: over my head. Lol

GRBeaSTin wrote:

kaj wrote:

Don't forget to do a COMPLETE wipe of your phone and do not use a ROM installer. Otherwise, it will never work right.

That's one of the main things that needs to be done otherwise you get Super User errors. #SU <--- looks like that on the android task bar. Different phones have different ways of rooting, I know the samsung phones are the easiest to root, HTC and Motorolas seem to be a little more complex. It only took me 5 minutes to root because I was backing up all my apps and downloading software, but after I was done with that, 2 minutes to do the entire rooting process if even that. I'm getting about 3400 on quadrant standard with an untouched kernel. As soon as I figure out why the stupid android market won't let me download paid apps, I'll be overclocking to 1.5 and score roughly 5000 with a stock kernel and 7200+ with a modded kernel.

Mine is over 9000. come at me bro

kaj wrote:

GRBeaSTin wrote:

kaj wrote:

Don't forget to do a COMPLETE wipe of your phone and do not use a ROM installer. Otherwise, it will never work right.

That's one of the main things that needs to be done otherwise you get Super User errors. #SU <--- looks like that on the android task bar. Different phones have different ways of rooting, I know the samsung phones are the easiest to root, HTC and Motorolas seem to be a little more complex. It only took me 5 minutes to root because I was backing up all my apps and downloading software, but after I was done with that, 2 minutes to do the entire rooting process if even that. I'm getting about 3400 on quadrant standard with an untouched kernel. As soon as I figure out why the stupid android market won't let me download paid apps, I'll be overclocking to 1.5 and score roughly 5000 with a stock kernel and 7200+ with a modded kernel.

A see now you're talking like the how-tos I read: over my head. Lol

lol, I'm not really a how-to, just did a little bit of reading.

currently flashing the Sense 3.5 rom into my sensation. This will be good enough until icecream sandwich 4.0 is out~!

GRBeaSTin wrote:

kaj wrote:

GRBeaSTin wrote:

kaj wrote:

Don't forget to do a COMPLETE wipe of your phone and do not use a ROM installer. Otherwise, it will never work right.

That's one of the main things that needs to be done otherwise you get Super User errors. #SU <--- looks like that on the android task bar. Different phones have different ways of rooting, I know the samsung phones are the easiest to root, HTC and Motorolas seem to be a little more complex. It only took me 5 minutes to root because I was backing up all my apps and downloading software, but after I was done with that, 2 minutes to do the entire rooting process if even that. I'm getting about 3400 on quadrant standard with an untouched kernel. As soon as I figure out why the stupid android market won't let me download paid apps, I'll be overclocking to 1.5 and score roughly 5000 with a stock kernel and 7200+ with a modded kernel.

A see now you're talking like the how-tos I read: over my head. Lol

lol, I'm not really a how-to, just did a little bit of reading.

Whaa? Oh, no...I said you SOUND like the how-tos I read. Lol. Speaking German.

Rickdaddy wrote:

currently flashing the Sense 3.5 rom into my sensation. This will be good enough until icecream sandwich 4.0 is out~!

what a pos the beta was. word to you all, stick with what people are using comfortablly

kaj wrote:

GRBeaSTin wrote:

kaj wrote:

GRBeaSTin wrote:

kaj wrote:

Don't forget to do a COMPLETE wipe of your phone and do not use a ROM installer. Otherwise, it will never work right.

That's one of the main things that needs to be done otherwise you get Super User errors. #SU <--- looks like that on the android task bar. Different phones have different ways of rooting, I know the samsung phones are the easiest to root, HTC and Motorolas seem to be a little more complex. It only took me 5 minutes to root because I was backing up all my apps and downloading software, but after I was done with that, 2 minutes to do the entire rooting process if even that. I'm getting about 3400 on quadrant standard with an untouched kernel. As soon as I figure out why the stupid android market won't let me download paid apps, I'll be overclocking to 1.5 and score roughly 5000 with a stock kernel and 7200+ with a modded kernel.

A see now you're talking like the how-tos I read: over my head. Lol

lol, I'm not really a how-to, just did a little bit of reading.

Whaa? Oh, no...I said you SOUND like the how-tos I read. Lol. Speaking German.

Ja ja, Sprechen sie Deutsch? Ich habe es fur drei jahre gelerne.

Das Auto.

On a side note, I FINALLY got snes games working on my sensation. I LOVE IT.

what are some good apps for rooted phones

the Panda ap, pretty much a blackmarket ap that allows you to get some aps that they orignally charge for, for free.

also, hands down, snes emulator w/ room (dunno if you even needa be rooted for that one or not)

I've never been able to get emulators to work...sad fail.