fastest wm6 version [Archive]

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14th October 2007, 09:52 PM

Hi guys, im just trying to figure out which wm6 is the fastest for my T-mo Dash.

Is it the Rogers WM6, HTC generic WM6 or T-mobile's WM6?

Thanks in advance for the help.

gottifour

14th October 2007, 10:36 PM

Ive tried the tmo6 and rogers. The rogers is way faster to me.

Technology

15th October 2007, 12:06 AM

Ive tried the tmo6 and rogers. The rogers is way faster to me. Yeah, without a doubt the Rogers ROM got Superman speed (faster than a speeding bullet).

adewey234

15th October 2007, 01:59 AM

The HTC rom and Rogers rom are almost identical in speed, but the HTC rom doesnt have the stupid Rogers flash screen and loaded programs as the Rogers rom. Both roms however are way faster than the T-mobile rom

travisc

15th October 2007, 02:33 AM

The rogers rom is noticably faster than the HTC rom.

gospeed.racergo

15th October 2007, 09:31 AM

I went from Tmo to HTC to Rogers, and I will say Tmo is by FAR the slowest, but has the most stuff built in too. Live search, Voice commands, etc. HTC and Rogers both seemed equally fast, but the HTC had incorrect key mapping and some other minor things I didnt like. I am now on the Rogers, and it is my favorite. I was able to install Live Search (http://mobile.search.live.com/client/download/wm/LiveSearch.cab) seperately to my storage card, keeping the system memory free. I also used this .CAB file (http://downloads.rogers.com/wireless/products/phones/HTC/SP_AllowCertificateInstall.cab) to fix the application unlock that Rogers uses. My only real complaint it is the alpha dialing is gone. I need that fixed! The rest of the stuff is all the same. I immediately change the home screen and layout, as well as the in call screen to suit my taste.

BTW, all my links were found here...on the XDA site. This site ROCKS

jhwo99

15th October 2007, 08:24 PM

I have two S-620. I've tried all the roms. Now I have one Rogers and one RUS rom.
The russian rom is faster ! and better !

indiekiduk

16th October 2007, 04:59 PM

HTC's roms are usually the fastest and cleanest which is why I am using it and don't have any problems. I haven't tried Rodgers though so it may well be newer.

surfing10

16th October 2007, 06:12 PM

Ok now we have:

Rogers = 3
HTC Rus = 1
Tmo = 0

I'll try the HTC Rus because it's more clean that the others.

gospeed.racergo

16th October 2007, 06:16 PM

is the key mapping correct on the rus rom?

ayoraider07

16th October 2007, 08:09 PM

cswroe

16th October 2007, 08:39 PM

I was wondering how using a different ROM will affect the use of TMO specific items such as MyFavs? Does it still work, you just do not get the interface on your phone?

snotboy32

16th October 2007, 09:00 PM

Off topic: What about battery life?

mofoliar

16th October 2007, 09:08 PM

I am using Rogers Rom and i like it.. I had TMo Rom it was ok, but had memory leaks and a little sluggish.. I have also used HTC Rom too, which was good too.. so either HTC or Roger's is better than TMO Rom.. hope that helps!

surfing10

17th October 2007, 05:44 PM

Now I'm using the German version of HTC.. I think it's better than Tmo but is not as fast as I expected.

JAmerican

18th October 2007, 02:08 AM

Off topic: What about battery life?

My battery seems to last all day with the Rodgers ROM with moderate music playing from time to time. I had two bars when I came home if that helps. Usually my T-Mo ROM would be at 1 bar or just dead but back then, I listened to more music on my Dash as I traveled.

JAmerican

boggsie

22nd October 2007, 04:24 PM

I had T-Mobile stock WM6 and it was barely adequate. I went back and forth between the WM5 and WM6 rom several times, before I finally decided to stick with WM6. The deciding factor keeping me on WM6 was that Voice Command 1.6 is included in the T-Mobile WM6 rom.

I ran the HTC rom for a week or so, but Office Mobile and Voice Command weren't in that ROM, so I reverted to the T-Mobile ROM.

I have been using the Rogers ROM for about a week and I am SOLD. I know that it does not have Voice Command, but I am almost willing to shell out $40 to get that functionality back so that I can stick with the Rogers ROM.

Rogers (quick fast, with features, while staying lean)
T-Mobile (features but bloated and slow)
HTC (fast, very lean - too lean on features for me)

surfing10

23rd October 2007, 12:53 AM

Can anyone confirm that the Rogers rom is faster/better/more reliable when using Internet Explorer? I constantly have hangups using tmo wm6, and had the same issues with wm5. Whenever Im loading a webpage that is large, like bestbuy.com or ign.com, I get a script warning: "A scriopt is causing the device to run slowly. If it continues to run, your device may become..." click abort or contiune. Anyone know of any solutions to this PIE script warning?

I'm with HTC German version and Bestbut.com still show me that a script is causing the device to run slowly ..
I think that bestbuy have to much flash animation and the Dash don't have flash player.

sagementor

23rd October 2007, 01:14 PM

Can anyone tell me why Roger's ROM is faster? Does it unload some built-in features in HTC ROM? Can I unload the component from my HTC ROM by myself ?

sagementor

23rd October 2007, 01:17 PM

Would anyone post some screenshots of Roger's ROM? I want to know how ugly it is.

surfing10

23rd October 2007, 02:58 PM

Would anyone post some screenshots of Roger's ROM? I want to know how ugly it is.

Don't worry about the uglyness .. you could change all the settings to look good again.

gospeed.racergo

23rd October 2007, 05:56 PM

Would anyone post some screenshots of Roger's ROM? I want to know how ugly it is.

If you dont mind the darkish red coloring, that layout is quite nice. This is one of the better looking default themes IMO. I have been looking and cannot find a pic of it anywhere.

gospeed.racergo

25th October 2007, 10:31 AM

here are a couple screen shots of the Rogers ROM

BAMAToNE

29th October 2007, 08:49 PM

Will loading the Rogers ROM interfere with my T-Mobile service at all? I have to say, after reading through the thread, I definitely want to try this Rogers version. I agree that the TMO ROM is sluggish and a memory hog/leaker.

And personally, I hate the new Voice Command thing. I looooved Voice Tags in WM5. I don't suppose I can use that with the Rogers ROM, could I?

Edit: Found some other relevant threads (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=333924) on the subject. I think I'm good to go on the upgrade, as long as I can fix my MMS settings.

tcolby

30th October 2007, 04:00 AM

I have a dash that was unlocked that i use on ATT. I would like to try some of the other ROMS available but I can't seem to get them or anything to load. I think i need to app unlock my phone but i don't know how. can anyone help?

gospeed.racergo

30th October 2007, 04:40 AM

Read the sticky (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=329605)- it will tell you how to CID unlock the phone so you can install other ROM's. The Rogers Rom is my favorite, very fast and mapped properly. Just add your settings and your there. It can be found here (http://www.america.htc.com/download/RUU_Excalibur_ROGERS_WWE_1.30.631.2_4.1.13.47_02.9 8.90_Ship.exe). You will also want the Certificate from rogers. Get it here (http://downloads.rogers.com/wireless/products/phones/HTC/SP_AllowCertificateInstall.cab)