Herald noob

[ac251404]

Hey all,

I just ordered my herald (t-mobile Wing) and am trying to do a bit of research into what I'm gonna do to it when it arrives. I have been trying to follow the threads in the ROMs forum but I'm getting slightly confused. The first problem I'm having is figuring out what the most recent ROMs are, there are so many different names, versions and post dates. I was wondering if some of you could reply and let me know what ROMs you are using and why.

My main use for this phone (besides calls) will be playing music, texts and email. I'm looking for something that has good interfaces for those and is also snappy/responsive. Right now I'm looking at using Open-Touch 6.0 Diamond Lite, but I am also unsure of what spb shell means and why or where I would need to register it. Is the spb shell version different from the 'throttle launcher touchflo3d' or are they two completely different things? There is a lot of terminology being thrown around here that I am having trouble finding definitions for. Is there any compiled list of applications/shells/whatever and what they do?

Thanks
ac

[fzzyrn]

There is not really a list of shells/uis/whatnot, but there are certainly a lot of choices. The two you are talking about are "SPB Mobile Shell" and "Throttle Launcher", both with their diamond themes loaded.

The biggest difference between the two is that SPB mobile shell is actually payware and to be able to use it past a certain date (i believe) requires you to go to the SPB site and purchase the software, at which point they'll give you a reg code.

Throttle Launcher, on the other hand, is freeware and was actually developed in these forums. Its TouchFlo 3d theme is more or less an exact facsimile of the touchflo 3d on the HTC diamond. However, it's a bit slow and takes up a good bit of memory, which SPB does too (but not to the extent of Throttle Launcher)

welcome to xda-devs. Its good to see a question on software as opposed to one from a hapless newcomer who just bricked their device.

[PuffyTacos]

The best ROM for a speedy, non-laggggging phone, is Just2Clean.
The most visually pleasing ROM (IMO) is by far TouchIT Touched by Vista.

Good luck - remember, you can pick how easy the flashing prosses is.
If you read, read, read, it will be incredibly simple.
If you scan, scan, scan, you will be sitting with a bricked wing and an even bigger headache.