[Q] Gifting P509/P500 - Oxygen, PerfectPeso, OMGB/OMGFB or OpenOptimus

[Explore3]

I am giving a P500 (actually a P509) to my sister. She has never used an Android phone. My main criteria are stability and reasonable battery life. I was considering Oxygen. However, I think it would be better to have a feature-rich ROM. So my sister will not have to tweak it. I would also like to setup A2SD of some sort.

I have used the old OpenOptimus Rom with no problems. Very stable.

OMGB & OMGFB are ROMS from the same developer as OpenOptimus. However, I am not sure if they are stable yet, since they are recently released.

Perfect Peso - Seems to be feature-rich. Not sure about the stability. However, the dev seems to be missing since Mid May.

What I would like is an updated OpenOptimus ROM. I might just install this old ROM anyway, as this is for my sister. Any other suggestions? Which newer ROM is closest to OpenOptimus?

Thanks!

PS I am also giving her a Nook Color.
PPS Hope this is not a violation of the prohibition on "What's the best ROM/Kernel/Theme?" threads.

 

[FitAmp]

For someone that is completely new to android, start them off in stock first until they get used to it. In my opinion I'd use oxygen once they become familiar with android

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[williamcharles]

Use oxygen...smooth stable and battery friendly...

 

[pradipsoman]

Oxygen...all the way

 

[DistantFather]

G-T-R V7.7 or RAZR ROM

use any of these..both are feature rich from the same person:

G-T-R if she's into gaming

RAZR-UI if she wants it battery efficient yet feature rich rom

 

[Explore3]

Thank you for the input!! I will need to install and troubleshoot the new ROM this weekend. I would like to send it off on Monday.

 

[.:Paradox:.]

Is an unlocked Optimus P509 the same as P500 ? Please tell me.

 

[Explore3]

Is an unlocked Optimus P509 the same as P500 ? Please tell me.

They are almost the same. You can use any P500 or P509 ROM on either phone. The only difference I know is that the P509 supports the 3G band that T-mobile uses (1700/2100 MHz).

I do not have a good answer about flashing the new baseband vs the fix for the old baseband, when using a P509.

 

[recreation012]

G-T-R has a cool user interface, very eye candy, your girl would love it.. in terms of performance. this rom is the one.

 

[Explore3]

Is an unlocked Optimus P509 the same as P500 ? Please tell me.

Update - The ROMs using the old baseband all work for both the P500 and the P509.

The new baseband may eliminate data. I am just investigating this myself. It seems to be a function of newer t-mobile sims (funny sims). Some ROMs support "funny SIMs".

Another potential problem is that the new baseband does/did not include the 3G band that T-mobile uses (1700/2100 MHz). You may not get a 3g data connection.

I am not sure what I will do about the P509 I am gifting. I have no idea if my sister is using one of the newer SIMs.

 

[Explore3]

Thank you everyone for the feedback. I decided not to use the new baseband. I flashed Oxygen and the old baseband fix 2. My sister will be surprised by this Bday present.

PS Old baseband fix 2 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...2#post22855843 Feb 2012. (Bad link)

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22855843&highlight=baseband#post22855843

Okay,
assuming you have the Oxygen ROm installed,
then did the baseband Fix-2 by Aspee, (for old baseband)http://www.mediafire.com/?8nllkie8ym9nb47
You should now go into Wireless setttings, and make sure your APN is set right...


good luck.

 

[dflt]

Perfect peso is sh*t. Phone is booting for 5mins etc. Gaming isnt better. Random hangs and reboots. Me no like.

 

[-DarkKnight-]

I would just load the latest cm nightly so it has the latest features and it is FAST and interface is plain and minimal

I would also recommend blackbird cause it is also fast and feature ruch

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