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Old June 26th, 2012, 05:15 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Just bought mine today... GREAT PHONE!!!! Any tips and tricks u guus use on this phone??? & wht should i b warned about??

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Old June 26th, 2012, 05:22 PM   #2 (permalink)
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This phone is amazing. Hope you deleted all voicemails if you were a previous vm customer and swapped to this phone
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I recommend rooting and flashing meanROM. This rom is awesome
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the voicemails mess things up??
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and can u send me a link to the root guide?
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Rooting the Evo V (EASY!) this is a very detailed walk thru by one of our members. also goto android forum htc evo v all things root. i hope this helps you
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thanx ima take a look
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I recommend the z3d or whatever it is rom my personal fav
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Is there any danger of "bricking" these if something goes wrong during the root? Killing a $300 phone scares me to death... but if the possibility is low I'm going for it!
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Is there any danger of "bricking" these if something goes wrong during the root? Killing a $300 phone scares me to death... but if the possibility is low I'm going for it!
As long as you are s on these things are pretty much unbrickable. If you go the s off route then you want to make sure to be careful what you are flashing.
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As long as you are s on these things are pretty much unbrickable. If you go the s off route then you want to make sure to be careful what you are flashing.
what is "s off" & "s on"??
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Also... do any of the rooted roms help with signal strength or reception?
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