Why haven't you flashed a ROM yet? Seriously, it's a great device, and you're really missing out!
Honestly, because I'm lazy. Flashing a rom, first off, takes a good amount of time to gather up the correct resources, figuring out which rom to pick, learning how to actually do it, doing the actual flashing, keeping up with updates, learning how to fix errors, dealing with unsuspected bugs, etc. Trust me, I rooted my LG Vu and hated myself for doing so.
With an official upgrade, it's a quick, easy process. It has to be or the regular consumer wouldn't know how to do it.
Because it does everything I expect a phone to do, so why fix it when it's not broken?
Honestly, because I'm lazy. Flashing a rom, first off, takes a good amount of time to gather up the correct resources, figuring out which rom to pick, learning how to actually do it, doing the actual flashing, keeping up with updates, learning how to fix errors, dealing with unsuspected bugs, etc. Trust me, I rooted my LG Vu and hated myself for doing so.
With an official upgrade, it's a quick, easy process. It has to be or the regular consumer wouldn't know how to do it.
With every passing day that Samsung/At&t hasn't issued the Froyo undate i am getting closer and closer to doing the deed!!! However I am still nervous/worried about possible bricking the phone and or constantly have to flash new updates. From what I have ready it seems like a never ending process. I did go and do the JH7 update which has made my phone worse so now im really starting to consider the ROM thing.
I will admit that I am a "noob" and i have a couple questions... (sorry if they are repeated forum questions)
What does ROM actually stand for? I'm used to with computers you have RAM where you actually replace an actual component. Obviously that is not the case with ROM, but i still don't grasp what exactly ROM is and what is does.
If I flash, will i ever be able to go back to "stock" if there is ever an official froyo release? Will i really even want to go to the "official" froyo if already flashed???
I'll flash if Samsung announces Froyo won't be coming to the U.S. Captivate. Until then, the warranty and some patience is more important to me.
I have yet to see a compelling reason to void my warranty or introduce new bugs. For now my Captivate does what it's supposed to do without much trouble. Email works, the phone works, even GPS works. Battery life is even good, more often than not I get more than 24 hours out of it.
Would I like to have the latest and greatest? Sure I would, as would most people on this forum. Am I willing to possibly break something that works to get it? No I'm not. I have no idea who the folks are that put the ROMs together, and I'm not sure I trust them. How do I know they're not adding their own little "surprises" to their ROMs? I'm not trying to accuse anyone of doing anything malicious, but you never know these days.
the developers, I can assure you, are not malicious.
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