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  1. mnwaterbug

    Root What are the benefits to rooting & various custom ROMs?

    I just ordered a Marquee from Ting. My current phone is an LG Optimus V; it came with Froyo and very little memory for apps. Rooting allowed virtually unlimited storage with Link2SD, and installing a custom Gingerbread ROM made it much prettier, faster/smoother and more customizable...
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    Root Thanks MrG, AndyOpie and everybody else that contributes!

    A couple weeks ago I was getting low memory warnings. Trying to remove as many apps as i could to keep the OV running. Thinking it was time to throw in the towel and get a new phone. I read the posts. Got some good tips from AndyOpie. Rooted, installed BackSide ROM which was nice, but...
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    Root Minutes Checker: Virgin Mobile

    I rooted last week, and am running MiRaGe 01292013 (which happily seems not to freeze-up on my phone, like BACKside-IHO-VM670-05022012). Since rooting, the "Minutes Checker: Virgin Mobile" app by Jay Goel fails, reporting: Dunno if the problem is my phone, the app, or VM. There is another...
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    Root Why Link2SD if the ROM will "Move to SD Card"?

    I recently rooted and put the Backside ROM on my phone. Previously, there were many apps that could not "Move to SD Card", the button was grayed out. With the Backside ROM, anything can be moved. So I'm wondering... what's the benefit to Link2SD if the ROM has this capability? Thanks!
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    Root Newly rooted phone freezes 1-2 times per day

    It's a 2 year old Optimus V, ZV4, had 2.2.1. I carefully followed this recipe to root & install the BACKside-IHO-VM670-05022012 Gingerbread: [HOW-TO] Simplified Root + Recovery + Custom ROM Now it works great ...until it suddenly and unpredictably freezes. After a "freeze", the power button...
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