I'm running on a rooted g1, so I can use apps that require root access. but recently I've been thinking of using the hero rom. however I have no data plan and would have to go through a few hoops to borrow a sim card to log into my gmail. basically: if I changed my phones rom, will I lose the apps that I have and will I be locked out with that stupid gmail log in screen that you get the first time you use the phone? I honestly wouldn't mind at all If I could log in via wifi, but the darned thing forced you to use a data plan to log in.
I'm pretty sure unless its a update for the rom you currently have it will indeed erase your phone. I have only used cyanogen's so i cant swear by it though.
thanks, well does cyanogen allow me to active my phone via wifi? This is the only issue keeping me on the plain android software. I undertand that the official roms aren't going to allow me to use wifi, bur surely cyanogen does, right?
This is all i could find. [How To] Activation over Wifi - Android and G1 Forums, Mods, Hacks, News, Downloads, Skins, Themes, and more! | ModMyGphone
Yes flashing to a rooted rom from a legit rom will require a wipe or will wipe your phone... and yes Cyanogen roms will allow you to activate via wifi....
well thanks for that info, I may update to cyanogen in the future in that case. @nomad83: I tried that method before, I couldn't figure out the adb part. as far as I can tell, google got rid of the older adb download (the one you need for that method)
