Help battery life & contract issue with Open Etna

[largecharge]

can anyone tell if the battery life on Open Etna has improved than having "rogers bloatware 1.5/1.6" ? i'm tempted to try it out (2.1 or 2.2) but i still have 1 yr left on my contract. my lg warranty period is over so trying that out at my own risk as may make a brick phone with my luck. also will Open Etna resume with rogers contract 3g signal?

 

[AmazonAnnie]

Hi largecharge,
I bought my Eve on Kijiji so it didn't matter as much for me. I am happy with OpenEtna. I rooted my phone first to remove the bloatware and then felt quite confident and went ahead with the custom ROM. I have had rare occasions where it has just shut down unexpectedly but overall it's wonderful.

As far as the battery - well it is good as long as I pay attention and keep the bluetooth and wifi off along with any other stuff running in the background that I don't need. I use System Panel Lite to turn stuff off and it's wonderful overall.

Good luck with your decision.

Annie

 

[Finn]

When compared to latest V10i version (still Android 1.5) for european GW620, Open Etna has much better battery life. Previously I needed to recharge almost daily, but now I can go 2-3 days without recharging. There has not been a single crash yet with Open Etna, which is also an improvement since the official firmware. For me, the biggest drawback is the 3Mp camera. With proper back-ups, you can go back to your old firmware.