Article about why some guy no longer cares about flashing custom ROMs

http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/05/27/i-think-...my-smartphones/

Some excerpts:
...Apple did everything it could to prevent users from loading unauthorized software, but once it was on the phone they made it even more difficult to reload the original. I’d often have to enter DFU mode to return to factory settings, and that process took many frustrating hours. Each time, after the anguish regret subsided, I promised myself that it would be the last time. When the Evasi0n jailbreak was released for iOS 6, I didn’t even look at it. Never again, I said.....

...See, back in the day, CyanogenMOD was just so much faster, cleaner and better than the various OEM skins released by Samsung, HTC and the like. Today, that’s not quite true. I like Sense 5.o; I tolerate TouchWIZ. I also understand that there are so many moving parts to these manufacturer builds, removing them for a vanilla Android experience also removes many of the extras they work so hard to implement. Without TouchWIZ there is no Air View, no S Health, no Air Gesture or S Pen support; removing Sense obviates Zoe, Zoe Share, BlinkFeed and more.

And while vanilla Android may appear smoother, OEMs optimize their GPU drivers, their WiFi and Bluetooth stacks, for the specific hardware. There’s a reason that the HTC One benchmarks lower on CM10.1, despite running Android 4.2.2, than it does on Sense 5.0, which runs Android 4.1.2......

....The returns on flashing or even rooting my phones have diminished in recent years. Being able to back up my app data to Titanium has remained the one sustained use case; I no longer care for altering the OS itself. Call me old fashioned, but I want to be able to receive OTA updates when they’re released, and I just want things to work.

Call me old fashioned, but the thrill of the chase — that perfect Android experience — through a custom ROM is just no longer there.

Agree? Disagree? Let me know in the comments.......

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Just wondering, sometime when i turn on my mobile data but it doesn't detect or function until my phone is restart...is it normal ?

Btw, Using the latest original rom update.

Ok, Just now i went thought Samsung service centre regarding the symptom that i had about the mobile data fail to detect after a few times turning on even Rom shows the mobile data is turn on...and i get answer from the support that it could be due to the maxis is upgrading the 4G service and certain people are affected by this problem....she too had been affected and she change ther sim 3 times...

Any idea if this is really happening ? or just BS from tech support from Samsung service centre ?

Another update from mine side, It seem legit as what Samsung centre mention are align with maxis told me. Maxis had admitted is their problem because of the upgrade 4G aka LTE had cause many complain from both user of iphone and android phone on the data connection inconsistency thus Maxis only able to offer solution to use air plane mode if data connection are not establish and also provide a reset on my line . The problem could had prolong until this year.

P/S: i believe this only happen at Northen region