How to use an i900 Custom ROM..(XP only)

I 'think' he means that he's using this ROM with no region check.
http://www.pspmyspace.com/omnia/2009/04/dxia5-official-clean-rom.html

I've used it for about a year without any problems. It has extra space because some stuff has been removed (never need that stuff) and it's good on battery. But I would highly recommend SPB Shell, it makes the phone loads more user friendly.    

I suppose you have cut down the backlight time and set it to auto adjust not max brightness. To adjust the screen times click on the battery icon, the backlight icon can be put on your screen via the add a widget option in SPB Shell, just scroll down in the first widget selection screen. Also checking for new E-mail regularly drains the battery so it's best to set it to less frequent, it you use this option. I have used Skype for over an hour via WiFi but the battery was only 6 months old at the time.

"Thanks for the help guys having tried other forums trust me just getting a response is good let alone some actual helpful suggestions"  Thanks you're welcome.

But when you learn how to use it better you will be very pleased with it. 

Thanks Shokka from what i have read it is flashing the phone part that is the riskiest thing to do and thats when most people brick their phone which i am not keen to do lol.  As it was a contract phone would i be able to take it to a samsung service centre and have them update the firmware even if it means paying a small fee for them to do it.  Normally i don't have a problem with stuff like this and have updated firmware on various components in my pc but reading on forums makes it sound like using vista 64 and flashing phones is not the best thing and has made me a little bit worried.  Does anyone know of a service i can use in the uk if the service centre won't do it that i could pay to get it done and have that little piece of mind ?.

Thanks for that Omnian think thats what i will do as i am happy with the standard phone plus spb so not really interested in all the different roms there are and would prefer to be safe rather then sorry. 

I use a slightly cut down version of a standard ROM with SPB Shell and I'm very happy with it.

If you haven't got these already here's some things that you need:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e3821449-3c6b-42f1-9fd9-0041345b3385&displaylang=en

Or are useful:
TorchButtonOmnia (cab below) you can out a torch on/off button on your screen.

MoDaCo.OmniaTHREAD (below) turn off thread messaging without doing a reg edit. Look for "Omnia THR.." in the programs screen.

dwruler (below) puts a ruler on your screen which you can calibrate to make it accurate.

http://www.sportypal.com/ Helps you workout how far your local pub is and how many calories you burned after you have walked there. Takes ages to get a GPS lock the 1st time but is faster if you 1st get a lock using Google maps, so I was told. GPS uses the battery quite fast though.

Well done on your first flash