Custom ROMs

Rightttt, so custom ROMs
what are they
well ROMs are basically Read-Only-Memory s
and they're like basically whatever basic stuff your system runs on
So like for android, it's the part of the phone which you directly interact with, the home screen, settings, etc.etc.

However, I've noticed something (unconfirmed but likely)
Why do phones with Stock ROM (factory default, extra apps installed does not affect this) usually die in about 1-2 years, but phones with custom ROMs can last >3 years even though the hardware is stressed more?
And isn't it weird the manufacturers attributed it to motherboard failure even though there's not much stress on it?

So, if your phone is still under warranty (despite what they say about rooting voiding warranty, it's bullshit. save yourself 300 dollars in the shop by saying it's not rooted), and it's nearing 1 year old or for extended warranty, nearing the end of the warranty period, i suggest you get a custom ROM.

For simplicity's sake i shall use the Sony Ericsson X8 (or Sony), which has a HUGE developer support base.

Now if you have clockwordmod installed and rooted your phone, you are ready. If you haven't, read my other tutorials (or at least guides, otherwise Google is your best friend, followed by XDA)

I would suggest you stick to more well-known developers and better ROMs like the default cyanogenmod ----> http://www.cyanogenmod.org/ (note for x8, w8 users you need a cyanogenmod port, and abbreviations for cyanogenmod is CM, i suggest you start with CM7). For x8 or w8 users, you can also use this absolutely awesome ROM GingerDX ----> https://code.google.com/p/gingerdx/ and ------->http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1188486

non x8/w8 users the install instructions are usually rather similar too as with the GDX one but PLEASE READ ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY OR YOU COULD END UP WITH A HARDBRICK.