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Sprint Employees view of XDA Devs

Just a tidbit of interest here concerning the koolaid that Sprint employees are trying to push. The Sprint employee "mykey" on Sprints Community Forums has all but called the knowledgable and hard working devs here liars concerning the CDMA kernal. Some of you might at least get a laugh out of it! A Sprint idiot at his best! community.sprint.com/baw/thread/25921?start=15&tstart=0&reqsorting=dec

wow thats epic.

ignorance is bliss, "I'm an employee, I know better than anyone else because I have the 'inside scoop'." Except for the slight detail that he's completely wrong about the source code being released, in a sense is is released, but only partially as it is lacking the cdma specific portions.
Edit: He really is cocky and ignorant. Oh well, not worth my time arguing on the internets with a douche-nozzle like that.

That guy is an absolute clown. I'm sure he knows he's wrong by now, but won't be admitting it or apologizing to the folks in that thread.

Being an employee means nothing when it comes to information. I myself am a sprint employee. Sadly many of our customers have more information than what we are privvied. We are usually made aware of upcoming changes about 1 to 2 weeks before they actually go into effect, and most of which has already been leaked or confirmed online prior to it ever hitting us.

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this guy is just a douchebag that is probably a "technition at a sprint store so he thinks that he is just the man.
I will be the first to admit that I had some reservations about following advice on this forum. However when I had a problem with my hero (see this thread) I spent an hour on the phone with sprints "advanced tech support" and they couldnt figure it out. I put the thread up and 40 minutes later the first post that replied nailed the problem right off the bat.
I learned my lesson, post here first and then if no one here can help, might as well get a new phone.

wtphoto said:
this guy is just a douchebag that is probably a "technition at a sprint store so he thinks that he is just the man.
I will be the first to admit that I had some reservations about following advice on this forum. However when I had a problem with my hero (see this thread) I spent an hour on the phone with sprints "advanced tech support" and they couldnt figure it out. I put the thread up and 40 minutes later the first post that replied nailed the problem right off the bat.
I learned my lesson, post here first and then if no one here can help, might as well get a new phone.
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Yeah, that's pretty much how I work with everything now, not just phones. I'm tired of speaking to (no offense)people in countries such as India that I can barely understand, and to top off the matter, don't really no what I'm talking about.

It looks like they don't want us posting on the subject anymore:
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Sorry folks - this thread has generated more than enough abuse reports for personal attacks and more.
I'm closing the thread.
If you chose to take the GPL issue up again, please keep your posts professional, courteous and if you work for Sprint remember that you are representing the company when you post - even off hours.
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I wasn't abusive...much.

make a new thread and continue it on lol

tkirton said:
It looks like they don't want us posting on the subject anymore:
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Sorry folks - this thread has generated more than enough abuse reports for personal attacks and more.
I'm closing the thread.
If you chose to take the GPL issue up again, please keep your posts professional, courteous and if you work for Sprint remember that you are representing the company when you post - even off hours.
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I wasn't abusive...much.
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he he. I outright cursed the bastard out. It pisses me off when the devs work their asses off on this **** because a company refuses to give us what we have a right to have and then some smart ass says they dont know anything. Ooh it pisses me off.

lol deep breaths chuck anybody with a brain knows that that guy was full of it.

good read...just wanted sound smart and got shot down...

Wow... Educated much?
As an employee, I can honestly say, even during some of my calls, I refer to this forum for answers. xda for android and ppcgeeks for winmo is pretty much biblical when it comes for hard facts, knowledge, and know how. I just had to say that. I don't post much, but I've been able to a lot of tough questions based on the answers found here.

I can't stand Sprint's forums. They are about as fair and balanced as Fox news.

notrock said:
I can't stand Sprint's forums. They are about as fair and balanced as Fox news.
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hey now some of us like Fox News lol. anyway yeah sprints forums are full of reps that feed miss-information and general stupidity

obelisk79 said:
ignorance is bliss, "I'm an employee, I know better than anyone else because I have the 'inside scoop'." Except for the slight detail that he's completely wrong about the source code being released, in a sense is is released, but only partially as it is lacking the cdma specific portions.
Edit: He really is cocky and ignorant. Oh well, not worth my time arguing on the internets with a douche-nozzle like that.
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LOL douche-nozzle. I'm gunna have to remember that one +)

well not all sprint employees are as fing stupid as him i for one am not this site is my haven f**k sprint.com there i said it! lol stupid freaking mods havent given me my "sprint employee" badge and its been like 7 months so forget them =) XDA!!!!

hey!!!
wait a min!!!
my sis works for sprint!!!!
but she is in the HR department
she comes to me for advice on their phones
she dont think most of there customer service techs know much.
and i come to XDA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kraash said:
LOL douche-nozzle. I'm gunna have to remember that one +)
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douche canoe

steve jobs is a horrible person

Anyone remember reading about THIS BULL$*!7??
That insanity has actually been implemented in the "free" ad supported game Wordfeud
I would gladly pay for the game, its a good game, but that bullcrap is not welcome on my phone.
I'm so disgusted with this right now I think I'm gonna take sick time for the rest of this day (kidding, but I am truly disgusted by this)

wrong link by chance? that goes to craiglist man looking for no iphone users

omegasun18 said:
wrong link by chance? that goes to craiglist man looking for no iphone users
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lol, sorry... thanks for the heads up
THIS
and THIS

Like in Minority report, where the ads know your name and follow you. Yay future!

Not sure why... But that article gives me the urge to punch small woodland creatures... Interesting...

Any app that implements this is shooting themselves in the foot. Yeah, they might get a few conversions out of it, but they'll put off far more people than they win over.

Sony drops lawsuit against Geohot

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/04/sony-settles-ps3-lawsuit/
isn't his a bad thing? seeing that Geohot was going to crack the bootloader

fiscidtox said:
jesus christ he mentioned it once......
He was not going to crack the bootloader.
He said it once to appease fans, get over it.
You geohot fanboys/fags are retarded
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not only that, but this is more PS3 related then android in anyway...if you read ANY of the legal docs you would know all of geohots computers/equipment was confiscated during the trial, and i doubt that he would go out buy a pc just so he could crack the bootloader, AND not only that, he said the REASON he bought the x10 was to get a feel for the security so he could crack the play. BUT since the play's bootloader should already be unlocked it really doesnt matter.

CAYCE_VII said:
not only that, but this is more PS3 related then android in anyway...if you read ANY of the legal docs you would know all of geohots computers/equipment was confiscated during the trial, and i doubt that he would go out buy a pc just so he could crack the bootloader, AND not only that, he said the REASON he bought the x10 was to get a feel for the security so he could crack the play. BUT since the play's bootloader should already be unlocked it really doesnt matter.
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This comes down to sony and SE taking a piss on their customers.
Nothing more.
SE deserves no respect.

I think it doesnt mean anything to us..but it would be interesting to see if he could do something interesting with an X10

OmegaRED^ said:
This comes down to sony and SE taking a piss on their customers.
Nothing more.
SE deserves no respect.
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#1 bonehead post of all time.

agentJBM said:
#1 bonehead post of all time.
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Thanx and you are?
Atleast i take the water marks off my cheap avatar.
#1 SE fanboy post of all time.
i can act half intelligent too.

agentJBM said:
#1 bonehead post of all time.
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#2 bonehead post of all time.

OmegaRED^ said:
Thanx and you are?
Atleast i take the water marks off my cheap avatar.
#1 SE fanboy post of all time.
i can act half intelligent too.
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Thats the guy with ADD and brags about his iq of 170 or something...
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It's not bragging it's informing.
Did i insult him? no.. only weak minded fools would attack someone for talking about something that is not even related to himself.
Or let me guess he's emperor of sony, bow down to him and give him a oil change.
Can we please go back to the subject topic.

OmegaRED^ said:
It's not bragging it's informing.
Did i insult him? no.. only weak minded fools would attack someone for talking about something that is not even related to himself.
Or let me guess he's emperor of sony, bow down to him and give him a oil change.
Can we please go back to the subject topic.
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How am I not related to Sony Ericsson? I have an X10, among other Sony products.
You are the one who went completely off topic, and turned them dropping the charges to pissing on their own customers.
This action by Sony is the third step in recent weeks to right their former mistakes. Whether the GEOhot decision is directly related to the bootloader opening or the gingerbread update remains to be seen, but they most certainly are not pissing on their customers. It is actually quite the opposite.
For someone who brags about an IQ of 170, you really seem to be illogical and immature.

*sigh*
SE announces Gingerbread update for X10, some people are unhappy.
Sony drops lawsuit against Geohot, same people are unhappy.
*sigh*

agentJBM said:
How am I not related to Sony Ericsson? I have an X10, among other Sony products.
You are the one who went completely off topic, and turned them dropping the charges to pissing on their own customers.
This action by Sony is the third step in recent weeks to right their former mistakes. Whether the GEOhot decision is directly related to the bootloader opening or the gingerbread update remains to be seen, but they most certainly are not pissing on their customers. It is actually quite the opposite.
For someone who brags about an IQ of 170, you really seem to be illogical and immature.
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lol.. i mocked sony.. not their products.
And you are not sony.
Also making fun of someone for their intelligence is a sign of insecurity.

OmegaRED^ said:
It's not bragging it's informing.
Did i insult him? no.. only weak minded fools would attack someone for talking about something that is not even related to himself.
Or let me guess he's emperor of sony, bow down to him and give him a oil change.
Can we please go back to the subject topic.
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Sorry I am a weak minded fool with ADD! Im so insecure. Do you know what stephen hawking has to say about your iq?
Hawking was asked about his IQ in a 2004 newspaper interview, and replied, "I have no idea. People who boast about their I.Q. are losers." Yet when asked "Are you saying you are not a genius?", Hawking replied "I hope I'm near the upper end of the range."
But props to geohot. Not a god but deserving recognition. I wonder if anon made an impact at all?
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Windst said:
Sorry I am a weak minded fool with ADD! Im so insecure. Do you know what stephen hawking has to say about your iq? Go look it up.
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CBF...
Now get back on topic.

this thread needs to be in a different forum/site. or moved to a different place at least.
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OmegaRED^ said:
CBF...
Now get back on topic.
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Cbf? I wish i knew what that meant
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It's impressive how threads go from Zero to Trolling in less than 5 posts.
Sony is trying to do some PR damage control. Sony HAS to do something about the hack because it's a public company and answers to stockholders. It really is that simple. No one in this story has to be evil. No one in this story needs to brag about an IQ of 170.
The fact that suing the hacker in no way prevents further hacking of the PS3 was an oversight that Sony's top management forgot to consider when they panicked. But they needed to react in SOME way.
I agree: suing a kid for meddling with proprietary software was not the smartest way to prevent further hacking. Sony seems to have patched the security flaw with the latest firmware and has let every other GeoHot wannabe that there WILL be repercussions if they try to **** with their console security again.

OmegaRED^ said:
lol.. i mocked sony.. not their products.
And you are not sony.
Also making fun of someone for their intelligence is a sign of insecurity.
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Actually bragging about your high IQ is the sign of insecurity.

my point is that Geohot will never be able to tamper with any sony products ever again..

Hobbes2099 said:
It's impressive how threads go from Zero to Trolling in less than 5 posts.
Sony is trying to do some PR damage control. Sony HAS to do something about the hack because it's a public company and answers to stockholders. It really is that simple. No one in this story has to be evil. No one in this story needs to brag about an IQ of 170.
The fact that suing the hacker in no way prevents further hacking of the PS3 was an oversight that Sony's top management forgot to consider when they panicked. But they needed to react in SOME way.
I agree: suing a kid for meddling with proprietary software was not the smartest way to prevent further hacking. Sony seems to have patched the security flaw with the latest firmware and has let every other GeoHot wannabe that there WILL be repercussions if they try to **** with their console security again.
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So did anons threat get brushed away. Did they even give up before the drop?
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Please vote for Samsung SII over IPhone in this newspaper article

Hi folks,
There is an article about the upcoming iphone 5 in a UK newspaper:
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2033976/Could-Apples-iPhone-5-slated-launch-October-21.html
All the comments are from apple fanboys, and their are two comments praising the Samsung Galaxy S2 bu they have been red-arrowed (people voting the comment down). Could you please help stick up for the Samsung and green-arrow those comments? You dont need to register, just press the green arrow next to the Samsung Galaxy comments - thanks!

Lame. Popularity contests should stay in school. Or not.
I voided my warranty and your mum.

pukemon said:
Lame. Popularity contests should stay in school. Or not.
I voided my warranty and your mum.
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Lol. Man, after our recent discussion on another thread I find myself totally agreeing with you here.
I personally couldn't care less what some rag says about my phone, especially when comparing it to another one (whatever it may be). I like my phone. That's all I'm bothered about!
Some funny comments left on that page though.

johncmolyneux said:
Lol. Man, after our recent discussion on another thread I find myself totally agreeing with you here.
I personally couldn't care less what some rag says about my phone, especially when comparing it to another one (whatever it may be). I like my phone. That's all I'm bothered about!
Some funny comments left on that page though.
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go away. i'm a troll remember? even though i was getting flamed for saying better battery life over another phone. whoopty do.

pukemon said:
go away. i'm a troll remember? even though i was getting flamed for saying better battery life over another phone. whoopty do.
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Man - chill. I was agreeing with your comment.

Paul O'grady in a Daily Mail Exclusive - Says it all really. :>
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If people that insecure that they need to argue over whose phone is better in an online newspaper article, then they need to find something better to do with their time.
Apple fanboys are probably the most rabid of all fanboys. It's like trying to convince a Christian that there is no God.

Off Topic: But Relevant Opinion on Apple vs Samsung

At least I thought it was relevant and interesting that he did not think the California decision would stick.
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2012/09/...ntcmp=features

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Did apple add it to the lawsuit so it has a ban?

The url is invalid. Try this:
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2012/09/17/woz-on-apple-legal-victory-over-samsung-hate-it/

mi7chy said:
The url is invalid. Try this:
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2012/09/17/woz-on-apple-legal-victory-over-samsung-hate-it/
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Thanks for the fix.

You realize of course that most of the opinions in this forum are more useful than that guy's?
Anyway, I have an iPad also. Ain't gonna be giving that up soon......

macwilson said:
You realize of course that most of the opinions in this forum are more useful than that guy's?
Anyway, I have an iPad also. Ain't gonna be giving that up soon......
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Wait, what? How can you even begin to justify this statement? The Woz is a co-founder of Apple and probably holds more patents himself than you can shake a stick at. If that guy doesn't know what he is talking about, no one does.
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From the article: "If you're shocked to see such a senior figure at Apple blurt out such an anti-Apple opinion..."
Actually, Wozniak hasn't been an employee in any normal sense at Apple for a long time. He does hold a significant number of shares of course.
That aside, I have to say, that article kind of raised my opinions abuot Woz. I knew he was a fan of Android - but it's good to see him come right out and say what needs to be said.

macwilson said:
You realize of course that most of the opinions in this forum are more useful than that guy's?
Anyway, I have an iPad also. Ain't gonna be giving that up soon......
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If it wasn't for "that guy" you would not have that IPad.