I lost my root access once I did the official update from sprint. I tried to go through the process and root my phone again, however, it woudln't permit me too. Does anyone know how we can gain root access again with the new update?
There is now way to root once you RUU your phone with Sprint 2.1 update. This has been stated time & time again, please search in the future.
Buy and EVO seems that's what everybody else is doing!
Yeah, listen to markus. He loves the evo.
kiokenx31 said:
I lost my root access once I did the official update from sprint. I tried to go through the process and root my phone again, however, it woudln't permit me too. Does anyone know how we can gain root access again with the new update?
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Let me guess....you didn't do any research before blindly flashing a ROM you know nothing about??? I bet next time you'll search before flashing...in the mean time, your SOL until one of the devs figure out how to root it....
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Yeah, listen to markus. He loves the evo.
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If i could afford it id love it even more.
How does this happen? You go on a forum, you search for how to root, you figure all that out just fine.... and then you just blindly update without even thinking to search the forum?
Why?
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How does this happen? You go on a forum, you search for how to root, you figure all that out just fine.... and then you just blindly update without even thinking to search the forum?
Why?
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Correct me if im wrong but i think they did it because the leak you had a week prior was rooted, they must of thought this one was too.
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If i could afford it id love it even more.
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Fortunately for me, my job is paying for it. If not, I'd probably sell my Hero then pay the difference. That's what I did with my TP2.
But it says all over the forum-- like everywhere-- to not update from Sprint.
Isn't that what the OP did? I'm just surprised you can go through the whole process of rooting and not catch the part about not updating from Sprint.
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Fortunately for me, my job is paying for it. If not, I'd probably sell my Hero then pay the difference. That's what I did with my TP2.
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Ill pick one up by the fall when i can get one online for cheap. I paid full price for my hero in january and i can't justify another phone anytime soon.
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Ill pick one up by the fall when i can get one online for cheap. I paid full price for my hero in january and i can't justify another phone anytime soon.
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Yeah, I bought mine in January too. Got $75 off and sold my TP2 for like $230 I think.
ba da dum dum dum Another one bites the dust
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Ill pick one up by the fall when i can get one online for cheap. I paid full price for my hero in january and i can't justify another phone anytime soon.
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Bummer...I got 2 for $99 at Best Buy in Feb......Hell...I wasn't looking for a phone, my wife was....she wanted tv and internet on her phone. It was my birthday and we went to Best Buy just to look around and she was looking at phones and decided to get the hero, so the salesman asked me if I wanted a phone and I told him no, I was happy with the one I had. He said, how about if it was free?? Well, next thing you know, we both had Heros.....2 weeks later I rooted my phone and the rest is history. The wife wouldn't let me root hers but I just updated hers to the official 2.1 and she loves it...still won't let me root it....
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Bummer...I got 2 for $99 at Best Buy in Feb......Hell...I wasn't looking for a phone, my wife was....she wanted tv and internet on her phone. It was my birthday and we went to Best Buy just to look around and she was looking at phones and decided to get the hero, so the salesman asked me if I wanted a phone and I told him no, I was happy with the one I had. He said, how about if it was free?? Well, next thing you know, we both had Heros.....2 weeks later I rooted my phone and the rest is history. The wife wouldn't let me root hers but I just updated hers to the official 2.1 and she loves it...still won't let me root it....
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Sprint already called me a few weeks ago trying to sell me a 3rd line of service and said i could get the EVO. I didn't need 3 lines so i passed. Im due for an upgrade in november anyways so ill see if there is a decent price drop or if a better droid phone comes along.
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Sprint already called me a few weeks ago trying to sell me a 3rd line of service and said i could get the EVO. I didn't need 3 lines so i passed. Im due for an upgrade in november anyways so ill see if there is a decent price drop or if a better droid phone comes along.
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We're both very happy with our phones and probably won't be upgrading for awhile......
ahha that's just great, im an idiot ... everything gets cracked...eventually.
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ba da dum dum dum Another one bites the dust
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i guess i did a warranty job and the phone got sent to my old adress and thing is i dont live there anymore and i told them so they refunded me momney so i wouldnt have to pay them back and they sent me another phone for free. anyways i go back to my old house just to say hi to friends and stuff and i see that my phone that they sent was there its a 8525 so now i have an extra 8525 can they track it down if i use it ?
They could if they really wanted to. But do you think they'll go through all that trouble just for you ? lol Doubt it...
i work for att... so Mike we know now....
lol i was just saying shogun im not actually saying it happened more like a wat if
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lol i was just saying shogun im not actually saying it happened more like a wat if
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but if you will be more than happy to ship it to me i will pretend it never happened
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i guess i did a warranty job and the phone got sent to my old adress and thing is i dont live there anymore and i told them so they refunded me momney so i wouldnt have to pay them back and they sent me another phone for free. anyways i go back to my old house just to say hi to friends and stuff and i see that my phone that they sent was there its a 8525 so now i have an extra 8525 can they track it down if i use it ?
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So you ordered a phone, and initially thought it never came. Then you called and said, "Hey, where's that phone?" They said, "Sorry. We'll send another one."
Now you are basically saying, "Thanks AT&T for being so helpful and sending me a replacement phone. Now that you were so helpful, I will keep both phones and really give you the shaft for being honest."
Having two phones, you now wonder if you can get in trouble. Well, let me put it this way: if AT&T was to find out you have both phones, they might think you lied to them in an attempt to steal a phone from them. Most people and most businesses wouldn't respond too well to this.
The ethical thing to do is exactly what your question asks when reading between the lines: Should I keep what doesn't belong to me?
If you have to ask, you probably already know the answer.
Whatever...I worked for at&t for a year...nothing ethical about that company. I say keep it and be happy.
Answer is yes they could find out whos SIM is in the phone with that IMEI... Unless you use that program floating around and change the IMEI haha.
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lol i was just saying shogun im not actually saying it happened more like a wat if
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"More like a wat if"?
Strange, because you've offered to sell this phone to another member here already. You might want to get your story straight before Mark comes knocking on your door looking for his "kickback".
Isn't that like stealing more than half a thousand dollars?
I mean, Don't get me wrong, but you could let them know you moved, so they can send the phone to the right place.
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You might want to get your story straight before Mark comes knocking on your door looking for his "kickback".
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Im on it
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Whatever...I worked for at&t for a year...nothing ethical about that company. I say keep it and be happy.
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You're probably right. But at the same time, is it worth the trouble and worry? Even if AT&T isn't ethical, does that mean you shouldn't? It's all about how you want to live your life.
I love my Evo. Main reason? Personalization, flashing custom roms, flashing fonts, etc. My knowledge of development ain't that great though and I'm wondering from those "in the know": Do you think we'll access root and be able to flash custom roms?
For me, this is the best tablet b/c it runs android. I don't mind the price, I just want to be able to do what I want to the device Opinions?
I wouldn't doubt it. In fact, I expect it. I don't think there are any android devices that haven't been rooted. Just have to give it time once it's released.
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I wouldn't doubt it. In fact, I expect it. I don't think there are any android devices that haven't been rooted. Just have to give it time once it's released.
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Whats the deal with the locked bootloader on some Moto devices? I hear the term but I'm not familiar with what it means (EVO owner). I assumed it had to do with not being able flash ROM's and/or root. Can anybody explain?
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Whats the deal with the locked bootloader on some Moto devices? I hear the term but I'm not familiar with what it means (EVO owner). I assumed it had to do with not being able flash ROM's and/or root. Can anybody explain?
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Whats the deal with the locked bootloader on some Moto devices? I hear the term but I'm not familiar with what it means (EVO owner). I assumed it had to do with not being able flash ROM's and/or root. Can anybody explain?
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That's about all it is. They shut down any access to the loader which means you can get around to install anything. Most of motos new phones are this way. Its a kick in the nards but it protects their hardware from stuff like overclocking and burning out stuff. And of course the occasional brick.
I hate it but I see the point. And I can see the xoom being locked....little expensive for them to have to keep taking back because a new rooter f'ed theirs up.
Hmmm. Though I don't see custom ROMs being as necessary, that actually gives me a touch of pause. I don't like to think that the life of the device can't be extended if Motorola created a XOOM 2 or something.
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Hmmm. Though I don't see custom ROMs being as necessary, that actually gives me a touch of pause. I don't like to think that the life of the device can't be extended if Motorola created a XOOM 2 or something.
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I don't think the hardware spec as is will get outdated anytime soon.
Well..outdated yes, regress into unusable for web, video and apps.. certainly not.
The device per the data sheet will still run things quite well as we know them now for a very long time.
Only thing yet to be really proven is how teg2 can handle intensive 3d functions in 'real world' scenarios.. and if you think Crysis will be better played on a tablet I have a bridge for sale.
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I don't think the hardware spec as is will get outdated anytime soon.
Well..outdated yes, regress into unusable for web, video and apps.. certainly not.
The device per the data sheet will still run things quite well as we know them now for a very long time.
Only thing yet to be really proven is how teg2 can handle intensive 3d functions in 'real world' scenarios.. and if you think Crysis will be better played on a tablet I have a bridge for sale.
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I know the hardware won't be outdated, I'm talking about all the obsolete android phones because their OEMs abandoned them and they never got FroYo. I think if it ends up being locked down I might have to utilize Best Buy's new return policy on the 28th day.
The Atrix has already been rooted:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/19/motorola-atrix-4g-already-rooted-and-its-not-even-out-yet/
I wouldn't be shock if Motorola backs off the boot loader block. Pretty funny huh. I was talking to the guys in best buy mobile and they claimed it was verizon that was locking down the boot loaders. Of course these are the same guys who were shocked when I told them I had a OC nook color w/ froyo and honeycomb.
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The Atrix has already been rooted:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/19/motorola-atrix-4g-already-rooted-and-its-not-even-out-yet/
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Until I see the bootloader rooted, I say meh.
jkurl said:
I wouldn't be shock if Motorola backs off the boot loader block. Pretty funny huh. I was talking to the guys in best buy mobile and they claimed it was verizon that was locking down the boot loaders. Of course these are the same guys who were shocked when I told them I had a OC nook color w/ froyo and honeycomb.
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Shame on you for talking to BB employees about anything technical. No hate, but most of them are morons.
It just makes me laugh when I talk to people like that. Being an electronics technician I do it sometimes just to see what chunks of stupid come out of their mouths.
Since the Xoom is intended to be the reference development tablet platform by Google, it should be easy to root and has an easy to unlock bootloader, just like the Nexus One and Nexus S.
That being said, Motorola is Motorola... so they may do their usual Motorola thing and encrypt everything up. But I think the chance that the Xoom is easy to mess around with is pretty high.
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Since the Xoom is intended to be the reference development tablet platform by Google, it should be easy to root and has an easy to unlock bootloader, just like the Nexus One and Nexus S.
That being said, Motorola is Motorola... so they may do their usual Motorola thing and encrypt everything up. But I think the chance that the Xoom is easy to mess around with is pretty high.
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This is what I'm banking on. But if it turns out being locked down. I will be sending an e-mail to Motorola and Google with a picture of my return receipt and an explanation.
I went to my local best buy today. I got there around noonish and I was the first and only person to pre order or even ask about the xoom.
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I went to my local best buy today. I got there around noonish and I was the first and only person to pre order or even ask about the xoom.
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Same with me. Infact im not even sure im going to get the damn thing. They were so unorganized and unprepared. I NEVER go on websites and do the ratings but for this i did. It was a horrible experience trying to get this thing pre ordered. 3 of the techs had to talk to each other to figure out what i was asking for. I didnt think the statement "i would like to pre order the motorola xoom" was all that confusing. I never shop at best buy but being as inpatient as i am i took the risk to get my hands on this thing as fast as possible. I just hope i get a call once they come in. As it looked im going to be the only call they have to make.
Did anyone else get a copy of their preorder or just a receipt?
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Same with me. Infact im not even sure im going to get the damn thing. They were so unorganized and unprepared. I NEVER go on websites and do the ratings but for this i did. It was a horrible experience trying to get this thing pre ordered. 3 of the techs had to talk to each other to figure out what i was asking for. I didnt think the statement "i would like to pre order the motorola xoom" was all that confusing. I never shop at best buy but being as inpatient as i am i took the risk to get my hands on this thing as fast as possible. I just hope i get a call once they come in. As it looked im going to be the only call they have to make.
Did anyone else get a copy of their preorder or just a receipt?
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All i got is my receipt that says Motorola Xoom pre order and I have that $50 gift card. I was the 4th to pre order
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All i got is my receipt that says Motorola Xoom pre order and I have that $50 gift card. I was the 4th to pre order
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Thats all i have also. The confusion among the techs had me skeptical. Hopefully my skepticism doesnt hold to be true.
Also praying for no locked bootloader. Hoping to be rooted within the first few days
All I got was the receipt and the gift card as well. Got to our BB ~1300 to place the order and was the first to actually place an order, as opposed to people asking questions about it. Course our BB is in a town of ~50,000 (metro area ~150,000) so I was a little concerned they would even get any in for Thursday, they say they are indeed due in this week.
Did see the preorder paperwork she filled out.
Like above, they didn't know what they were looking for. The girl found it without too much wait though.
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All I got was the receipt and the gift card as well. Got to our BB ~1300 to place the order and was the first to actually place an order, as opposed to people asking questions about it. Course our BB is in a town of ~50,000 (metro area ~150,000) so I was a little concerned they would even get any in for Thursday, they say they are indeed due in this week.
Did see the preorder paperwork she filled out.
Like above, they didn't know what they were looking for. The girl found it without too much wait though.
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Yep, ran into the same problem. The guy had no clue, the female was all over it. She knew exactly what I was asking for, went right to the pre-order sheet and got it done lickity split and she was hot to.
first off i dont need all the legal BS second off any help would b appreciated. so i got the 3D an i have this OG EVO that my mom wants problem is shes on boost because of unlimited international calling she loves this evo so heres what im thinking it her birthday in a week and i wanna flash it to boost for her please help me i wanna giv her the best birthday present ever
I don't remember the link but I think its in android development. Looks pretty simple to flash over and boost is pretty open to activating it.
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thread ...under this one actually (or should be once i post this lol)
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thread ...under this one actually (or should be once i post this lol)
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when did you pst something?....im trying to get this asap because i have to go to work tomorrow alll day along with the rest of the week =( her birthdays thursday the 21st
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when did you pst something?....im trying to get this asap because i have to go to work tomorrow alll day along with the rest of the week =( her birthdays thursday the 21st
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come on please i need this quick and so badly
Here is a method mentioned in the thread I believe LCL22 was talking about.
The thread is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=689303
And this post is: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9309234&postcount=12
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I was on the Boost network for over 3 years. I only switched to Sprint to get the EVO and because I am on a Employee discount plan.
You can not call up Boost and say, I have an EVO here is my ESN. I guess that might be unethical, but thats debateable. You simple do not tell them what kind of phone it is. Once you have established service with Boost, with one of their own phones. A person might call up, tell the Boost CR that their old phone broke, and that they acquired a replacement phone. Simply tell then the ESN number, they will type it in, some CRs will notice its a Sprint phone and send you on your way without adding it, others will not and they will add it. Some phones will work, others will not, I do not know why.
As to why the hacking and such, I think there are people out there looking to make a buck. Some people will pay anywhere between 50-100 to get this done. I did it myself by simply calling. My phone was never cloned, nor did the ESN go bad. Like I said, I was able to put my TP2 back to Sprint when I switched back. I originally bought the TP2 off ebay with a clean ESN.
* About the hack or Boost systems, well I would guess, there might be a few rogue Boost CRs who do this on the side for a fee. Therefore, implying there are hacks that need to be done in order to charge.
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Here is a method mentioned in the thread I believe LCL22 was talking about.
The thread is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=689303
And this post is: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9309234&postcount=12
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dang i tried this and the lady said their system wouldnt allow it should i try again....i decided to use a sick day to get this done for my mom....she deserves it....any help will b thanked
Anybody body else really bored since they can't root? I use to flash something different two-three times per week on my hero...now i'm bored.
Don't get me wrong. I enjoy the phone for the most part and it's a HUGE step beyond my hero. If I could have my upgrade back I would get something else...sadly i'm poor and don't want to shove out the full price or buy anything off ebay (i've been banned from there since 2003...long story).
Anyways...just venting...feel free to post whatever if you're bored.
Yep me too I busted my old EVO
Now with a 2.3.yea .............. Now where are my waffels........3
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bored aswell, the only thing keeping me cool with the evo is the free xtended battery sprint gave me
1d 5hrs 39mins on stock 2.3 with moderate use on the first charge, can't wait to see how long it lasts once I break it in and flash a new rom
Free extended battery? Good for you haha. I just ordered a cheapo extended battery off amazon...we will see how that works.
Let's GOOOO Mountaineers!
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Anybody body else really bored since they can't root? I use to flash something different two-three times per week on my hero...now i'm bored.
Don't get me wrong. I enjoy the phone for the most part and it's a HUGE step beyond my hero. If I could have my upgrade back I would get something else...sadly i'm poor and don't want to shove out the full price or buy anything off ebay (i've been banned from there since 2003...long story).
Anyways...just venting...feel free to post whatever if you're bored.
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Don't you have 30 days to return the phone? Take it back and get NS4G or something.
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Don't you have 30 days to return the phone? Take it back and get NS4G or something.
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I kno, I kno. Im still holding out hope for root for evo tho.
Let's GOOOO Mountaineers!
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I kno, I kno. Im still holding out hope for root for evo tho.
Let's GOOOO Mountaineers!
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Why don't you just get the 3D or something? It's rooted now, so you get a better phone AND the ability to play with ROMs. I know I wouldn't be waiting around for the EVO to be rooted if I had the opportunity for a better phone...
I talked to sprint and they said that since I used my upgrade I couldn't return this phone and get the upgraded price again. Can't afford the 3d
Let's GOOOO Mountaineers!
EDIT: Sprint customer service people are hit and miss. By email they told me I would not be able to get the upgrade discount again...HOWEVER...I went onto the chat feature and they told me I could. Wow
Yeah I had the hero too .I love my OG evo and I herd teamwin or something like that was working on root for the EVO4g..
Sent from my MASTER LOCKED OG EVO...
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Anybody body else really bored since they can't root? I use to flash something different two-three times per week on my hero...now i'm bored.
Don't get me wrong. I enjoy the phone for the most part and it's a HUGE step beyond my hero. If I could have my upgrade back I would get something else...sadly i'm poor and don't want to shove out the full price or buy anything off ebay (i've been banned from there since 2003...long story).
Anyways...just venting...feel free to post whatever if you're bored.
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YES. Mad bored with the evo right now. Oh well I'm just waiting for the moment. That moment will come sooner or later someone will crack it(probably agrabren)...always do.
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Just a quick question. In 20 days my Continuum will be retiring, and I will be moving to the Droid Dna. When I go to upgrade my phone should I first unroot and flash back to stock froyo so they dont notice I messed with the devise and it isnt running one of their roms? Or do they not care. I just want to make sure that I can get my phone. Also do they even need me to bring my continuum when I upgrade or anything?
If you are upgrading and paying for the new phone... Even if it's discounted with a new contract... Then the continuum is yours to keep... You paid for it, so it's yours! Congrats! You will have a new phone and a "let's see what I can do to this thing cause it doesn't matter if I nuke it" phone!
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If you are upgrading and paying for the new phone... Even if it's discounted with a new contract... Then the continuum is yours to keep... You paid for it, so it's yours! Congrats! You will have a new phone and a "let's see what I can do to this thing cause it doesn't matter if I nuke it" phone!
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Obviously im going to be less cautious with it when it comes to playing around with it, but I dont want to break it in case something happens to my Dna and I need to go back. But after January 20th this phone will be retired.