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Froyo?? Not so fast!

GalaxySSupport twitter page said the following when I asked them for android 2.2 info for fascninate.
"The Fascinate will get 2.2 by the end of the year. We will keep you informed on Twitter as we get more details! ^Mary"[email protected]
If were gonna wait that long they might as well just bump us to ginger..

"End of the year" who in the hell would want to buy this device, for a x-mas present for instance , with the uncertainty? Not a reel smart marketing move on Samsung's part.
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lol I like how ppl think complaining is going to help, 2.1 isn't the best agreed but it's so much better running on the fascinate than my eris was. we are going to get it just suck it up and enjoy the phone.
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I will not keep this phone much.longer without froyo. I hate to say it but the lack of support is.t a good sign. Most people in here likely bought this phone for the same reason i did and that's hardware, but that can only keep me on ship for so long.
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ksizzle9 said:
I will not keep this phone much.longer without froyo. I hate to say it but the lack of support is.t a good sign. Most people in here likely bought this phone for the same reason i did and that's hardware, but that can only keep me on ship for so long.
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I couldn't agree more. I am on my second phone and this one isn't much better. I should have kept my droid.....

lol, does anybody remember the wait for froyo on the droid. It was forever »+ empty promises. This isn't so bad yet.
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absens said:
lol, does anybody remember the wait for froyo on the droid. It was forever »+ empty promises. This isn't so bad yet.
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Agreed, it's this way with MOST devices no matter the platform. Can ya'll imagine how uncluttered these forums would be if people quit complaining bout the same thing over and over again?? Just saying...

The thing you guys seem to be forgetting, there's only seven weeks left in the year, so it's not really a long time.

Very true spot mark. Just a little dissapointed and after reading all the i9000 threads the only upside I see to froyo is that Jt, angel, and adrynalyne can get ahold of this ***** and make it worthwhile
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froyo already leaked for the epic

check out the phonedog website. there is a vidio titled three questions for samsung. he says froyo in the VERY NEAR FUTURE. sorry i cant post the link. new user restrictions

DL11 anyone?

Anyone know when this ota will be released.
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no froyo til next year!! sorry guys!!

DL11 [Froyo] isnt coming...
http://thedroidguy.com/2010/12/official-sprint-epic-4g-froyo-update-not-happening-sunday/

phantomevo77 said:
DL11 [Froyo] isnt coming...
http://thedroidguy.com/2010/12/official-sprint-epic-4g-froyo-update-not-happening-sunday/
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That's pretty frustrating. If not for the great progress the CM team has been making, I would be considering a different phone at the moment.

Maybe next year in 1st or 2nd quarter, if Sprint has nothing better to do. Do yourself a favor and get the DK28 leak.

its coming
I have confirmed with my sources, we were all part of an expirement by samsung and sprint to prove that they could put out a total **** product like the moment...... and then still promise the moon aka the epic 4g and we would all go and buy it and hope we wouldn't complain about not having froyo simply because we are not getting data lockups. So there you have it, 2.1 no data lockups if you want 2.2 buy there next phone it will come out stock with it but by then there will be android 3.2

Lol, sprint held off n releasing froyo because they saw then noobnl and the rest of cyanogen epic team is making progress. And they are testing it to steal some ideas and put a sprint branding on it. hahaha
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raylusk said:
We have been plenty patient.
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Really? You think people have been patient? I've seen nothing but constant whining (in the dev forum, no less) since I first started lurking here back when the phone was first released.
It will be released when its released. This isn't a great place for complaints- nobody who cares or who could even enact a change will read it. This constant whining does nothing but drive people away who might be interested in developing or push down the posts of the fractional population that actually has something to contribute.
Take it somewhere else. Anywhere else.
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Thanks for that troll... the epic is supposed to be epic, now its worse than the moment... Thats just horrible business. And i guarantee, If I had the source for the OS and Drivers and was being paid to do it, I could have a stable release of GINGERBREAD in 4 months time... and thats me programing alone.

lolwtf_hax said:
Feb. 30th. I have confirmed this with my sources.
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Cool!!! Can't wait till that day! LOL lol
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megabillzilla said:
Really? You think people have been patient? I've seen nothing but constant whining (in the dev forum, no less) since I first started lurking here back when the phone was first released.
It will be released when its released. This isn't a great place for complaints- nobody who cares or who could even enact a change will read it. This constant whining does nothing but drive people away who might be interested in developing or push down the posts of the fractional population that actually has something to contribute.
Take it somewhere else. Anywhere else.
I agree that this is not a great place to complain about ROM versions, but for whatever reason the dev section is 90% ROM related (there should be a ROM subsection). But...this phone should have been released with froyo. I was running froyo on my Vogue/Sprint touch for months before I bought this phone. Hopefully Samsung will catch us up soon.
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Who cares? You're not running the ****ty software like the EVO, and 2.3 isn't going to be any different (for the most part). If you want to complain, go to a sprint store near you and ***** to them. Nobody is going to want to develop anything if people don't stop complaining. All of the resources are in these forums to make your phone look just like "2.3".
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megabillzilla said:
Really? You think people have been patient? I've seen nothing but constant whining (in the dev forum, no less) since I first started lurking here back when the phone was first released.
It will be released when its released. This isn't a great place for complaints- nobody who cares or who could even enact a change will read it. This constant whining does nothing but drive people away who might be interested in developing or push down the posts of the fractional population that actually has something to contribute.
Take it somewhere else. Anywhere else.
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Yes they have. And you know what buddy, no one is forcing you to come in here and read and comment. I do agree these threads should be in the general section and the moderators often move them. But you know what, if you don't like reading these types of posts, than don't. It really is that simple.
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mousiluck said:
Lol, sprint held off n releasing froyo because they saw then noobnl and the rest of cyanogen epic team is making progress. And they are testing it to steal some ideas and put a sprint branding on it. hahaha
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You laugh...but I believe this is true

First of all, why is this thread posted in development? FAIL
Second, how many times do we need to see this exact same topic in multiple threads? DOUBL FAIL
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ZenInsight said:
You laugh...but I believe this is true
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Would not suprise me one bit, Cyanogen is a boss. Is the nightly good? I'm running stock DK28 and I had Cyanogen when I had the Hero.. Is there a lot of bugs?
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So if dl11 isn't coming then does anyone have the leak for it from a .4 phone or did dl11 never exist. Someones gotta have it.
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Wow are you people intentionally trying to turn this place into a joke or what??
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Yea dude totally is it a joke to ask a question
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Cuz if it is the jokes on you
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Finally, Froyo is Release Date is announced for the Epic!!!!!

Here is link!!! It says that froyo will be released on the 7th!!! Finally!!!
http://computersight.com/computers/finally-froyo-for-the-epic-announced-the-wait-is-almost-over/
Sent from my Epic!!
Edit: I think this is fake!! NO SOURCE AT ALL

Dual screen tablet? Gross
And where is this guys source?
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styckx said:
Dual screen tablet? Gross
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lol, I don't really care about that, but the froyo announcement is what gets my heart beating!!

Praise be, but what is their source...? Guess I'll search and hopefully find soon, because if it doesn't come from an official Sprint channel, I regard it as pretty much BS. Thanks for posting though.

Yay maybe this time the release date is real
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Citation Needed lol.
I hope it is true, but with the comment about the tablet being announced, this makes it look like someone is speculating and rolling the dice. (How many times have we heard "I have an inside source, it is DEFINITELY this <significant date>" ?) If you throw turds at the wall, sooner or later one will stick.
I hope it is true though, and it does make sense to do it during the big hoopla

I didn't even crack a smile reading that article....this damn Epic had the most hype I've ever seen for a phone....and now we get the least respect with this late ass Froyo release...lol, I'm just waiting for the source code to see what our great developers can cook up for us!
That's if this release date is actually lidgit...

Well that would be awesome if its true. 2 weeks inbetween the official and the source being released means that I would get to use the official rom for around 2-3 weeks before meaningful roms are released with new and exciting features.

There is nothing on Google News. Nothing on Sprint's Twitter feed. "Don't youuuuu beelieeeeeeve iiiiit...."
Next time I search before even opening a topic like this.

Yeah right.
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@AlexAtlanta1*Sprint&Samsung r*working*2 release Froyo4Epic ASAP only after it meets rigorous testing criteria*2 ensure quality experience
Just been said on Sprint's Twitter.

Sprint Said release date is the seventh?

Naughty naughty...
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The article doesn't cite a source.

ill believe it when I see it
Epic

Like always, some douche saying it's coming out on the 7th means only one thing: it's definitely not coming out on the 7th.

Yeah 2012
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I'm not even about to pretend i care at this point. Seriously 6 months for froyo wooo i'm so so excited. Oh yeah just spoke to sprint they still in the dark about that date

blackdragon79 said:
I'm not even about to pretend i care at this point. Seriously 6 months for froyo wooo i'm so so excited. Oh yeah just spoke to sprint they still in the dark about that date
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Uh, they're never in the light.
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bigray327 said:
Like always, some douche saying it's coming out on the 7th means only one thing: it's definitely not coming out on the 7th.
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Ec05 update 03/24/2011

Read several threads where people spoke with Sprint reps. They said there was an issue with EC05 so they pushed it back till the 24th. If this means anything from Sprint those on the East Coast wait till the 25th and if you get a update before please let everyone know.

It would be nice if Sprint has some idea what it means to communicate with their customers and post this officially. God forbid they keep us in the loop.
Company communication SUCKS in general these days, which is REALLY sad considering how many mediums we have to communicate with!

This is me speculating...but I don't think its been pushed back.
The update started on the 21st to be delivered through to the 24th. I would think that the reps are telling people the 24th b/c there's nothing they can do but have us wait and they don't want people calling repeatedly.
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Milkman00 said:
It would be nice if Sprint has some idea what it means to communicate with their customers and post this officially. God forbid they keep us in the loop.
Company communication SUCKS in general these days, which is REALLY sad considering how many mediums we have to communicate with!
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Pretty ironic for a company that sells phones, eh?
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They did communicate with us..they said that the update should be made available to all handsets by the 24th.
Milkman00 said:
It would be nice if Sprint has some idea what it means to communicate with their customers and post this officially. God forbid they keep us in the loop.
Company communication SUCKS in general these days, which is REALLY sad considering how many mediums we have to communicate with!
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iil said:
This is me speculating...but I don't think its been pushed back.
The update started on the 21st to be delivered through to the 24th. I would think that the reps are telling people the 24th b/c there's nothing they can do but have us wait and they don't want people calling repeatedly.
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I can see your point of view. However has anyone received an stock EC05 update as of yet? Everyone reporting nothing. No one has publish a update.zip file at all.

Dude, you do realize the people that go to XDA are in the minority. Most people could care less when and if their phone is updated. They don't look at the next update as a cure to all their ills.
I would say 9 out of ten Epic owners have no idea what XDA even is.
cadams14 said:
I can see your point of view. However has anyone received an stock EC05 update as of yet? Everyone reporting nothing. No one has publish a update.zip file at all.
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seriously?!?!?! aww crap balls

I'm sure we have a ton of lurkers who'd never post.
Either way - We have two reports on various forums of someone receiving the update. There is also one tweet from someone about 16 hours ago. I imagine they start out slow and increase the size of the batches as they update.
The next 12 hours will be very telling I think.

i want to mail them a box of my sh%t! this really pisses me off
god more lies...LIES!...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyE4CLM0QIA

Well if a Sprint rep said it, it must be true.
Haha

Never mind

Why do people keep posting about the Samsung open source site. That file is totally useless...
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I only have seen ONE person so far get the update in androidforums:
http://androidforums.com/2462202-post33.html

cary328is said:
I only have seen ONE person so far get the update in androidforums:
http://androidforums.com/2462202-post33.html
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And that dude just wants attention.
I hate "Top Flight Security Mods"

I got a message to update somehow and im on a dk28 rom
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socos25 said:
Dude, you do realize the people that go to XDA are in the minority. Most people could care less when and if their phone is updated. They don't look at the next update as a cure to all their ills.
I would say 9 out of ten Epic owners have no idea what XDA even is.
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X is for xtra
D is for device
A is for apps
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hozg1121 said:
I got a message to update somehow and im on a dk28 rom
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Can you get us the update.zip file out of the /cache folder?

Milkman00 said:
It would be nice if Sprint has some idea what it means to communicate with their customers and post this officially. God forbid they keep us in the loop.
Company communication SUCKS in general these days, which is REALLY sad considering how many mediums we have to communicate with!
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Seriously, a nice sprint news letter type of email would be nice.
Of course that would be asking too much lol.

hozg1121 said:
I got a message to update somehow and im on a dk28 rom
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If you got an a message to update then post the update.zip. For gods sake man, everyone has waited and I haven't seen anyone post a file or a message about getting a real update. All I seen was the leak, and it is not what people want. If we got the stock we could root it and post it out there for others. Thats whats this forum is all about helping others. Positive and helpful comments only. If Sprint wanted everyone to have it there would be tons of posts about getting EC05. So far nothing and NO update file. Look in /cache and the root of your sdcard. I am sure Sprint has a script at the end that deletes the file. If you don't have root explorer write me back and I can seen you the apk. We really need to know if this is the real deal though!

BOUNTY!!! 4G for Cyanogenmod 7.

Since Cyanogenmod 7.2 is nearing its completion. I recommend we put up a bounty to get 4g working. This will probably be an unofficial build of the official build if that makes sense. Since 4g will not be supported. I am will to start off with $25.00. I would pledge more but I am hurting financially. I believe putting up a bounty is fair because not everybody can enjoy 4g coverage.
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Since Cyanogenmod 7.2 is nearing its completion. I recommend we put up a bounty to get 4g working. This will probably be an unofficial build of the official build if that makes sense. Since 4g will not be supported. I am will to start off with $25.00. I would pledge more but I am hurting financially. I believe putting up a bounty is fair because not everybody can enjoy 4g coverage.
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If somebody can get 4g working on cm7 I am fully prepared to donate at least $100
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Uh oh' not another bounty thread lol
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I wonder if all the people in the Cyanogenmod 7 bounty thread have paid now that the Epic is supported? WiMax for.Samsung are proprietary drivers with no released source. It seems unlikely since enough people do not have 4G in their area that this will be done.
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If the epic cm team can't do it, no one can.
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Please no bounties. Terrible way to motivate open source developers.

Decad3nce said:
Please no bounties. Terrible way to motivate open source developers.
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Why don't you pick a charity and the money will go to them? That way you are not insulted by even the slightest hint of a thought that you are doing this awesome work for the money AND a charity gets some money that might do some good.

Decad3nce said:
Please no bounties. Terrible way to motivate open source developers.
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And besides, CM9 is way more important. Wink wink, nudge nudge. How's that going by the way? Or has it not begun yet?

Decad3nce said:
Please no bounties. Terrible way to motivate open source developers.
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No it's not. Bounties are great for the (deservedly so) arrogant hax0rz who don't bother because there's no personal gain....
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xboxfanj said:
And besides, CM9 is way more important. Wink wink, nudge nudge. How's that going by the way? Or has it not begun yet?
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If it doesn't work on CM7, what makes you think it would on CM9?

HanMan5000 said:
If it doesn't work on CM7, what makes you think it would on CM9?
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He doesn't think it will... he wants cm9 more than 4g.
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As Decad3nce said earlier, this isn't the way to go about it. In the past our team of developers had said that WiMax is the furthest thing on their priority list for a reason, being that it is going to be hellish to do, just like MTD was hellish to do but MTD benefited us in a longer term than many understand now.
That being said you can't just buy your developers so they've an entitlement to get something done, if they decide to work on it they do, if not oh well. Perhaps you yourself can look into the issue and attempt it. And see exactly what it is which is making the topic of 4G such a disliked one. I don't mean to be rude but if it was really easy, or simple because another device has it, it would have been done already, it's been looked at forever, doesn't mean it'll happen. The EVO 4G's instance of it and ours are in no way the same story.

AproSamurai said:
As Decad3nce said earlier, this isn't the way to go about it. In the past our team of developers had said that WiMax is the furthest thing on their priority list for a reason, being that it is going to be hellish to do, just like MTD was hellish to do but MTD benefited us in a longer term than many understand now.
That being said you can't just buy your developers so they've an entitlement to get something done, if they decide to work on it they do, if not oh well. Perhaps you yourself can look into the issue and attempt it. And see exactly what it is which is making the topic of 4G such a disliked one. I don't mean to be rude but if it was really easy, or simple because another device has it, it would have been done already, it's been looked at forever, doesn't mean it'll happen. The EVO 4G's instance of it and ours are in no way the same story.
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I've been wondering how exactly did the EVO devs get 4G working
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masaidjet said:
I've been wondering how exactly did the EVO devs get 4G working
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Months and Months and Months of trial and error as well as Steve Kondik(Cyanogen) being one of it's maintainers. Wasn't simple wasn't easy and wasn't the fastest thing to happen. People need to understand that.

I wonder if the reversed engineered Linux driver for the Samsung CMC-730 chip called Madwimax will work for the Epic since it uses the CMC-730 Wimax chip? I know I saw some video of a guy running a "demo" of Madwimax on an Android 3.0 tab using a usb modem connected to the tab. Could it be modified to run on the Epic? He has tar of madwimax for android in his Youtube video for download. OK I found the video of it:

adelmundo said:
I wonder if the reversed engineered Linux driver for the Samsung CMC-730 chip called Madwimax will work for the Epic since it uses the CMC-730 Wimax chip? I know I saw some video of a guy running a "demo" of Madwimax on an Android 3.0 tab using a usb modem connected to the tab. Could it be modified to run on the Epic? He has tar of madwimax for android in his Youtube video for download. OK I found the video of it:
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Actually, that's not that bad, I'll pass along that you pointed this out. I don't know if it'll work but that's probably lol, the most realistic thing I've heard regarding wimax so far.

masaidjet said:
I've been wondering how exactly did the EVO devs get 4G working
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Because they actually worked on it... in no way was that a hit to the devs of epic cm7!!!! Trust me I know how tough it is to get it working. One of my friends worked on the evo cm7 and he said it was one of the most difficult things he has ever worked on... they spent a lot of time trying to get 4g working... its not an easy task and with wimax being a dying bread probably not worth their effort! I would love to see cm7 with 4g but it probably won't happen because it is more effort than it is worth!
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Actually, that's not that bad, I'll pass along that you pointed this out. I don't know if it'll work but that's probably lol, the most realistic thing I've heard regarding wimax so far.
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Cool thanks. I hope this info gets to the right people. Since the Samsung Wimax driver source has already has been reversed engineered by Madwimax already, that hopefully will save time for the CM dev crew to figure it out. I am no developer so I know absolutely zero if it'll work or not. I just happened to stumble on this video a couple months back when I did a search for wimax and tablet on youtube while I was researching a tablet purchase for Black Friday. Oh the random things you find while just surfing.

Okay no sweat. Cyanogenmod 9 is more important. I love the great work they did on cyanogenmod 7 this ROM is fantastic.
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This seems pretty obvious so I am sure you guys have thought about it ... but doesn't the Nexus S 4G have Wimax working in CM7? Doesn't it and our phones have virtually identical hardware? Is there a reason that you guys couldn't do whatever those guys did?