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Purposely brick a DX

Ok guys, weird question...my screen is totally scratched up, no idea how it happened, but I am really pissed off about it. Anyway, I have the best buy extra insurance (Black tie?). I want to brick my DX so they can give me a new one. ****ed up I know, but I am paying for it, so I might as well take advantage. How do i do, or what is the best way to make it irrecoverable?

If you bought the accidental plan, just drop in in a puddle. I told them i was gonna hack it when i bought it and they said no problem but if anything happens and I have to bring it in, I better make sure it doesnt power on at all.

Best solution, pop it in the microwave for a couple seconds. It will nit power on after that.
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why don't you just tell them you lost it.. .

put it in a bowl and piss on it

gobbles23 said:
Best solution, pop it in the microwave for a couple seconds. It will nit power on after that.
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bonus points if you do this and post a vid!

Better yet take fat dump on it put in a zip lock bag and take it out just before you bring it into the store then they wont even attempt to turn it on ja
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bad4u6669 said:
bonus points if you do this and post a vid!
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I swear I will do it, but I need to know if it will show any damage or whatever. Either this or I was thinking about telling them I dropped it and bash it with a hammer over a towel or something.

Breakthecycle2 said:
I swear I will do it, but I need to know if it will show any damage or whatever. Either this or I was thinking about telling them I dropped it and bash it with a hammer over a towel or something.
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throw it out a high window, say you dropped it at your hotel on vacation. or just step on it till the screen breaks and say you sat on it. their not gonna ask for a 10 page essay inorder to turn it in...

bad4u6669 said:
throw it out a high window, say you dropped it at your hotel on vacation. or just step on it till the screen breaks and say you sat on it. their not gonna ask for a 10 page essay inorder to turn it in...
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No, I get that, but I don't want them to repair it. I just want a new one.

When u signed up for the contract u agreed to have a new OR refurb at their discretion. You will be without your phone for 2to 4 weeks
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zsg1313 said:
When u signed up for the contract u agreed to have a new OR refurb at their discretion. You will be without your phone for 2to 4 weeks
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No I didn't BB gives you a loaner phone and a new device if they cant fix it. I have a backup phone anyway.

I'm not going to get into the morality implications of insurance fraud, but this is the kind of thing that makes protection policies expensive for the rest of us. Just something to think about.
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BBJohnnyT said:
I'm not going to get into the morality implications of insurance fraud, but this is the kind of thing that makes protection policies expensive for the rest of us. Just something to think about.
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Hes turning in the phone, so they are able to repair it and give it to the next person that breaks their phone. This saves us cost, because the other alternative is him reporting it lost and just keeping it.
You could always do the OTA then sbf 2.1. done brick. and you dont have to break anything, and now best buy and asurion will lower our insurance costs! jk

bad4u6669 said:
Hes turning in the phone, so they are able to repair it and give it to the next person that breaks their phone. This saves us cost, because the other alternative is him reporting it lost and just keeping it.
You could always do the OTA then sbf 2.1. done brick. and you dont have to break anything, and now best buy and asurion will lower our insurance costs! jk
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I was just thinking about using the 2.1 SBF. I think I will go that route. They should just give me a new DX, no?

bad4u6669 said:
This saves us cost, because the other alternative is him reporting it lost and just keeping it.
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No, the alternative is to just live with his scratched up phone. Any other "alternative" which gets him a new phone on the policy's dime (including reporting it lost), is a crime.
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BBJohnnyT said:
No, the alternative is to just live with his scratched up phone. Any other "alternative" which gets him a new phone on the policy's dime (including reporting it lost), is a crime.
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I am paying for a product. Why the hell shouldnt I? I didn't ask for anyones opinion man. Would you want to live with a scratched up $600 phone? Especially if you take care of all of your stuff?

Breakthecycle2 said:
I was just thinking about using the 2.1 SBF. I think I will go that route. They should just give me a new DX, no?
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like it was said earlier, you might not get a new one. Doing the sbf will put you into a boot loop i believe, same thing thats been reported to happen to random people when doing the OTA...

Breakthecycle2 said:
Blow me dude..immature I know. BUt seriously. I am paying for a product. Why the hell shouldnt I? I didn't ask for anyones opinion man.
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yes you did, in your first post! lol
yeah, its being shady. But so is rooting. Your breaching contract, just to remove bloat ware. Wireless tether for root users is also "stealing". List goes on and on. But thats why were here.
Forums arent the place for moral, political, or religious debate. Not trying to be mean, just keepin it real.
and if/when you get a replacement, may i recommend a screen protector....

Maaaaan all you have to do is say the on screen keyboard doesn't work its a software issue it only works when it wants to. Just remember The customer is ALWAYS right...I did it over the phone threatned to cancle my service and 2 days later new phone that was the droid 1 though. Id still take a fat **** on it though just so you can say you did it for conversation sakes.
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Saw this on Craigslist...

I dont have an EVO, but I saw this on CL
http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/mob/2241065529.html
If your reading this then you must have an EVO. And if you do you already know the battery life is the worst!!! I dies in about 4 or 5 hrs without even using it. Yea mine did that too.....at first.
First you have to root your phone. If your not rooted i can do that too. For extra of course! Then once i drop my addition on your phone you'll have a battery that lasts all day. You think im joking right? Look at the pictures.
**The first pic is of the screen i root your phone on!!**
**The second picture shows at the top when i last plugged my phone in....YES that DOES say over 16 HOURS since i last charged my phone!!! Dont believe me I'll show you on my own phone!!!
**The third is of the wifi screen your gonna use...you can use the internet off your phone on a laptop, ipad or whatever....
**The fourth pic is of me deleting the crap sprint apps wasting memory on my phone!!
....And yes i can make it happen on yours!! By the way I've got many more tricks i can show you if your interested...changing ROMs/operating systems & the whole 9 yards!!
Ok here's a quick off the top of my head list of things I can do. Hopefully I don't forget anything.
1. Root the phone. <<--You cant do anything w/o this $15
2. Do a full Nand unlock. You cant do wifi unless the security/ NAND is unlocked. <<--$5
3. WiFi tether. Can make the phone a hotspot so you dont have to pay sprint for it. Sprint charges $10 a month. <<-- Hit me with $10 and its yours. Dont pay sprint $10 a month
4. Change the way the phone looks. Colors, functions, home screens...everything
5. Change to the ROM of your choice. Like different operating systems. <<--#4 & #5 go together im flexible on this. Make me an offer
6. Change the kernel. Improve performance & battery functions. <<--$10 this is what makes your battery last wayyyyyy longer
7. Set processor speed. Overclock = make it faster. Underclock = slow things down...better battery life. <<--You either get #6 or #7 not both.
8. Backup all your contacts & apps forever & delete sprint apps <--$5 this is easy
9. Backup your entire system forever. <<--$5 this is easy
10. Show you how to get paid apps for free. <<--$5
I can also do any new android phone. Tmobile mytouch 4g's, Samsung EPIC's, Droid's and a bunch more....
I know I'm forgetting something. Email me when your ready. It goes straight to my phone. I'll answer immediately.

Damn lmao what a joke.. ...
Swyped from a galaxy far far away......

Wow what a rip off.
Everything he describes is just normal rooting and flashing. Takes an hour to do. Sounds like he just installs sprintlovers and netarchy and charges you out the ass
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I see similar ads on my local Craigslist all the time.

Lmao do people really post that on Cl and do idiots really pay for that.

How do you get paid apps for free? Archive and refund within the 15 mins? Is that really his 'trick'?

akarol said:
How do you get paid apps for free? Archive and refund within the 15 mins? Is that really his 'trick'?
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Probably just downloads the .apk from a file sharing site.

rugedraw said:
I see similar ads on my local Craigslist all the time.
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Holy ****. I just checked craigslist myself and there are a bunch of people charging up to 40 bucks to do this. People are getting screwed!!!

lol id do everything he has there for 10 rip off?

This is crazy!
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cryforburke said:
Holy ****. I just checked craigslist myself and there are a bunch of people charging up to 40 bucks to do this. People are getting screwed!!!
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Yea, I can't say I haven't thought of making an ad myself. If people are to lazy to Google something or feel like this is too hard, why not make a few dollars off of them?

I don't see anything wrong. He's just charging for labor and believe it or not but some people don't want to learn how to do it themselves. You have people who go to car washes in the summer because they are too lazy to do it themselves. You have fast food joints for people too lazy to fix themselves a meal.
That's life. The point I'm trying to make is people don't have time.

last summer i made thousands under the table rooting/unlocking phones for $30 a pop.

rugedraw said:
Yea, I can't say I haven't thought of making an ad myself. If people are to lazy to Google something or feel like this is too hard, why not make a few dollars off of them?
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BINGO! do it man, it's worth it, money wise!

Papa Smurf151 said:
Lmao do people really post that on Cl and do idiots really pay for that.
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Yes to both. There are tons of ads in Craigslist for unlocking phones and fixing broken game systems. U just have to be willing to put up with the idiots that want their money back when they damage their **** after u have worked on it. I have thought about it plenty of times myself.
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sand1303 said:
Yes to both. There are tons of ads in Craigslist for unlocking phones and fixing broken game systems. U just have to be willing to put up with the idiots that want their money back when they damage their **** after u have worked on it. I have thought about it plenty of times myself.
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nope, i had a no refund policy, even if their phone bricked.

I'm too lazy to do an ad. I thought about it but don't want to have to deal with the people complaining. The best thing if you are going to do it is to meet them somewhere and fix it instead of having them come over your place (retarded idea).

I do this myself... I've made over $100 on a 2-3 span of doing this. My ad is old now and expired, haven't started a new one. Old customers still refer people to me though

I see nothing wrong with this at all, and have been contemplating putting an ad up as a matter of fact. I'm out of work for a few months due to medical reasons, and could definitely use a little extra cash. I'd root evo's all day long for 25 to 30 bucks each. If someone wants their phone rooted for things like tethering and what not, but doesn't have the know-how or the interest in learning, but is willing to spend a little cash to have it done, I see nothing wrong with that at all. They would likely be the one's searching craigslist for something specific like that, which obviously means they are willing to pay for it. I think this thread motivated me even more to do it. I have all the time in the world these days.

Yea I kind dont see it being wrong, you're spending and effort = money. Otherwise the EVO owner would not know about it.

Android billing via your Sprint bill

http://www.androidcentral.com/sprin...mpaign=Feed:+androidcentral+(Android+Central)

finally!
not that i dont trust using the credit card, but would prefer to go through my bill

I'm not to fond of this billing to Sprint thing, I feel safer using Google Check out because at least i know i wont have to deal with sprint if i need a refund or something goes wrong. But its still a good idea for people that don't have Google checkout or a electronic payment method

mattykinsx said:
Its a good thing though.
Increases the likelihood that people will buy apps.
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Yes that is very true, its good to have alternative payment methods

LOLando
personally i would rather purchase apps using this method

At first I thought this was a really good idea. After thinking about it more, if your phone is hacked, having to deal with charges through Google checkout offers a layer of separation from my phone bill.

And once again, I've had to clean another thread out. If you have nothing useful to contribute to the thread, please don't bother posting anything.

"I didn't download that! I want a refund!" is all I can think of, buy it's great for people without CCs.
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the_scotsman said:
And once again, I've had to clean another thread out. If you have nothing useful to contribute to the thread, please don't bother posting anything.
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Thanks!
I'm sure a lot of parents won't be happy if their kids are buying apps and then surprise a $200 higher phone bill.

And is there no way to disable this on the account at all?
There has to be a way to disable / lock the billing to - erm - the bill .... right?
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Move along. Nothing To See Here. Please Delete this thread.

*renamed title because some people are just dense*
IF and only IF you are CURRENTLY eligible for the $75 upgrade, the 12 month mark since your last registered upgrade, you can get your upgrade pushed to a full upgrade THROUGH ACCOUNT SERVICES ONLY.
How? Call in, tell whoever answers that you want to cancel, this will put your account at risk getting you to Account Services, and then tell them that you wanted to upgrade but you can't now and want to know if they can reset your upgrade eligibility.
Follow my instructions. If you are not yet eligible for $75, it WILL NOT WORK. Period. Not even if you are one day away, IT WILL NOT WORK. Can't be any clearer than that.
To clarify because some people are seriously dumb: This is an OFFER that Account services has for a LIMITED TIME for qualified customers. Qualified means 1) at risk AND (not or) 2) currently elig for $75. Both. Not either, it's both, that's the program rules.

Lol! Fail...
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Um what
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Retentions department won't even do this so I don't see why Acc Serv would.,

Pushed back a couple of more years.... smh
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Sunsparc said:
Retentions department won't even do this so I don't see why Acc Serv would.,
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Acc Serv are the ones who do these kind of things.

and no I'm not teaching anyone how to scam Sprint cause that is what it is.
like i said, it didn't work for me anymore.
only did it cause i was 19 and didn't want to pay $600 for a phone. lol

Why don't you get a full unlimited plan with sprint (minutes and data) and pay that for three months. That should make you eligible for a full upgrade. Did this like in Jan so bout time the evo 3d comes out I could grab it. Sprint changed their upgrade policies but you have to fall in certain guidelines for you to be eligible to get a new phone at no cost every year. If you don't fall within those guidlines you only have to pay so much for the phone you want
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You know. These scams are hilarious. I have been dealing with Sprint a few years now and you only get something done with the right person and the right words. Scamming and POSTING it on an open forum is just stupid. As big of a corporation these cell providers are do you not think they don't pay some poor soul to read around on forums? As fast as these things get posted they correct them.
I have a relative that works for Sprint and I have talked to them about these types of things. I'm not blowing smoke, they seriously read forums such as these to see what people are trying to pull off.
Now as for rooting thats a thing that 85% of people are doing. They know they can't stop it and they know that you can do certain things to a phone to make it not power up or constantly boot loop so if you got the TEP then they are gonna replace it. However if they catch on then your screwed.
With no disrespect I would seriously stop wasting your time posting this and attempt to get the 2 minutes of your life back spent reading these threads.

mdean1981 said:
You know. These scams are hilarious. I have been dealing with Sprint a few years now and you only get something done with the right person and the right words. Scamming and POSTING it on an open forum is just stupid. As big of a corporation these cell providers are do you not think they don't pay some poor soul to read around on forums? As fast as these things get posted they correct them.
I have a relative that works for Sprint and I have talked to them about these types of things. I'm not blowing smoke, they seriously read forums such as these to see what people are trying to pull off.
Now as for rooting thats a thing that 85% of people are doing. They know they can't stop it and they know that you can do certain things to a phone to make it not power up or constantly boot loop so if you got the TEP then they are gonna replace it. However if they catch on then your screwed.
With no disrespect I would seriously stop wasting your time posting this and attempt to get the 2 minutes of your life back spent reading these threads.
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Well my post isn't a scam at all. I don't believe in screwing people out of ****. If I can't get it that means I don't need it at that particular time.
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These kinds of things make my day. I know something you don't!
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Sunsparc said:
Retentions department won't even do this so I don't see why Acc Serv would.,
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Retentions and account services are the same department.
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DirtyShroomz said:
These kinds of things make my day. I know something you don't!
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I do too

Well I knew that I was just debating whether to post it or let these guys continue fighting. I decided on the latter, but then you came and ruined all the fun!
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?????????? Why not just wait till your eligible or pay full price ?

if u want to bypass CS & go straight to retentions/account services, call 877-775-4886....I don't even waste my time w/ CS anymore unless it's something minor.

I had an issue where sprint claimed i signed up in 2007 when in fact i signed up in 2001, which would only get me a $75 upgrade ...after enough complaining they set both of the phones on my account up with 150 upgrades... Perhaps i should have pushed harder lol
.........at 8 am today someone poisons the coffee....do not drink the coffee. More instructions will follow.
Cordially,
Future Dwight

*sigh*.. this has been kinda known for a long time now.. along with the folks on the Sprint side..
very, very RARELY will you find and speak with an individual that you can attempt to scam your way into getting perks anymore.. mostly because of morons that can and have abused the system.
YMMV.. but for the most part.. stuff like this doesn't succeed often.. and i've seen people accidentally cancelling all the way.. losing their account... even when they had a grandfathered plan that they can now never go back to.

SquallLHeart said:
*sigh*.. this has been kinda known for a long time now.. along with the folks on the Sprint side..
very, very RARELY will you find and speak with an individual that you can attempt to scam your way into getting perks anymore.. mostly because of morons that can and have abused the system.
YMMV.. but for the most part.. stuff like this doesn't succeed often.. and i've seen people accidentally cancelling all the way.. losing their account... even when they had a grandfathered plan that they can now never go back to.
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How can you lose your account for a company that's nickel and diming you to death?
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JUST2SUAVE said:
How can you lose your account for a company that's nickel and diming you to death?
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Whose nickle and diming? Not Sprint.
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Found this video...WOW.

Start watching around 5:00 or watch the whole thing for a really good laugh. These are the kind of videos and people that make me mad because they have no idea what they are talking about...anyways just watch on from 5:00, and you'll see what I mean! OMFG!

So he charges money to install free software lol nice. I wonder what he does if he bricks your atrix trying to unlock the boot loader lol.
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Clienterror said:
So he charges money to install free software lol nice. I wonder what he does if he bricks your atrix trying to unlock the boot loader lol.
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Yeah, plus he give NO links, and NO credit to anyone. People can so easily do this themselves but this prick is trying to get you to pay for it. And the whole video from 9:00 on makes no sense at all and he's just making up stuff as he goes along. Either way, I really hope nobody is stupid enough to pay these guys...

Couldn't watch the whole thing..... my eyes started to water from anger and laughter.....

So there is a phone number. Plaster it everywhere you can. Call it several times each. Play dumb and keep him on the phone as long as you can to waste his time. Spam the website........if there's an email address sign it up for every adult daiper and knitting blog/subscription.......
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CaelanT said:
So there is a phone number. Plaster it everywhere you can. Call it several times each. Play dumb and keep him on the phone as long as you can to waste his time. Spam the website........if there's an email address sign it up for every adult daiper and knitting blog/subscription.......
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Lol yeah I probably should These people are just a bunch of assholes that don't know what they're doing and they're trying to rip off extreme newbs when the newbs could just do it themselves. Really, they're trying to make money off of other peoples work...they don't provide one link or give any detail of anything...

Post that number on 4chan.. nuff said.
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Lol they needed a technician to do what an average 15 year old can do so long as he can read step by step directions
$530.00 on their site.......
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Wait. He's providing a service that people COULD technically do on their own, but choose to pay the guy for? That sounds terrible! That's worse than taking a car to the mechanics!

Maybe we should start rooting phones and loading custom roms for money haha

paravorheim said:
Wait. He's providing a service that people COULD technically do on their own, but choose to pay the guy for? That sounds terrible! That's worse than taking a car to the mechanics!
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That is a perfect analogy! Anyone COULD fix their car in under 20 minutes as long as they follow the short, easy to understand guide, they just choose to pay someone else to do it.

shirzadians said:
Post that number on 4chan.. nuff said.
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+1
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toughbax said:
That is a perfect analogy! Anyone COULD fix their car in under 20 minutes as long as they follow the short, easy to understand guide, they just choose to pay someone else to do it.
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When the final CM7 is out with everything working (fp, weptop) I would rather pay $50-$100 to some XDA member in my area to unlock and install it if I don't have the time to do it, takes some reading, root, unlock, backup data, install.
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slimslim said:
When the final CM7 is out with everything working (fp, weptop) I would rather pay $50-$100 to some XDA member in my area to unlock and install it if I don't have the time to do it, takes some reading, root, unlock, backup data, install.
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However, I'd rather pay a fellow xda member than that scumbag.
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For a technophobe, this would be a god send. It's actually not a bad idea. They buy phones, root them and sale them. I've rooted many of my friend's phone and all I get is beer and a pat on the back...it'd be cool to get paid to do this.

paravorheim said:
Wait. He's providing a service that people COULD technically do on their own, but choose to pay the guy for? That sounds terrible! That's worse than taking a car to the mechanics!
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Sarcasm, well at the very least, a disclaimer can be made that it can be done for free yourself and make reference to the developers of the tools.
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But wait guys he is having his technician Lawrence install themed roms because its deodexed. That right there is worth at least $600!! C'mon its deodexed!!!

It's now marked as a "private video" lol

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Sounds to me like they are offering a service just like fixing a car or installing Linux. Not sure why that qualifies them as “scumbags”.
I'm not very technical, and like several others have mentioned, would gladly pay someone to root my phone.
I did call them about my rooting my Inspire a few months back, and they did offer replacement protection against bricking my unit. Also, if I mess-up my device in the future, I can always send it back to them for repair – no charge.
If everything on the xda-threads worked perfectly, I too wouldn’t mind rooting myself. But, I can see from several threads, some of which are over 1000 pages long, that things don’t always go right – I don’t have time for that (as much fun as it sounds).
Find me a member of ebay, craigslist or XDA-Developers who will do the same job for less, with the same guarantee, and I’d move my business to them – I have yet to find anybody.

Everyone is good at something.
Not everyone is good at everything.
I wish I thought about this stuff before those guys did.