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Is my android real?

I'm buying my phone from an offshore supplier which dont give the real box or manual.
When it arrives how can I check that its real and not a fake.
Thanks

Also, what rom is better. And which do you recommend me to install?

If you're worried about it being fake, that's the first red flag. The fake G1's I know of don't have a keyboard. They are OKish phones for the price, but are generally made by the lesser clone companies, don't run android are inferior to a real G1.
Have you got an url or something?

theoneonly said:
I'm buying my phone from an offshore supplier which dont give the real box or manual.
When it arrives how can I check that its real and not a fake.
Thanks
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yea plz post a link or something. or picture. or anykind of information. and tell us what price you paid.

I paid $150 which is way too good to be true. They refunded me because they found out themself its not real product.
I now bought one from ebay. Used one
Can anyone recommend me which rom they prefer? I'm too lazy to flash to 5 different roms
ty

theoneonly said:
I paid $150 which is way too good to be true. They refunded me because they found out themself its not real product.
I now bought one from ebay. Used one
Can anyone recommend me which rom they prefer? I'm too lazy to flash to 5 different roms
ty
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Wow, that's pretty good of them, there's plenty of people out there who aren't trying to shaft you, but they hide well.
Probably should just get comfortable with a stock rom for a few days while you're reading up on the scene, then start with the latest stable cyanogen (currently 4.0.4)

theoneonly said:
I paid $150 which is way too good to be true. They refunded me because they found out themself its not real product.
I now bought one from ebay. Used one
Can anyone recommend me which rom they prefer? I'm too lazy to flash to 5 different roms
ty
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If your to lazy to flash different roms to see what you like then I wouldn't recommend flashing anything or rooting cause its a non stop process.

theoneonly said:
I paid $150 which is way too good to be true. They refunded me because they found out themself its not real product.
I now bought one from ebay. Used one
Can anyone recommend me which rom they prefer? I'm too lazy to flash to 5 different roms
ty
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i like using JACs 1.6r2a. it pretty smooth when tis kept stock.
if you dont mind some visual effects taken out then akirah's HERO2 is a bit faster

New HD2 On its way :-)

Hey All
Just ordered myself a HD2 off of Ebay. Paid $750aud inc shipping. Finally decided to retire my slow old Xperia X1, will prob just keep using it to test new rom's that come out....
Now I have a few questions. Are they're any special tweaks or cabs to install to make it better? What case's are people mainly using with the HD2? Any general problems or things I should know?
Thanks everyone

I think that is very personal.
I am using cookie tab now and it is very good for what i like about a phone. Just look around this forum and read, try and experience !
It`s very nice to try tweaks especially if they are in a cab. If you don`t like it, just uninstall. If anything is not good the folks here will help you set thing right again.
Its a great forum for a great phone
kk

oliverflavel said:
Hey All
Just ordered myself a HD2 off of Ebay. Paid $750aud inc shipping. Finally decided to retire my slow old Xperia X1, will prob just keep using it to test new rom's that come out....
Now I have a few questions. Are they're any special tweaks or cabs to install to make it better? What case's are people mainly using with the HD2? Any general problems or things I should know?
Thanks everyone
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You will not be disappointed... I was worried about the lack of keyboard when I made the change from the X1 to the HD2 and I can tell you its not a problem... for tweaks a must is BSB Tweaks (found on here in a sticky I think), has loads of tweaks that are very handy... there is also a thread on things to do with your HD2 when you get it... some of them are covered by bsb others not so much all handy... I have not yet had a problem with my HD2 but some do... again there are loads of threads about this problem or that... so far (touches wood as probably just jinxed myself) its been all gravy...

I reckon you should stay with the oem rom for at least a week and research this forum. customising your hd2 is a very personal thing, what suits one will not suit another. there's a thread which people post there must have apps, I would try there first. that's my opinion

It is interesting to see how fast the pricing of the Leo drops from 820AUD at the end of Jan to 750AUD now.
But anyway I recommand you to test your device for few days before doing some flashing or customising to see if there is any hardware issues
If I were you I would install several tweak softwares like BSB and HD2Tweak.
just to cover all the available reg tweaks
Just my tiny bit of advice
The Leo should amaze you lol
Cheers
CN23

hi guys, i want to ask~
is AU's telstra version hd2 using exactly the same frequencies with US's T MOBILE versions?
thank you.
im not sure if AU's version can use China's WCDMA frequencies.

Ebay
I just hope you get it. I ordered a phone via ebay before and got burnt along with many others, had a good rep etc. Anyway Ebay are basically useless in terms of assisting to get any $ back.
Other than that you'll love it, its a great phone and very customizable.

rexboy said:
I just hope you get it. I ordered a phone via ebay before and got burnt along with many others, had a good rep etc. Anyway Ebay are basically useless in terms of assisting to get any $ back.
Other than that you'll love it, its a great phone and very customizable.
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Its not true. Paypal buyer protection is very good. They always return my money when they should. And the seller must prove that you got the parcel.

Yer I was planning on staying on the stock rom for a bit....funny I used to flash my xperia to be like a stock HTC phone, so yer the stock rom should keep me happy for a few weeks...
Yer I was a bit skeptical about having only an onscreen keyboard, one of the things I loved about the xperia was the HW keyboard
Cant wait till it arrives, it looks like an amazing phone

you should have waited for wp7 phone

hoss_n2 said:
you should have waited for wp7 phone
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lol, you are SO gutted aren't you? want to sell me your hd2?
I geeve yoo plenty good priceee

hoss_n2 said:
you should have waited for wp7 phone
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As far as has been put out by Microsoft we won't see any WP7 phones till holiday time, i.e end of year. That's a mighty long time to wait.

LordLugard said:
As far as has been put out by Microsoft we won't see any WP7 phones till holiday time, i.e end of year. That's a mighty long time to wait.
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only 6 monthes

samsamuel said:
lol, you are SO gutted aren't you? want to sell me your hd2?
I geeve yoo plenty good priceee
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don't you already have one ?

LordLugard said:
As far as has been put out by Microsoft we won't see any WP7 phones till holiday time, i.e end of year. That's a mighty long time to wait.
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I had asked HTC on twitter when the new win7 phones will be coming out since I was interested in the hd2, they told me that the first phones will be for sale in Q4,
Right now i dont know exactly what to do. But ill give it a chance and hope for an update. So ill be getting the HD2 tonight.
I bought an xperia last year in feb and was really dissapointed when there werent any new official panels, thnx to XDA I pimped my phone a little bit. But now when I recieve my new phone tonight, ill give my old Xperia to my mother who needs a new phone

achkar said:
Its not true. Paypal buyer protection is very good. They always return my money when they should. And the seller must prove that you got the parcel.
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Unfortunately not in my case and with 32 other people. Thats how many people this guy stung. Through letters from all victims, QLD police investigated, and the guy was tracked down and currently behind bars, this was the update from the police however still no money despite chasing for it.

hoss_n2 said:
you should have waited for wp7 phone
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Like 6-7 month you mean ? Sure that a good idea.

my tragedy..

I lost my rooted Aria with Froyo 2.2 and all the good stuff on it. What i got as replacement from insurance already has android 2.2.2 installed. Can u imagine how painful it is? i m keeping an eye on this thread and this webpage.. If anybody has any other news or any means by which i could get rid of at&t bloatware and to be able to install 3rd party apps, i would greatly appreciate that..

Well you can follow this link they have found a way to install 3rd party apps on unrooted phones. hope it helps till the s-off comes our way.

When did you get your replacement Aria? I thought AT&T's insurance replacement had been bumped to the Captivate.

If my aria becomes unusable, will the captivate be the replacement?

I just ordered a replacement aria from asurian. should be coming in the mail soon. they told me it would be a refurb aria, but I can hope it will end up being a captivate. doubtful...

@ E.Cdro: thanks a lot, i will look at it.. something is better than nothing
I just got my phone 4 days ago from asurion. yes it is a refurb aria.. i dont think they r giving away captivate for aria yet..

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@ E.Cdro: thanks a lot, i will look at it.. something is better than nothing
I just got my phone 4 days ago from asurion. yes it is a refurb aria.. i dont think they r giving away captivate for aria yet..
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Did it come with android 2.2 or 2.1?

as i mentioned in original post, it has 2.2

You are in my prayers
Sent from my Liberty using XDA App

just got mine in the mail....2.2...

Javi97100 said:
You are in my prayers
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lol. Yes, mine too.

to be quite honest, I am probably going to take the $29 deal at radio shack and upgrade to the inspire.

mikelebz said:
to be quite honest, I am probably going to take the $29 deal at radio shack and upgrade to the inspire.
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thats interesting, i think it will work only if u r eligible for an upgrade..

mrdoc151 said:
thats interesting, did it work?
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Haven't had the chance to get to radio shack. I did call them up and asked them to hold one for me. Even though my new Aria is on 2.2.2 and I am stuck with an un-rooted sense, it's less painful being able to use the trick to allow installing apps from unknown sources, so I still have some decisions to make---be cheap and go for the amazing deal of the $29 Inspire--or future-proof myself and wait for the SGS II.

i thnk the 29$ deal will work only if u r eligible for an upgrade.

mikelebz said:
Haven't had the chance to get to radio shack. I did call them up and asked them to hold one for me. Even though my new Aria is on 2.2.2 and I am stuck with an un-rooted sense, it's less painful being able to use the trick to allow installing apps from unknown sources, so I still have some decisions to make---be cheap and go for the amazing deal of the $29 Inspire--or future-proof myself and wait for the SGS II.
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Might want to hold off on the inspire...
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_holiday-3958.php
Just saying...
Sent from my cm7 Aria.

CallMeAria said:
Might want to hold off on the inspire...
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_holiday-3958.php
Just saying...
Sent from my cm7 Aria.
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seem like pretty impressive specs, quite comparable to iPhone 4. But i think at this time HTC should be ready to compete iPhone 5..

mrdoc151 said:
seem like pretty impressive specs, quite comparable to iPhone 4. But i think at this time HTC should be ready to compete iPhone 5..
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That thing blows the iphone 4 away as far as specs go. Its screen is an inch bigger than the ip4, twice as much ram, and a dual core faster processor. And a much better camera. Sounds more like this phone is going to be direct competition to the sgs2 and iphone5.
Sent from my cm7 Aria.

This happened to me too I'm so sad. The microphone on my old aria decided to crap out and now I'm stuck with a refurb 2.2.2 aria. I hope someone can figure this out soon...

I guess I'm one of the lucky ones as far as warranty goes. After having WM phones for a few years I got my Aria in Feb. Actually wanted a 4" phone but decided to get this (happy now that I did) and wait to see what comes out. Almost 30 days to the day I noticed that the antenna on the back cover was coming loose on one of the corners. This is after I was already rooted and flashed a couple different roms! So, I'm thinking the chances of getting a replacement back cover are slim to none and I'm going to end up with a phone that can't be rooted or have to live with possible antenna issues. I call AT&T, they have someone call me. After a couple phone conversations and an email update I get a new back cover in the mail a week later. Amazing!!! Maybe the fact that I've been with AT&T about 12 years helped!

Compare GN vs SGS3

I know many of your are torn between these 2 devices, especially now because of Verizion's instance on making your android experience miserable. This is a quick compare of the 2 devices since I've had both in my possession about 5 days now.
If you're too impatient to read the whole thing The short version is the S# is awesome but get a Nexus.
Build Quality- Winner Nexus
Feels much more solid and the S3 although sleek and smooth feels like it would break or scratch easily. The GN feels like it would be fine in your pocket unprotected and not get damaged by keys or loose change.
Screen - Winner S3
I'm giving this one to the S3. If you didn't have them next to each other you may not notice, but the S3 screen is a bit larger, brighter, and crisper. However the S3 has no bezel to protect the screen what so ever the screens glass blends right into the backing. This feels sexy but I think will be prone to scratching. The nav buttons on the GN are convenient and auto hide when watching movies and playing some games.
Radio - Winner S3
I posted the test results on my twitter but if you haven't seen it the S3 gets better receptions and faster DL speeds almost everywhere I test them together. This may be because I'm running a ported version of JB from the GSM models. Once I flash the new radios I may update this
Cpu - Winner S3
This is actually tough. Im running 1808 mhz on the GN right now and it flies. However, dues to the fact that the S3 will get custom kernels in the near future I see them taking full advantage of this monster processor.
Ram - Winner S3
695 useable on the GN, 1.62 on the S3… obvious.
Camara - Winner S3
The new jelly bean features are cool but the S3 will get those very soon.
Battery - Winner S3
This could be due to the heavy OCing on the GN, but the S3 makes it all day with plenty of usage by my wife.
Software - Nexus
Will continue getting the latest android and fully functional rome since everything we need comes from Google. After the devs tackle the boot loader issue they still have the 4g ril in front of them. Functional AOSP for the S3 is a long time coming.
Longevity - Nexus
Verizon is only obligated to update the S3 for 18 months I would doubt seeing updates after that. The nexus S is getting official JB… I believe the GN will get the K desert and maybe the L also.
Price
Nexus you can pick them up used in very good condition around 300 this will keep your unlimited data as well since you won't use and upgrade.
Overall experience - Nexus
Its the little things that add but but the fact that I have already bricked my GN 5 times (my fault, getting greedy) and haven't had to make a trip to Odin is amazing. EVERYTHING works on the nexus. Its just everything you could want in a device as an android enthusiast / flash junkie.
Ask any questions you may have about either device and I'll answer them for you guys to help make your decision easier.

tl;dr the gs3 has great specs but the nexus is better for the type of stuff we like to do.
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sageDieu said:
tl;dr the gs3 has great specs but the nexus is better for the type of stuff we like to do.
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Darn! Just got mine today and oh well! I just saw that the bootloader is locked too! Oh well, stock is good...
Sent from my SCH-I535

Thanks! Amazon has some negative reviews around the radio of the GN. Did you notice any red flags in that area when testing?

harlanjim said:
Thanks! Amazon has some negative reviews around the radio of the GN. Did you notice any red flags in that area when testing?
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http://lockerz.com/s/223618840
First attempt in the walmart parking lot by my house....

I'm getting my GS3 today before 3pm (it's on fedex truck for delivery). It's gonna be hard to replace my perfectly working AOKP Fascinate with unrooted TW After reading xda threads about GS3 root it seems that people have lot of problems with rooted stock image. If nothing changes in next couple of days I think I will sell it and buy gnex instead (too late to replace it with verizon without loosing unlimited data). Anyway thanks Stephen for your great work on fascinate and I will be still following you cause my aokp fascinate is going to my wife
ps. is there anyway to transfer my apps with data from fascinate to gs3 without root on the gs3?

SotYPL said:
I'm getting my GS3 today before 3pm (it's on fedex truck for delivery). It's gonna be hard to replace my perfectly working AOKP Fascinate with unrooted TW After reading xda threads about GS3 root it seems that people have lot of problems with rooted stock image. If nothing changes in next couple of days I think I will sell it and buy gnex instead (too late to replace it with verizon without loosing unlimited data). Anyway thanks Stephen for your great work on fascinate and I will be still following you cause my aokp fascinate is going to my wife
ps. is there anyway to transfer my apps with data from fascinate to gs3 without root on the gs3?
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Im running the rooted/debloat rom and everything works fine!
Suggestion:
Odin the Stock rooted/debloat rom
Install hollo launcher
Freeze TW Launcher
Results:

droidstyle said:
Im running the rooted/debloat rom and everything works fine!
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Don't you have problems with stock messaging or keyboard like people have been reporting?
droidstyle said:
Suggestion:
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Will replace launcher for sure but I prefer Nova Prime.

SotYPL said:
Don't you have problems with stock messaging or keyboard like people have been reporting?
Will replace launcher for sure but I prefer Nova Prime.
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No everything works...maybe im missing something?
Edit* folks were having problems with swype, i dont use it so didnt realize there was a problem...there is a new root file up thats fixed. Its in the dev thread or my guide.

Steve speaks the truth!
I received my GNexus today and I'm pretty satisfied, it's hard to deny it's perfect for somone who loves to fool around with the nerdy part of android. I compared it with my sisters new GS3 and I'm confident I made the right purchase, no regrets here!
ps. Jellybean is the ****!

sendan said:
Steve speaks the truth!
I received my GNexus today and I'm pretty satisfied, it's hard to deny it's perfect for somone who loves to fool around with the nerdy part of android. I compared it with my sisters new GS3 and I'm confident I made the right purchase, no regrets here!
ps. Jellybean is the ****!
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Who's got JB already, sg3 or gn?
Devilcorn'd

adamklo said:
Who's got JB already, sg3 or gn?
Devilcorn'd
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The GN has it, and source code was just released!

jelly bean kicks ass. I really hope we get somebody good working on the RIL on the gs3 so we can have aosp roms and run JB.
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adamklo said:
Who's got JB already, sg3 or gn?
Devilcorn'd
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I have JB on my GN and its fast just on stock! now that source drop ready for some real JB roms!

droidstyle said:
Im running the rooted/debloat rom and everything works fine!
Suggestion:
Odin the Stock rooted/debloat rom
Install hollo launcher
Freeze TW Launcher
Results:
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Which rooted/debloated room are you running? Is there more than one?
I get my gs3 in a couple days.

steve are you gonna make your own rom for the sgs3 or you gonna join aokp again?

Working on getting Toro building and compiling in the new AOKP-JB repo I would expect to see tests in the next few days for Toro. It will be short many many mods since we are starting from scratch. Once that is booting and working right I'm looking at the Fascinate. That is if JT doesnt beat me to it. IF all that is done I'll see where the SGS3 is but I think my attention will be focused on Toro and Fascinate until the bootloader situation is resolved.

jcurley said:
Which rooted/debloated room are you running? Is there more than one?
I get my gs3 in a couple days.
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Click the link in my sig...there is only 1 rom right now. It's Stock rooted/debloat 4.0.4

Did anyone see the announcement that Samsung will be selling an unlocked version of the Verizon GS3? It's called the Developer Edition and you have to buy it directly from Samsung for $599. It won't be available thru Verizon.
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scarfman4 said:
Did anyone see the announcement that Samsung will be selling an unlocked version of the Verizon GS3? It's called the Developer Edition and you have to buy it directly from Samsung for $599. It won't be available thru Verizon.
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yep and I think its samsungs way of providing a key to unlock the bootloaders on the non dev devices!!

[Q] Information about buying a UK Nexus 10

Hi all, I just wanted to know if I buy the 32gb nexus from google play store it is the full uk version becuase the price is way higher on ebay-amazon etc for a uk version, is there a reason why google play is so much cheaper? Also i just came from a Onda v972 which suffered from bad firmware and lag/force closes, is the nexus nice and smooth and reasonably error free most of the time and fast? Thanks for the possible help guys

GizzmanSL2 said:
Hi all, I just wanted to know if I buy the 32gb nexus from google play store it is the full uk version becuase the price is way higher on ebay-amazon etc for a uk version, is there a reason why google play is so much cheaper? Also i just came from a Onda v972 which suffered from bad firmware and lag/force closes, is the nexus nice and smooth and reasonably error free most of the time and fast? Thanks for the possible help guys
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No. Google are selling faulty products hence why they are so cheap. And again, no, google are not choosing to update their own tablets. It's about as smooth as sand paper.
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Google Play store prices are almost always the cheapest for Nexus devices. Amazon and the like are using the fact that the 32gb model is always out of stock to push up the prices.
It's a pretty stable product - I've kept away from modding mine (yet!) and have had only one time when I had to reboot it -got stuck trying to change a lockscreen widget. Worked on the second attempt.

vizzy said:
No. Google are selling faulty products hence why they are so cheap. And again, no, google are not choosing to update their own tablets. It's about as smooth as sand paper.
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Sarcasm will get you no where my friend lol
GrenW said:
Google Play store prices are almost always the cheapest for Nexus devices. Amazon and the like are using the fact that the 32gb model is always out of stock to push up the prices.
It's a pretty stable product - I've kept away from modding mine (yet!) and have had only one time when I had to reboot it -got stuck trying to change a lockscreen widget. Worked on the second attempt.
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Thanks a lot for the reply, i was just wondering why amazon and ebay still sell them so high when stocks are building up in google play. I have seen some great benchmark videos but had soooo much trouble with the so called "powerfull" onda that I wondered if any tab is quick enough.

Can't compare it to other tabs but it makes my Galaxy Nexus look really slow and that's overclocked with custom rom and kernel.

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Can't compare it to other tabs but it makes my Galaxy Nexus look really slow and that's overclocked with custom rom and kernel.
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Haha thats all I need to know now, cheers

Just received mine today. Delivery was super quick (2 days). I don't know why anyone would buy one from elsewhere except if they get some kind of discount. Great piece of kit. Rooted it and installed Paranoid Android on it already. Works great! Enjoy your new purchase!
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GizzmanSL2 said:
Sarcasm will get you no where my friend lol
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You're asking if its worth buying an n10, in an n10 forum ? What did you expect.
Also, I beg to differ. It got me two thanks. Therefore my e-penis is now bigger.
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vizzy said:
You're asking if its worth buying an n10, in an n10 forum ? What did you expect.
Also, I beg to differ. It got me two thanks. Therefore my e-penis is now bigger.
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I didnt ask if its worth buying one i asked how the performance actually is and why its cheaper on g play so before you spit out sarcastic smart ass comments get them 2 guys off your e-penis and read the screen