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My farewell to the Epic dev community

Hey everyone.
Well sadly, and happily the time has come for me to move on to another device. The epic, while having great potential just did not hit the mark. While many of you may disagree, etc, the truth is simple; The Epic4G had much more potential than Samsung/Sprint allowed it to have.
So now I say my farewell to the Epic dev community. I will still be around, and if you need to contact me you can do so via PM, or find me in IRC @ irc.freenode.net #G2x
As some of you know, I recently decided to switch carriers to T-Mobile, and I am getting a G2x. My new device arrives tomorrow, and I am quite excited to begin dev'ing on a new phone, with a lot more power.
Good luck to everyone, and I hope to see you on the other side

We're going to miss you. Thanks for all you've done.

Thanks Dameon you did SO much for this community
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Thanks Dameon! Leaving with class and style! I like it. Maybe when the G2s hit Sprint you can throw together some stuff for us, even though I got awhile before I can upgrade.

Thanks for all you've done. Good luck with the new device.

thanks for all your work.
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Have fun with the new device.
I've read reviews on it, and it looks to be plagued with battery life issues and random reboots on stock. So I'm sure you'll make that community very happy with fixes.

Talk about a traitor!
I'm jking dude. I'm sure there was a logical reason behind you switching to tmo, even though you will be an AT&T customer with their outrageous prices.
Just saying.
Take care

Whosdaman said:
Talk about a traitor!
I'm jking dude. I'm sure there was a logical reason behind you switching to tmo, even though you will be an AT&T customer with their outrageous prices.
Just saying.
Take care
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Pshhhh. Grandfathered in

Ore bad news, I almost wish I didn't wake up to see this, GOD take me now...
Anyways, you were a work horse for this phone at one point, hate to see you go man, is it ok to cry now?
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wow, i've been joking about swapping my epic for an evo lately. and it's sounding better all the time

You are an awesome developer and a great person. You always conducted yourself with class and I respect that. Thank you for all you have done....and remember. You switch back to Sprint within 90 days.. Ya know.. if you miss us

Dameon87 said:
Pshhhh. Grandfathered in
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You better hope so . If not, we'll still be here for ya
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thanks for all your great work, you will be sorely missed.
I gotta stop coming on these boards, they get more and more depressing every day

why must u leave us?!?!?
will miss u dameon thanks for all your hard work on the epic you did my next phone will be the next htc phone or nexus they have next year for sprint.

thanks for all your great work, you will be sorely missed.
I gotta stop coming on these boards, they get more and more depressing every day
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Agreed.
Sent from my perfect epic

thanks for your work

Man this sucks. I can't believe we just lost another great dev. good luck with everything man and I hope ur new phone makes u happy. Thanks for all ur hard work and for bringing us cm7. U will be missed
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Another sad day .
So does this mean CM7 is dead?
Thanks for all you've done!

. Sad too see so many devs leaving lately. But you can't blame them there's some amazing devices coming out. I think I'm gna jump on the sgs2. Thanks fr al yur hard work on cm7.

Steve Jobs died today

dunno how many of you guys know this yet, but he passed away today....
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/steve-jobs-apple-ceo-dies/story?id=14383813

Just saw it on FB. I'm not a huge Apple fan, but he made a lot of things happen that affected just about everything that's electronic in today's world.

rusreid said:
Just saw it on FB. I'm not a huge Apple fan, but he made a lot of things happen that affected just about everything that's electronic in today's world.
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that's pretty much the way i feel about it. i pretty much hate what Apple has become, but i had nothing against the guy. he did a lot of good in the world of electronics.

rusreid said:
Just saw it on FB. I'm not a huge Apple fan, but he made a lot of things happen that affected just about everything that's electronic in today's world.
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Couldn't agree more.

Yes it is truly a loss in the world of electronics because he was truly ahead of his time, and he knew how to make things happen.
"From the Voices in my Head"

May he rest in peace
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Truly a sad day for his family. Forget about apple my heart goes out to his loved ones.
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Wow... just when I thought apple couldn't have a more disappointing press release.
R.I.P Steve Jobs. Thanks for everything.
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Just saw the article on Engaget.
I never was a fan of Apple, but Steve was a pioneer and died way too young...
RIP Steve.
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idkwhothatis123 said:
Wow... just when I thought apple couldn't have a more disappointing press release.
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Zingo... But seriously, my regards go out to his family
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That is sad to hear.

He was a great guy, an innovator. While there's controversy over his products, especially here, he revolutionized the electronic world. Phones would be 10 years behind what they are today.
May he rest in peace. Maybe now he can really make the Jesus phone hahaha
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If he had done any major philanthropic work, I might feel bad for him and wish him the best.
Sorry, but when you profiteer of the exploitation of workers, do little/nothing in direct work towards charitable causes, and sit on unprecedented profits with idle hands, I can't say I feel bad when their god dies.

iheaven just got alittle cooler...
RIP sir.

SG Pillar said:
If he had done any major philanthropic work, I might feel bad for him and wish him the best.
Sorry, but when you profiteer of the exploitation of workers, do little/nothing in direct work towards charitable causes, and sit on unprecedented profits with idle hands, I can't say I feel bad when their god dies.
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He has a family you know.
Get out.
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SG Pillar said:
If he had done any major philanthropic work, I might feel bad for him and wish him the best.
Sorry, but when you profiteer of the exploitation of workers, do little/nothing in direct work towards charitable causes, and sit on unprecedented profits with idle hands, I can't say I feel bad when their god dies.
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Actually, Bono has said Apple was the biggest contributor to (Red). And there are plenty of speculations that he did anonymous donations.
What a inhumane and downright crappy comment to manke, about anyones death.
My heart, as an Apple fanboy, goes out to Apple, Job's family, and his friends.

andrewxu said:
He was a great guy, an innovator. While there's controversy over his products, especially here, he revolutionized the electronic world. Phones would be 10 years behind what they are today.
May he rest in peace. Maybe now he can really make the Jesus phone hahaha
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An innovator? He did nothing innovative in the electronic world. there were already mp3 players before ipods. There a were already laptops and PC's before Mac books, and there were already touch screens before iPhone and iPad. Nothing he did revolutionized the electronic world. He was only a marketing genius.
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l0lz0rss said:
An innovator? He did nothing innovative in the electronic world. there were already mp3 players before ipods. There a were already laptops and PC's before Mac books, and there were already touch screens before iPhone and iPad. Nothing he did revolutionized the electronic world. He was only a marketing genius.
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this thread isn't about that. this thread is about his death, and sending his family our heartfelt wishes that they can make it through this dark time.
please refrain from posting negative comments in this thread.

NoNameAtAll said:
He has a family you know.
Get out.
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Yeah, they must be broke, right? I mean, hey, Apple as a company only made $9.39B in 2010 (profits, not income).
halfgingghost said:
Actually, Bono has said Apple was the biggest contributor to (Red). And there are plenty of speculations that he did anonymous donations.
What a inhumane and downright crappy comment to manke, about anyones death.
My heart, as an Apple fanboy, goes out to Apple, Job's family, and his friends.
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That would be interesting to see (that he or Apple have done any charitable works), but unless its on paper, it's simply hearsay.
He established a foundation in '86 if I remember correctly, but apparantly the guy who he left to manage it said Jobs didn't seem very interested in maintaining it and was more focused on Apple (which he should have been to a certain degree, obviously if there's no money coming in, how can he help anyone, right?).
But the fact of the matter is, his charitable contributions seem to be nil. There's no reason to hide helping people out. You can be quiet about doing it, sure. But to leave no trail of it existing? Not so sure about that.
And to clarify, if his will ends up giving/establishing charities or anything of the like, good for him and RIP. But until then, I can't feel much for the guy.

There will be no jokes about how the latest iPhone was a the proverbial nail in the... well never mind.
As a innovator he was truly a genius. As a businessman and a promoter, he was second to none. He was a man living ahead of his time. What ever your opinion of Apple, the World has truly lost one of its best.
R.I.P. Steve Jobs

The "Trailblazer101 Loves You All" Thread :)

I just wanted to take a minute and thank everyone here who has supported me, by both your nice writings and especially your donations, for everything that you have done for me It means a lot to me guys xD
Now i know that this forum isn't the most popular forum, but it is definitely the nicest, haha And everyone here seems to help each other out nicely
I feel glad to be a part of this, and be able to share what I know with such great people!
And I wanted to make a special shout-out to two people so far,
Ciscogee
Txwolf1980
Logan302
For what you gave to me out of the kindness of your hearts
You all are great people, and I hope when we all get new phones, [Nexus? ] we will all be there once again together! lol...
-Trailblazer101

Ditto lil buddy
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Yeah. That's the only thing that scared me about your nexus fund. You're gonna get that thing and ride off into the sunset...
Better start traimingvyour replacement.
I am not a fly, i am levitation. I represent an entire generation. - Niki Minaj

I must say this is the nicest forum and I wont truly be happy till we all on nexus g forums haha
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Oh yeah hi and miss ya guys
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nodixe said:
Oh yeah hi and miss ya guys
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Easy fix for that... resurrect your continuum and come back to the fold.

So get this. This chick I know had a DX2 and the screen wouldn't work right for her. I saw on facebook she was selling it so I asked how much and she said $20. I think maybe I can get it working and for 20 bucks, why not. I buy it from her a couple hours ago, plug my charger in and it works just fine. So I got a DX2 for $20 and I'm sorry to say it but I might not be around here as much. But thank you so much everybody for all you have done for the Continuum. When I first got it I was a little disappointed but after all the hard work from everybody it made the Continuum awesome.

circa881 said:
So get this. This chick I know had a DX2 and the screen wouldn't work right for her. I saw on facebook she was selling it so I asked how much and she said $20. I think maybe I can get it working and for 20 bucks, why not. I buy it from her a couple hours ago, plug my charger in and it works just fine. So I got a DX2 for $20 and I'm sorry to say it but I might not be around here as much. But thank you so much everybody for all you have done for the Continuum. When I first got it I was a little disappointed but after all the hard work from everybody it made the Continuum awesome.
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How much you selling your continuum for? I need a beta phone.
I am not a fly, i am levitation. I represent an entire generation. - Niki Minaj

Txwolf1980 said:
How much you selling your continuum for? I need a beta phone.
I am not a fly, i am levitation. I represent an entire generation. - Niki Minaj
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How much do you want to pay?

circa881 said:
How much do you want to pay?
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Gonna pm so we're not cluttering thread.
Just open your eyes. And see that life is beautiful. Will you swear on your life. That no one will cry, at my funeral - Sixx: A.M.

Thank you for everything you have done. My phone works great and it's nice to have some new life brought to this phone.
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trailblazer101 said:
I just wanted to take a minute and thank everyone here who has supported me, by both your nice writings and especially your donations, for everything that you have done for me It means a lot to me guys xD
Now i know that this forum isn't the most popular forum, but it is definitely the nicest, haha And everyone here seems to help each other out nicely
I feel glad to be a part of this, and be able to share what I know with such great people!
And I wanted to make a special shout-out to two people so far,
Ciscogee
Txwolf1980
For what you gave to me out of the kindness of your hearts
You all are great people, and I hope when we all get new phones, [Nexus? ] we will all be there once again together! lol...
-Trailblazer101
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I would just like to say....
THANK YOU BLAZER!!!!
You made the continuum what it is today! And if it wasnt for this awesome community and this unique phone i would still be convinced that an ipad would be a worthwhile investment... xD
But anyways... im on my way to nexus land myself as soon as it comes out and im excited to see what you get your fingers dirty with good sir
We've all learned alot and here's to learning a hell of alot more!
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Thank you so much for everyone and their birthday wishes and gifts You all are amazing<3 haha

I have enjoyed all of your mods!!!! It really helped out me and my phone alot... MUCH APPRECIATED.

Thanks man. Definitely appreciate everything you have done
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One day I was on the verge of smashing my continuum after failed verizon and samsung support for this device. Tired of the same old crap I scoured the internet far and wide looking for ways to improve my experience before giving up. Then a friend referred me to this forum, and I must say that I no longer have the urge to flush my phone like the piece of crap it once was! I have been silently scoping the forum daily until today when I decided that the very least I can do is register to give thanks to the many such as yourself who have invested time into making this device what it is today. Thank you for making me not want to break my phone

I'd like to tell a story.

Once upon a time in the never eat shredded wheat regions of the lands there came a little phone,"Willy the wilderbeast" Willy was said to be a loner,not much going for him,not as flashy or powerful as the other phones but cheerful enough to be liked. Willy one day stumbled into a new town named andyville where the locals were strong powerful devices with regular support from the neighbouring town of xda. Now all the andyville locals laughed at Willy with his small frame and low end interior,mocking that Willy was a joke and would never be able to survive in andyville.
Willy never got disheartened with all the mockery but did somewhat feel a little small when mixing with the locals and decided to seek assistance from the xda's.
After lots of roaming around he befriended froyo. Froyo was a respected individual well known in both andyville and xda and froyo began to show Willy his potential and Willy's status began to grow (lol) now Willy the wilderbeast was on a roll and decided to showboat a little gaining strength everyday and finding new and exciting allies everday. Then one day one andyville resident decided to test Willy and his new found status,introduce the ARCO. ARCO was one of the most respected residents of both andyville and xda and decided to pit Willy against gingerbreadman. Gingerbread was the newest andyville arrival and boasted great strength and was so advanced compared to Willy that again the andyvilles mocked Willy saying he was too weak to compete with gingerbread. ARCO spent many an hour working with Willy ( ) and his new allies the cm7s and on the day of the showdown Willy stood his ground and battled well with ginger.this battle was a long dragged out battle going on for months and months until one day enough was enough and a truce was called,Willy had gained respect from most of the residents in both towns but there were still doubters.
They named themselves the honeycombs but Willy never really interacted with the honeys very well and decided to try his luck befriending the most colourful residents of andyville called the icecream sarnies, this is an ongoing alliance said to be working well but andyville is a secretive town and no camera evidence of this friendship exist but rumour has it that a new boy from an outside town is on his way to challenge Willy and all his friends to a showdown and he goes by the name MIUI.
How will Willy get on with miui ? Only time will tell but the moral of this story is DON'T EVER UNDERESTIMATE YOUR WILLY.
TO BE CONTINUED..........
it made sense in my head !!!

Cool story bro
(No really)

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This gave me a nice chuckle :')
hopefully Willy and the icecream sarnies will become the best of friends

Rofl. Epic story.
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I`ll tell you something... you have lots of time on your hands. Rofl.
Maybe with some nice illustrations this can be a really nice children story.

Alex_GP said:
I`ll tell you something... you have lots of time on your hands. Rofl.
Maybe with some nice illustrations this can be a really nice children story.
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Quite the opposite in reality, nowhere near enough time on my hands. This was a 5 minute on the spot whilst doing what others read a book doing.lol.
it made sense in my head !!!

Was that really needed on this forum?

Yes
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Lmfao yes it was necessary..... but I've edited my last post so I hope it complies to your standard.
it made sense in my head !!!

well said my friend thanks for sharing lol wee willy rocks the taskbar

Willy has it on the right path to the ics(new girlfriend)(let's impress her and she will do the same )
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Sense this story : never underestimate your willy

Very touchy Sly...........increased more luv in heart for Willy....generally I stick all the tym with my willy but now I will spent the whole tym with my stronger Willy...........

"and no camera evidence"...This was awesome!

Get that story engraved on your wildfire.
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Get that story engraved on your wildfire.
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i doubt there would be the space

Awesome story lol, hopefully we can get miui
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You should have said that MIUI is ICS's evil twin xD.
Nice story
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Nice 1...an inspiration to the friends of Willy.. lol

Sprint Store Interview, help!

so I have kindof always wanted a job with Sprint, I think I'd do well with them, and after many applications being submitted I have landed an interview and its a couple days out. I really want this job and im not sure what I can do to prepare for this interview. Do we have any sprint employees here? Anyone have any tips or know what sort of questions I should be ready for? any help is appreciated

Although I don't have any suggestions, let us know how it goes, because I've been trying to get hired as well.
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j00manji said:
so I have kindof always wanted a job with Sprint, I think I'd do well with them, and after many applications being submitted I have landed an interview and its a couple days out. I really want this job and im not sure what I can do to prepare for this interview. Do we have any sprint employees here? Anyone have any tips or know what sort of questions I should be ready for? any help is appreciated
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Are you being interviews for a position as a tech? or a service rep? or in store sales? I'd think the interview would vary wildly based on the position.

I worked at sprint for 3 years, its a good and fun job. I got a lot of over time with them. I start with consultant sales, then to tech support. For the interview all I have to say just be yourself and act professional. They ask basic questions why you think you should have this job? and etc. Its mainly basic questions how you would help customers. Good Luck with the interview!
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j00manji said:
so I have kindof always wanted a job with Sprint, I think I'd do well with them, and after many applications being submitted I have landed an interview and its a couple days out. I really want this job and im not sure what I can do to prepare for this interview. Do we have any sprint employees here? Anyone have any tips or know what sort of questions I should be ready for? any help is appreciated
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be yourself! no manager wants to hire a liar and 2 weeks later have a completely different person. if you like the job, tell them why you think you could fit the company, and yourself into the job, stay away from, and another thing, stay TALKATIVE! and friendly! and do not let the manager keep the conversation

I worked at a Sprint store a couple of years ago and the interview was extremely painless. It just felt I was talking with someone about my life. What I liked best about phones, why I thought I'd do well there and what I could bring to the company. I thought the fact it was so casual was a bad thing and that I didn't get the job but I got a call a day later and was offered the job. Just be yourself and you can't go wrong. If they don't hire you then you stuck to yourself and it just wasn't a good match rather than trying to be something you aren't. Sprint's qualifications aren't exactly high so... Haha. You should be fine. Let us know how it goes.
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so I had my interview, it went pretty well, apparently it was for a technician position and I was asked to dismantle an Epic4g Touch on the spot, so I did. Then he had me put it together, pretty painless. I was amazed at what I had learned in such a short amount of time, I really hope I get that call back. Will keep ya all posted!

so I did a second interview back on Tuesday, soon I should hear back on weather or not I get to become a technician.
The store manager was impressed with my jelly beaned epic4g running Paranoid. Hes afraid to root his big awesome phone, haha.

I got the job! 5 days at a week, 5 hours a day for training then full time employment, whoop whoop!

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I got the job! 5 days at a week, 5 hours a day for training then full time employment, whoop whoop!
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Congrats man!

Great news! Congrats!
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Awesome to hear! Congrats and hope everything goes well with that job!
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thanks guys, i had a great first day. mainly seems like a bunch of banged up evos coming in all the time. Fun easy stuff.

Is the number of broken phones surprising
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What store are you in? Our locals will come in and give you commissions...
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the number of broken phones is a littler surprising, whats more surprising is how most of the phones that come in are Evos or other htcs of all types mainly. Everyone at the store owns a samsung device and loves them. Im in a northern California store.