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Interesting visit to the sprint store

I brought my phone in so I can have a tec look at it. I have a dead pixel and a bad usb port. I get my replacement either monday or tuesday.
there was another guy there that dropped his phone off right before me. ( another epic ) and when we went up to the counter to grab are phones they told him to wait another 20 minutes that it wasn't done. He started flipping out and yelling at everyone. There was another guy on the phone with sprint cause they said the same thing about his evo. I got mine right away no additional wait.
The tech started to talk to me about root. I had the background from my theme on ( no root all stock ) he told me rooting my phone voids my warrantee. He then asked me about acs and the emotionless beast theme. I than counter attacked him about him having his phone rooted and then introduced my self as mysteryemotionz and the creator of the emotionless beast theme. He then treated me like a celebrity and called all the sprint employees to meet me.
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Awesome. It was clear to me from visiting one or two of the better Sprint stores that some of the employees there are very much aware of what's up with phone modding. I think there is a healthy contingent in the entire Sprint company that has a fairly easygoing attitude to people who are familiar with what XDA does...they know we're good customers and powerful advocates for their business.

You ARE a celebrity. Haha but that's hilarious coming from the sprint people. Any special perks other than the recognition?

darkierawr said:
You ARE a celebrity. Haha but that's hilarious coming from the sprint people. Any special perks other than the recognition?
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he didn't have to wait the additional 20 minutes LOL

daddymikey1975 said:
he didn't have to wait the additional 20 minutes LOL
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If you think 20 minutes is bad, you should see the store near me, if I have to go there then I need to make sure I have an ENTIRE AFTERNOON to waste.

Mystery, when I use to work on the HTC Vogue, the entire North Florida region Sprint stores and Radioshack used my ROM and treated me like royalty. It was amazing
Now I work for Sprint, not so special anymore

Nice... I've said it before,Sprint is very aware of what goes on at XDA,I know several people that take a real interest.
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darkierawr said:
You ARE a celebrity. Haha but that's hilarious coming from the sprint people. Any special perks other than the recognition?
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unfortunitly no. I am getting a new phone although I admitted to being rooted. Maybe you can call that my special perk
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Haha at the employee having his phone rooted!!

jroc716 said:
Haha at the employee having his phone rooted!!
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Oh, I'm sure this is much more common than some of us might think...

DroidApprentice said:
Oh, I'm sure this is much more common than some of us might think...
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I'm sure it is real common. Especially the techs
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Anyhow that's hilarious You deserve the extra attention as I am sure your a big reason some epic owners even bother keeping their phones just to have your theme and our roms on it!.
Its not illegal to unlock YOUR PHONE! Wasn't that clearly defined by law just not to long ago? What you own is yours? Thus for it can not clearly void your warranty.
http://www.intomobile.com/2010/07/2...in-us-feds-exempt-smartphone-hacks-from-dmca/

Here in Long Beach I "fix" some of the Sprint guys phones. When I go into the shop to see what's new we usually STS about rooting and romming on all the high end hardware. Haven't worked on the managers phone yet, but he seems pretty interested as well.
I got 3 extra batteries that didn't cost a dime...
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Cool story bro

when I bought my Epic the cute salesgirl told me that she couldnt wait for her epic, and tried to hint to me about rooting, I told her I kinda knew what that was, but said 'isnt that against contract', and she basically said not really wink wink... then told me that the techs rooted all the employees phones... acting like she thought everyone did it. Pretty cool... other than one tech that store rocks...

Cleaned. Any more will result in infractions and bans.

Mystery I love your work keep it up. Its what makes me want to keep my epic.

theimpaler747 said:
Cleaned. Any more will result in infractions and bans.
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Thank you sir
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ecooce said:
Nice... I've said it before,Sprint is very aware of what goes on at XDA,I know several people that take a real interest.
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On roll out day I was told by several Sprint sales people to head on over to XDA
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When I got my epic I had him switch my TP2 to one of my other lines. I had a different ROM with the newer 6.5 task bar thing going on. He was shocked and kept playing with things... he didn't care what we had on it. He said if it didn't work he would just reload the phone.

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.

EI22 Quest

So we know that EI22 is out there, as it has appeared on a repaired phone. I just called a sprint store with a repair center in my area and was going to ask if they can flash the latest EI22 but I was on hold for longer than I can deal with right now. Maybe someone else would like to give it a try? Remember, you have to find a sprint store with a repair center, so that should be the first question you ask when they answer. The way I see it, one of those centers will be able to load EI22... and then someone here is gonna be able to dump and be the hero.

edufur said:
So we know that EI22 is out there, as it has appeared on a repaired phone. I just called a sprint store with a repair center in my area and was going to ask if they can flash the latest EI22 but I was on hold for longer than I can deal with right now. Maybe someone else would like to give it a try? Remember, you have to find a sprint store with a repair center, so that should be the first question you ask when they answer. The way I see it, one of those centers will be able to load EI22... and then someone here is gonna be able to dump and be the hero.
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Might go to a shop today to got a phone for my brother, I could ask them about EI22
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Fire n mage said:
Might go to a shop today to got a phone for my brother, I could ask them about EI22
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It would have to be a shop that actually has a repair center (not all of them do). And you would have to actually speak with a repair tech... the sales guys are idiots and wont give straight answers... simply because they are clueless but don't want to come across that way.

edufur said:
It would have to be a shop that actually has a repair center (not all of them do). And you would have to actually speak with a repair tech... the sales guys are idiots and wont give straight answers... simply because they are clueless but don't want to come across that way.
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I used to be one of those "idiots" but I knew what was going on in the tech area. I'll ask a buddy of mine who's a tech and see if he knows anything.
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How many Sprint employee's are on this site? If they had it, we would have it. I'm thinking that the phone with the EI22 flashed to it was a fluke .

shane6374 said:
How many Sprint employee's are on this site? If they had it, we would have it. I'm thinking that the phone with the EI22 flashed to it was a fluke .
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There's probably as much sprint employees as there aren't on this site. It would've been leaked by now
sent from my cm7-ified epic

ugothakd said:
There's probably as much sprint employees as there aren't on this site. It would've been leaked by now
sent from my cm7-ified epic
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Exactly my point...at the very least THEY would have heard something. That is another reason I say it was a fake.
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Would it be beneficial to ask Lonny where he would have gotten his phone from? Perhaps if someone was in the same area, they could try that same store out?
Just throwing an idea out there...

Maybe they are putting it out on some refurbs and new phones as sort of a test to see if anyone calls CS with problems and then they'll OTA. I just got a refurb this past Saturday and it definitly didn't have GB on it.
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edufur said:
So we know that EI22 is out there, as it has appeared on a repaired phone.
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Slow down, we don't know that yet... people hear what they want to hear instead of sticking to what has been proven to be true
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Asked a friend that works at a local sprint store with a repair center, no one knows anything about EI22...
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ThrIsNoSpork said:
Asked a friend that works at a local sprint store with a repair center, no one knows anything about EI22...
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Because it's fake!!!!!!! Why are people giving this guy any credibility? The release should be up to EJ by now. EC05 came out March 21st....16 days difference. So if we had an update coming it would definitely be from the beginnging of this month.
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Seriously the guy needs to make a video of the phone booting up and then going into settings and showing the world what the phone says. Then it will be a little more believable I suppose. I mean he's been offered money for a system dump and hasn't done it. I'm sure he's reading XDA and knows what a contribution he could make to all of us if it's true but isn't doing anything.

I don't think that tactic of calling something a hoax ever works in terms of getting someone to do what you want. In your case, you are basically challenging him to engage the community again. I doubt that he will. I did a pretty thorough inspection for photoshopping and it would have to have been a job well done to pull off that pic. I don't think someone would waste their time hoaxing that.
The RDF is out there... that provides enough corroboration in my opinion.

Who cares about EI22
Who give a crap, were getting ICS http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-state-of-Android-4.0-Ice-Cream-Sandwich-updates_id23418 To bad by the time its realesed prolly end of 2013 we'll be sitting pretty with Galaxy Nexus II WOOT!

camrok said:
Who give a crap, were getting ICS http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-state-of-Android-4.0-Ice-Cream-Sandwich-updates_id23418 To bad by the time its realesed prolly end of 2013 we'll be sitting pretty with Galaxy Nexus II WOOT!
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While epic is a Galaxy S phone, it is not in the 9xxx class. Because our phone has the keyboard and CDMA it probably will be another super setback if ever.

counterfeit187 said:
While epic is a Galaxy S phone, it is not in the 9xxx class. Because our phone has the keyboard and CDMA it probably will be another super setback if ever.
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DOh! Im sad now. Samsung really neglects their phones. If samsung didnt make such beautiful phones i would be an Motorola owner.

kennyglass123 said:
Because it's fake!!!!!!! Why are people giving this guy any credibility? The release should be up to EJ by now. EC05 came out March 21st....16 days difference. So if we had an update coming it would definitely be from the beginnging of this month.
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I did not believe it but now I am labeled as being a troll. I rather be a troll than a lemming. When I play B.S. I usually win 90% of the time. This skill is not appreciated at XDA they prefer lemmings to trolls anyday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6upPvgdv2GA&feature=related
lem·ming/ˈlemiNG/
Noun:
A person who unthinkingly joins a mass movement, esp. a headlong rush to destruction.

Ok, back on topic... which was to call repair centers to see what they say. I called the one here and they said they don't have EI22 to load on it. He DID say that they are expecting it and that it should be out very soon. He followed that up though with the reality that Gingerbread was supposed to be out "very soon" quite some time ago.

Why are we still talking about this?
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Thank to all our Veterans!

I just want to thank all the Veterans on the incredible forums personally. Your service to our country gave the rest of us our freedom. You devoted years of your life so we can have the ability to complain on forums, ask for ETA's (like its your job), and bring us incredible development to our devices. All because you have a kind heart and skillful mind's. I wish you all the best, on this day of remembrance and just wanted to thank you all for what you did, do, and will do for all of us.
(i know this does not belong in development but i wanted everyone to see. Mods feel free to move.)

Thanks Synister! When my "thanks" button resets, I'm gonna click it for ya.
Thanks to all of You Service Men and Women! You are greatly appreciated.
God Bless America!!

Yep!! Thanks to all service members!

On this Veterans Day... Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, U.S. Coast Guard, Thank you for all that you have done and continue to do for this country. Your dedication for all of us does not go unrecognized.

I was gonna put mine in dev for the same reason lol. I put mine here instead...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342505
Thanks for taking the time to thank them as well. It's a shame we don't do it more often and just take things for granted.

CondemnedSoul said:
I was gonna put mine in dev for the same reason lol. I put mine here instead...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342505
Thanks for taking the time to thank them as well. It's a shame we don't do it more often and just take things for granted.
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wish i could thank more but i guess i hit the limit... LAME!!!
they should get a holiday once a month in my book. they do so much for us and most people just brush it off.

synisterwolf said:
wish i could thank more but i guess i hit the limit... LAME!!!
they should get a holiday once a month in my book. they do so much for us and most people just brush it off.
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I've hit mine for the day too ... I'll just have to use my dailys in these threads until I get all the ones I know of lol.
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Thank you all!! And I salute all my brothers specially those that are down range. I'll join u guys next year on theater
Air Defense Artillery Generator Mechanic on my way to UAV Operator!!
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It's so nice to see that there's still support for the troops out there.
I served 8.5 years, and if I had it to do all over, I'd do it all over again.
Happy Veterans Day everyone.
BBEgo
Avionics Technician 2nd class, USN

CondemnedSoul said:
I've hit mine for the day too ... I'll just have to use my dailys in these threads until I get all the ones I know of lol.
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I dont know if it stuck but using the app it let's me thank still.
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You're welcome and thanks for the appreciation. It was an honor for me.
US ARMY...COMBAT ENGINEER...OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM 04-05.

Thanks for all the kind words. My tours on board the flight deck of the USS Midway were a long time ago, but they were some of the best times of my life!
Cpl, USMC 1975 - 1979, RF-4B Aircraft Electrician
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Specialist 4. Telecommunications Terminal Device Repairer. 758th Maintenance Company. Desert Shield / Storm.
Hoo-rah!
***I'm mobile

Thank you all for your support. There's few enough people out there who are loyal to our country...even fewer who are loyal to our armed forces. I can't tell you how many times per day I am flat disrespected by the general populace simply due to the fact that I am military. Sucks living in such a liberal state...I hate California for that reason.
It really means a lot for me when someone stands up for everything we do...you don't have to agree with our government, you don't have to like our president, you don't have to support our "wars"...God knows I don't...but in the end, those of us who chose to serve still have to follow orders, and we make many sacrifices for the life you all get to have.
Sgt, 2841 Ground Radio Repairman, 2007 - present, at least 4 years to go...
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, California.

Hell yeah! Hoorah!
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A bit late today but i also just want to say thanks to all our men and women out there making the ultimate sacrifice for our country. And who the heck rated this thread only one star!!!!!!!

Hey, I forgot I am a vet.
Vietnam 1967 - 1968

Many thanks to our vets, and i hope all our soldiers over seas are home for the holidays.
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Thanks for your service and dedication, God Bless AMERICA!!!

prior U.S.A.F. S.F. completed a tour in Kuwait untouched only to come home and rip my foot off...lol....my hats off to those have dwarves or are currently making the call.

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?

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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