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I know i know guys, just wanted to tell you what they said last night when i was trying to get my google voicemail working. i asked when the update and she said it was supposed to be late march but a problem with mms having to download was the reason it was pushed back. of course no date was given, but i just thought that was strange being that all the devs here have mms working on their rom's. i hadnt heard anything about that problem, just thought i would let yall know. and as always, thanks a million to the dev's making these crazy good rom's.
Alright! Another rumor.
My Sprint tech told me that it was because of Earthquakes in India and the alignment of the planets causing "pole shifting" (think doomsday)...
Seriously though, I'm sure Sprint techs blow smoke up people's a$$'s all day long, isn't that how all front line customer service jobs go?
how th ehell is it a rumor? its fact as of now. all im doing is relaying info from a credible source. maybe to the dev's it makes sense out of the problems they run across
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My Sprint tech told me that it was because of Earthquakes in India and the alignment of the planets causing "pole shifting" (think doomsday)...
Seriously though, I'm sure Sprint techs blow smoke up people's a$$'s all day long, isn't that how all front line customer service jobs go?
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yea my dude works as a sprint CS agent and i know more than he does jus from being on xda he had no clue that the hero was even gettin 2.1 and we discussed this like a couple of days ago...they just go there for 8 hours and listen to people ***** thats all their trained to do and are find out about stuff like right before it comes out only when its necesary for them to know about it to help people
yeah i know, i hate the "when is 2.1" threads myself. im whipping myself now for putting it on here
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how th ehell is it a rumor? its fact as of now. all im doing is relaying info from a credible source. maybe to the dev's it makes sense out of the problems they run across
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How can something be delayed when Sprint didnt even specify a date?
First half of 2010 can be up to late June.
Oh wait, they changed the date, they said end of 2nd quarter.
Guess what? ITS STILL COULD BE UP TO THE END OF JUNE!
i lost my phone last night in the city because i was piss drunk and i was at a club. i forgot to install cerberus after i flashed a new rom before going to the city that night so i was screwed. Im getting a replacement phone from asurion and i wanna know if its gonna be MF3 or MDL. does anyone know what i might get?
i dont regret going to the city at all by the way. I hooked up with this hott as hell blonde chick easily a 9 out of 10 and got her number and were going on a date now XD
Chances are it's going to be a refurb, so there's honestly no telling what you're going to get. I would think by now, most of them would be on MF3. Mine came on MDL when I got it from Radioshack, but I wasn't thinking about rooting and it pushed MF3 to the phone.
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i lost my phone last night in the city because i was piss drunk and i was at a club. i forgot to install cerberus after i flashed a new rom before going to the city that night so i was screwed. Im getting a replacement phone from asurion and i wanna know if its gonna be MF3 or MDL. does anyone know what i might get?
i dont regret going to the city at all by the way. I hooked up with this hott as hell blonde chick easily a 9 out of 10 and got her number and were going on a date now XD
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If you're getting it from Asurion, it's going to be MF3. They won't ship a phone, whether refurb or not without updating it as far as they can.
(And for the record, no need to share your experiences in the city, a) highly a lie and b) it doesn't concern the topic at hand.)
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If you're getting it from Asurion, it's going to be MF3. They won't ship a phone, whether refurb or not without updating it as far as they can.
(And for the record, no need to share your experiences in the city, a) highly a lie and b) it doesn't concern the topic at hand.)
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Highly a lie? i can prove everything to you right now. yes it doesnt concern the topic but i didnt care it was a story that i wanted to share.
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Highly a lie? i can prove everything to you right now. yes it doesnt concern the topic but i didnt care it was a story that i wanted to share.
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Cool story kid - good luck with your Asurion claim.
Don't bother with someone taunting you with ridiculousness. I had the same thing happen last year. Anyway, there's really no telling what you might get from Asurion. Sometimes, you might even get a phone that doesn't work properly from them and have to get 5 replacements for it to be right (happened with my old HTC Window Mobile phone). I got a warranty replacement recently from AT&T for camera problems (hardware issue). The AT&T store rep told me that for sure I'd end up being charged full price for the phone, since it had trivial scratches on the screen (from being in my pocket with my keys once). No charge ever came. Luckily I received my replacement with MDB firmware. I would think that AT&T would surely ship the latest firmware if anyone would. I imagine it's just a crap shoot at this point. Good luck. Worst case scenario, you'll have to resort to safestrap. That's really not so bad.
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Don't bother with someone taunting you with ridiculousness. I had the same thing happen last year. Anyway, there's really no telling what you might get from Asurion. Sometimes, you might even get a phone that doesn't work properly from them and have to get 5 replacements for it to be right (happened with my old HTC Window Mobile phone). I got a warranty replacement recently from AT&T for camera problems (hardware issue). The AT&T store rep told me that for sure I'd end up being charged full price for the phone, since it had trivial scratches on the screen (from being in my pocket with my keys once). No charge ever came. Luckily I received my replacement with MDB firmware. I would think that AT&T would surely ship the latest firmware if anyone would. I imagine it's just a crap shoot at this point. Good luck. Worst case scenario, you'll have to resort to safestrap. That's really not so bad.
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i just got it and it was a clean MF3 =/ i guess im gonna stay safestrapped for now. it just sucks that im gonna most likely be stuck on 4.2.2 forever cause when 4.3 comes out this isnt gonna work at all.
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Cool story kid - good luck with your Asurion claim.
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looks like you need to grow up and lose the bad attitude. You could've easily ignored this thread like everyone else.
Mods please close this thread, I don't have patience for people with a stick up their ass.
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looks like you need to grow up and lose the bad attitude. You could've easily ignored this thread like everyone else.
Mods please close this thread, I don't have patience for people with a stick up their ass.
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Boo hoo
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Boo hoo
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The maturity level on XDA just gets worse and worse by the day. smh. This is why devs have no patience with people anymore
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The maturity level on XDA just gets worse and worse by the day. smh. This is why devs have no patience with people anymore
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You're kidding me right! You post this crap and question maturity and wonder why devs have no patience?
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You're kidding me right! You post this crap and question maturity and wonder why devs have no patience?
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i asked what firmware my phone may possibly be. and it was coupled with a short experience/story. You had no need to comment on this thread as you did absolutely nothing to help me.
MODS please close this thread.
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You're kidding me right! You post this crap and question maturity and wonder why devs have no patience?
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This is a Questions and Answers subforum. If you can't or are unable to contribute to the topic at hand, then do not comment at all. It's very simple. Coming in here and going "boo hoo" did nothing to answer OP's question.
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The maturity level on XDA just gets worse and worse by the day. smh. This is why devs have no patience with people anymore
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It's passed a level of maturity young kid - it's a matter of keeping the thread on focus of the OP topic, which I was gladly doing. You've now hijacked in into a masquerade of immature lies that no one on XDA cares about. We're here to talk to and relate to the AT&T Galaxy S4 i337 and i337m device, not your inner city fantasies.
Did you get your replacement phone from Asurion or not? Is it MF3?
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It's passed a level of maturity young kid - it's a matter of keeping the thread on focus of the OP topic, which I was gladly doing. You've now hijacked in into a masquerade of immature lies that no one on XDA cares about. We're here to talk to and relate to the AT&T Galaxy S4 i337 and i337m device, not your inner city fantasies.
Did you get your replacement phone from Asurion or not? Is it MF3?
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its MF3, yes. im just waiting for to see if kexec is possible yet from the word of hashcode.
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its MF3, yes. im just waiting for to see if kexec is possible yet from the word of hashcode.
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I would think that would be known if it were possible - but could be wrong. It's a shame it was sent with MF3 but at least you have a working device. Congrats to that.
Does anyone know if the Alliance Rom by Bajasur is dropping today? Beanstown said it would be Friday latest, but I don't see it yet. I'm hoping so simply bc Beanstown is invovled with it. The thread has been closed bc some acted inappropriately lol. Anyway, hoping it'll come out today.
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Does anyone know if the Alliance Rom by Bajasur is dropping today? Beanstown said it would be Friday latest, but I don't see it yet. I'm hoping so simply bc Beanstown is invovled with it. The thread has been closed bc some acted inappropriately lol. Anyway, hoping it'll come out today.
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All we can do is wait for the thread to open back up and maybe follow Beans and Bajasur on twitter. It wasn't a vicious close of the thread. Seen plenty of that before. People get antsy for a new rom that's all. I feel it was just to keep things from escalating until the rom is done. I'm glued to xda too in anticipation.
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I have to agree that the developers were a little over their heads by prematurely announcing the alliance rom a little to far ahead with no promising dates. After I read the thread I became a bit antsy and started to check again and again wondering when it's going to be released. I don't have twitter to follow them about these updates so according to the OP I hope it comes out today.
Yea I agree why announce it then week later still not out. IMO shouldn't have announced it at all and just dropped it and none of the bickering would of started ....go ahead and bash me
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Since the announcement of Alliance, my life has fallen apart. I lost my job, my wife, and my dog hates me.
I was just a normal guy like any of you. I enjoyed my days and lived in bliss knowing that my phone was running the latest available ROM with the best custom tweaks that made me feel secure in my daily texting/sexting/multi tasking awesomeness.
But then, everything changed... The allure of an epic all-encompassing multi-supported Alliance Rom with more features and customizations and promises of unmatched epicness was too much for me to handle. Without knowing the exact moment in time all the zeros and ones of data would be uploaded to an unsuspecting server, I could not function.
At first it was just for fun... you know how it starts. You leave the page up and hit refresh every once in a while. Then you go to dinner and hit refresh and see the same banter in the thread of people trying to keep their cool and act like they are excited but we're all just jocking for position to be the first one to download that sweet sweet file.
That same night, i didn't go to sleep. I stayed up finding an excuse not to go to bed. "Well gee since I started watching Forest Gump I guess I should just *refresh* *refresh* refresh*. 4 hours later I'm sitting up in bed next to my passed-out wife, the room illuminated by only the soft glow of my Odin-ready laptop.... *refresh* *refresh* *refresh*
I called in sick to work that next morning since I barely slept. But not before I ran to the office computer.... *refresh* *refresh* *refresh*
I stayed home and my wife reminded me what a loser I am "DONT YOU JUDGE ME! I DONT FEEL WELL!" "Yeah right you were just sitting there on that stupid website all night!!!" "YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ME!" *refresh*......... *refresh*.........
That night I noticed the dog urinated twice on my carpet and once on my leg; I had forgotten to feed him all day. *refresh*
My wife came home from work and found me and the house in this state. She's staying at her mom's house tonight.... *refresh*
It was a late night again... *refresh* I didn't shower today but I should definitely go to work tomorrow *refresh*
It's 3am I have a hunch it will drop any moment *refresh*
I called out sick again but my boss says he knows I've been F**kin around online all night because I'm using my company laptop.... *refresh*
I had to sell my Note 3 since I lost my job so now I can't even use the Alliance Rom... This is just a warning to all you out there waiting for this ROM. You might end up like me. Alone, smelly, working for burger king just doing what I can to get a flip-phone.
*refresh*
Look, I didn't start this thread so people could complain about the announcement of the ROM, I simply was wondering if any of you were close with the devs and could maybe shed some light. That's all.
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Since the announcement of Alliance, my life has fallen apart. I lost my job, my wife, and my dog hates me.
I was just a normal guy like any of you. I enjoyed my days and lived in bliss knowing that my phone was running the latest available ROM with the best custom tweaks that made me feel secure in my daily texting/sexting/multi tasking awesomeness.
But then, everything changed... The allure of an epic all-encompassing multi-supported Alliance Rom with more features and customizations and promises of unmatched epicness was too much for me to handle. Without knowing the exact moment in time all the zeros and ones of data would be uploaded to an unsuspecting server, I could not function.
At first it was just for fun... you know how it starts. You leave the page up and hit refresh every once in a while. Then you go to dinner and hit refresh and see the same banter in the thread of people trying to keep their cool and act like they are excited but we're all just jocking for position to be the first one to download that sweet sweet file.
That same night, i didn't go to sleep. I stayed up finding an excuse not to go to bed. "Well gee since I started watching Forest Gump I guess I should just *refresh* *refresh* refresh*. 4 hours later I'm sitting up in bed next to my passed-out wife, the room illuminated by only the soft glow of my Odin-ready laptop.... *refresh* *refresh* *refresh*
I called in sick to work that next morning since I barely slept. But not before I ran to the office computer.... *refresh* *refresh* *refresh*
I stayed home and my wife reminded me what a loser I am "DONT YOU JUDGE ME! I DONT FEEL WELL!" "Yeah right you were just sitting there on that stupid website all night!!!" "YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ME!" *refresh*......... *refresh*.........
That night I noticed the dog urinated twice on my carpet and once on my leg; I had forgotten to feed him all day. *refresh*
My wife came home from work and found me and the house in this state. She's staying at her mom's house tonight.... *refresh*
It was a late night again... *refresh* I didn't shower today but I should definitely go to work tomorrow *refresh*
It's 3am I have a hunch it will drop any moment *refresh*
I called out sick again but my boss says he knows I've been F**kin around online all night because I'm using my company laptop.... *refresh*
I had to sell my Note 3 since I lost my job so now I can't even use the Alliance Rom... This is just a warning to all you out there waiting for this ROM. You might end up like me. Alone, smelly, working for burger king just doing what I can to get a flip-phone.
*refresh*
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Lmao
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dead batteries said:
Look, I didn't start this thread so people could complain about the announcement of the ROM, I simply was wondering if any of you were close with the devs and could maybe shed some light. That's all.
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Yea you did, we all know your agenda...... Don't worry this thread will be closed today too.
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MicahJamesNRCAL said:
Since the announcement of Alliance, my life has fallen apart. I lost my job, my wife, and my dog hates me.
I was just a normal guy like any of you. I enjoyed my days and lived in bliss knowing that my phone was running the latest available ROM with the best custom tweaks that made me feel secure in my daily texting/sexting/multi tasking awesomeness.
But then, everything changed... The allure of an epic all-encompassing multi-supported Alliance Rom with more features and customizations and promises of unmatched epicness was too much for me to handle. Without knowing the exact moment in time all the zeros and ones of data would be uploaded to an unsuspecting server, I could not function.
At first it was just for fun... you know how it starts. You leave the page up and hit refresh every once in a while. Then you go to dinner and hit refresh and see the same banter in the thread of people trying to keep their cool and act like they are excited but we're all just jocking for position to be the first one to download that sweet sweet file.
That same night, i didn't go to sleep. I stayed up finding an excuse not to go to bed. "Well gee since I started watching Forest Gump I guess I should just *refresh* *refresh* refresh*. 4 hours later I'm sitting up in bed next to my passed-out wife, the room illuminated by only the soft glow of my Odin-ready laptop.... *refresh* *refresh* *refresh*
I called in sick to work that next morning since I barely slept. But not before I ran to the office computer.... *refresh* *refresh* *refresh*
I stayed home and my wife reminded me what a loser I am "DONT YOU JUDGE ME! I DONT FEEL WELL!" "Yeah right you were just sitting there on that stupid website all night!!!" "YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ME!" *refresh*......... *refresh*.........
That night I noticed the dog urinated twice on my carpet and once on my leg; I had forgotten to feed him all day. *refresh*
My wife came home from work and found me and the house in this state. She's staying at her mom's house tonight.... *refresh*
It was a late night again... *refresh* I didn't shower today but I should definitely go to work tomorrow *refresh*
It's 3am I have a hunch it will drop any moment *refresh*
I called out sick again but my boss says he knows I've been F**kin around online all night because I'm using my company laptop.... *refresh*
I had to sell my Note 3 since I lost my job so now I can't even use the Alliance Rom... This is just a warning to all you out there waiting for this ROM. You might end up like me. Alone, smelly, working for burger king just doing what I can to get a flip-phone.
*refresh*
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That's funny right there! Lol
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Go ahead and save this picture makes a nice wallpaper lmao
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Rootuser3.0 said:
This is how I felt when this thread was created.
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Are you the brown cloud or the pink umbrella
If anybody wants to know they are still working on it we havent even gotten a beta yet but it is comming good things come to thoes who wait
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Patience, they are literally working night and day, in addition to doing they're actual jobs, to get this ROM perfected. A little respect and appreciation for all this hard work is the least we could all do
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Tidewater said:
Patience, they are literally working night and day, in addition to doing they're actual jobs, to get this ROM perfected. A little respect and appreciation for all this hard work is the least we could all do
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Also, didn't Baja switch operating systems on his computer too? So that takes time. Anyway 16.1 is running fine. Gives us time to do other things until it drops.... ?
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Also, didn't Baja switch operating systems on his computer too? So that takes time. Anyway 16.1 is running fine. Gives us time to do other things until it drops.... ?
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Yep, switched to mint. Took a few days just to get that all setup and learn it's ins and outs. So, all in all, there is a lot going on for Baja, surge, Davey, beans..... this whole awesome team. Just relax guys, you will be happy you waited
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U guys need to chill out we ran into a few issues with the systemui. Do u want a stable rom or something that ur gonna make another thread to complain about bugs? Seriously tho it takes time and the systemui was an absolute nightmare..
Beans...we appreciate all you, Baja and the rest of the team do for us. There are those of us who will be here ready with excitement and donations when you guys are good to go.
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This is no different than an ETA request, and the sheer amount of complaining in here is shameful. ROMs will be released when they're ready, if you need to flash something there are other ROMs. Move on.
Thread closed.
Warning!! I just came across this at work when my co-worker asked me to set up his phone. I realized something was wrong when I saw the screen and size of this note 4. I decided to show it off for those who is considering picking up one from ebay or Craigslist. See the comparison from a real note 4 and see for yourself. There's no real difference w/ the software but the hardware might be a concern since the battery(charger) is not Original it might blow-up or melt. The fake one is really flaky and has weird random vibration and I would not recommend using it at ALL!!
As far as I can tell, that's an N910F, which is the Note 4 for most of Europe (and I believe is Exynos based) so it's not fake, just not US market.
You're are correct one the version. It's a custom rom from the international version. But...see attachment of the cpu spec from cpu z. Also, did you see the back panel w the battery? The fake have obvious over paint...
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You're are correct one the version. It's a custom rom from the international version. But...see attachment of the cpu spec from cpu z. Also, did you see the back panel w the battery? The fake have obvious over paint...
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I saw that, but it's possible for someone to paint a device. That doesn't mean it's fake.
Now the CPU showing up as a Mediatek is suspect, but still not conclusive I don't think as software can be wrong. Regardless, the buyer didn't get what they thought they were getting.
Yea, more and more fakes are popping up. I just remember watching this video where he bought a fake. There will always be a good counterfeit and an even better one.
Testing Wacom digitizer is probably one of better tests. Knocks off using much cheaper digitizer and button on pen doesnt work.
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I see these kinds of fakes at work all the time, and they're getting better & better. That MOLY baseband gives it away every time though.
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Yea, more and more fakes are popping up. I just remember watching this video where he bought a fake. There will always be a good counterfeit and an even better one.
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Yeah, this phone had the Chinese letter in recovery as the vid you posted. The S-Pen is a total fake...haha. Under the battery there's no sticker at all.
That is definantly a fake i came across a couple of them.people were trying to passoff asreal note 4s
What type of world do we survive in where people are so evil and selfish they try and pass of fake devices as real devices this is ad homien /s
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Just for curiosity i wonder how it performs. Maybe some people here would be happier with this device, if it gets ? first ?
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What type of world do we survive in where people are so evil and selfish they try and pass of fake devices as real devices this is ad homien /s
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Tell me about it...I was suspicious right away compared to my co-worker who didn't even have a clue of how it was "fake" he asked me how I know and I showed him these photo. It's sad people take advantage of other who isn't knowledge of these stuff.
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Just for curiosity i wonder how it performs. Maybe some people here would be happier with this device, if it gets first
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IT'S UTTER CRAP!!! The response time is slow...definitely not as a real note 4. The screen is flaky and you need to press hard or couple of time to get any response from the LCD. Also, I noticed it heated up when I put in the charger. Wouldn't trust this crap charging on my night stand.
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What type of world do we survive in where people are so evil and selfish they try and pass of fake devices as real devices this is ad homien /s
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Unfortunately it doesn't surprise me in the slightest. People are awful and they'll do anything for a buck, including preying on people's innocence.
We still sell these at my work whenever we get them in, but we put it in big bold letters in the auction- this is a clone, not a real Samsung phone- just so people know exactly what they're buying.
I came across one too. The S-Pen, the thin battery, the light/low-volt charger was a quick way for me to notice some thing was not right.
On the OP picture of the back, you can also tell the heart rate sensor looks different.
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I came across one too. The S-Pen, the thin battery, the light/low-volt charger was a quick way for me to notice some thing was not right.
On the OP picture of the back, you can also tell the heart rate sensor looks different.
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That's correct! The S-Pen was such a dead give away....can't believe it haha
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We still sell these at my work whenever we get them in, but we put it in big bold letters in the auction- this is a clone, not a real Samsung phone- just so people know exactly what they're buying.
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I'm sure many of these are sold on the run. Like off the street and craigslist. They'll run away with your money.
Someone tried this on my girlfriend. I ended up beating the shiit out of him than i threw the note in a puddle. Lol got me so heated.
Wow, that's crazy. That's not a clone, that's a counterfeit! ?
And I'd say 99% of people (buyers) would never know it was not authentic!
You would have to be phone savvy to realize it wasn't genuine. ??
To me the biggest giveaway for fake Galaxy phones is always the screen.
Amoled screens are always dark looking when the phone is turned off. If the screen isn't dark (almost pitch black) when turned off 9/10 times it is a fake or possibly a real one Galaxy that could of had screen damage and was replaced with a fake screen.
Check the side by side pic comparison the OP posted.
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Someone tried this on my girlfriend. I ended up beating the shiit out of him than i threw the note in a puddle. Lol got me so heated.
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You didn't touch that guy I was there sitting in the parking lot on break at my job, stop perpetrating online lol aahahahaaha oh no a thug post
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i received my s7 edge today, and found some things that are worrying me. first, the writing on the bottom of the back of the phone is barely noticeable, and definitely not readable. second, it states on the box, that it was made in vietnam. i haven't read anywhere of samsung having phone fabricated in vietnam.
on the other hand, everything works perfectly. i downloaded aida64, and it has the sony sensor on the back camera. it is listed as a 935f, and not some other wierd letter. the everything i have tested has worked flawlessly. but i can't get over worrying that the other shoe will fall after it's too late to return.
so i need for those who have a g935f, to let me know if you can easily read the writing at the bottom of the back cover, and if you have one that was fabricated in vietnam, i'd like to know if you have had any problems with it at all. thanks!!!
You can tell if it's fake, Samsung's are made in Korea and Vietnam the small text on the back is hard for anyone to read
Sounds like the real deal. Dial *#06# in your dealer. That should give you your imei. It should match the one on the phone.
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Sounds like the real deal. Dial *#06# in your dealer. That should give you your imei. It should match the one on the phone.
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yeah, it matches.
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yeah, it matches.
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Then stop worrying and enjoy that bad boy already. [emoji12]
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The screen is made of cheap glass material.
this is the one thing i can't tell. it's shiny and beautiful, but i'm not sure of the glass quality.
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The screen is too far from the edge.
(Cloned phones have a wide gap between the edge of the screen and the edge of the phone).
no, no gaps.
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The screen is not as bright and vibrant as the original device's.
the screen is very bright and beautiful.
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Some of the sensors are not available.
can't find one of the sensors which isn't working.
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The Home button is not located in the exact same spot as the one on the genuine item.
the home button seems correctly located
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The Samsung logos are not smoothed out and can be felt; rubbing it will also remove the logo.
no, they are smooth and under the glass.
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The device's proportions different than that of the genuine product.
seems like the same dimensions, as it fits properly into my cases.
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Gaps between parts like the home, power, and volume buttons are obvious.
no gaps at any of these buttons.
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When the battery cover is opened, some of the small components do not match with the original ones.
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can't take the battery cover off the s7 edge.
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The phone does not have a seal from the National Communications Agency or an equivalent agency in your country.
this is the other thing. i can NOT find this seal. the text on the back is not readable.
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The battery specifications are not the same.
battery is 3600mAH
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so there are a few questions still. but most of those things are perfect. can't help being paranoid about the ones which aren't though.
Further more, just call Samsung and ask them to confirm it. Lol
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Definitely fake. Return it immediately
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stevae said:
so there are a few questions still. but most of those things are perfect. can't help being paranoid about the ones which aren't though.
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Well it's a white 935F.... I've heard these are really rare..... I would be paranoid too.... Did you check phone info app also....? Check refurbishment check also
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Rydah805 said:
Further more, just call Samsung and ask them to confirm it. Lol
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Give this man an award for hitting the nail on the head. Lol
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h3ck said:
Give this man an award for hitting the nail on the head. Lol
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of course with samsung everything that seems like it would be that easy, never is. samsung america will NOT comment whatsoever on the g935f, because it is not an american device. they act like they are completely handicapped if you ask them about anything that is NOT carrier specific. It, of course, was the first thing i did. then i tried to call the uk customer support, but the time difference kept screwing that up. and on top of all that, i had to make a decision today, or get stuck. so that is why i was buggin.
however, tonight i drove across town to the bestbuy, and held a few of theirs in my hands while the guys were busy with other customers, and that made me feel a lot better, as several of those also had writing that was hard to see. only on the edge, not the reg s7, which was very clear. then i had the samsung rep look it over, check all the coding and he said it was legit. so i am done. i will keep it, and feel great about it. all day it has performed very well, and all sensors work perfectly. i've done motion sensors, bluetooth, cameras, wifi, etc... it all checked out. so thank you for anyone who commented to this thread. i appreciate the efforts. cheers!
Kjc99 said:
Well it's a white 935F.... I've heard these are really rare..... I would be paranoid too.... Did you check phone info app also....? Check refurbishment check also
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yeah, i've been killing myself to find a white one. definitely a very difficult task, especially if you are NOT willing to pay over a thousand dollars for it. they have them on ebay for
$1,150.00. But i'd settled for a black one before paying that. so i have my very rare white one, and it's all good now. and i actually paid a hundred less than the first one i got. so very happy with the end result.
h3ck said:
Give this man an award for hitting the nail on the head. Lol
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Lol too sensible
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stevae said:
yeah, i've been killing myself to find a white one. definitely a very difficult task, especially if you are NOT willing to pay over a thousand dollars for it. they have them on ebay for
$1,150.00. But i'd settled for a black one before paying that. so i have my very rare white one, and it's all good now. and i actually paid a hundred less than the first one i got. so very happy with the end result.
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Worth every penny for a fake white one. Everyone knows white makes it faster. That's why best f1 cars are mostly white
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KrisPerry said:
Lol too sensible
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Worth every penny for a fake white one. Everyone knows white makes it faster. That's why best f1 cars are mostly white
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maybe it's a reading comprehension thing...
stevae said:
maybe it's a reading comprehension thing...
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So the writing on the back is blacked out because of the change from the fCC that doesn't mandate the imei and other info be displayed. So since the phone is blacked out they made it dark so you can see if you look closely but not if you are far away. Phone is made in multiple locations, and honestly only way to be 100% sure is to check hardware which you did. That can't be spoofed easily and takes work. Also, if it's real you should be able to register it on Samsung's website. If you can register it. Chances are your are good.
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You can install this APP, tap on the 3 menu lines on the up to the left and tap Refurbishment Check option.
Mine says made in vietnam and the texts in the back are barely noticeable (i got the black variant tho) but im 100% sure my device is legit since i got it from a legit source. Where did you get yours? If its somewhere fishy then you should worry. If its from a trusted source then dont worry at all.
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My last 3 samsung devices including this one are all made in vietnam. I bought them all from my carrier. The text on the back is a little hard to see at certain lighting.
Joku1981 said:
You can install this APP, tap on the 3 menu lines on the up to the left and tap Refurbishment Check option.
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yeah, i installed that app this afternoon, and it says it's all good. except my scs says nordic se. that's the only thing that stuck out. but after seeing all of that, comparing it to other s7 edge devices in a bestbuy tonight, and speaking with their guy, i am satisfied it is all good. runs really fast, and the battery life has lasted all day with very little drain.
bOkz said:
Mine says made in vietnam and the texts in the back are barely noticeable (i got the black variant tho) but im 100% sure my device is legit since i got it from a legit source. Where did you get yours? If its somewhere fishy then you should worry. If its from a trusted source then dont worry at all.
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yeah, i feel a lot better after you guys were telling me that yours was made in vietnam as well. i'd just never paid attention before to that. but i got it off an online store. they of course say they are legit, but you never know if you can walk in and see. anyway, all's well that ends well. and i am cool with it now. thanks for the comment.
stevae said:
i received my s7 edge today, and found some things that are worrying me. first, the writing on the bottom of the back of the phone is barely noticeable, and definitely not readable. second, it states on the box, that it was made in vietnam. i haven't read anywhere of samsung having phone fabricated in vietnam.
on the other hand, everything works perfectly. i downloaded aida64, and it has the sony sensor on the back camera. it is listed as a 935f, and not some other wierd letter. the everything i have tested has worked flawlessly. but i can't get over worrying that the other shoe will fall after it's too late to return.
so i need for those who have a g935f, to let me know if you can easily read the writing at the bottom of the back cover, and if you have one that was fabricated in vietnam, i'd like to know if you have had any problems with it at all. thanks!!!
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Inspection procedures :
First, observe the outside . With your description , about 70% of it is a fake product.
Next, you download the CPUZ app. You can check all information of hardware, compared to the manufacturer's specifications .
Finally, press * # 0 * # , you can test status of hardware: Sensors, screens ...