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Hows the video quality? On youtube for example? Is there a differnce in quality in a rooted vs unrooted? Thanks!
how would giving you access to root directories effect the way the phone works? root simply gives the phone access to things it normally wouldn't so it does nothing to your phone the only way for something to happen to your phone is if you do something to it. so to answer your question no
Well, I am new to all of this. Also I have read where people have said that rooting the phone made it run faster. So I wondered if running faster had any effect on vid quality.
And you never answered my original question... How is the video quality?
well thats in their head lol but you can make your phone run faster by deleting the stock apps but of course you need root for that... actually i did answer your question i said there is no difference it was the little last bit on my first post
Right, you said there was no differnce in rooted vs unrooted. How is the video quality overall? My bud at work has an iphone 3g and without the my 3g app the quality is pretty bad when hes not on wifi. Was curious how smooth the vids were. Thanks for taking the time to reply.
GreggoryD502 said:
Right, you said there was no differnce in rooted vs unrooted. How is the video quality overall? My bud at work has an iphone 3g and without the my 3g app the quality is pretty bad when hes not on wifi. Was curious how smooth the vids were. Thanks for taking the time to reply.
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you asked if there was a difference in video quality from a non rooted phone vs a rooted phone and there is no difference but as for having wifi on or off the quality is the same just might take longer to load
Actually on wifi the phone defaults the youtube app to high quality video mode, but on 3g you can simply hit the menu button the load the video in high quality.
LOL!!! So is the quality good, bad?? I do appreciate your info, bro. That sticky you reccomended had some great info!
GreggoryD502 said:
LOL!!! So is the quality good, bad?? I do appreciate your info, bro. That sticky you reccomended had some great info!
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of course it had great info its a sticky lol and i would say this phone has great video quality. im mean come on it comes with avatar on it lol if it plays it flawlessly it can play anything and so far i havent had any bad quality playing videos unless it was just the actual video that was bad
This phone has quite possibly the best screen out there, so yes the quality is good but it also depends on the video its self of course.
Thank you skater!!!! it only took 12 posts, but finally I got my answer!!!!
Im probably looking to get a vibrant in the next week or two. Im just doing a little research first.
GreggoryD502 said:
Thank you skater!!!! it only took 12 posts, but finally I got my answer!!!!
Im probably looking to get a vibrant in the next week or two. Im just doing a little research first.
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your welcome and if your researching for a phone you picked the best place to do it. imo this is the best phone out there besides the evo ive played with about every phone out there and nothing can beat this screen and customization.
After updating my HTC Desire with the GB, Today i received a Skype update and I can make video calls using the back camera, tried several calls and it works well in Wlan.
Peterx4 said:
After updating my HTC Desire with the GB, Today i received a Skype update and I can make video calls using the back camera, tried several calls and it works well in Wlan.
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But you would have to keep flipping your phone over to see the other person which kind of defeats the object of video calls. I'm surprised the camera works because the phone models Skype have introduced the video calling for are having problems and the desire wasn't included in the roll-out because of the fact it doesn't have front-facing camera.
would you be kind enough to post the apk?
thanks
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But you would have to keep flipping your phone over to see the other person which kind of defeats the object of video calls. I'm surprised the camera works because the phone models Skype have introduced the video calling for are having problems and the desire wasn't included in the roll-out because of the fact it doesn't have front-facing camera.
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xybadog said:
But you would have to keep flipping your phone over to see the other person which kind of defeats the object of video calls. I'm surprised the camera works because the phone models Skype have introduced the video calling for are having problems and the desire wasn't included in the roll-out because of the fact it doesn't have front-facing camera.
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Desire was rolled out in the official Skype release today. Screenshot from the market attached.
I'm still on your train of thought though, pretty pointless having a Skype video conversation when you have to stand in front of a mirror to do it.
Jim Beam5 said:
Desire was rolled out in the official Skype release today. Screenshot from the market attached.
I'm still on your train of thought though, pretty pointless having a Skype video conversation when you have to stand in front of a mirror to do it.
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Hmmm, another pointless addition to Skype. I use Skype daily and stick to an older version (1.0.0.983) because it's the most stable and the UI is the most user friendly. It was the last version released prior to the video calling releases but it's still not perfect. Since Microsoft took over Skype they appear to be doing some ridiculous things...like adding video calling to phones that don't have front facing cameras
the update doesn't have video for me...running miui latest version which is GB
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I got a Desire with Cyanogenmod 7.1 (Gingerbread). When i start the video I got a blank (black) screen on my side and on my caller's side as well (at least he can see his camera, the phone doesn't show even that)... :/
Sometimes I got also a FClose and one time my phone self rebooted...
doesn't work for me neither. Can't find the option to enable it.
HTC
Breaking News: Video Calling on Skype is now available for a number of HTC phones. See if yours received the update. Who will you be video chatting with first?
Skype - The Big Blog - Skype 2.1 for Android enables video on majority of Android devices
blogs.skype.com
Read blogs about the latest Skype news with Skype blogs
abhishek0704 said:
HTC
Breaking News: Video Calling on Skype is now available for a number of HTC phones. See if yours received the update. Who will you be video chatting with first?
Skype - The Big Blog - Skype 2.1 for Android enables video on majority of Android devices
blogs.skype.com
Read blogs about the latest Skype news with Skype blogs
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I enjoy having the option of video calling different people different uses I guess... maybe you are on vacation and want to show someone the view from your hotel room.
Skype still feels heavy though and I keep turning it off when I'm not using it. Hopefully after a while it will be as light as google talk and viber, and it can be kept up and running all the time
...or even better - hopefully google talk will be good enough to replace Skype. hope google releases google voice for the rest of us not-Americans soon too...
the app "stop Skype" broke with the latest update btw. too bad, was great easy way to exit Skype.
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hi wonder if anyone used video on skype with ther mobile network(not wifi) wondered if you have good quality tmobile uk doesnt seem to work
tested and works fine on my Desire. Rooted with cm7 . i enjoy this option, even without a front facing camera, because i only used videocalls for broadcasting "what i see" to other connected collegues.
works like a charm
i don't have video calling with the new Skype and when i try phone call the signal is very bad
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I got a Desire with Cyanogenmod 7.1 (Gingerbread). When i start the video I got a blank (black) screen on my side and on my caller's side as well (at least he can see his camera, the phone doesn't show even that)... :/
Sometimes I got also a FClose and one time my phone self rebooted...
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Did you ever manage to fix this?
Try this, it worked for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16518176&postcount=1151
Ravens97 said:
Try this, it worked for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16518176&postcount=1151
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This worked for me
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This worked for me
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it's not working for me... at least video calling...
still can not see the ''enable video calling'' in regular settings, and when checking the Force-enable video-calling it continuous Force Closing..?
HTC Desire, InserCoin CM7
Received my one a few days ago and other than not being able to remove the power saver notification I love this phone.
I do have one concern though. I'm not sure it's a problem but what does everyone think about the call quality? Comparing it to my Sensation it almost sounds like the person on the other end is speaking into a cup.
I haven't had a new phone in quite some time so it might just be something different.. or it might be a problem. What's everyone's opinions?
ATT version here on their network and I think it's the best call quality I've had on a phone, I've used the Galaxy S3 and iPhone 5 weeks before this aswell so, *shrug*
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Received my one a few days ago and other than not being able to remove the power saver notification I love this phone.
I do have one concern though. I'm not sure it's a problem but what does everyone think about the call quality? Comparing it to my Sensation it almost sounds like the person on the other end is speaking into a cup.
I haven't had a new phone in quite some time so it might just be something different.. or it might be a problem. What's everyone's opinions?
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i have spent about 70 minutes talking on the phone since i got it yesterday afternoon, didn't notice any call quality issues. comparing it to galaxy note 2, nexus 4, and iphone 4.
Compared to the iPhone 5 on iMobile - night and day. HTC is superior.
good question. There is a lot of hissing going on at times. discussed here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2235800&highlight=hissing
Hope it gets sorted, this could possibly have the worse call quality I've ever experienced.
Du22ty said:
Received my one a few days ago and other than not being able to remove the power saver notification I love this phone.
I do have one concern though. I'm not sure it's a problem but what does everyone think about the call quality? Comparing it to my Sensation it almost sounds like the person on the other end is speaking into a cup.
I haven't had a new phone in quite some time so it might just be something different.. or it might be a problem. What's everyone's opinions?
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I had that phone and the call quiality was awesome, so it must be a problem in your device.
Assuming they are using what Nokia uses then it should be quite good.
Me too, compared with iphone 5, HTC one is realy good and loud
Thanks for the replies. When my local T-Mobile store gets them in stock I'll go in and try and do some comparisons.
To remove power saver notification just long press on the notification and go into the app info and force stop it! This will only stop the notification from appearing and will not stop anything else!
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I use my phone extensively for work, and sometimes I take calls in the office (very low background noise) and sometimes in the loading bays (where there's always some sort of moving/construction/drilling etc). Today, while in the loading bay calling up a vendor, the vendor on the other side of the line commented that there were "like no background sounds" and asked me if I was in the office.
This is coming from a Galaxy Nexus, and I've been very pleased with call quality so far.
Du22ty said:
Thanks for the replies. When my local T-Mobile store gets them in stock I'll go in and try and do some comparisons.
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By the way, to remove power saver, go to settings, app, all apps, power, untick notifications.
jlevy73 said:
By the way, to remove power saver, go to settings, app, all apps, power, untick notifications.
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Yeah I tried that but the tick is grayed out.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fbeb0une90skp6c/2013-04-23 12.14.54.png
Du22ty said:
Yeah I tried that but the tick is grayed out.
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Are you rooted?
jlevy73 said:
Are you rooted?
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I am and it's greyed out for me also. Running ARHD 5.1
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I am and it's greyed out for me also. Running ARHD 5.1
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Interesting... I'm on Trickdroid and was able to remove it. Wish I knew another way. Sorry guys.
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Thanks for the review, however I can't watch the video because my workplace has blocked youtube. What is the overall verdict? Good or Bad? Also, is it waterproof?
I love the look of this watch.
thank you very much for the review, the truth that I like, you know any way I can upgrade to 4.3 to work with smarthpone.
thank you very much
BigBison420 said:
Video review of S5 smart watch / ZGPAX. Purchased from TechDirect @ ecrater.com - $177 shipped
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgHMAffmk9w&feature=youtu.be
Used Framaroot.apk to root... No computer necessary.
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Well its gotten wet in the rain so far withou any adverse effect... Not going to submerge in water tho lol..
Its lacking tru call handling and notifications support at the moment. Doesnt quite 'integrate' with my note 2 just yet (running 4.3)... But i can seemlessly send pictures, apps, video via Bluetooth consistently without any issues. Wifi works 110% perfect.
As a watch its great... Just added GO locker for more variety. Its def for those gadget geeks who are really good with this kind of stuff
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have you tried paring bluetooth headset to it?
by "Its lacking tru call handling" do you mean that it is not capable of receiving and making calls?
Well the watch itself is a phone.. And this is how its recognized via bluetooth. U can do file transfer and stuff but it doesnt really interface with your primary smart phone.... I believe they are still working on the application to make this possible. They appear to be doing things a little backwards
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BigBison420 said:
Well the watch itself is a phone.. And this is how its recognized via bluetooth. U can do file transfer and stuff but it doesnt really interface with your primary smart phone.... I believe they are still working on the application to make this possible. They appear to be doing things a little backwards
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Nice! Have you tried using the app tablet talk? I'm ordering one very soon. Also did yours come with the play store? If not I may have an idea to get it working.
BigBison420 said:
Well the watch itself is a phone.. And this is how its recognized via bluetooth. U can do file transfer and stuff but it doesnt really interface with your primary smart phone.... I believe they are still working on the application to make this possible. They appear to be doing things a little backwards
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Please take some shot with phone's camera and upload! I'd like to see the camera quality. Maybe video if it is possible. THX!
Can you tether it to a phone so you can use the phone's internet connection? This is something most smartwatches seem to be lacking, even though it should be included if the manufacturer doesn't mess with the software (i.e. removing that option intentionally)
irkan said:
have you tried paring bluetooth headset to it?
by "Its lacking tru call handling" do you mean that it is not capable of receiving and making calls?
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I meant that it is lacking phone pair connectivity. Such as ; if you get a text the phone cannot notify you, or if you have a call coming in the watch will not notify you... this software doesn't exist yet. I have tried numerous apps on play store but no luck as of yet.
m34n1ng said:
Nice! Have you tried using the app tablet talk? I'm ordering one very soon. Also did yours come with the play store? If not I may have an idea to get it working.
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yes, came with play store... downloaded and installed plenty of apps...
haven't tried tablet talk yet.
janek69 said:
Please take some shot with phone's camera and upload! I'd like to see the camera quality. Maybe video if it is possible. THX!
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It's a 2 mega pixel camera... the quality isn't too bad overall... video quality is actually Very Good... i sent a video from the watch to my galaxy note 2 and the resolution was very surprising..... it was good. not too much distortion - The only thing is that the frame rate is less so you will noticing a little skipping vs a high quality galaxy note or s4 camera would take.. this is expected though.
Hey ,
Can you tell us if the watch has vibration?
Does it vibrate when you get a call or a sms/email?
BigBison420 said:
It's a 2 mega pixel camera... the quality isn't too bad overall... video quality is actually Very Good... i sent a video from the watch to my galaxy note 2 and the resolution was very surprising..... it was good. not too much distortion - The only thing is that the frame rate is less so you will noticing a little skipping vs a high quality galaxy note or s4 camera would take.. this is expected though.
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Can you upload some sample images or videos please?
I really appreciate the effort of this watch's Chinese manufacturer. IMO, this watch is even better than all of the so-called "smart watch" on the market at the moment :good: (edit: especially the Galaxy Gear)
luigiwidmore said:
Hey ,
Can you tell us if the watch has vibration?
Does it vibrate when you get a call or a sms/email?
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I can't tell you about the call as I have not put a sim card in it yet, but It does have vibration capabilities as it vibrates when you turn off the watch. The vibration is nice and strong.
thank you very much , you just made my day
I have just ordered it from chinavasion and got me to 179 including dhl shipping
My next question is about the battery , how much would it last for a wifi video call for example?
luigiwidmore said:
thank you very much , you just made my day
I have just ordered it from chinavasion and got me to 179 including dhl shipping
My next question is about the battery , how much would it last for a wifi video call for example?
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On my watch, The battery does drain pretty fast and it runs very hot. I am not sure if others here have the same problem, but I am about to play around with a Governor app too see if I can improve battery life/cool it down.
fibroman said:
On my watch, The battery does drain pretty fast and it runs very hot. I am not sure if others here have the same problem, but I am about to play around with a Governor app too see if I can improve battery life/cool it down.
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I thing i haven't tried is changing the governor to POWERSAVE while running the STOCK LAUNCHER.
Of course i'm on ADW EX launcher so it would be stupid to run powersave...
Does the ZGPAX S5 support 3G?
Sometimes I read is does, sometimes it does`nt has anybody test it by now?
CYberdog11 said:
Does the ZGPAX S5 support 3G?
Sometimes I read is does, sometimes it does`nt has anybody test it by now?
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Good question. If it does have 3G, anyone tried hotspoting it yet? Would be great to be able to have a wrist hotspot.
Be nice to know if this chip set has a GPS bc navigation would be great if it is supported too.
First impression is that call quality absolutely sucks! I do have data connectivity while on a call and that is certainly a plus. But call quality (clarity) is nowhere near what it was before. Maybe I'm just missing a setting, or maybe it's because this is first gen VoLTE...
Thoughts?
PerCompLLC said:
First impression is that call quality absolutely sucks! I do have data connectivity while on a call and that is certainly a plus. But call quality (clarity) is nowhere near what it was before. Maybe I'm just missing a setting, or maybe it's because this is first gen VoLTE...
Thoughts?
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Same here I tried it several times on the S5 I had and didn't like it at all. It sounds like the other person is talking in a tunnel or something. My wife told me to take it off her phone too. I'm not bothering with this update, the OTA is blocked on my phone. When a worthwhile update comes out I'll unblock it but until then my phone runs fine with no update nags.
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Same here I tried it several times on the S5 I had and didn't like it at all. It sounds like the other person is talking in a tunnel or something. My wife told me to take it off her phone too. I'm not bothering with this update, the OTA is blocked on my phone. When a worthwhile update comes out I'll unblock it but until then my phone runs fine with no update nags.
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On the bright side, even if you do take the update, it can be turned off in Advanced Calling settings.
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On the bright side, even if you do take the update, it can be turned off in Advanced Calling settings.
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True, I might take it anyways because of the other fixes but for now I'll hold off.
I agree with the comments, but the battery savings makes it worth it to me.
Mine sounds great. Both my wife and I have turbos.
zeyrah said:
Mine sounds great. Both my wife and I have turbos.
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That is because of HD calling.
Same thing with compatible voip networks. They are crystal, moreso than landlines. We provide VoIP to clients and when we call them it makes an HD connection.
I haven' tbeen in a great area yet to see how this performs optimally, but I just had a call drop in a bad area, so I had to turn Advanced Voice off in order to keep the call from dropping.
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I haven' tbeen in a great area yet to see how this performs optimally, but I just had a call drop in a bad area, so I had to turn Advanced Voice off in order to keep the call from dropping.
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If you are in a 3g area, 1x works again. Fringe areas are bad.
Only a couple of calls so far, but one I was told I sounded choppy. This is standing in a sweet spot at work where I've rarely had trouble. Will keep testing.
Funny I haven't had any issues and my wife has one and she sounds fine on my end as well.
I've also had some choppiness in 2 calls.
Other calls have been just fine.
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Funny I haven't had any issues and my wife has one and she sounds fine on my end as well.
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If you both have it, you had HD calling.
This MASKS the quality issues.
I was in the soak, I've made over 35 calls in the last few days, only one being HD and its all fine? My office is in 4g service, but I'm always out in the middle of nowhere in 1x or 3g if I'm lucky. And everything really does seem more stable, i don't think that the audio is significantly clearer or better but I've not had any issues. I wonder why all the issues.
Wow - haven't seen you around since the incredible days!
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I was in the soak, I've made over 35 calls in the last few days, only one being HD and its all fine? My office is in 4g service, but I'm always out in the middle of nowhere in 1x or 3g if I'm lucky. And everything really does seem more stable, i don't think that the audio is significantly clearer or better but I've not had any issues. I wonder why all the issues.
Wow - haven't seen you around since the incredible days!
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In those cases, you are using CDMA.
Yep, I am back
Haha yea you are! Welcome back!
Understood on the cdma - the handoff is a lot cleaner and the volume seems a touch louder in calls for me. I use google hangouts ALOT while working for work, a video stream into an IDF is handy. The built in video features is worlds better than hangouts, or tango for that matter.
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That though, could be there QoS optimisation for THEIR video service i guess.
It will get better.
I'm willing to suffer through it for no other reason than battery life.
adrynalyne said:
If you both have it, you had HD calling.
This MASKS the quality issues.
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No one has complained and I've used it all day. Not necessarily saying there isn't an issue. We have both talked to non Verizon phones without issues or complaints.
adrynalyne said:
It will get better.
I'm willing to suffer through it for no other reason than battery life.
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Word. Its a youngling.
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No one has complained and I've used it all day. Not necessarily saying there isn't an issue. We have both talked to non Verizon phones without issues or complaints.
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We might have different levels of what is acceptable then