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Problems i have with the sensesation

1. Coming from my mytouch 4g running sense 3.0 the sensation is a bit more laggy
2. Data has random dropped out issues
3. Wifi has terrible drops in and out
4. Screen does not seem as durable as my preivous HTC devices had it for 20 hours been babying it and has a scratch
5.battery life is horrible but that is to be expected
I have owned all HTC since g2 and never have I had this many issues thinking of returning it to t-mo and getting my money back any idea's
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One more thing I noticed is that the touch screen wants to b lagggy kind of like the hd2 was when it first ran android
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If your having so many issues exchange it.
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infrared_guy said:
1. Coming from my mytouch 4g running sense 3.0 the sensation is a bit more laggy
2. Data has random dropped out issues
3. Wifi has terrible drops in and out
4. Screen does not seem as durable as my preivous HTC devices had it for 20 hours been babying it and has a scratch
5.battery life is horrible but that is to be expected
I have owned all HTC since g2 and never have I had this many issues thinking of returning it to t-mo and getting my money back any idea's
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What did you take a diamond across the screen? The thing is Gorilla Glass and it's doubtful you were babying the screen and got a scratch.

Never had those problems
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Working great!
I can say after owning it for only 24 hours so far it is a blast. I haven't had any problems. There was one instance where the data stalled, but it hasn't lagged or reboot, or even heat up since I have had it on. Been running great for me!

My sensation runs great lol glad I didn't get a dud get a replacement and if that don't work maybe u just expecting something that this phone can't give you goodluck but ill send back asap if I was you

ark2612 said:
What did you take a diamond across the screen? The thing is Gorilla Glass and it's doubtful you were babying the screen and got a scratch.
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It only takes one grain of sand ( quartz ) in your pocket to scratch it. More of an unlucky thing than a failure of the gorilla glass .

None of those problems here.
Wifi calling works great.
I like Sense UI except for a few small things like accuweather db bull****
Browsing is nice and fast.
Trying to figure out how to get the stock car home to install.
My power button is too loose and will sit crooked sometimes. If I can get them to send me a replacement before receiving this one I may change it out.

I think ill take the advice and exchange I'm in a 4g area with full bars and it took like 3 mins to log onto xda. Thank u all for your comments
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Don't get it from walmart...
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infrared_guy said:
I think ill take the advice and exchange I'm in a 4g area with full bars and it took like 3 mins to log onto xda. Thank u all for your comments
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The data lag that you're referring to is an issue. Exchanging your phone will not resolve it. I found a fix (at least it works for the most part) that I posted in the developer section. As for the other problems you named, I'm not having any of those issues.

Got a Problem with watching divx movies... After a few minutes sound is gone ... This is my second sensation with the same problem can anyone help me?
After killing video player and start again sound works but turns off again after some time

Yo you saying that is wierd because my first sensation came from Walmart and it had every bug imaginable, got one from tmobile yesterday and its running like Bugati!!! Walmart be running some shady business tactics. $148.88 is in place for a reason. Real talk.
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I thought I was the only person that had the crocked power button. Everything else is fine except the speaker rattles when playing music loud and with bass and that's pretty much and it heats up when charging and using it.
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polo045 said:
Yo you saying that is wierd because my first sensation came from Walmart and it had every bug imaginable, got one from tmobile yesterday and its running like Bugati!!! Walmart be running some shady business tactics. $148.88 is in place for a reason. Real talk.
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I had the exact opposite happen, I'd recommend Walmart over Tmobile. Why would you want to pay the full retail price tax instead of the Walmart price of 148.00? just sayin...

got mine from walmart and dont have any issues really

I cant play back video i take and no one here is helping me .. I habe my own thread amd have no help , im on my second one and its still doing it, can anyone here help please??
Heres the link ..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122926

I just exchanged my sensasation For a new one. as soon as it booted up I noticed all of the difference holy crap this phone rocks I was only getting like 1500 on quadrant on my old one but this one is pumping out 2100. thanks for all of the advice I also got a screen protector
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polo045 said:
Yo you saying that is wierd because my first sensation came from Walmart and it had every bug imaginable, got one from tmobile yesterday and its running like Bugati!!! Walmart be running some shady business tactics. $148.88 is in place for a reason. Real talk.
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I despise walmart but I found humor in what you wrote. So you're saying that Walmart opens the devices and fudges them up, then sends them out "all whack yo"? You don't think it's more likely that it was just a bad device? The real reason why wally world can sell them so cheap is because it's bait to get you inside the store. Once inside, you're likely to do your shopping there and hence Walmart turns a profit. Most of these other retailers sell it at almost cost and make their money on screen protectors, and cases.

got a free G2x with water damage.

I got a free G2x from a buddy. phone's water damage stickers are red but he cant remember it ever getting soaked in water. He found the phone dead and then we noticed the stickers. the phone wont turn on and since I know LG or T-Mobile wont exchange it I figured id try to repair it myself. A friend told me that I should open it and clean the corrosion with some rubbing alcohol but I cant find any help online? Has anybody tried to do that to G2x or any phone for that matter? Any help would be appreciated

The phone is most likely dead..

I know I'm going to hear some **** for what I'm about to say but when has that ever stopped me.
I'm not going to give you specifics or tell you what I would do but those water damage indicators can be replaced. You can find them multiple places online. After you replace them, its up to you to decide what to do.
Have a good day.
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jrwingate6 said:
I know I'm going to hear some **** for what I'm about to say but when has that ever stopped me.
I'm not going to give you specifics or tell you what I would do but those water damage indicators can be replaced. You can find them multiple places online. After you replace them, its up to you to decide what to do.
Have a good day.
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That's smart

jrwingate6 said:
I know I'm going to hear some **** for what I'm about to say but when has that ever stopped me.
I'm not going to give you specifics or tell you what I would do but those water damage indicators can be replaced. You can find them multiple places online. After you replace them, its up to you to decide what to do.
Have a good day.
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I swear to god, people like you is why I have to pay 2 bucks for a small burger (cry, whine cry), the reason there is cancer and starving (boohoo)children. God forbids your soul.
Just figured id spare you from the real idiots talking about ethical crap..lol
Very good advice again..

smashpunks said:
I swear to god, people like you is why I have to pay 2 bucks for a small burger (cry, whine cry), the reason there is cancer and starving (boohoo)children. God forbids your soul.
Just figured id spare you from the real idiots talking about ethical crap..lol
Very good advice again..
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Yup, that's how I imagined the comments would look like. I'm just glad you beat them to it.
By the way, I'm glad I kept the G2X. Right now I'm browsing the XDA forum and playing Riptide at the same time. I do have to pause the game every once in a while though.
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jrwingate6 said:
Yup, that's how I imagined the comments would look like. I'm just glad you beat them to it.
By the way, I'm glad I kept the G2X. Right now I'm browsing the XDA forum and playing Riptide at the same time. I do have to pause the game every once in a while though.
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lol I know right... That riptide is the ****. Graphics are amazing on that game. I really think the tegra is a great cpu/gpu combo. Honestly looking at the photon @ 1ghz tegra and a skin vs the htc 3d and its 1.2 snapdragon with a skin, the photon just seems to out perform it in anything.
You could shed more light as you got rid of sense on the sensation. So both stock say bump the tegra to 1.2ghz, which one performs the best? At the same clock speed?

smashpunks said:
lol I know right... That riptide is the ****. Graphics are amazing on that game. I really think the tegra is a great cpu/gpu combo. Honestly looking at the photon @ 1ghz tegra and a skin vs the htc 3d and its 1.2 snapdragon with a skin, the photon just seems to out perform it in anything.
You could shed more light as you got rid of sense on the sensation. So both stock say bump the tegra to 1.2ghz, which one performs the best? At the same clock speed?
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Give me a couple days. Tonight is my last night in. Then I have 4 days free.
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lun7200 said:
I got a free G2x from a buddy. phone's water damage stickers are red but he cant remember it ever getting soaked in water. He found the phone dead and then we noticed the stickers. the phone wont turn on and since I know LG or T-Mobile wont exchange it I figured id try to repair it myself. A friend told me that I should open it and clean the corrosion with some rubbing alcohol but I cant find any help online? Has anybody tried to do that to G2x or any phone for that matter? Any help would be appreciated
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If you'd like to take the honest way out, there is a complete photo disassembly guide here.

Riptide is way cool on my 55" Sony. I gotta get a longer HDMI cable though, 6 foot ain't long enough.
P.S. Anyone who would receive a damaged phone for free then conceal the damage and attempt to return the phone for a new one is a thief pure and simple. If there were any justice at all those actions would result in prosecution and incarceration.
Perhaps you should make your way to a public square where you can smash the windows out of a T-Mobile store and just take whatever you want. After all, those rich bastards deserve it don't they?
We are doomed.

Spyvie said:
Riptide is way cool on my 55" Sony. I gotta get a longer HDMI cable though, 6 foot ain't long enough.
P.S. Anyone who would receive a damaged phone for free then conceal the damage and attempt to return the phone for a new one is a thief pure and simple. If there were any justice at all those actions would result in prosecution and incarceration.
Perhaps you should make your way to a public square where you can smash the windows out of a T-Mobile store and just take whatever you want. After all, those rich bastards deserve it don't they?
We are doomed.
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Not to be an ass, but isn't LG a thief? They sold us a phone with software that is horrible. Some of us who rely on our phones for simple task such as an alarm are late for work when the phone freezes. T-Mobile sold most of us a so called unlimited plan, but we get data throttled. T-Mobile claims 21+mbps, but no one has seen speeds anywhere close to that. I guess everyone is a thief. To each his own.
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OuncE718 said:
Not to be an ass, but isn't LG a thief? They sold us a phone with software that is horrible. Some of us who rely on our phones for simple task such as an alarm are late for work when the phone freezes. T-Mobile sold most of us a so called unlimited plan, but we get data throttled. T-Mobile claims 21+mbps, but no one has seen speeds anywhere close to that. I guess everyone is a thief. To each his own.
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I agree, T-Mo has been less than honest with us. They should suffer the consequences of that breach of trust.
Not only will stealing from T-Mo make it harder and more expensive on the rest of us, but also the simple truth is... two wrongs don't make a right.

jrwingate6 said:
Give me a couple days. Tonight is my last night in. Then I have 4 days free.
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Cool, I'll be looking forward to it..

Spyvie said:
I agree, T-Mo has been less than honest with us. They should suffer the consequences of that breach of trust.
Not only will stealing from T-Mo make it harder and more expensive on the rest of us, but also the simple truth is... two wrongs don't make a right.
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You're definitely right about two wrongs don't make it right, but I highly doubt that T-Mobile will buckle down that much on phones getting replaced especially since they know that the G2x has ton of software issues. The best thing T-Mobile and LG can do is to just make it right. It wasn't for the devs on XDA then we'd be ass'd out.
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Damn i gotta try this riptide sounds pretty good.
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KingDavid63 said:
Damn i gotta try this riptide sounds pretty good.
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LOL
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I cut a paper towel and super glue for replacement water damage stickers. They are all in the phone so you have to take it all apart to get to them all...
Also put it in a bag of rice.
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Yeah just how honest T-Mobile is in sending u dud broken LG g2x phones still ........as long as u are not killing people or robbing from the starving I say do what u gotta do .......
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All Tmobile does is looks at the sticker under the battery needed for a swap for a refurb. They all get thrown in a bunch and sent back to LG.
As long as it is visibly not RED, you'll be fine.
Sad part is one of us will probably end up with it, lol.

Am I screwed?

I dropped my Sensation 2-feet high with it's "Protective case"
And my whole screen shattered.
I didn't get insurance... am I screwed?
EDIT: It still run's perfectly!

You will need to replace the digitizer/screen. You can find them online
¤Violets are red,
Roses are blue,
Wait, what?
I have no idea what I'm saying,
But you lost the game¤

Damn, sorry to see this. I feel your pain. So much for protection. It can be fixed though. Good luck with the repair.

You say it still runs perfectly? Be careful you don't slice your fingertip off! :-(
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meegs said:
You say it still runs perfectly? Be careful you don't slice your fingertip off! :-(
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To late...
I got a minor cut. it was bleeding, but not that bad.
Guess who's not gonna be playing Angry Birds, for awhile.

Thought that might happen :-(
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Think you need to get a new screen and a good internet guide to screen replacement, is not too difficult on most phones but haven't tried on this one yet so couldn't say for definate
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Ive been in this phone a few times now and compared to other htc phones (Im looking at you HD2) this thing is a DREAM (not a G1) to repair. very simple to open, very easy to seperate the lcd from the digi, nothing really hiding to surprise you.
as long as you take it slow and pay attention to what you're doing you should be fine.
if you get to a point where you think you may damage something do a local search for "CPR Cell Phone Repair" and they can help you out. there's a decent chance there is one in your area, and if not you can always mail it to them

oh man just happend to me about a month ago!!
it is a new phone i had to wait till i get some of the repair shop order it for me online and fix it.
please be advaised dont think it is an easy Job, i really had bad time with the service and i returend the phone for almost 3 times to fix the screen!!!
be aware of the senstive issue that might come up from installing new digitizer/screen
i really advise you to go to the best repair shop in your area or HTC repair center will be better for sure even if it will cost you.
at least you have allot options to repair your phone unlike me, you just need to think about it.
goood luck

meegs said:
Think you need to get a new screen and a good internet guide to screen replacement, is not too difficult on most phones but haven't tried on this one yet so couldn't say for definate
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i dont advise doing that is not an easy JOB specailly for the lower part of the screen there is a cable and it is diffcult to be connected as the repair man said.
this will lead to a senstive issues regarding the Ring lock and other unresponsive screen issues.

Aww man that's messed up, I have that same case, hopefully my clumsy ass don't drop mine on the ground..

Broken Sensation Question

Alright, so I got a Sensation from a friend today that has a smashed screen and a broken back from being thrown at the ground. I was wondering if any one knows how to check if the board is still good? It won't vibrate so I'm guessing that means its broken. If the LCD and digitizer aren't attached will the phone even power on? I also tried plugging it into the wall charger and nothing happens. Any advice? Do you guys think its broken? Thanks!
Here is a picture of the damage, kinda shows how hard it was thrown...
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Take it apart and take a good look, that's the best advice I can give. Replace the LCD (if needed) and the digitizer if the board and components look alright.

sshede said:
Take it apart and take a good look, that's the best advice I can give. Replace the LCD (if needed) and the digitizer if the board and components look alright.
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Thanks, the insides look perfect.
Anybody else? I would really like to know if I should drop the cash to fix it.
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TB13 said:
Thanks, the insides look perfect.
Anybody else? I would really like to know if I should drop the cash to fix it.
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The screens the difficult part , the housing will only cost you 12 bucks off eBay. Well if you replaced the screen and housing and it looked and worked ok, you could probably get 200 for it on eBay or the forums here. So do the math and see if you'll break even
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I'd give it a try, I paid 500 for my sensation its very worth it if you can fix it. Parts are not too expensive. I say go for it! Don't sink too much into it incase it can't be fixed but do give it a try! Man your friend needs anger management if he does this stuff to his devices, haha lol!
Good luck let us know how it goes ok?
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yahhboy said:
The screens the difficult part , the housing will only cost you 12 bucks off eBay. Well if you replaced the screen and housing and it looked and worked ok, you could probably get 200 for it on eBay or the forums here. So do the math and see if you'll break even
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Thats what i was going for, I think i am going to try, if it doesnt work, i can most likely get my money back out of it even broken.
realsis said:
I'd give it a try, I paid 500 for my sensation its very worth it if you can fix it. Parts are not too expensive. I say go for it! Don't sink too much into it incase it can't be fixed but do give it a try! Man your friend needs anger management if he does this stuff to his devices, haha lol!
Good luck let us know how it goes ok?
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I really like the phone, and I really don't want to trash it. When he told me what he did to it I was shocked and thought the are thing. I am going to order some parts this next week and I will post back with findings.
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better you buy a new one, brand new unlocked sensation here cost $360

If you do try to fix it, report back on the process/success, would be interesting to know how it goes
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You could try to boot into bootloader and see if fastboot works

aimcr7 said:
better you buy a new one, brand new unlocked sensation here cost $360
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Why? The parts are only about $70.
Raven2k said:
If you do try to fix it, report back on the process/success, would be interesting to know how it goes
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Will do!
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You could try to boot into bootloader and see if fastboot works
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It won't do anything, even plugged in.
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Does anyone know how I can test the LCD to see if its any good?

you've got bigger fish to fry if you're getting nothing via usb

ziddey said:
you've got bigger fish to fry if you're getting nothing via usb
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Yeah... any ideas on what I could do? I'm guessing with how hard it was thrown it messed up the main board and its pretty much trash now...
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New charging port

I've searched and searched but can't seem to find a guide or video on how to change the charging port for sensation. My port is having issues and I really don't want to return it for repairs . I've ordered the part but can not find a guide that is device specific. Does ANYONE know of a instructional guide or better even video that I can use to achieve this? Or would I be better off taking it to a shop. Local shop wants 65 dollars for labor even though I will have my own part. . Seems steep too me. I know I could do this with appropriate guide.Please if anyone can help I will much appreciate it. Also advice is welcome. Please respond. Thank you. I can still charge after a few trys it looks as if part in port is bent upwards. Wonder if I can gently try to bend back in place?
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realsis said:
I've searched and searched but can't seem to find a guide or video on how to change the charging port for sensation. My port is having issues and I really don't want to return it for repairs . I've ordered the part but can not find a guide that is device specific. Does ANYONE know of a instructional guide or better even video that I can use to achieve this? Or would I be better off taking it to a shop. Local shop wants 65 dollars for labor even though I will have my own part. . Seems steep too me. I know I could do this with appropriate guide.Please if anyone can help I will much appreciate it. Also advice is welcome. Please respond. Thank you. I can still charge after a few trys it looks as if part in port is bent upwards. Wonder if I can gently try to bend back in place?
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While I don't have experience in changing the USB port on this device, I do have experience in attempting to do the HTC hd2. My advice is bite the bullet and just pay for the repair. Unless you are a soldering god you will ruin the phone. I over soldered my hd2 and fried the board altogether. it is not easy at all, and you will need the proper solder and a very very tiny tip to do it. You could always try to bend it back if you can see the issue but be very very very gentle with it. I had to order a new part again before I even got to the soldering poor hd2
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Thanks so much for the advice! Yeah after searching I guess I'm even kinda lucky to find someone in my town who will do the job. Plus side is he said it will be finished in 3 hours. So thanks for sharing your story. You just helped me make up my mind . I'll just bring the part over to him and pray he knows what he's doing! What a pain! The part was only 2 dollars online! But it's the labor that gets ya. Thanks so much for your response!
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realsis said:
Thanks so much for the advice! Yeah after searching I guess I'm even kinda lucky to find someone in my town who will do the job. Plus side is he said it will be finished in 3 hours. So thanks for sharing your story. You just helped me make up my mind . I'll just bring the part over to him and pray he knows what he's doing! What a pain! The part was only 2 dollars online! But it's the labor that gets ya. Thanks so much for your response!
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Its cool
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