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T-Mobile Rep told me GB update comes out the 15th!!

I'm excited! Finally.
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Hate to make you feel sad but i work for T-Mobile and there is no info out yet for reps to know what the date is for GB on the G2X. Only thing that is coming out on the 15th right now is the Sensation and the Samsung Dart. There is no info on the T-Mobile's network for reps saying that the 15th is the set date for GB. No one even knows if GB is going to be a OTA or a downloaded update. only time will tell

Prod1702 said:
Hate to make you feel sad but i work for T-Mobile and there is no info out yet for reps to know what the date is for GB on the G2X. Only thing that is coming out on the 15th right now is the Sensation and the Samsung Dart. There is no info on the T-Mobile's network for reps saying that the 15th is the set date for GB. No one even knows if GB is going to be a OTA or a downloaded update. only time will tell
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Hey Prod, would you be able to tell me if a Rep notated something on my account?

Really? Damn.
Note to self. Never listen to T-Mobile reps from in Arizona
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melinton said:
I'm excited! Finally.
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Stop lying.

Prod1702 said:
Hate to make you feel sad but i work for T-Mobile and there is no info out yet for reps to know what the date is for GB on the G2X. Only thing that is coming out on the 15th right now is the Sensation and the Samsung Dart. There is no info on the T-Mobile's network for reps saying that the 15th is the set date for GB. No one even knows if GB is going to be a OTA or a downloaded update. only time will tell
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So someone is making sh*t up....again

alodar1 said:
So someone is making sh*t up....again
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Rule of thumb: the reps hardly ever (read: never) know anything that we don't know.

jrwingate6 said:
Stop lying.
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I like how I get called a liar for trying to pass on what a T-Mobile employee told me.
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melinton said:
I like how I get called a liar for trying to pass on what a T-Mobile employee told me.
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Its all good we don't hate you just T-Mobile reps
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this blows, the 15th is my travel date to Hawaii, in the air for like 9-10 hours... I hope i can snag it on my layover in LAX if it does drop or i really hope it leaks on the 14th and i can redo my phone before i leave lol

The gb update was supposed to come out a week ago. LG is dragging on it.
I work for t mobile ata corporate store.
The sad part is that I know more about what this phone is capable of then the LG reps...
I sent the LG reps emails feeling them to keep the bootloaders unlocked for you guys..
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Ninosmaxima said:
The gb update was supposed to come out a week ago. LG is dragging on it.
I work for t mobile ata corporate store.
The sad part is that I know more about what this phone is capable of then the LG reps...
I sent the LG reps emails feeling them to keep the bootloaders unlocked for you guys..
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Stop feeling them and talk to them instead.
Hellen Keller

because we really needed ANOTHER FREAKING gingerbread speculation release date thread. ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!! EVERYONE SHUDDAP AND WAIT FOR SOMETHING OFFICIAL......i swear some of you peoples elevators don't go to the top floor.... rant/

Oooohhh... ATTENTION XDAers! I am the Great T-Mobile! That's right, the whole company... Oooohhhh... The update for the g2x will come out when it's ready... Oooohhh... If I push it out too soon you will all complain about it. So just wait. Ooooohhh And don't listen to what "reps" are saying because they don't know either... Ooohhhh... People need to stop speaking for me, they are wrong. Geez, I guess this is what jesus feel like... Ohhh... I have spoken! So I guess we can end all these "update" threads... Thanks! Ooooohhhh... And I don't know why I sound like a ghost, I guess I didn't think this all the way through.... Oooohhhh...
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Its not that he is lying he wasn't given wrong info in which he through was true not his fault. Also if you go into your local tmobile store they can show you the notes you want to see. Also keep an eye on www.tmonews.com this site is always on the ball about tmobile stuff leaked out.

Hope its tru but you never know. I got a female tech rep two days ago. She was already usin a Jail broken phone and informed me rooting and flashing a rom to my
g2x was simple and hard to brick. Had been doing reserch now 24 hours later check the signature
Model LG-P999
Android Version 2.3.4
Kernal Version 2.6.32.41-cyanogenmod
[email protected]#1
Mod Version CyanogenMod-7-06112011-NIGHTLY-G2x

Interestingly, when I spoke to an executive at T-Mo on Friday about this he said that they had pushed back the date indefinitely and that he would send me a pre-paid return label to send him the two G2x's that I have for a full refund.
I doubt he would want to buy the phones back from me if an update was right around the corner.

i wont be getting it. I cant even check for updates without it FC
what happens is I go to check for updates, it FC saying something about settings.
rinse and repeat its frustrating,

am i the only one with the update
i look UP on the top bar on left side and there is the DATE . UPDATE works for me. probably the only one ill see in a while

eagle1967 said:
i look UP on the top bar on left side and there is the DATE . UPDATE works for me. probably the only one ill see in a while
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Dude....hang on to that day job...

amazon appstore and at&t

i read that At&t started to allow the htc inspire to use the amazon update, with some sort of update. my wife bought an inspire two days ago and she cant get it to work. we just did a htc update and still no allowing of non market apps. i have the infuse and mine will do it right out of the box. thanks for the help

I think you have to call att and ask for them to give you the update...that's at least how I've heard you can get the update.
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speedfreak228 said:
i read that At&t started to allow the htc inspire to use the amazon update, with some sort of update. my wife bought an inspire two days ago and she cant get it to work. we just did a htc update and still no allowing of non market apps. i have the infuse and mine will do it right out of the box. thanks for the help
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I assume you have verified under settings > applications to see whether or not you have the "unknown sources" option, and if it is there, that is is checked.
If it's not there then, as mentioned, you'll have to call ATT to get them to push it to the phone.

King Askaba said:
I think you have to call att and ask for them to give you the update...that's at least how I've heard you can get the update.
ok thanks
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I assume you have verified under settings > applications to see whether or not you have the "unknown sources" option, and if it is there, that is is checked.
If it's not there then, as mentioned, you'll have to call ATT to get them to push it to the phone.
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yea i already checked. thanks for the help

do yall know the name of the update? at&t do not know what im talking about

speedfreak228 said:
do yall know the name of the update? at&t do not know what im talking about
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It's the "sideloading update", or you can say it's the update that allows you to install 3rd party applications that aren't on the Android Market. If the AT&T wireless rep still doesn't know what you're talking about, then they are an untrained moron and you should ask to be transferred to someone else.

henrybravo said:
If the AT&T wireless rep still doesn't know what you're talking about, then they are an untrained moron and you should ask to be transferred to someone else.
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You just described 98% of ATT employees.

zelendel said:
You just described 98% of ATT employees.
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LOL!!! 10chars

been on the phone with at&t for 20 minutes now and they are still trying to figure it out

speedfreak228 said:
been on the phone with at&t for 20 minutes now and they are still trying to figure it out
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That's when you ask for their boss
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1.18.12 said:
That's when you ask for their boss
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ya now the imei isnt in there system to push the update too. just purchased it monday from at&t.
edit: well they found the imei number

1.18.12 said:
That's when you ask for their boss
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Or just root the phone
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The rep I talked to called HTC whom in return told him the update wasn't available yet for this phone. So I just rooted the phone using bubby's method. That opened up the 3rd party unknown sources.

dj sampson said:
The rep I talked to called HTC whom in return told him the update wasn't available yet for this phone. So I just rooted the phone using bubby's method. That opened up the 3rd party unknown sources.
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What a bunch of clueless people LOL. It was widely reported a month ago on tech sites like Engadget and HTC's own forum.

henrybravo said:
What a bunch of clueless people LOL. It was widely reported a month ago on tech sites like Engadget and HTC's own forum.
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Indeed. Not only that, but my parents both have bone stock inspires, and I checked their phones out of curiosity, and sure enough, they have "unknown sources" now.
Keep in mind, they don't have a friggin clue what it does, or that anything even changed on their phone.
Kinda funny how clueless parents get it without even asking for it, and the people desparate for it have to call up att.

Scott_S said:
Indeed. Not only that, but my parents both have bone stock inspires, and I checked their phones out of curiosity, and sure enough, they have "unknown sources" now.
Keep in mind, they don't have a friggin clue what it does, or that anything even changed on their phone.
Kinda funny how clueless parents get it without even asking for it, and the people desparate for it have to call up att.
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ya lol. i finally got att to send the update. bunch of clueless people

Just ask them to push the Sideloading update to your phone. If they don't know what they are doing, then their customer support must be terrible.

your welcome works on my att inspire 4g. it will prompt for update. the update works without issue.

So there are people who have had success with att doing this then huh? I've called 3 different reps and no one could find anything. This is for my girlfriend's phone who does not want it rooted but one of the main selling points over the atrix was having the appstore.

Found out something interesting on stock concerning sideloading

I rooted a few days ago and then decided to un-root. After I
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Sorry I accidentally hit post. Anyway after I was done un-rooting I was disappointed to find the sideloading box gone. I decided to see what would happen if I tried to install amazon anyway and for some reason it let me. Even though I don't have the check box. Cool but perplexing. Any theories?
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Fluke
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Quite a cool fluke I guess. I was able to re-download all my amazon apps and still don't have the check box lol
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baconissweet said:
Quite a cool fluke I guess. I was able to re-download all my amazon apps and still don't have the check box lol
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Sounds like what happened is it keep the dbsetting that allows it but removed the setting xml for it so it doesn't show up.

zelendel said:
Sounds like what happened is it keep the dbsetting that allows it but removed the setting xml for it so it doesn't show up.
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I wonder do you think it would ruin my warranty if I needed to turn it it?
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baconissweet said:
I wonder do you think it would ruin my warranty if I needed to turn it it?
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What would ruin your warranty? A non-visible "unknown sources" that ATT actually allows now anyway?
Or s-Off @ hboot?
Or superuser?
Or a non-stock ROM?

Scott_S said:
What would ruin your warranty? A non-visible "unknown sources" that ATT actually allows now anyway?
Or s-Off @ hboot?
Or superuser?
Or a non-stock ROM?
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I had to go get a new SIM card today and could just see the wheels spinning in the sales gal's head when she was in the settings of my phone , along with a couple of comments about how "bling'd out" it was...like she thinking "how'd you do that? what did this man do to his phone?"...

meiguoguizi said:
I had to go get a new SIM card today and could just see the wheels spinning in the sales gal's head when she was in the settings of my phone , along with a couple of comments about how "bling'd out" it was...like she thinking "how'd you do that? what did this man do to his phone?"...
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At least we're not in a mobile phone police state, where they confiscate any phone that has been modified, on sight.
Yet........

Scott_S said:
At least we're not in a mobile phone police state, where they confiscate any phone that has been modified, on sight.
Yet........
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Yeah I thought about that...if I happened to get a sales rep that yells out, "You're rooted!"...but I needed that SIM card and really didn't want the hassle of popping the Hack Kit and going back to stock just for a SIM card...it was kind of fun .

meiguoguizi said:
Yeah I thought about that...if I happened to get a sales rep that yells out, "You're rooted!"...but I needed that SIM card and really didn't want the hassle of popping the Hack Kit and going back to stock just for a SIM card...it was kind of fun .
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No doubt. That would've been a major PITA.
My phone looks so stock that I doubt they'd notice. Still, I'd be a bit jumpy while in the ATT store waiting for the SIM. But you managed it, so....
Luckily I got my SIM replacement needs taken care of when I was still stock/unrooted. I doubt I'll ever need another one....

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No doubt. That would've been a major PITA.
My phone looks so stock that I doubt they'd notice. Still, I'd be a bit jumpy while in the ATT store waiting for the SIM. But you managed it, so....
Luckily I got my SIM replacement needs taken care of when I was still stock/unrooted. I doubt I'll ever need another one....
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One thing I do have legacy is "Enterprise Customer" next to my name whenever I show up....this was years ago but always falling all over me to make me happy..11 years with ATT>Cingualr>ATT again....I was a little thinking about it but not too seriously...just walk in like I own the place ...Manager even came over and introduced himself...I guess I have paid them A LOT OF MONEY over the years with International plans and what not...pne reason I stick with them...I get response...and if I wanna root my phone...so be it
Edit: EC comes from my days working TD as a low level muckity-muck for the biggest semiconductor manufacturer, IN THE WORLLLLLD....but I work for a Mid-Cap now n not nearly the pull...they know it,,,but once get that Gold Star, I guess it sticks...

This is true actually, my unrooted phone now has 'unknown sources' available to me. HTC Inspire
http://bizcommunity.att.com/t5/Android/Android-Application-Enablement/td-p/2350
Looked that up soon after I discovered it.

Verizon rep said my nova launcher voids my warranty?

Ive been using and rooting droids for about 4 years, lately ive been haveing issues with my s3 gps took it in talked to a VZ rep and the first thing he said when he saw my phone was "YOU HAVE A LAUNCHER ON YOUR PHONE YOU KNOW THAT VOIDS THE WARRANTY! Make sure you uninstall that before sending back" thats the first time i have ever heard that is this guy full of it or is this something new?

theres nothing wrong with nova launcher on your phone.
most reps are not as knowledgeable as they should be.

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Ive been using and rooting droids for about 4 years, lately ive been haveing issues with my s3 gps took it in talked to a VZ rep and the first thing he said when he saw my phone was "YOU HAVE A LAUNCHER ON YOUR PHONE YOU KNOW THAT VOIDS THE WARRANTY! Make sure you uninstall that before sending back" thats the first time i have ever heard that is this guy full of it or is this something new?
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vzw reps are notoriously known for being dumbasses...don't listen to em lol.......and anyway, unless its completely hard bricked, who doesn't reset their phone back to complete stock before sending it back anyway to ensure they don't see any traces of ya tweaking w/ it?

The VZW rep sounds ridiculous like expected. My guess is that rep was thinking the phone doesn't "look" how TW looks and therefore assumes that's an indication of modified software. Regardless, it's good practice to reset your phone to stock for exchanges and returns.
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I honestly would have told that guy he's an idiot straight to his face. God people are dumb.
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I am a Verizon rep and the guy was either an idiot and doesnt know what he is talking about or he is just a complete douche. There is nothing wrong with running a launcher that is able to be put on a phone that doent require root. There are many instances when I had the unfortunate job to tell people they are screwed. I have also instructed people how to get back to stock or referred them here to XDA. I love opening the potential of my phone up and customizing it as it is an extension of myself.

I would have been tempted to go over to their working demo, download it and say yours is voided now too and leave !

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Ive been using and rooting droids for about 4 years, lately ive been haveing issues with my s3 gps took it in talked to a VZ rep and the first thing he said when he saw my phone was "YOU HAVE A LAUNCHER ON YOUR PHONE YOU KNOW THAT VOIDS THE WARRANTY! Make sure you uninstall that before sending back" thats the first time i have ever heard that is this guy full of it or is this something new?
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All none rooted apps on the Market are perfectly 100% legit. The guy is FULL of Sh****. I wish I could say it to his face.

Appreciate all the feedback everyone, I thought he was full of crap but I appreciate the opinions and advice some of which I will use in the future should of wrote his name down and started a VZ REP HALL OF SHAME post
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I've also noticed that most people selling electronics really have no idea what there talking about I've asked questions to some pretty basic questions that I've already knew the answer just to see if they knew and there just clueless.
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sfobrien said:
I would have been tempted to go over to their working demo, download it and say yours is voided now too and leave !
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^ha! rep is an asshat.

I think Radio Shack has the biggest idiots...lol In my area anyways

benny3 said:
I think Radio Shack has the biggest idiots...lol In my area anyways
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Thats why I don't mess with them

bairste said:
I am a Verizon rep and the guy was either an idiot and doesnt know what he is talking about or he is just a complete douche. There is nothing wrong with running a launcher that is able to be put on a phone that doent require root. There are many instances when I had the unfortunate job to tell people they are screwed. I have also instructed people how to get back to stock or referred them here to XDA. I love opening the potential of my phone up and customizing it as it is an extension of myself.
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To bad not all vzw reps think like you!!
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Mark930 said:
I've also noticed that most people selling electronics really have no idea what there talking about I've asked questions to some pretty basic questions that I've already knew the answer just to see if they knew and there just clueless.
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Hahaha I do this too!!!
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Did you ask him if changing the ringtone voids the warrenty too
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benny3 said:
I think Radio Shack has the biggest idiots...lol In my area anyways
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Here, it's Best Buy. While our Radio Shack is not the best place to get advice, it's better than Best Buy.
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yea i had a verizon wireless rep tell me something similar. He took one look at my phone and said, "to be honest i dont know what kind of software you have going on here but whatever it is that is what is causing your problem". i guess Nova Launcher causes the phone's radio to disfunction and lose data all of a sudden......

bwassef said:
yea i had a verizon wireless rep tell me something similar. He took one look at my phone and said, "to be honest i dont know what kind of software you have going on here but whatever it is that is what is causing your problem". i guess Nova Launcher causes the phone's radio to disfunction and lose data all of a sudden......
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Haha.. same thing here. Crazy data drops with my first phone, took it into vzw, dude takes one look at the clock on the home screen and asks what ROM I'm running. I told him there was no ROM, but he insisted the clock wasn't stock so I must have a different ROM on it. Went to the display s3's, changed all their clocks to what mine had then asked if he'd help me with my problem.
Man he ****ed my account up... I spent weeks arguing with vzw over the **** he did...
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Here, it's Best Buy. While our Radio Shack is not the best place to get advice, it's better than Best Buy.
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Indeed! I bought a sprint Note II and went to BestBuy to look for accessories....
Lady was adamant that its "not even released in the US yet."
I just laughed, pulled my phone out my pocket, and said... Yeah, sure its not and this doesnt exist...
Then just walked out, lol
Morons!

[Q] Does T-Mobile know you're rooted?

So I have been on T-Mobile for a few weeks now. I downloaded the "T-Mobile My Account" app to manage my account, pay bills, etc. I got a notification today from the app telling me some test results and one of them was saying I was rooted. So is this info sent to T-Mobile and they know that I am rooted or are these test just done locally for my own info? And does T-mobile even care if we root our phones? I'm not really worried, I'm just curious about it. Screenshots attached below.

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So I have been on T-Mobile for a few weeks now. I downloaded the "T-Mobile My Account" app to manage my account, pay bills, etc. I got a notification today from the app telling me some test results and one of them was saying I was rooted. So is this info sent to T-Mobile and they know that I am rooted or are these test just done locally for my own info? And does T-mobile even care if we root our phones? I'm not really worried, I'm just curious about it. Screenshots attached below.
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They can because of this app, but they won't do anything about it. You can still get a replacement device and use JUMP and all that.

aooga said:
They can because of this app, but they won't do anything about it. You can still get a replacement device and use JUMP and all that.
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Yeah, I didnt know how strict they were. You hear things about rooting voiding your warranty and all. Like I said, I'm new to T-Mobile. But I dont see myself needing a replacement or anything anytime soon. I've never broken a phone before.

jsgraphicart said:
Yeah, I didnt know how strict they were. You hear things about rooting voiding your warranty and all. Like I said, I'm new to T-Mobile. But I dont see myself needing a replacement or anything anytime soon. I've never broken a phone before.
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Yeah the people at the store near me actually encourage people to root their device if they can and get rid of all the bloat. Most carriers don't even look at the phone when it comes in. They just wipe the entire thing anyway.

aooga said:
Yeah the people at the store near me actually encourage people to root their device if they can and get rid of all the bloat. Most carriers don't even look at the phone when it comes in. They just wipe the entire thing anyway.
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Good to know. I've never heard of sales reps at mobile stores actually suggesting root though. I come from stuck up Verizon. lol

jsgraphicart said:
Good to know. I've never heard of sales reps at mobile stores actually suggesting root though. I come from stuck up Verizon. lol
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I've yet to meet a T-Mobile sales rep that knows the first thing about rooting
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laker666 said:
I've yet to meet a T-Mobile sales rep that knows the first thing about rooting
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The T-Mobile store by my house was saying he roots his, was boasting that the Nexus 4(just came out at the time) he could tether all he wants with no T-Mobile restrictions. He pushed my Mom to buy Nexus 4(which wasn't that hard she had a Nexus S) so yeah it certainly happens. If your a phone tech nerd why not apply for T-Mobile, Sprint, At&t etc)
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T-Mobile really doesn't care. You can talk about rooting and jailbreak in front of them and they'll tag along with you about it.
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