For those of you who don't know, cell phone unlocking is illegal for phones bought from a carrier after Jan 26! We haven't had this restriction for the past few years but the exemption expired and unlocking is no longer legal in some cases.
I believe that people should be allowed to use the hardware they paid for as they wish, so please sign the petition in order to receive an official response from the White House. Only 3 days left to sign the petition. (By signing the petition you're requesting an official response from the Obama administration)
http://wh.gov/yA9n
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We got an official response supporting cell phone unlocking! Huge thanks to everyone who signed!
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/response/its-time-legalize-cell-phone-unlocking
In the home stretch, only 3640 signatures needed by the 23 at this point. Spread this far and wide. It is BS that unlocking needed a DMCA exception which requires renewal in the first place......
Don't know how I misses this earlier. Thanks FB. I'll post a link in the Skyrocket forums as well.
hechoen said:
Don't know how I misses this earlier. Thanks FB. I'll post a link in the Skyrocket forums as well.
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same here in the herc section when i get home from work.
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Well that was fast... 3 hours after that 3.6k post, it was only 1.2k left. Now it's passed the limit... extra sigs always help though.
I think I had pissed off many of my friends on facebook because I would post this every day.
i hope it becomes legal now becouse i travel a lot and i gotta switch carriers:laugh:
i signed btw when it first started
We got an official response supporting cell phone unlocking! Huge thanks to everyone who signed!
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/response/its-time-legalize-cell-phone-unlocking
F.C.C. Backs Consumers in Unlocking of Cellphones
A bill is in the works.
http://m.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/bill-legalize-phone-unlocking-way-says-senator-1C8709826
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Awesome yaayy
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This is probably not the right place to post, I'm not even sure if I'm allowed to, but time is of the essence, so here we go!
I've had a G3 since release, and a week ago, while out with some friends, an idiot tipped a 20liter amount of water over me while I was holding my phone. Phone? Now dead...
I contacted my insurance, and I've just got the money transfered to my acount. Now, I run a bar, I'm a part-time worker at an electronic store, AND I study Multimediatechnology and Design. This is were the begging starts....
As a MMTD student I have "Java" and "Android Development" as some of my classes. I'd love to have a Oneplus One as my dev-device!
So, does anyone out there have an invite to spare, for a student in desperate need for a new phone, hopefully the Oneplus One?
- That begging student
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2825090
The OnePlus One Ask for an Invite Roll Up Thread.
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Thread closed. Please use the link in the post above this one.
10 Yr old acct here, and most of the necessary text is in the title... I own EVERYTHING google and this is completely heartbreaking. Tablets, an entire family with Nexus's, Chromecast, glass etc.
Trying to let this affect my life as little as possible. Bought my 360 via Moto, but I seem to be locked out of Nexus Device purchases via play, app purchases, RMA warranty options via account holds, and Tap and Pay via NFC.
Never suffered a chargeback or a problem, and I know the guy that I transacted with regularly... Google sent vague "business transactions may violate TOS" emails once or twice, but I replied that I knew the person on the other end and called in to verify that everything was Google to go.
Then one day it was locked.
They've even OK'd business transactions now (New TOS), but conversely banned digital things since june, so the issue flipped from one problem to another..
Advice on alts, and any future prospect of sorting things out?
Thanks!
Sounds like an issue between you and them .... Not sure what anyone here can do for you?
Rules is rules usually. Break them and the hammer falls.
KJ said:
Sounds like an issue between you and them .... Not sure what anyone here can do for you?
Rules is rules usually. Break them and the hammer falls.
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Wondering if, since I can't seem to get anywhere within their departments and a lifetime google ban is INSANE as an outcome, if there are any other NFC tap and pay options to use in stores, or advice on buying apps. Thanks/
FishFan319 said:
Wondering if, since I can't seem to get anywhere within their departments and a lifetime google ban is INSANE as an outcome, if there are any other NFC tap and pay options to use in stores, or advice on buying apps. Thanks/
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If you got a life time ban I think you're on your own
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These ads always bug me because of the person taking advantage of freely available information that someone may not be aware of.
http://baltimore.craigslist.org/mod/4773057159.html
That guy is advertising rooting services and unlock services at outrageous prices, trying to take advantage of people who may not know the methods are freely, and most of the time incredibly easy to do. I already blasted this guy in a response to his e-mail, and in the past a mass flooding of responses tends to get these ads taken down. If anyone wants to blast the guy too, I have posted the link above to his craigslist ad.
Work Gareenteed.
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Sounds legit to me.....
I am not sure that getting the ad taken down will do a huge amount. All he will do is post another ad. You can never get rid of these types of trolls. Just stay clear.
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These ads always bug me because of the person taking advantage of freely available information that someone may not be aware of.
That guy is advertising rooting services and unlock services at outrageous prices, trying to take advantage of people who may not know the methods are freely, and most of the time incredibly easy to do. I already blasted this guy in a response to his e-mail, and in the past a mass flooding of responses tends to get these ads taken down. If anyone wants to blast the guy too, I have posted the link above to his craigslist ad.
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I suggest one craiglist ads posting guy his Skype: ddonvonn .When I need to post ads on craigslist they guy work great and provide phone verified accounts for craigslist. You can buy verified accounts from them and can post a lot of a on CL. :good:
I'm glad that this bothers someone else. I cringe whenever I see these ads on Craigslist. Some I've seen charge upwards of $30 bucks for rooting and that doesn't even include unlocking! Also, who knows if the methods they use are safe and what they do with their “customer's" data... To make money was never the intention of we as a community do. This is just taking advantage of unknowing people who might of heard a coworker mention something about rooting. Any time I've “serviced" a friend or coworkers phone, I do not take payments. I got the resources for free.
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I'm glad that this bothers someone else. I cringe whenever I see these ads on Craigslist. Some I've seen charge upwards of $30 bucks for rooting and that doesn't even include unlocking! Also, who knows if the methods they use are safe and what they do with their “customer's" data... To make money was never the intention of we as a community do. This is just taking advantage of unknowing people who might of heard a coworker mention something about rooting. Any time I've “serviced" a friend or coworkers phone, I do not take payments. I got the resources for free.
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Holy S**T $100 FOR ROOTING?!!! What the hell?! Not to mention this guys says he can “...convert any Android phone to 5.0." What the hell?! This guy is messed up...
A part of me would be "outraged", but the other part of me would say that any idiot that's dumb enough to get taken by people like this deserves it. A fool and his money, a sucker every minute, etc. Anybody who looks for "services" on cragislist knows it's shady as sh!t.
Hello,
I recently received a second hand Google Pixel. It was running selfish N2G470 Sailfish 7.1.2. Upon further inspection I realized it was also OEM from Google. Once I purchased a Type-C charger to see if the phone even worked, I quickly realized it had the FRP locking activated and no way into the phone.. After days of Dead End video's, Out Dated Guides, and pointless APK files, I continued searching for a solution. A few days later, while shopping on EBay, I ran across a remote FRP service that said they would remote in using Team Viewer and have it completed within 1 hour after making initial contact with me after the purchase. I was skeptal. But the money was protected through PayPal and it was only $10.00. Soon after, I am contacted, remotely assisted, and step by step guide on the pixel itself and 15 min later, through the FRP Lock. I should have taken better instructions when he was telling me over video chat but, he left the version of platform tools on my pc, as well as his custom apk files and image's (it updated to 8.0 after frp bybass) Anyone interested in the files he left behind on my computer that he download from his server let me know. He used fastboot and adb. Let me know. If you know what your doing, it might help. I can kinda help guide you through the steps on the phone, my girl took a few notes on paper as well. I wanted to get this info out now, but I will come back soon with an updated tutorial. :good:
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Hello,
I recently received a second hand Google Pixel. It was running selfish N2G470 Sailfish 7.1.2. Upon further inspection I realized it was also OEM from Google. Once I purchased a Type-C charger to see if the phone even worked, I quickly realized it had the FRP locking activated and no way into the phone.. After days of Dead End video's, Out Dated Guides, and pointless APK files, I continued searching for a solution. A few days later, while shopping on EBay, I ran across a remote FRP service that said they would remote in using Team Viewer and have it completed within 1 hour after making initial contact with me after the purchase. I was skeptal. But the money was protected through PayPal and it was only $10.00. Soon after, I am contacted, remotely assisted, and step by step guide on the pixel itself and 15 min later, through the FRP Lock. I should have taken better instructions when he was telling me over video chat but, he left the version of platform tools on my pc, as well as his custom apk files and image's (it updated to 8.0 after frp bybass) Anyone interested in the files he left behind on my computer that he download from his server. He used fastboot and adb as well. If you know what your doing, it might help. If any major break comes along, think of me. I can kinda help guide you through the steps on the phone, my girl took a few notes on paper as well. Am i allowed to attach files from my pc to here? I wanted to get this info out now, but I will come back soon with an updated tutorial. Let me know if I can post files, otherwise, message me and I'll send them to you some other way if that's cool...
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kmsoldiers4 said:
I recently received a second hand Google Pixel. <snip>
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Where does one receive a second hand Pixel? If it was a hand-me-down couldn't you just ask the user to log in and remove their account from the device? Even if you bought it from a stranger they could have given you their Google password and then immediately changed it after you removed the account yourself. And just for curiosity, how much does a second hand Pixel cost?
it would probably help some people, yes.
If you post them, perhaps try posting them to a few different file sharing places; ie MEGA, rapidshare, etc so they can be shared for a while without being taken down.
Thanks for helping the community.
hey man, im in the same kind of situation and not sure what to do, was gonna use one these guys if i didnt get something sorted soon.
im on pixel 32gb, sailfish 7.1.2 with 5th august 2017 patch, im unable to side load or get past anything with the guides on here or online, either due to bad apks or just wrong instructions, keep hitting brick walls and the guides and videos are little to no help, if u would please share these files, it would be great help , if u cant post a link, could u pm me plz ? thanks a ton!!!
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Where does one receive a second hand Pixel? If it was a hand-me-down couldn't you just ask the user to log in and remove their account from the device? Even if you bought it from a stranger they could have given you their Google password and then immediately changed it after you removed the account yourself. And just for curiosity, how much does a second hand Pixel cost?
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Well, the phone was givin to me by an old boss that could no longer afford to pay my hourly, under the table wage. I'm not sure where he received it from. Second hand cost? Well he owed me 75 bucks for a few hours of unloading & loading box trucks, so $75 bucks I guess...
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Well, the phone was givin to me by an old boss that could no longer afford to pay my hourly, under the table wage. I'm not sure where he received it from. Second hand cost? Well he owed me 75 bucks for a few hours of unloading & loading box trucks, so $75 bucks I guess...
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You're joking right? An old boss.. under the table.. not sure where it came from.. 75 bucks.. come on.. this is a 700 dollar phone. Where did it really come from? You should know before you use it. Otherwise throw it out. It's not worth the bad karma. Just my opinion.
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bobby janow said:
You're joking right? An old boss.. under the table.. not sure where it came from.. 75 bucks.. come on.. this is a 700 dollar phone. Where did it really come from? You should know before you use it. Otherwise throw it out. It's not worth the bad karma. Just my opinion.
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Yeah, 75... buy some old 68 year old that does a ****load of moving services...
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Yeah, 75... buy some old 68 year old that does a ****load of moving services...
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Still not worth it. Do you think it's legit? Honestly. Throw it out. You'll feel a whole lot better in the long run. Anyone that needs to frp bypass is asking for trouble in the scheme of things.. but that's just me and my silly moral values. Take it for what it's worth. Good luck to you.
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bobby janow said:
Still not worth it. Do you think it's legit? Honestly. Throw it out. You'll feel a whole lot better in the long run. Anyone that needs to frp bypass is asking for trouble in the scheme of things.. but that's just me and my silly moral values. Take it for what it's worth. Good luck to you.
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Wtf are you even doing on this developer site if you don't want to have access to files and features no-one else or very few have or can ev3n have the chance to get.
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Wtf are you even doing on this developer site if you don't want to have access to files and features no-one else or very few have or can ev3n have the chance to get.
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As I said.. good luck to you. We all choose the road we are meant to travel. They might not be the same but they are ours. Amf.
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Ok. Tomorrow (later today) lol now that my days off are back N' Cracking, I will post this make **** guide I have and, also upload any files I have on my pc to a file sharing site. Any suggestions on the file sharing site?
im interested!!
Hey so im totally stuck on 7.1.2 and would be interested in the files and lil help if possible....
bobby janow said:
Where does one receive a second hand Pixel? If it was a hand-me-down couldn't you just ask the user to log in and remove their account from the device? Even if you bought it from a stranger they could have given you their Google password and then immediately changed it after you removed the account yourself. And just for curiosity, how much does a second hand Pixel cost?
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>Given you their Google password and then immediately change it.
Do you realize how wrong this is?
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>Given you their Google password and then immediately change it.
Do you realize how wrong this is?
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Of course I do. But if you sell a phone without removing your account then you must pay the price or refund the money. No?
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bobby janow said:
Of course I do. But if you sell a phone without removing your account then you must pay the price or refund the money. No?
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Doesn't matter if you sold the phone. Anything under the table is implied as is. No amount of money is worth your own person security. You should never under any circumstance tell anyone any of your passwords ever for any reason whatsoever
Edit: the right thing to do of course would be to remove accounts before frp or to be on-site when they set up their phone but not everyone even knows about frp and even less of the general public will know how to actually remove accounts
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Doesn't matter if you sold the phone. Anything under the table is implied as is. No amount of money is worth your own person security. You should never under any circumstance tell anyone any of your passwords ever for any reason whatsoever
Edit: the right thing to do of course would be to remove accounts before frp or to be on-site when they set up their phone but not everyone even knows about frp and even less of the general public will know how to actually remove accounts
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Under the table? What exactly does that mean? Illegal? You either delete your emails and change your pwd or pay the price. Let's not get crazy here. It's just an email password for perhaps 2 minutes to make some money that is "under the table". If you can't stand the heat then get out of the kitchen.
Under any circumstances, ever, whatsoever? Come on.. call me paranoid. Figure out how to do it safely. I'm sure we have the mental capacity to do something like that. Or refund the money.. simple.
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Under the table? What exactly does that mean? Illegal? You either delete your emails and change your pwd or pay the price. Let's not get crazy here. It's just an email password for perhaps 2 minutes to make some money that is "under the table". If you can't stand the heat then get out of the kitchen.
Under any circumstances, ever, whatsoever? Come on.. call me paranoid. Figure out how to do it safely. I'm sure we have the mental capacity to do something like that. Or refund the money.. simple.
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No I'm not saying illegal I'm saying any direct transaction from one person to another like anything not done through an actual retailer. And no you really shouldn't be giving out passwords at all for any reason. Having that information for 2 minutes can create a window for someone to figure out your typical password structure or cross reference a fair bit of information that could lead to access to a lot more than what was intended. Again I'm not saying that not properly wiping the device so someone else can use it is okay, but I am saying it is not the responsibility of the seller to give you any passwords or personally identifiable information. It is also the responsibility of the buyer to know and ask about potential frp situations or at least understand the implied "as is" condition when buying really anything directly off of someone else.
You make a good point. Although I still think the seller has the responsibility to sell the device so it can be used by the buyer. That seems to be implied by selling it. Almost like I'm selling you my car but.. well sorry dude .. you can't have the keys. Not my problem but yours since the car is in your driveway.
Well selling a car is kinda different and has actual legal restrictions to prevent that such as title transfers etc