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Hello I'm looking for a replacement LCD for my XDA iis (XDA 2s)
I believe part no. to be ACX502BMV
do you have in stock new or used?
How much including delivery to United Kingdom?
James Zhou, [email protected] (Don't be conned)
SCAM WARNING:
Just a bit of information for 'would be' punters chating with this guy about PDA/ XDA LCD modules, displays or screens. We now him well. His mobile/cell no is +86 13510068915, but he speaks little english. His main business is counterfeit (copy) microsoft software. He has been dabbling in the PDA LCD market for about a year.He has since received a lifetime ban from eBay and PayPal from buyer compliants. and suspicous activity. As you may know that does not happen easily! He now touts his for buyers from forums, but it is not him you are talking to, only someone who translates for him. So have a think about his cheap prices before sending money to China via Western Union, or to his personal bank account
James Zhou, [email protected] (Don't be conned)
SCAM WARNING:
Just a bit of information for 'would be' punters chating with this guy about PDA/ XDA LCD modules, displays or screens. We now him well. His mobile/cell no is +86 13510068915, but he speaks little english. His main business is counterfeit (copy) microsoft software. He has been dabbling in the PDA LCD market for about a year.He has since received a lifetime ban from eBay and PayPal from buyer compliants. and suspicous activity. As you may know that does not happen easily! He now touts his for buyers from forums, but it is not him you are talking to, only someone who translates for him. So have a think about his cheap prices before sending money to China via Western Union, or to his personal bank account
Thanks for the advice
The truth can prove I am serious businessman
The truth can prove I am serious businessman
You're havin' a bath!
"The truth can prove I am serious businessman"
Yeah - of course it can! So serious in fact, you don't provide a link to your professionally created website and secure payment system, will full legal disclaimers and policies etc.
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Hello,
Is there a way to change the imei number on an HTC device using freely available tools?
I have down-graded the ROM of my device and its no longer CID-locked.
Then I tried to use Rascal's tool (based on his post which says that you don't need credits to change IMEI), but apparently while you indeed don't need credits, you still need the dongle.
Ordering a dongle seems like a rather inconvenient method, I would have ordered his/her tool already if it was available for sale online, but a dongle seems rather odd in this time and age of purely electronic commerce.
Can aWizard, or any of the other tools available somewhere help to manually change the IMEI?
And if you're wondering WHY I need to change the IMEI:
1) I live in Turkey
2) The administration in this country decided it was better to inconvenience legitimate users of cell phones acquired abroad, rather than actually muster the resources to find and prosecute the people who really do steal, clone, and smuggle phones illegally into the country
3) This amazing administration has just shut off my phone with a 24 hour (how gracious is that!) warning
4) Being a non-paranoid person (BIG mistake for Turkey), I don't keep my purchase receipts etc., so I have no way to prove I have legally purchased this phone, except for a credit card transaction and online receipt, which they don't have the "brains" to figure out
Yes, yes - I know I need to upgrade my country. Sadly, I don't know of any other countries which would just let me immigrate into. So, if anybody here has ideas/procedures for fixing an IMEI without using commercial tools (or by using electronically delivered commercial tools), PLEASE let me know.
Oh, and next time I'm abroad, I'm FOR SURE getting a foreign line, and using that in Turkey to roam, instead of dealing with this despotic state nonsense.
u can simply check this topic http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=54910
or use this function http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php instead of opening a new thread
Dear Raskal,
I've already read those threads, but I was looking for an electronic solution.
As I have already PMed you, I am willing to pay you $100 for a one-time solution to change my fixed IMEI so you are sure there is no risk of piracy.
I was unable to find a secure reseller to ship your physical dongle product to Turkey, therefore I am forced to seek electronic alternatives.
mimarsinan said:
Dear Raskal,
I've already read those threads, but I was looking for an electronic solution.
As I have already PMed you, I am willing to pay you $100 for a one-time solution to change my fixed IMEI so you are sure there is no risk of piracy.
I was unable to find a secure reseller to ship your physical dongle product to Turkey, therefore I am forced to seek electronic alternatives.
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u can send me payment by western union or paypal and i can send you one. 100 usd is okay for one jafwm incl dhl to turkey. it can arrive in 3-4 day after payment. But you must make sure that your device is supported and that your device is CID unlocked. If your device is cid locked it will cost 25 euro more if you can not find a free cid unlocker.
Dear Raskal,
I've already downgraded my ROM and cid-unlocked my device, as I explained the post above. In fact I've even customized the startup screen :lol: Everything but change the IMEI. The device is a Wizard and I have also used your tool - it works fine until hitting the "Write to SD Card" stage, at which point it bails out with a "check hardware" error, because the dongle is missing. So I presume the procedure works fully.
I've already responded to you in a PM, explaining I am willing to order from a guaranteed local reseller, or direct from you. I am happy to try either option.
However, I thought you might be happier too, if you pocketed the entire $100 for the tool, instead of shelling out half of that money for DHL shipping to Turkey. Honestly, that works better for me too, because I can instantly unlock my phone, AND I don't have to worry about the parcel getting stuck in customs, AND I don't wait for physical shipment. This is certainly something that would benefit both of us.
I suspect you are concerned about piracy. Well, I am a shareware developer by trade, and I understand how you feel. However I'm sure if somebody out there wants to crack JAFwm, (s)he can crack it with or without the dongle. Nothing seems uncrackable - please correct me if I am wrong, and the dongle provides you with some sort of extreme protection.
My original post here to this forum was also trying to see if there is a way to unlock this phone without paying for tools. I have tried all freely available tools and gotten nowhere, sadly. For instance one tool looked promising, but I don't have a USB-to-serial cable, so I am totally locked out of it. Getting such a cable also seems like a pretty hard-core task, at least in Turkey!
At this point, I've spent three days on this issue with zero resolution, I have been greatly inconvenienced by my phone being offline, and I just want to get it unlocked ASAP. Like I said, I am happy to pay you, and look forward to getting your response. I hope you have a reliable Turkish reseller, or are willing to ship to me direct.
And I'm sure if you consider a purely electronic solution for the future, your users will appreciate your products even more, and the promise and effect of instant gratification will surely boost your sales, offsetting any possibe damages caused by piracy. Its better to sell 100 products and lose 10 to piracy, than sell just 50 products and have no piracy, in my opinion.
Respectfully,
Mimar
Obviously Mimar has no idea of the realities of phone unlocking software! It's very cut-throat and any and all possible protection is used to defend a product against hackers :roll:
Maybe once a handset is 5+ years old perhaps?...or then again...
Richard
Competition is always cut-throat. Products don't sell because they are hard to crack, they sell because they are easy to use, and easy to buy.
mimarsinan said:
Competition is always cut-throat. Products don't sell because they are hard to crack, they sell because they are easy to use, and easy to buy.
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Not with phone unlocking. I think Raskal know's a bit more about his market than you or I ever would....his products sell becuase he offers features no-one else does and they are hard to crack - if they were easy to crack they wouldn't sell....
Usually phone unlockers ( furious boxes etc ) can cost $500 - $1000 so they are used to protecting their software via hardware. Maybe look into it further before talking about what you know little?
Richard
Richard -
Please try to keep the discussion on-topic and professional. I'm sure people visit this forum to find solutions to their problems, and not to hear what you think about how much/little others know.
Software companies sell products on the Internet that are priced far in excess of $1000, which you quoted as a high bound below. You can also find cracks for those products on most pirate sites. Having a crack for a product indicates that there is demand for it - this should not be viewed as something negative. In fact, if you cannot find a crack for a product, that usually means there isn't much demand for it.
People often send me cracks that have been released (by God knows whom) for my products, expecting me to "fix" my products so they are no longer crackable. I am always pleased to see these cracks - its concrete proof that there is solid demand for my product. And instead of spending time and resources to "fix" my products in this way, I'd rather add new features and improve usability, so the dollars I get actually make my products better, and my users happier.
Do cracks lower my sales? Absolutely not! People who don't have the money (or ethics) to buy my software won't buy it anyway. Those customers are already lost - why worry about them?
I'm still waiting to hear from Raskal about payment instructions using PayPal...if Raskal had online delivery, I would have ordered two days ago. That's money Raskal is losing on a daily basis from customers like me from all over the world, except lost customers don't usually write about their situation and explain themselves. They just walk away.
Raskal isn't a reseller, he appoints agents worldwide as the sales of his other products are so high...
And as for going off topic - looks who's talking. :evil:
$1000 for phone unlock software is the high end. As the people who use it generate $25 - $50 each time they charge a customer of course there is going to be people who want to crack it and make that money for no outlay - it isn't simply warez cracking that is the issue here like you say, it is a tool for earning large revenues, so they are more likely to protect it with hardware or any method they can - not only to protect their sales but also the sales / earning potential of those who have bought their products - once the unlocking product is free, everyone has it, and prices the people then charge end users for unlocking fall, so the people who paid a lot for it loose out. Raskal actively stops this. -
hence my explaining that your begging for a purely electronic software solution to your problem is going to fall on deaf ears. OOoooh, offer him $100! He really needs that (little) money....
'but I promise I won't let a Russian team crack the code, honest Raskal'...
yeah, he'll fall for that one. :wink:
If he sends you one directly rather than through his network of resellers he is doing you a favour. Don't be so rude and impatient - if you need it quickly perhaps contact him via his own website rather than this one?
Richard
Of course, you do realize you're hurting your own credibility by your unwarranted language and accusations, right?
I've pointed out problems in Raskal's fulfillment which are very likely hampering his sales. Why someone would want to slow his business down in this way is beyond me, but I don't call them names or try to discredit them :roll:
As for the objections you state below, which comprise the only sensible parts of your post, they do not stand up to scrutiny. Raskal could improve his sales model and sell direct to the end-user, eliminating the middlemen and dramatically increasing his profits. I have already explained why I do not consider cracking a legitimate concern.
I have no business with you, although for some reason you have appointed yourself Raskal's advocate. :lol: Forgive me if I don't indulge in more replies to you on this thread. Well, I guess my business practices give me better things to do, after all! :lol:
Well frankly I'm glad no-one is helping you with that attitude. :lol:
You have no idea about Raskal's business. I have some idea. I'm sure he's very happy the way he is without 'instant experts' such as yourself coming along and telling him how to run it.
'cracking is not a legitimate concern'.
Ok.... :roll:
I bet Raskal will be glad to know you think that too when he's deciding whether to do your software only solution.... :wink:
Richard
Chillax people.
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mimarsinan: As much as I sympathise, I don't understand why someone in Turkey doesn't just buy Raskal's unlocker and capture an enormous captive market. You can unlock all the phones you want, for whatever price you want. For that market, surely any price for his unlocker would be reasonable? Better do it before the next guy does, eh?
There are software only solutions, but AFAIK they have not been made available for legal reasons.
This is a friendly board, even if I have to beat it into you with a stick
Be nice, or the thread gets locked.
V
Hi Vijay,
Thanks for stepping in.
I have no interest in unlocking other people's phones. I just need a solution that unlocks my phone, in a timely manner. Raskal has yet to provide me with ordering instructions for his solution, and as I've already said, I'm not too excited about the shipping delay and potential problems in customs.
Are you aware of any other solutions I can try in the meantime? XDA Developers have a solution that requires a usb to serial cable, which I cannot find here either. I even studied the source code of their VB program, and tried to gather the same data from the device ROM using EXEs that ship with aWizard...but either the addresses are wrong in the VB program for my device, or I'm missing something (quite likely).
I appreciate any and all assistance you can provide in this regard - I just want this phone unlocked, I don't mind paying for it, but while I'm waiting for a response from the dealer, I'll keep trying to figure a way on my own. That way at least if I come up with something, I can give it back to the community
I will pay up to $1,500 for the development of a free IMEI restore tool under GNU/GPL.
Please see:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=58095
for details.
Make your bid today - get paid for helping people, get paid for doing the work you love, get paid for advancing the state of freely available tools.
Note: Because this is work-for-hire, the employer assumes all legal risk associated with the project, and the employee is free from any risk of litigation. Please review the topic post for details.
mimarsinan said:
Make your bid today - get paid for helping people, get paid for doing the work you love, get paid for advancing the state of freely available tools.
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Get paid NOWHERE NEAR what you will get fined for breaking the law in whatever country you live in....
Get paid VERY LITTLE whilst you are locked up for 3 years in prison washing shirts / stampling out licence plates etc etc.
IMEI manipulation, in the UK at least, carries a 3yr prison sentence and £10,000 fine.
Richard
i have an m1000 spv, in trying to unlock the phone, i run an exe program. in doing this it changed my imei, witch has kill the phone part. i have the old, imei that was on the phone. is there a way that i !!! can change it back.
what do i need to buy to do it
sorry if i have not asked in the right part i am new to forums
PK Please help!!!!!!
Richard,
I've got to say your graphic descriptions of the "hard prison life" are very rich. Just wanted to ask you some questions, so I can better understand what's involved here. Obviously you know a lot more than I do.
First, a backgrounder; obviously your good buddy Raskal has already built a working solution, he even SELLS it for PROFIT, so surely, not only is he in jail by now (assuming you're being serious in your post), he's also suffering a really bad penalty since he made profit from this illegal venture.
So, how many years does Raskal have left on his 3 year sentence?
Did you see one of the license plates that he has made so far?
Or is he washing shirts, ironing them instead?
Did Raskal pay his 10,000 fine yet? Did he still have a profit remaining after paying that? Has he sold enough dongles to cover his 3 years in jail? Maybe if he had electronically sold his product?
These are just some questions so our readers can put into better context your defamation of my posts.
You obviously have some sort of commercial interest to protect - why else would you be bothering people who have nothing other than good intentions in mind, with a non-commercial project on top of that?
I have posted an interesting project, called for developers, and even offered payment for their time. I'm really sorry if that hurts your commercial interests, but you don't really have many options at this point:
o You can walk away, swallowing your pride
o You can try to improve the fulfillment process for your buddy's tools, so interest in this free project lessens
o You can continue defaming, bringing in more eyeballs to our case
Given your history, I'm pretty sure you won't be swallowing your pride and walking away. Careful - anything else hurts you even more.
'Given my history'? What a knob you are! Anyone in sales is bound to have people *****ing, and the only problems I have are with items that go abroad....hmmm, funny that.
http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=fluffcat1&ssPageName=STRK:ME:UFS
There's my ebay reputation - unique feedback - 1895, total positive - 2455, negative - 8.
Eight negative. Out of 2455. Makes me a crook does it? Winker.
You're the one making yourself look petty bringing up other threads you have no knowledge about and mentioning reputations - I have tried to help those people who have thrown it back at me so screw 'em - and it has no bearing on my comments on your actions in this thread despite you thinking it affects my 'reputation' - how can my fair comment 'hurts me even more.'? . How very pathetic of you.
You are the one who has made it personal, attacking both Raskal and I with no basis other than that he will not subvert his distribution process and cut out his middlemen just for you because you ewant him to, or write a special application just for you, and that I do not agree with you. It's no surprise no one wants to help you. This project is doomed frankly.
I have bought 1 jafWM from a UK reseller. I have had 2 email corresspondance with Raskal when the unlocking was first launched for jafWM ( it didn't do it out of the box) and I know a little of the unlocking industry and how it works.
jafWM is not aimed at 'hobbyist' phone unlockers or those who want to use it once or twice - it is a solution designed to make phone flashing ( and now unlocking) quick and painless for those not used to flashing HTC devices i.e market stall unlockers etc, and compared to some other devices it is relatively inexpensive. It is cheap as the device out of the box will not do anything other than flash files overriding CID, unlcoking needs a server credit at a cost of €25 IIRC.
If you wanted to flash your Nokia, would you pay € 500 for a furious box that could also change the IMEI? No. You'd get someone else with the box to do it...
Raskal actively promotes the free solutions for one-off unlocking use, and supports this site, but jafWM is desgned to save time and make flashing easier without reg edits etc to save time FOR THE PROFESSIONAL.
I have nothing to do with Raskal and no revenue to protect as you claim, I am merely stating my opinion to counter your ridiculus posts slagging him and other 'commercial' solutions.
IMEI manipulation is illlegal in most European countries. Raskal is not in a european country. The fact his device can do this does not render having it illegal. Using it to manipulate IMEI's is illegal, possession is not. It's his risk to develop the tool, but as all the other products he makes and sells for 'normal' phones can manipulate 'corrupt' IMEI's ( a handy euphemism) he obviously doesn't care as no-one has bothered him yet.
You say removing sim locks is illegal - IT ISN'T - it is perfectly legal and absolutley nothing to do with IMEI changing. You're just showing your lack of understanding of what you are talking about.
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2002/20020031.htm
"1 Re-programming mobile telephone etc.
(1) A person commits an offence if-
(a) he changes a unique device identifier, or
(b) he interferes with the operation of a unique device identifier.
(2) A unique device identifier is an electronic equipment identifier which is unique to a mobile wireless communications device.
(3) But a person does not commit an offence under this section if-
(a) he is the manufacturer of the device, or
(b) he does the act mentioned in subsection (1) with the written consent of the manufacturer of the device.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable-
(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both, or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to a fine or to both.
2 Possession or supply of anything for re-programming purposes
(1) A person commits an offence if-
(a) he has in his custody or under his control anything which may be used for the purpose of changing or interfering with the operation of a unique device identifier, and
(b) he intends to use the thing unlawfully for that purpose or to allow it to be used unlawfully for that purpose.
(2) A person commits an offence if-
(a) he supplies anything which may be used for the purpose of changing or interfering with the operation of a unique device identifier, and
(b) he knows or believes that the person to whom the thing is supplied intends to use it unlawfully for that purpose or to allow it to be used unlawfully for that purpose.
(3) A person commits an offence if-
(a) he offers to supply anything which may be used for the purpose of changing or interfering with the operation of a unique device identifier, and
(b) he knows or believes that the person to whom the thing is offered intends if it is supplied to him to use it unlawfully for that purpose or to allow it to be used unlawfully for that purpose.
(4) A unique device identifier is an electronic equipment identifier which is unique to a mobile wireless communications device.
(5) A thing is used by a person unlawfully for a purpose if in using it for that purpose he commits an offence under section 1.
(6) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable-
(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both, or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to a fine or to both. "
Changing the IMEI to disguise the origin of a phone is illegal in the UK and most other european countries that I have looked into.
Your developers should go into this with their eyes open - they are producing a tool to commit an offence which has severe penalities in this country and others to deter mobile phone theft. If they can in any way be traced by IP / bank account / registration etc then they should be wary.
How do they know you aren't just bait from law enforcement to get the underground hackers prosecuted? Look how many posts you have made - most are begging for a software IMEI changer - there are already free software unlockers for the wizard.
p.s when I bought jafWM it couldn't unlock phones or 'repair' IMEIs so as I haven't updated my software I am not committing any offence, and it is not jafWM's primary purpose although it is sure to drive sales ;-)
Richard
mimarsinan said:
Well, I am a shareware developer by trade,...
Respectfully,
Mimar
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just forgot your home page, can you say me again where it was?
Hello,
I am interested in sponsoring the development of a free HTC IMEI Restore Tool. For this purpose, I have posted a project here:
http://www.rentacoder.com/RentACoder/misc/BidRequests/ShowBidRequest.asp?lngBidRequestId=507960
If you have interest in this work, and have the time and skills to complete this project, and accept to make the results of your efforts available for free:
I WILL PAY YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
Please post a bid at the above site, explaining your qualifications. The minimum bid starts at $100, and naturally, bids can go a lot higher. I am willing to pay up to $1,500 for a tool of this capacity. Naturally if there are multiple bids, I will choose the lowest bid.
I will publish the resulting source code of this project under GNU/GPL, so others will benefit from your work also.
Why am I doing this?
1) About 3,000 Turkish HTC users have been greatly inconvenienced by the abrupt deactivation of their phones based on the IMEI
2) No free solutions appear to be available for HTC users
3) The quality of service for commercial solutions leaves a lot to be desired
What guarantees do you have that you will get paid?
1) The project the site is posted on is an escrow site
2) When I accept your bid, I will pay the site in advance - before you even start the project
3) Once the site confirms that the funds are in escrow, you begin work
4) You get paid when I confirm that your solution works
5) The site acts as a neutral arbitrer to resolve all disputes
For more information: www.rentacoder.com
Why will I share the results of your work for free?
1) I don't want people to think this is a commercial venture
2) I have no intention to compete in this "phone unlocking" market
3) I just want my phone restored, and FAST! I have no further interest
GPLing your efforts guarantees that other people can benefit from your work after this project (and my interest) expires; it also guarantees that nobody can take your source code [or a version of it] and charge for it.
There are legal issues with such program. It would use code obtained by reverse engeneering of radio part, and GPL license is absolutely incompatible with such code.
I would personally refuse to join such program, though I know the process of changing IMEI in Universal and some other devices.
And more. You'll need to give the author one device of each of device types you'll need to unlock. And this would cost you much more than 1500$.
Then we'll devise a variant of GNU/GPL which is compatible with the goal of this project: making this tool free for everyone, and the source code available.
Somebody who already has HTC devices can realize the software, and subsequently can pocket the entire cash.
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3) The quality of service for commercial solutions leaves a lot to be desired
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Have you tried on the dedicated support websites for the commercial solution(s)?
Thought not. So stop spamming this forum please - one thread of your begging is enough.
Richard
Richard you really are blabbing and actually it is you spamming. None of your posts help anyone and you're just being a "smarty" to other people.
Stop telling people what to do eh? he is trying to help people here. if you don't like it, you don't read his posts. thats it .
or do you think that your "stars" make you a more "reputable" person?... sheeeeshh....
Guys, although I'm surprised that there needs to be more then 1 thread on this by mimarsinan, I think that the idea is great... let's just let it pan out.
fluffcat1: I know your concerns, and it's obviously your posts and the other threads that have pushed mimarsinan to this idea, but again, it can't do any harm to see if the $$$ will flush out a solution. It worked for getting XP running on the Macs
mimarsinan: you would be wise to pay close attention to what Mamaich says. Any solution to this problem is highly illegal for most of us to release, regardless of your jurisdiction.
I suggest that making it closed source but free may assist you in getting a solution, but this might not be what you're after. But again, all respect to you for showing that you're serious about getting the solution.
V
Thanks, people.
My intent in making this open source was two-fold:
1) To demonstrate that I am not interested in making profit or entering the "phone hacking" market as a competitor,
2) To make sure that the source code built (or flushed) using the cash incentive goes back to the community and encourages further development.
If legal issues are a concern, as long as we have a free working solution, we may be able to drop the open source clause. We are free to negotiate all of this, guys and gals - so don't hold back on your bids.
Also, this would be work-for-hire, so the employer would have all rights to the furnished source code (non-exclusively if you wish), but the point is, the employee will be free from any sort of litigation, because this is work-for-hire. The employer would be solely responsible for the work performed, not the employee.
Bottom Line: This wouldn't get you into trouble, although it might get me. And this doesn't have to be published on your site if you're not comfortable, but I will assume the risk and publish it on my own site.
moriteri said:
Richard you really are blabbing and actually it is you spamming. None of your posts help anyone and you're just being a "smarty" to other people.
Stop telling people what to do eh? he is trying to help people here. if you don't like it, you don't read his posts. thats it .
or do you think that your "stars" make you a more "reputable" person?... sheeeeshh....
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1 Thread IS ENOUGH.
SPAM is SPAM. Replying to a thread is not spam. I am not telling anyone to do anything other than asking to avoid multiple cross posts and threads about the same topic which is SPAM.
The stars are how much I donate to xda-developers. Read my posts to see the help I have given and check my ebay feedback to see I am a 'reputable person'.
I'm glad you've reads all my previous posts before deciding I am unhelpful BTW. Mr I've-posted-five-times....
mimarsinan said:
Make your bid today - get paid for helping people, get paid for doing the work you love, get paid for advancing the state of freely available tools.
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Get paid NOWHERE NEAR what you will get fined for breaking the law in whatever country you live in....
Get paid VERY LITTLE whilst you are locked up for 3 years in prison washing shirts / stampling out licence plates etc etc.
IMEI manipulation, in the UK at least, carries a 3yr prison sentence and £10,000 fine.
Richard
Do we have any people who would like to ask questions on this project before making a bid?
Please let me know if you have any questions!
Richard,
You make it sound like I'm trying to lure people into this project so I can throw them into jail. Do you really believe that yourself?
If you're so concerned about the legalities, how come your buddy Raskal isn't in jail? Plus, he is SELLING his product, he is making a profit out of changing IMEI numbers. We won't be doing this for profit. If Raskal isn't in jail, there's simply no way we'll go to jail.
How about removing SIM locks? Do you think that's legal? I don't see you spamming other people's posts about SIM locks...don't be a hypocrite.
You must be having some kind of commercial interest to protect - there is no other way I can make sense of your extremely offensive, rude posts.
About your reputation...some people seem to think of you as a crook:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=53815&highlight=fluffcat+crook
(may want to cover your back before you go out lashing at others next time)
Whatever reason you're against this free imei restore project I don't know - nor do I care. If you're not interested, the sensible thing is to walk away. If you really think you're going to jail for this - just walk away. Let us get the job done in peace.
If you're still coming back, then you're giving everybody plenty of reasons to brainstorm about your ulterior motives.
'Given my history'? What a knob you are! Anyone in sales is bound to have people *****ing, and the only problems I have are with items that go abroad....hmmm, funny that.
http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=fluffcat1&ssPageName=STRK:ME:UFS
There's my ebay reputation - unique feedback - 1895, total positive - 2455, negative - 8.
Eight negative. Out of 2455. Makes me a crook does it? Winker.
You're the one making yourself look petty bringing up other threads you have no knowledge about and mentioning reputations - I have tried to help those people who have thrown it back at me so screw 'em - and it has no bearing on my comments on your actions in this thread despite you thinking it affects my 'reputation' - how can my fair comment 'hurts me even more.'? . How very pathetic of you.
You are the one who has made it personal, attacking both Raskal and I with no basis other than that he will not subvert his distribution process and cut out his middlemen just for you because you ewant him to, or write a special application just for you, and that I do not agree with you. It's no surprise no one wants to help you. This project is doomed frankly.
I have bought 1 jafWM from a UK reseller. I have had 2 email corresspondance with Raskal when the unlocking was first launched for jafWM ( it didn't do it out of the box) and I know a little of the unlocking industry and how it works.
jafWM is not aimed at 'hobbyist' phone unlockers or those who want to use it once or twice - it is a solution designed to make phone flashing ( and now unlocking) quick and painless for those not used to flashing HTC devices i.e market stall unlockers etc, and compared to some other devices it is relatively inexpensive. It is cheap as the device out of the box will not do anything other than flash files overriding CID, unlcoking needs a server credit at a cost of €25 IIRC.
If you wanted to flash your Nokia, would you pay € 500 for a furious box that could also change the IMEI? No. You'd get someone else with the box to do it...
Raskal actively promotes the free solutions for one-off unlocking use, and supports this site, but jafWM is desgned to save time and make flashing easier without reg edits etc to save time FOR THE PROFESSIONAL.
I have nothing to do with Raskal and no revenue to protect as you claim, I am merely stating my opinion to counter your ridiculus posts slagging him and other 'commercial' solutions.
IMEI manipulation is illlegal in most European countries. Raskal is not in a european country. The fact his device can do this does not render having it illegal. Using it to manipulate IMEI's is illegal, possession is not. It's his risk to develop the tool, but as all the other products he makes and sells for 'normal' phones can manipulate 'corrupt' IMEI's ( a handy euphemism) he obviously doesn't care as no-one has bothered him yet.
You say removing sim locks is illegal - IT ISN'T - it is perfectly legal and absolutley nothing to do with IMEI changing. You're just showing your lack of understanding of what you are talking about.
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2002/20020031.htm
"1 Re-programming mobile telephone etc.
(1) A person commits an offence if-
(a) he changes a unique device identifier, or
(b) he interferes with the operation of a unique device identifier.
(2) A unique device identifier is an electronic equipment identifier which is unique to a mobile wireless communications device.
(3) But a person does not commit an offence under this section if-
(a) he is the manufacturer of the device, or
(b) he does the act mentioned in subsection (1) with the written consent of the manufacturer of the device.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable-
(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both, or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to a fine or to both.
2 Possession or supply of anything for re-programming purposes
(1) A person commits an offence if-
(a) he has in his custody or under his control anything which may be used for the purpose of changing or interfering with the operation of a unique device identifier, and
(b) he intends to use the thing unlawfully for that purpose or to allow it to be used unlawfully for that purpose.
(2) A person commits an offence if-
(a) he supplies anything which may be used for the purpose of changing or interfering with the operation of a unique device identifier, and
(b) he knows or believes that the person to whom the thing is supplied intends to use it unlawfully for that purpose or to allow it to be used unlawfully for that purpose.
(3) A person commits an offence if-
(a) he offers to supply anything which may be used for the purpose of changing or interfering with the operation of a unique device identifier, and
(b) he knows or believes that the person to whom the thing is offered intends if it is supplied to him to use it unlawfully for that purpose or to allow it to be used unlawfully for that purpose.
(4) A unique device identifier is an electronic equipment identifier which is unique to a mobile wireless communications device.
(5) A thing is used by a person unlawfully for a purpose if in using it for that purpose he commits an offence under section 1.
(6) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable-
(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both, or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to a fine or to both. "
Changing the IMEI to disguise the origin of a phone is illegal in the UK and most other european countries that I have looked into.
Your developers should go into this with their eyes open - they are producing a tool to commit an offence which has severe penalities in this country and others to deter mobile phone theft. If they can in any way be traced by IP / bank account / registration etc then they should be wary.
How do they know you aren't just bait from law enforcement to get the underground hackers prosecuted? Look how many posts you have made - most are begging for a software IMEI changer - there are already free software unlockers for the wizard.
p.s when I bought jafWM it couldn't unlock phones or 'repair' IMEIs so as I haven't updated my software I am not committing any offence, and it is not jafWM's primary purpose although it is sure to drive sales ;-)
Richard
mimarsinan,
you are doing something wrong. turkish government came to a desicion to block the unrecorded imei numbered phones to stop phone theft making them impossible to operate again in the local phone networks. The phone owner can go to the police to report their phones as stolen and most commonly that the phones are in fact found. while doing this imei blocking, they have blocked the smuggled illegal phones too. But as they did that, they have said that they for one time record those smuggled phones to the system for a small fee like 3 dollars or so. when you buy a phone abroad, you can also register it with the system. You just have to take your phones original bill to the customs officer when entering your country turkey and make them stamp that bill for a small fee. Then taking this legal document to the TK or to your phoen operator, they record your phone to the system free of charge.
please stop this imei change stuff immediately...
If project will is organized that
everal methods of protection from illegal use the program.
1)webserver <->local client
2)only one change imei and keeping this in base webserver
3)in the event of request of the police bodies possible to find number which was assigned or publiс base
4)restriction for time of the functioning(working) the project -not more 1 month
5)restrictions in use IP address -for turkish only
I think this illegal change IMEI
SubZero,
When you go shopping abroad and buy a shoe or a shirt, do you keep its invoice? No...
...but the government needs to see my imate invoice to activate my phone.
Apparently there was a grace period while I was abroad where you could take your phone to a "dealer" and have it registered for a small fee. I never heard about this, and I never was able to take advantage of this.
The government is putting the burden on the consumer, instead of properly identifying and prosecuting the real people who are illegally smuggling thousands and thousands of cell phones with cloned IMEIs.
What happened to all those smugglers? They paid the small fee and got the job done. They won again.
What happened to people who legitimately bought their cell phones abroad? They lost.
That seem right to you buddy?
mimarsinan said:
SubZero,
When you go shopping abroad and buy a shoe or a shirt, do you keep its invoice? No...
...but the government needs to see my imate invoice to activate my phone.
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A shoe or a shirt is unlikely to need an invoice for a warranty claim becuase the digitiser won't work or the signal is weak....
And yes, I-mate's warranties are honoured worldwide so long as you have the original invoice as pointed out in their July newsletter.
So have you thrown away your invoice and lost your warranty? ooops...
Most people keep the invoice for expensive purchases like that.
Richard
imate support in Turkey, that's a good one!
mimarsinan said:
imate support in Turkey, that's a good one!
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Why's that a 'good one'? There are more service centres for imate in Turkey than in the UK! Do these places not exist then? Is it a big i-mate joke? Or are you just annoyed you lost you invoice and so lost your warranty?.... :roll:
http://www.clubimate.com/t-SERVICE_TUR.aspx
Turkey
KVK Service Centers
(For Manufacturer Warranties)
K.V.K. Teknik Servis Adana
Fuzuli Cad. Galleria Is Merkezi
No: 451 - 454
Seyhan, Adana 01120
Tel: +90 (322) 459-3074
Fax: +90 (322) 459-3075
K.V.K. Teknik Servis Ankara
Ziya Gokalp Cd. No:21
064204 Kizilay/ANKARA
Tel: +90 (312) 430-4343
Fax: +90 (312) 430-4344
K.V.K. Teknik Servis Antalya
Kizilsaray Mah. Yener Ulusoy Bulv.
Habaci Apt. No: 23 / B
Antalya 07020
Tel: (242) 243-2828
Fax: (242) 243-7260
K.V.K. Teknik Servis Bursa
Sakarya Mah. Uluyol Cad.
No: 63/A
Osmangazi, Bursa
Tel: +90 (224) 250-0040
Fax: +90 (224) 250-0042
K.V.K. Teknik Servis Istanbul / Kozyatagi Bireysel
Bayar Cad. Riza Cemberci Is Mrk.
No: 72 / 3-4
Kozyatagi, ?stanbul 34742
Tel: +90 (216) 445-5959
Fax: +90 (216) 445-5960
K.V.K. Teknik Servis Istanbul / Kozyatagi Kurumsal
Bayar Cad. Gulbahar Sok.
Ege Yildiz Sit. No: 15 / 36 - 37
Kozyatagi, Istanbul 34742
Tel: +90 (216) 372-5035
Fax: +90 (216) 372-4908
K.V.K. Teknik Servis Istanbul / Bakirkoy
Zuhuratbaba Mah.
Zuhuratbaba Cad. No: 7
Tel: +90 (212) 660-5959
Fax: +90 (212) 660-5960
K.V.K. Teknik Servis Izmir
Sair Esref Bulvari
No: 6 / D
Cankaya, Izmir
Tel: +90 (232) 489-5959
Fax: +90 (232) 446-8679
K.V.K. Teknik Servis Trabzon
Cumhuriyet Mah. Nemlioglu Cemal Sok.
(Trabzon Sehir Klubu araligi)
Ziya bey Sitesi A-Blok No: 16/1
Trabzon
Tel: +90 (462) 321-0321
Fax: +90 (462) 322-3696
K.V.K. Teknik Servis Erzurum
Karakose Mah. Cennet Cesme Sok.
Lalapasa Is Merkezi No:7
Yakutiye, Erzurum
Tel: +90 (442) 234-3553
Fax: +90 (442) 234-9355
You're doing a lot of research for us for free here, Richard?
Hate to disappoint you, but K.V.K. does not import or provide support for imate phones in Turkey. I was at their Ankara office two months ago and they didn't carry (or import) a simple battery pack for my k-jam!
In fact, they were pretty clueless when I showed them the phone and the battery pack I was looking for; they had never seen it before and they did not carry that manufacturers (imate) equipment.
Nice try though!
head to www.pdaden.com for a spare battery pack.
did you really purchase your i-mate from KVK? If not, they do have the right for not replacing your battery..
I've already ordered and received my battery pack, and also a 2 GB mini SD card, from an overseas supplier. I just went to KVK to order first, upon hearing that they "imported" imates into Turkey.
Like I said, they had no clue what I was talking about, and said they did not carry that phone model, that they did not import imates into Turkey.
Of course I did not purchase my imate from KVK either :lol:
I've been a lurker in this forum for quite some time and have only had the opportunity to learn and gather info and not contibute..thanks for everything to all the brilliant people who post valuable things here...This is my first post here and hopefully it may help someone...I'm posting this review at as many places as I can find...You can get a Jawbone 2 from MRB Depot for $69.99 with free shipping....how can that possibly go wrong..
I haven't even received my Jawbone 2 yet and I'm COMPLETELY fed up. I made a mistake, when ordering I typed the previous street name, old habits die hard what can I say. That was without question my fault...now allow this to begin...
MRBDepot does in fact state that the Jawbone 2 is a recertified product...I've copied this documentation directly from their site and pasted it without modification. You'd have to be an idiot to miss that huh? How can anyone miss that?
"Conventional "noise eliminating" headsets do not have the VAS and can only estimate when speech is occurring with software-based Voice Activation Detection (VAD) systems. For these systems to work, the speech must be significantly louder or spectrally different from the noise. These systems fail in loud environments or in the presence of other people's speech. Furthermore, because they can't accurately identify the speech signals, they distort the speech in the process of attempting to eliminate the noise. Recertified, Clean, Tested, and Warrantied. The result of this distortion is a significant degradation in intelligibility and quality in order to achieve a perceptual reduction in noise."
This was in the last paragraph of their description.
That's not even a big deal to me..just saw that from a previous reviewer right before I started writing this...My biggest concern is how I was dismissed by their support staff. I first sent an email to the Yahoo email address that said thanks for the order explaining my situation with the address goof...Instead of helping I was instructed to visit the site and fill out a ticket. No problem, I can understand how a smooth and accountable tracking system can be extremely valuable in any business, I obliged. What is pasted below is my interactions with this company. I can't tell you not to purchase from this site, I can tell you I won't again. I can't tell you that their responses to my requests for help were condescending and dismissive. I can tell you that this is how I perceived it and my perception is my reality. Thank you for taking the time to read my little rant and utilize my experience as you will. Happy reading. (I placed astericks on the end of the tracking number and that's the only modification I made to any of this information)
Customer
2/2/2009 4:28:26 PM Good Day,
I was just re-reviewing my order information and I realized I
inadvertently put the correct street number, but my previous street
name. I haven''t received an email stating my order was shipped so I''m
hoping it hasn''t and I''m able to change the address. I''m surprised
that my debit card was accepted even though the billing address was
incorrect. Anyway, if this is possible please change the street name
to S. Cranbrook Ave and NOT S. Pinecrest Ave.
Thank you for your help!
Mattie
Staff (Admin)
2/2/2009 4:53:20 PM Shipped USPS 91011501347115453*****
Customer
2/3/2009 4:09:08 PM What does that mean exactly. Does that mean that it was sent to Cranbrook or does that mean it was Pinecrest?
Staff (Admin1)
2/3/2009 9:21:01 PM Please check USPS using tracking # provided.
Customer
2/3/2009 9:50:52 PM OK...let me attempt this one last time...What you see below is a copy of the information provided by the USPS tracking site. As I'm sure, you can see what I see, that it states the package was shipped from Springfield MA 01152, what I'm sure neither of us see is a destination address, and I assure you that it is not provided anywhere on the USPS site.
I can understand you deal with many issues daily and because I was the cause of this one an accurate researched response may indeed be challenging. I'll attempt to make this easier. First I apologize for making an error, please forgive me. Second, If you can simply reply with a "C" to represent Cranbrook or "P" for Pinecrest indicating the street name to which my package was sent we can go about our respective lives, me with a bluetooth headset, and you with the money I've already paid for said headset.
Thank you again for your continued support.
Label/Receipt Number: 9101 1501 3471 1545 3*** **
Detailed Results:
Processed, February 02, 2009, 6:58 pm, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01152
Electronic Shipping Info Received, January 30, 2009
Ripped Off by MRB Depot
Mattie: (and others)
I too, ordered a Jawbone 2 from MRB Depot. I have not received and get the same replies you get. I received a tracking # within 10 minutes of purchasing. Which they can very easily get online, then never ship...I believe we all have been scammed. I have read about others having the same problem with them. If they think I am going to give up, they have another thing coming. I am not sure what direction I am going, but they will not get away with it with me. I may contact my local TV Station, they have investigative reporters that deal with this type of stuff..
Good Luck, Lets keep each other posted.
Thanks.
I really did not know where to post this, but seeing as 90% of the traffic from the area is from people here in the roms section. As much as I enjoy hosting for people. This is over and done for me. I'm pulling the roms directory off of my server and shutting down the ftp access permanently.
1&1 Internet, Inc. recently received notice under Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) alleging that the above website infringes upon copyrighted materials (see attached). We are asking that you remove the content as stated in the attached notice. Should you fail to act upon this notice within 24 hours we will be forced to temporarily suspend your account.
Under the DMCA, you are entitled to provide "counter-notice" to 1&1's DMCA agent claiming that the material does not infringe copyrights. If the copyright owner does not bring a lawsuit in district court within 10 days, 1&1 may then reactivate your account. Notwithstanding any counter-notice, 1&1 reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to keep your site suspended in the event there is a continuing threat of litigation arising from your website.
A proper counter-notice must contain the following information:
1. The subscriber's name, address, phone number and physical or electronic signature [512(g)(3)(A)] 2. Identification of the material and its location before removal [512(g)(3)(B)] 3. A statement under penalty of perjury that the material was removed by mistake or misidentification [512(g)(3)(C)] 4. Subscriber consent to local federal court jurisdiction, or if overseas, to an appropriate judicial body.
[512(g)(3)(D)] For more information on the DMCA, see http://www.copyright.gov/onlinesp/.
For additional information on the Safe Harbor Provisions and assistance on drafting a proper counter-notice, see our website at http://faq.1and1.com/legal/index.html.
If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
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From: [email protected]
VIA EMAIL:
Demand for Immediate Take-Down: Notice of Infringing Activity
URL: http://captfiero.com/
Case #: 206019
Date: 12 March 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
Microsoft has received information that the domain listed above, which appears to be on servers under your control, is offering unlicensed copies of, or is engaged in other unauthorized activities relating to copyrighted works published by Microsoft.
1. Identification of copyrighted works:
Copyrighted work(s):
Windows Mobile 6.5
Copyright owner:
Microsoft Corporation
2. Copyright infringing material or activity found at the following
location(s):
http://captfiero.com/roms/joshkoss/Tests/21176_Test1.7z
The above copyright work(s) is being made available for copying, through downloading, at the above location without authorization of the copyright owner.
3. Statement of authority:
The information in this notice is accurate, and I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that I am authorized to act on behalf of Microsoft, the owner of the copyright(s) in the work(s) identified above. I have a good faith belief that none of the materials or activities listed above have been authorized by Microsoft, its agents, or the law.
We hereby give notice of these activities to you and request that you take expeditious action to remove or disable access to the material described above, and thereby prevent the illegal reproduction and distribution of this copyright work(s) via your company's network.
We appreciate your cooperation in this matter. Please advise us regarding what actions you take.
Yours sincerely,
James Young
Internet Investigator
on behalf of Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
United States of America
E-mail: [email protected]
Wow dude! i'm sorry I should have known better... everyone loves ftp speed
Well Josh, your gonna have to change the links in your sig LOL. I really had to cring as I held my finger of the "delete" key on the entire "Roms" dir. For the record, the link to your folder had been passed around to at least a dozen PPC sites. Your single folder was pulling 3 to 4 times the traffic as even CRC's device update which was mirrored on my server. Trust me you were pretty popular. I hope you find another place to host your most excellent Roms. I'll catch ya on the flip side.
They really want to stop the betas from leaking.
I had a copy of my kitchen on filedropper, and it disappeared.
Microsoft seems unfair
YEah it is sad that Microsoft is doing this to us after buying the product and have no support whatsoever after selling the product ( try going to their site and they will give you agents that would probably sell items first before giving their ears for us to tell a problem)
this is sad really ... but it is a good choice to do this step
Capt Fiero said:
Well Josh, your gonna have to change the links in your sig LOL. I really had to cring as I held my finger of the "delete" key on the entire "Roms" dir. For the record, the link to your folder had been passed around to at least a dozen PPC sites. Your single folder was pulling 3 to 4 times the traffic as even CRC's device update which was mirrored on my server. Trust me you were pretty popular. I hope you find another place to host your most excellent Roms. I'll catch ya on the flip side.
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wow dude!! will do. thanks!!
and don't worry i aint going anywere
Sad Day
I understand the concern from MS, but...
Don't want to speak for others, but I've been waiting for something (anything) different from MS on my mobile phones/pdas for over 5 years now and they still offer me that same "today" screen.
This site & the chefs who generously give so much of their time have been able to give me so much more from my phone than MS has, and 6.5 was turning out to be a great follow up.
So now we just wait for MS to actually deliver something.
Not sure I can wait. I'll probably break down and buy an iPhone.
2udCrRAZdK said:
I understand the concern from MS, but...
Don't want to speak for others, but I've been waiting for something (anything) different from MS on my mobile phones/pdas for over 5 years now and they still offer me that same "today" screen.
This site & the chefs who generously give so much of their time have been able to give me so much more from my phone than MS has, and 6.5 was turning out to be a great follow up.
So now we just wait for MS to actually deliver something.
Not sure I can wait. I'll probably break down and buy an iPhone.
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dude... i tried a iphone today... totally tempted to man.... but this is such a cool hobby though.. i don't think i could bring myself to do it.
I've gotten emails like this before on other matters and found all of them being fake. But while reading found this thread and posts.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=492330&page=6
just to re-enforce bmx, see my sig...it has been found to be a Hoax...plain and simple ...
Click the link and read for your self....
Microsoft Impersonator Sends Fraudulent Letters, Disrupts Community
Posted by Chuong Nguyen
March 13th, 2009 at 02:53 PM
It turns out that there may be an impersonator lurking around disrupting Windows Mobile communities. In response to an article that was posted this morning about Microsoft demanding that Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM images that were cooked unofficially be taken down, our own Microsoft MVP Adam Z. Lein spotted that the guy responsible for the letter to XDA-Developers may be a fraud, as was posted on PPCGeeks.
A similar hoax had occurred before at msmobiles in regards to Windows Mobile 6.5 screenshots. In the cease and desist letter to msmobiles, the gentleman claiming to be with Microsoft's legal department asked the site to remove screenshots of the forthcoming operating system. The letter was sent after Microsoft had publicly announced and shown the very screenshots at Mobile World Congress 2009. According to msmobiles: "In any case, if it is genuine action on behalf of Microsoft, it is a case of extreme incompetence that this guy is showing because he is requesting removal of pictures of something that has been officially announced few days earlier." It should also be noted that pocketnow.com had posted screenshots and news of Windows Mobile 6.5 before, during, and after Microsoft's Mobile World Congress announcement and we did not receive a cease and desist letter.
The community over at msmobiles performed some additional investigations and found that the gentlemam, James Young, sent emails originating from IP addresses in London and not from Microsoft's corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington, leading many to believe that he is not connected with the software giant. Additionally, emails were sent from [email protected], and not at a "@microsoft.com" email address.
Whatever the case may be, other forum members in our original post here at pocketnow.com made mention that only the Windows Mobile 6.5 cooked ROM made by ROM chef Da_G was affected and 6.5 ROMs for other HTC-made devices were seemingly okay.
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More info..
tsowen's
Admins: Just talked with Microsoft being my profession and this was not sitting good with me since it was missing A. a contact phone number and for these cases it must also contain a Digital Signature with that being said they said it is fraud, I gave them the link here and they verified that they do not have a James Young employ and that the email extension [email protected] is not valid furthermore they said on there notices they will also have a phone number for the person(s) to call and correspondence is done through written. I will be receiving an email with the case number and contact information for the antipiracy case manager who verified the information and will forward it to the Admins here and at PPCGeeks as well. If one one the Admins here can PM there email addy so I can send the email to them for future verification on these types of notices.
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Un-delete the folder, capt!
Is there a back up of it?
I dumped the entire 4.5gig to a local drive here before I deleted it.
However here is why I am hesitant to put it back up. The email that I got came from 1and1 which hosts my server. 1and1 is taking this fairly seriously. Now it is entirely possible that this guy emailed 1and1 claiming to be from MS and got the warning sent out to me. I know the email from 1and1 was legit as it included my personal account number that is only on file with my account and not part of the registrar or whois info. I'm going to call 1and1 and speak to someone verbally on the phone regarding this. If its all green. I'll start uploading the data.
Capt I understand where you are coming from, the problem is going to be convincing them that this was faked, I suggest getting as much info you can find on this hoax and forwarding it to them, also the mods and admin are looking very closely at this whole thing....so keep an eye out for info from as well
Check out the link in my sig and also look at this site for more ammo
http://pocketnow.com/index.php?a=portal_detail&t=news&id=7041
alot of damage has been done by hoaxer,
Noob here
What a load of BS! I've had my Hermes (Cingular 8525) for a while and was about ready to give it up for something new. Then a co-worker with a similiar phone directed me to this site and I new for sure I had to keep it. I had no idea about any of this until recently. I don't even know how many times I had to update my contacts and emails after I found this site There is so much info on this site, all you have to do is look or do a little search.
Now some [email protected]@$$ is trying to ruin it for a whole bunch of people. It's a shame, hope this doesn't affect the XDA world too much. I'm still trying new Rom's to see which one works for me. It's endless!
Hey Guys, I have some server space, I might be able to host it if you'd like? If you can setup a SFTP between my server and your server I might be able to have a mirror?
let me know
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