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Phase II in PDA2k campaign has been launched

This message was posted on Club i-mate http://www.clubimate.com/forums/tm.asp?m=7184
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Dear PDA2k owners,
December 13 has arrived and Carrier Devices is yet to do anything that addresses our frustration. Thus, as we agreed, we will take this campaign into phase II in which we will voice our complaints to individuals working for Carrier Devices through every mean possible. Here are the email addresses:
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Please note that the first three email addresses belong to senior managers at Carrier Devices.
For those users who are willing to go the extra mile you can also fax your complaint to the following fax number:
+97143904428
And for those who are willing to go all the way you can SMS the mobile numbers of the three senior managers I mentioned earlier:
Ann Degnan +971505508863
Shadi Zaytoon +971506583993
Ahmad Aldulemi +971505508864
Personally, I will send my complaint through all three methods.
I understand that many members are too busy to sit down and compose the complaint itself, so I wrote the following template for them to copy and send. NONETHELESS, please try your best to write a complaint in your own words instead. If CD receives the same complaint from all users then they will most probably come up with a template answer just as well that doesn't really say anything. Here is the template text:
Dear Carrier Devices employee,
I write you today to express my frustration at the delay in resolving the Bluetooth shortcomings in the PDA2k. Having Bluetooth functionality played a major role in making my decision to buy the PDA2k, which might explain the magnitude of my disappointment when I realized that the PDA2k did not have a functional Bluetooth feature.
At first Carrier Devices told us, PDA2k users, that the upgrade will be available very soon. That was back in early October, but nothing happened hitherto. A patch was released, but the patch did not fix anything. For a while it even seemed that CD is incapable of turning this situation around.
But what is more infuriating is the lack of communication by CD. And I am not talking about the template emails that you send out to your customers telling them that CD is working on an update. I believe that $900+ paying customers deserve more than that.
I need to know when will the update be available so that I can make a decision as whether to keep my PDA2k or return it to the supplier. I need to know if you are really addressing all the faults of the device or if you will release a patch that causes more problems than it fixes.
PDA2k users have been complaining on your forum to no end, and yet no CD employee bothered to address any of our concerns. Some of us decided to reach you in person, and this is why you are receiving my email.
We will be awaiting your reply. If CD decides not to respond however, which is not very unlikely, then we will not have any choice but to express our frustration to other interested parties. A couple of IT magazines already showed some interest in this topic, and I guess that getting hundreds of emails would cultivate that interest even more.
Thank you for reading my email, and I apologize for infringing on your inbox.
Finally, I would like to thank all the members who are participating in applying pressure on CD to come up with a quick and final solution to this outragous situation. I would like to thank especially Outz, jandrsn, alashram, and Mohammad the owner of www.pocketpcdubai.com for their help on this.
Thank you, and let's hope for a satisfactory outcome this time.

Is the BlueTooth issue only with the i-mate brand of the device, or with all of the similiar devices made by HTC (O2, T-Mobile, etc)

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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

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You're havin' a bath!
"The truth can prove I am serious businessman"
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Sponsoring Development of Free HTC IMEI Restore Tool

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.

mimarsinan said:
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:

Well its been fun, by when Microsoft threatens to sue, I gotta stop.

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The above copyright work(s) is being made available for copying, through downloading, at the above location without authorization of the copyright owner.
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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
[email protected]

Mrs. Esther Richerd Nigerian Scammer on XDA

Dear Fellow XDAtans,
I do know that you can easily identify scammers but those with a weaker heart may still wish to donate.
Do not do that!
Also, report the Email address to Gmail so that they cannot communicate using the leads with this e-mail address. (Or why not have some fun?)
The scam Message could be similar to the PM quoted below from (banned) user @mrsest67.
Greetings!
My Dear.
How are you today? I am Mrs Esther Richerd, If you wouldn't mind I have something I will like to discuss with you. I have decided to make a pledge of donation to support the less privillege under your supervision.it was a Sister nurse working in this hospital that helped me to type this message, because I am loosing strenght every munites of the day. All I need from you is prayers,If you are interested Contact me for more details
Here is my email:my private email [email protected] )
Mrs Esther Richerd
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For shame!