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Donate to XDA-developers today
This site is growing like crazy. All of us generate gigabytes of traffic per day, and we use a sustantial part of a rack-mounted server. It's not the most expensive thing in the world, but it has reached a point where I can no longer pretend it costs absolutely nothing to run. Looking at the not-so-distant future, we may need our own server, pay the going rate for our bandwidth and maybe even hire people for some freelance odd-jobs. I'd hate to see this great community suffer because it lacks some source of revenue.
Banner-ads, 'special XDA-developers offers' and a more commercial approach would be the obvious solution. Face it, our community is a commercial wet dream: Early adopters, buying lots of expensive gadgets, and then telling all our friends how cool they are. I'd really dislike going that route, I prefer an honest site, loving technology but free to publicly say something sucks when it does.
This brings us to the only reliable and independent source of funds: ... you. You can donate some money to help make sure this community can continue to grow and prosper. For every ten Euros (around USD 12.40) you donate, you'll get a small
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for every ten. Can you think of better way to show off your wealth than to show you care about your community? Donating is easy, and you'll be done in about as much time as it takes you to read this whole page.
Check out our donations page to learn more
Problems with Missing Stars?
Please PM svetius or mikechannon, the site admins, and it will be looked into.

We just got our first donation!
'tenzin' from France donated 10 Euros, and promptly got a star. Check out how cool that looks on your postings:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=19889&highlight=#19889
I'll make a page that shows all donors in one spot later on.

Donation
Glad I can finally do something in return. Donating 50 Euros seems like a lot, but believe me it is only a fraction of the money I would have lost if this place didn't exist. I recovered one wrongly upgraded "XDA-brick" after reading postings on this forum, and my job is to write code for this device. If all I had was 'Source O2' I would have long gone insane.
I hope everyone donates a little to the cause, and you guys become insanely rich. Thank you for being around...
Peter

Hi developers ...
Great idea to keep this wonderful site up. I tried using Paypal but couldn't as my country is not listed. Is there any other way to donate ?

Biso007 said:
I tried using Paypal but couldn't as my country is not listed. Is there any other way to donate ?
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Bummer... Hold that thought though: I'll see if I can hook up a second payment service that covers more terrain later on.

Peter Poelman, why is it that I cannot give you a beer? ( the beerbutton is missing under your posts )

XDA developer Itsme said:
Peter Poelman, why is it that I cannot give you a beer? ( the beerbutton is missing under your posts )
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the donations page said:
This was fun to think up and write. Please use it a lot, because it will generate some money and help our site grow. As your bartender, I can't be drinking along. It's OK though: I don't drink in real life either. And trust me: I will get plenty of kicks watching a true micro-economy develop here.
Peter Poelman
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But maybe I should change that, because more people are complaining, and people that do frequent bars are telling me that people do actually buy the bartender drinks...

PayPal option is not available also in my country ...
when you are going to change it ??
regards
monika

Not all countires are listed
I'm trying to make a donation, but I can't, since my country is not in the list. Any other way ??

The "marquee" scrolling banners with donors and beer transactions above each page have somehow disappeared (at least in my IE6). No clue, the HTML looks fine, and I haven't tinkered with it. I'm working on it (if anyone has a clue please let me know...).
So the banners will come back, and your donations are still most welcome.

I would like to donate as well but i can't do that by paypal. If you are interested i could do that by Western Union, so just drop me a PM with your details and i do that.
Keep the good work.

Would like to donate but my country isn't on the paypal options. Please advise when an alternative pay system is in place. Cheers.

same with me - the country I am living in (at least for now) is not listed at the PayPal. Will wait until some broader coverage money transfer system will be added to 'donations'

Trying to get donation page to work.
I don't have a landline and I can't get the page to accept my mobile number. I think I'm getting it wrong so could someone please tell me the format for country code and mobile number. The site has been very useful to me and I'd like to donate.

Great site from where I've learnt loads - have taken more than I've given - don't want it to be a commercial site - so it's great to give a little back. Keep up the good work !

Don't have paypall or creditcard
Is there a way to just transferr money by the bank?
Just give me you banking account and I will transferr the 10 Euro's.
I don't need the star, so don't worry about that...
Henry
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i seriousy want to donate if some of you guys will take a look at my problems

DONATION
How can we donate apart by thro PAYPAL

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raudah88 said:
How can we donate apart by thro PAYPAL
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I also wish to donate but don't/won't use Paypal, c'mon folks... there must be another way?

Hi guys,
Love to donate but don't wan't to use pay pall as well. I'm fine with a direct transfer to your bank.
Bruno.

[Sale] My HTC S620

Complete box, paper, headphones..Used for 1 year.
Italian, no brand.
Sale 200€ (euros) + shipping.
No cooked ROM!

~Dragon~ said:
Complete box, paper, headphones..Used for 1 year.
Italian, no brand.
Sale 200€ (euros) + shipping.
No cooked ROM!
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Please edit and refrain from posting the price on here. Thank you.

You wan't $257 USD + Shipping from Europe....for something you can get for $150 on ebay.
Serioulsy kid...give up.
http://shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQ_nkwZS620QQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZR40QQ_mdoZ

tissle said:
You wan't $257 USD + Shipping from Europe....for something you can get for $150 on ebay.
Serioulsy kid...give up.
http://shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQ_nkwZS620QQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZR40QQ_mdoZ
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Think he quoted euros
Yes there is different currency than the $ lol JK

stylez said:
Think he quoted euros
Yes there is different currenct than the $ lol
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200 euros is a lot of money haha

jdoggraz said:
200 euros is a lot of money haha
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Yep about £180 so still steep, in UK they go on Ebay for about £70ish

stylez said:
Yep about £180 so still steep, in UK they go on Ebay for about £70ish
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Haha and he used it too, its not like its new... what is this guy thinking...

If anybody is thinking of buying this, I have a bridge in San Francisco for sale too.

nhung said:
If anybody is thinking of buying this, I have a bridge in San Francisco for sale too.
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Haha for how much?

jdoggraz said:
Haha for how much?
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I was going to say the same we could set up a toll on it and get loadza wonga "sale of the century"

So i would guess this phone has the elusive holovoice chat system correct?

And the fabled "Light Sabre" mod...

Taking advantage of this sale ad, I have a great lot of land down here, its a bit mushy, perhaps a few critters crawling around but still, its on sale for $500 Euros, it called, well, just follow the link:
http://maps.google.com/maps?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS242&=&q=florida%20everglades&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl
lol,
if interested PM, so I can give you my Paypal accout number, lol
lol

blackjack2 said:
Taking advantage of this sale ad, I have a great lot of land down here, its a bit mushy, perhaps a few critters crawling around but still, its on sale for $500 Euros, it called, well, just follow the link:
http://maps.google.com/maps?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS242&=&q=florida%20everglades&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl
lol,
if interested PM, so I can give you my Paypal accout number, lol
lol
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Haha lol haha

stylez said:
loadza wonga
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that made my day....loadza wonga...
i so wanna be british

gixxum said:
that made my day....loadza wonga...
i so wanna be british
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Another word to add to your dictionary, i know your collecting these words...

i use these words and phrases at random times...and people look at me funny...it makes me laugh.
loadza wonga went over real well today at the coffee shop

gixxum said:
i use these words and phrases at random times...and people look at me funny...it makes me laugh.
loadza wonga went over real well today at the coffee shop
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P.M.S.L i bet you got that look, you know the one lol
Glad you making use of the English language and all it's nuances...

Addition mula = money
Urban Dictionary

I go to another subforum for a week and you guys cant even keep up with the pancake spam?
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Estimated worth of XDA

We know this kind of information is very subjective and in the most cases is not accurate, but I found this site that states XDA estimated worth is $3.24 million
Worth to share with you all in here
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what you got to ask yourself it, how much is xda worth to companies like htc, imo development sites like xda is the pivotal reason that htc devices are now seen as mainstream.

XDA is worth far more than 3.24 Million.
It's worth 3.24 million if you're just counting Ad revenue / impression value.

AndroHero said:
what you got to ask yourself it, how much is xda worth to companies like htc, imo development sites like xda is the pivotal reason that htc devices are now seen as mainstream.
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Also because they probably take some of our code in their ROMs xD

Awesome
iPhone-developers is estimated at $29,152 which isn't bad considering it's a new site
EDIT: If my math is correct xda is earning $1,618,410 a year

Proud to be in!
Great numbers!
We are the number one community worldwide!!

Anderdroid said:
XDA is worth far more than 3.24 Million.
It's worth 3.24 million if you're just counting Ad revenue / impression value.
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Not accurate at all, my site is worth $2000, but i have only earned 26$ in ad revenue

That´s a start

These automated website value checkers are extremely inaccurate. They often show VERY inflated values, which just makes people come back to the sites to check more sites.
Just sayin'. =D

svetius said:
These automated website value checkers are extremely inaccurate. They often show VERY inflated values, which just makes people come back to the sites to check more sites.
Just sayin'. =D
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Starting to belive that, checked it today and the value seems to have doubled to 6.8 million
Meaning yearly XDA would be earning $4,120,704 per year, compared to yesterdays $1,618,410 .. lol
(For those who want to check http://www.websiteworthchecker.com/xda-developers.com)

svetius said:
These automated website value checkers are extremely inaccurate. They often show VERY inflated values, which just makes people come back to the sites to check more sites.
Just sayin'. =D
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Yep, I can confirm this. I know the true value of some sites, and I checked them, and got outrageous figures on them...
It's just a random number generator, tied into the site's google ranking, I reckon

pulser_g2 said:
Yep, I can confirm this. I know the true value of some sites, and I checked them, and got outrageous figures on them...
It's just a random number generator, tied into the site's google ranking, I reckon
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Plus what I said the post in front of you Apparently the site's value has doubled in 24 hours

orb3000 said:
We know this kind of information is very subjective and in the most cases is not accurate
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Completely agree
svetius said:
These automated website value checkers are extremely inaccurate. They often show VERY inflated values, which just makes people come back to the sites to check more sites.
Just sayin'. =D
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pulser_g2 said:
Yep, I can confirm this. I know the true value of some sites, and I checked them, and got outrageous figures on them...
It's just a random number generator, tied into the site's google ranking, I reckon
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orb3000 said:
Completely agree
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Plus the evidence I gave, you know? Where it doubled in a day

Lol
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nice info.

[Q] Anyone unlocked their phone for International Use?

Was curious to see if anyone has unlocked their phone to use internationally.
Im heading out of country and would like to use it. I dont trust the "send me your money ill send you the code" sites.
Any inside or advice would work. I would call T-Mobile but u have to be with them for 90 days.
BTW- Love this S4. Havent put it down in hours lol
thanks guys

myz151 said:
Was curious to see if anyone has unlocked their phone to use internationally.
Im heading out of country and would like to use it. I dont trust the "send me your money ill send you the code" sites.
Any inside or advice would work. I would call T-Mobile but u have to be with them for 90 days.
BTW- Love this S4. Havent put it down in hours lol
thanks guys
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I did and it was super easy to do.. I use http://www.cellunlocker.net for all my unlocks

Sounds good, but i know there has to be a way for us to do it yourself. I guess thats what im looking for.
Its some math logic. Any ideas on that?
i prefer to do it myself.

myz151 said:
Sounds good, but i know there has to be a way for us to do it yourself. I guess thats what im looking for.
Its some math logic. Any ideas on that?
i prefer to do it myself.
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I'm pretty sure if you just call Tmobile they'll give you the code, ya know.

StickyEyez said:
I did and it was super easy to do.. I use http://www.cellunlocker.net for all my unlocks
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I did it through them too. I received the code in less than 5 minutes and it worked like a charm.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk 2

have to be with them for 40 days and phone has to be paid up..
but its worth a shot

myz151 said:
Sounds good, but i know there has to be a way for us to do it yourself. I guess thats what im looking for.
Its some math logic. Any ideas on that?
i prefer to do it myself.
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have fun waiting.
fbueller said:
I'm pretty sure if you just call Tmobile they'll give you the code, ya know.
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your device must be fully paid, & you must have been a customer for at least 45 days.
if you satisfy those requirements, you qualify for a free unlock from tmobile.
otherwise, head on over to cellunlocker.net
you can thank me later.

just doing my research to make sure it will work in South Africa, if so, ill call them and see if i can work my magic or just head to that site
thanks for the info guys
Next google search is Rooting lol

myz151 said:
just doing my research to make sure it will work in South Africa, if so, ill call them and see if i can work my magic or just head to that site
thanks for the info guys
Next google search is Rooting lol
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dont bother calling dude,
their system wont even process your unlock request if you have not met the 2 requirements i mentioned in my last post.

read on their forum, if you active duty they can do that for you..but it did not have the requirements listed..

wavrunrx said:
have fun waiting.
your device must be fully paid, & you must have been a customer for at least 45 days.
if you satisfy those requirements, you qualify for a free unlock from tmobile.
otherwise, head on over to cellunlocker.net
you can thank me later.
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I'll call them. I get my phones free from a business relationship with Samsung, and I've been Tmo for almost 10 years. Woot!

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I too will be taking this phone internationally. My phone is paid off and I have been on the prepaid for 6 months but post paid for 4 days. I wonder what tmobile will do with my request.

I bought a new S4 at full retail price from T-Mobile. I am travelling to Europe next week and wanted to get it unlocked. I tried to get it unlocked by chatting with a rep online and they said I had to be a customer in good standing for 40 days ( I just switched over from Sprint) and that they wouldn't even bother submitting the unlock request. This is NOT what is says on their website (see: support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-1588) Their website says that if you pay full retail price you only need to have an account in good standing to unlock. Based on what the website said, I went to the store, they took a look at the website and called up the unlock team and submitted an unlock request. I was supposed to get a response from the unlock team in 24-48 hours, but 96 hours later when I had still not heard from them, I just used cellunlocker.net. 10 mins and $24 later I got the code.
One thing to note: cellunlocker.net gives you a bunch of ways to enter the code, but the only way that worked for me was to insert a different SIM, so if you do get a code from them you may want to make sure you have access to a SIM on a different network.

BillBurn said:
........... I tried to get it unlocked by chatting with a rep online and they said I had to be a customer in good standing for 40 days ( I just switched over from Sprint) and that they wouldn't even bother submitting the unlock request. This is NOT what is says on their website (see: support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-1588) Their website says that if you pay full retail price you only need to have an account in good standing to unlock.............
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http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-1588
Explain to me how it doesn't say 40 consecutive days + device paid in full please.
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As I mentioned, I paid full retail price for mine. If you read the rest of that page there is a section for people who paid full retail price. There is no 40 day requirement in that case.
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General A popular multi-national warehouse club now gives "20% off or more" at OEM's sites such as a highly reputable charger manufacturer

You can find the article on the web with a search, such as this general Google search which is simply for the phrase:
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warehouse club now gives 20% off or more
Or, try this Google search.
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is offering a new perk to club members
Pertinent excerpts of the article:
So it's expanding an online perk available only to club members: Buy stuff from around 35 brands' websites and save 20% or more.
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The program, called "(warehouse club name) Next", first launched in 2017 with just a few brands. But they have recently ramped it up, offering an array of products such as Anker phone chargers, (and more listed at the article). They are now advertising the program prominently on its website, and plans to add more brands and products in the coming year.
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Members can buy products directly from the brands' sites and use their membership number — without coupons or promotions— to save on their purchases.
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Title and OP edited to greatly reduce how commercial sounding it was. I mainly just want to let XDA users who happen to be already members of the specific warehouse club to be able to use their benefits when buying reputable chargers and cables.
Thank you to @Oswald Boelcke , who went above and beyond reinstating the thread and allowing me to adjust it. I have no affiliation with any of the companies involved and definitely receive no benefit from anyone's business with them.

Fun fact, Google now returns your thread as the first result for the term you're linking to
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LOL! Okay, try this Google search.
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is offering a new perk to club members

roirraW edor ehT said:
LOL! Okay, try this Google search.
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is offering a new perk to club members
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Ah well, I'm not from/in the US, so this won't work for me.

This does kinda seem like advertising. That being said, I'm a Costco member, and this is good to know! Thanks!

fonix232 said:
Ah well, I'm not from/in the US, so this won't work for me.
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While the company is American-originated, I just looked them up and confirmed they are multi-national. Now whether they're spread out enough to help anyone here, that's something else.
As of March 2021, (the warhouse club) has 804 warehouses worldwide:[1] 558 in the United States (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico), 103 in Canada, 39 in Mexico, 29 in the United Kingdom, 27 in Japan, 16 in South Korea, 14 in Taiwan, 13 in Australia, 4 in Spain, 2 in France, 1 in Iceland and 1 in mainland China. Costco regularly opens new locations.[13] The company plans to open warehouses in 2022 for the first time in New Zealand,[14] and Sweden.[15]
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V0latyle said:
This does kinda seem like advertising. That being said, I'm a (warehouse club) member, and this is good to know! Thanks!
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You said the C-word, not me (after editing)! You're welcome!

In case someone else is even slower than I am. Click here: