Here's what has happened....
I purchased my SGS2 Saturday April 14th, I rooted it same day, I flashed TDJ Warefare. I noticed on the 4th day after getting my phone my calls started to drop like crazy. Like every other call was dropping or they couldn't hear me. So I called Tmo they walked me through troubleshooting, that didn't help. Took it back to the store where I purchased it this past weekend the sales rep said it sounds like it's a bad sim card. Ok so they changed my sim (of course I rooted again tried Jugganuats this time) and the phone was working fine until yesterday it starting dropping calls. SO I took the phone back and they switched it with a new one.
I would like to know from you all should I try rooting again?
Please don't flame me for asking this question or if it's in the wrong section of the forum.
I would just like your honest opinion as to what If I should or not and if I do, is there a solution to the dropped calls????
Thanks all
Rooting has nothing to do with your dropped calls. your first phone was defective.
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Android_Monsters said:
Rooting has nothing to do with your dropped calls. Make them give you a new phone.
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I did I have a new one now. I was asking should I root again? I just don't want my calls to start dropping again.
Let me ask you since it's not the rooting what do you think it could be??
Did you do a factory reset before taking it back?
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Rooting will not affect the signal or radio. Would suggest that, stay on stock ROM for a week or so and see if you get drop calls. If not, then try another ROM and if you get drop calls after that so it has to do with the ROM.
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Did you do a factory reset before taking it back?
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Yes I unrooted, factory reset and format internal sdcard just to be on the safe side. I didnt any personal stuff on there.
I had the same issue. Did the same thing you did step for step and rooted my new gsII and no problems. Musta just been a defect
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OnceUponA 0829 said:
I had the same issue. Did the same thing you did step for step and rooted my new gsII and no problems. Musta just been a defect
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Ok I will give it a try again because I really like my phone being rooted
Definitely root you get more pleasures of the phone that way but drop calls I would have changed roms to test another ROM out
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So I dropped my epic at work today and everything works, but now my display is tinted green. I'm on legendary. I know it's probably hardware issue and needs to be returned. Haven't reflashed or anything yet. Any advice?
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Odin phone back to ec05 stock , pull ur sd card out and take phone to sprint to check out. Do not show them ur sd card (because it will have clockworkmod). Don't even tell them ur phone was rooted. Just show them the problem and that's it. As long as u have total equipment protection, u should be fine.
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Sounds like you knocked the ribbon cable to the LCD loose if you have TEP let Sprint fix that for you.
Clockworkmod isn't on the SD card... it has its own partition on the onenand. I'm sure they wont care if you are rooted but just in case follow the restore the epic from the brink guide in the development section.
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marcusant said:
Clockworkmod isn't on the SD card... it has its own partition on the onenand. I'm sure they wont care if you are rooted but just in case follow the restore the epic from the brink guide in the development section.
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U just taught me something new.
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Pocketbob26 said:
So I dropped my epic at work today and everything works, but now my display is tinted green. I'm on legendary. I know it's probably hardware issue and needs to be returned. Haven't reflashed or anything yet. Any advice?
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Try a kernel that has voodoo color mods. You can control the RBG values.
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This color tint happened to me. Take it sprint and they'll fix it for free(if you have insurance). You don't have to Odin Sprint don't care about phones being Rooted.
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masaidjet said:
This color tint happened to me. Take it sprint and they'll fix it for free(if you have insurance). You don't have to Odin Sprint don't care about phones being Rooted.
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Keep in mind, not every store operates the same way. That's why its better to be cautious. The store by my house frowns on "rooted phones".
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Keep in mind, not every store operates the same way. That's why its better to be cautious. The store by my house frowns on "rooted phones".
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The store near me acts like they've been covered in acid. The tech won't go near them. I asked him why and he said that his training never covered the differences between rooted and non-rooted phones so he doesn't want to brick them and end up owing the store the money for a new phone to give to the customer. These are the same people who think it's alright and normal for my mother's phone to drop every other call. YMMV with Sprint stores, there are really good ones and really bad ones. Remember that if they treat you poorly there is no requirement for you ever to give them your business again.
Hey guys, I just want to thank everyone for all the advice! I Odin'd back to stock ec05 went to stock EI22 and brought it back to the sprint store. I was convinced it was a loose ribbon and that I dropped it, obviously, and told the rep. He responded we won't tell [the tech] them that. They said they needed it for 1 hour and a half.
I was hoping they would fix the phone and tell me what the problem was. They just replaced it with a new one (maybe refurbished :\ ). So I didn't get to find out the problem.
Judging by the way they handled it they probably weren't concerned if it was rooted
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Pocketbob26 said:
Hey guys, I just want to thank everyone for all the advice! I Odin'd back to stock ec05 went to stock EI22 and brought it back to the sprint store. I was convinced it was a loose ribbon and that I dropped it, obviously, and told the rep. He responded we won't tell [the tech] them that. They said they needed it for 1 hour and a half.
I was hoping they would fix the phone and tell me what the problem was. They just replaced it with a new one (maybe refurbished :\ ). So I didn't get to find out the problem.
Judging by the way they handled it they probably weren't concerned if it was rooted
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Exactly, it's a hardware screen issue rooting won't cause that. And that's why they wouldn't care.
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I just had to get a new screen. I took my phone in as is. Overclocked, rooted, cwm and all and no one said a thing.
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Pocketbob26 said:
So I dropped my epic at work today and everything works, but now my display is tinted green. I'm on legendary. I know it's probably hardware issue and needs to be returned. Haven't reflashed or anything yet. Any advice?
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LOL.. Hey did your phone screen look like a old school GameBoy Color??
I took my phone to Sprint to get it fixed for another issue.. and they gave it back to me like that.. I asked them about it and they said thats how I gave it to them.. they straight lied to my face..
I didnt give it back for them to fix it becauce I didnt want them to keep it for ANOTHER 3 IN A HALF HOURS..
Hey XDA Fam bam!
I have the T-mobile branded Note II and i'm experiencing the following problem:
Very weak signal.
Here's a little background. I rooted the phone and installed pmtr3 first V1 Rom and everything was perfect.
Then played around with other roms too and then the signal went every weak.
Then when I went back to pmtr3's first rom my signal did not improve. I would lose connection
everywhere. I replaced my tmo sim card, but I still experience this problem. I also went back to my stock nandroid backup, but it still did not help my signal problem.
Is there some sort of radio or modem I can flash? Am I the only one experiencing this problem?
I'm thinking it can be a hardware problem, but Idk. What input do you have my XDA fam bam?
sranimo said:
Hey XDA Fam bam!
I have the T-mobile branded Note II and i'm experiencing the following problem:
Very weak signal.
Here's a little background. I rooted the phone and installed pmtr3 first V1 Rom and everything was perfect.
Then played around with other roms too and then the signal went every weak.
Then when I went back to pmtr3's first rom my signal did not improve. I would lose connection
everywhere. I replaced my tmo sim card, but I still experience this problem. I also went back to my stock nandroid backup, but it still did not help my signal problem.
Is there some sort of radio or modem I can flash? Am I the only one experiencing this problem?
I'm thinking it can be a hardware problem, but Idk. What input do you have my XDA fam bam?
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I had this problem with my first note 2. I went to tmobile, got an exchange and now all is well.
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Thanks for your reply
nemesis93 said:
I had this problem with my first note 2. I went to tmobile, got an exchange and now all is well.
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Yeah, right now im about to do a odin factory restore thing. If it does not work, then i'm heading over and getting myself the phablet exchanged. Thanks nemesis!
Xda users are probably the reason for most handset returns....period. user error
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That may be the case for most, but not this time. I received my replacement and did the exact same thing to it. Turns out the original was a defective device. I'm enjoying my replacement Note II now
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I think that's what I'm going to have to do about mine.
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Xda users are probably the reason for most handset returns....period. user error
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Actually, I've processed hundreds of device exchanges/replacements/returns, and I guarantee you, less than 1% have even heard of xda. Assumption error.
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decalex said:
Actually, I've processed hundreds of device exchanges/replacements/returns, and I guarantee you, less than 1% have even heard of xda. Assumption error.
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Most problems FROM xda members devices are caused by user error. E.G. wrong roms. Not reading before doing stuff and trying to do too much. Its all over the forums. Maybe you havent read the same forum im talking about. Im talking about xda developers.
P.s. please no more pm's you are killing me. I try to read them but I just cant make it through some of them. I have to delete them.
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Most problems FROM xda members devices are caused by user error. E.G. wrong roms. Not reading before doing stuff and trying to do too much. Its all over the forums. Maybe you havent read the same forum im talking about. Im talking about xda developers.
P.s. please no more pm's you are killing me. I try to read them but I just cant make it through some of them. I have to delete them.
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Uh oh, well just in case, I saved them here:
http://pastebin.com/eUBHLqNY if anyone else is interested.
Well I waited in line for an hour at my tmo store and got a new sim card as they claimed that would solve the data issue. But I also made them process an exchange. So I should have my new one tuesday. No more rooting until the problems solved.
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Some how i lost connection and goes from H+ to E, and some times stays on grey bars.
Anyone konws why iam having data lost?
I have unlimited data plan. parandoid rom, i tried several rom and radios but no good needs i still have data drops.
Is this a recent development? Call T-Mobile to see if they're working on towers there.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Is this a recent development? Call T-Mobile to see if they're working on towers there.
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If IMEI is intact, it's a T-Mobile issue. I was replying to say that I've had this issue before, once. I was going to call them to complain, but it was fixed in under 24 hours.
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If IMEI is intact, it's a T-Mobile issue. I was replying to say that I've had this issue before, once. I was going to call them to complain, but it was fixed in under 24 hours.
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I think is towers issue I had that in mind too, imei issue not at the moment just data drops and it stays on Edge for long until I put airplane mode for a moment and switch it back that's when I get H+ back
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Yeah, either call support to confirm, or give it a day or two to see if it gets better.
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Happens to me here and there. sometimes I lose internet conection for 30min to and 1hour. I already called tmobile and told them bout it and how it started happening after they activated lte -.- they said its weird that it shouldn't be happening what should actually be happening is the data speeds geting faster. All they did is reset my data conection and gave me $5 credit for 6months:banghead:
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Well if it gets better soon that $5.isn't a bad deal!
Have you tried Odin flashing the Stock firmware? Wipe data to test clean? Try any other modems?
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Iv tried flashing stock via odin and it didn't help :/ so I called and got a replacement so far it hasn't happen anymore the thing that sucks is that the replacement I received is defective the home button is not sticking out how its supose to so I called and place another order but they are out of stock I kinda got upset when I was told I would have to wait like bout a week or so to receive my replacement so I asked if later on the road the home button started giveing me problems was I allowed to exchange for a replacement I wss told yes so I cancelled it cuz I could live with my phone like that not really a big thing
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Sometimes if you press the issue they will replace it with a comparable model. They certainly have the T999L in stock if you want to ask if that's a possibility. Dont expect it to work, but could be worth a shot...
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I called T-Mobile but they just reset the lines well that's what they said.
And nothing still the same data drops, iam going to try odin flash and I would see if that helps
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If the flash doesn't help, wait another day or two and call back if it doesnt improve. Tell them you'd like to have a help ticket escalated because their last attempts did not help. Just try to get them to put you in contact with a tech who has the ability to deal with things on a more specific level. Most likely you only got the first level of support. They don't have many permissions to deal with a lot of issues. A lot if them are told that account resets will fix everything it seems like!
Hopefully though, things will jusy improve as they work on towers and upgrades.
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I bought a phone of a guy and I manually activated the phone the calls work and data on the spot, I didn't have enough time to check the phone and found it it was rooted...anyways I got everything back to stock sprint rom and reset the counter...now there is no internet. I have a feeling that he probably had it hooked up to boost because the data was working on the old rom. I already tried the wipe carriers setting and clean install and reset the counter...
Does anyone know how to go back from Boost to sprint?
You activated it on sprint the first time and it worked? If so nothong wrong. Please give us the details in your about phone section.
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Did you enter the correct APN info? That's step one dude
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If you activated it and it worked fine rooted it sounds like the phone was ok. Maybe you took a wrong step in flashing back to stock. Try going through hand free activation ##72786# and see if that does anything for you.
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This sounds more like a phone issue and not that the guy ripped you off. If the phone cleared and activated correctly and now your having issues that's the risk you take when buying used. I recommend next time you buy on eBay or swappa to have a little protection after buying. Good luck.
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I need to take my phone up there because the phone is having problems with the battery and I've done everything I can. I have insurance on the phone and also have Android JB 4.1.2 and I'm rooted. Is there anyway to hide it or should I even care?
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ThaGreatest said:
I need to take my phone up there because the phone is having problems with the battery and I've done everything I can. I have insurance on the phone and also have Android JB 4.1.2 and I'm rooted. Is there anyway to hide it or should I even care?
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TriangleAway then Odin stock and factory reset if you can.
Do as said above by Aerowinder if possible, if not just play stupid.
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What will happen if I show up without doing that? I really just need input on what's wrong and what I can do to fix it unless they'll give a new one since my phone looks completely brand new.
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TriangleAway then Odin stock and factory reset if you can.
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Do as said above by Aerowinder if possible, if not just play stupid.
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Do you guys think they'll give me a new phone or anything because my phone is in mint condition. There's not a speck of damage on it.
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ThaGreatest said:
Do you guys think they'll give me a new phone or anything because my phone is in mint condition. There's not a speck of damage on it.
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I wouldn't know what happens if you're going through T-Mobile but I assume you'll be fine if you're polite and explain you don't know what's going on, insist you've been with T-Mobile because of their excellent support if they make a big deal about it. Asurion the insurance company working with T-Mobile will take it anyways because they just fix it and that's it and resell it. And because you pay a monthly bill they're making money off of you regardless and you still have to pay a deductible.
But you SHOULD really return to stock.
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If they see that the phone is rooted, they'll just simply do nothing for you. That's why people say "your warranty is now void".
Do what is mentioned above or take your chances and hope the T-Mobile rep that is assisting you doesn't check to see if the phone is rooted or check the flash counter.
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I most likely just try to extract some info from them so maybe I could fix it myself. I really don't want to pay them money for something not my fault.
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I was hoping not to do that being that I just had to do factory reset like 2 weeks ago and I hate reinstalling everything but I guess I have to do it. I get the stock version from DocHolidays thread, right?
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I get it from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687 right?
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That should do the trick. And if you're on a stock build now, you may not have to factory reset, backup anyway.
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That should do the trick. And if you're on a stock build now, you may not have to factory reset, backup anyway.
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I'm on the root66 version
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Oh, simple enough then! Just go to SuperSU and unroot.
You could even try to temp unroot if you think that's all you'd need to do to hide it.
Befire you unroot though, do you have a custom recovery or kernel installed? If not, then run triangle away, then unroot. If you do, reflash root66, then use TA and unroot.
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ThaGreatest said:
I need to take my phone up there because the phone is having problems with the battery and I've done everything I can. I have insurance on the phone and also have Android JB 4.1.2 and I'm rooted. Is there anyway to hide it or should I even care?
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What's the problem with the battery?
I like the features I get with my stock build, but I'm considering a root for better control over my apps, (Greenify, permission control) so this thread seems like a relevant question.
Is Triangle Away and unrooting all it takes to make it appear that I haven't done anything?
The warranty issue is the only thing stopping me, it's saved me a bunch in the past...
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OutlawV said:
I like the features I get with my stock build, but I'm considering a root for better control over my apps, (Greenify, permission control) so this thread seems like a relevant question.
Is Triangle Away and unrooting all it takes to make it appear that I haven't done anything?
The warranty issue is the only thing stopping me, it's saved me a bunch in the past...
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If done in the correct order with no custom recovery or custom kernel, yes that should be all you have to do.
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I rooted my phone once, but I will never do it again after what happened. Last year I rooted my GS3 and about a week later, my local T-Mobile store called my phone unexpectedly. The guy on the other end told me I was due for a price drop, but I would have to come into the T-Mobile store to sign the paperwork before it would take effect. 2 days later I stopped in to get the discount on my monthly payment. The T-Mobile employee said he would have to look at my phone just to verify that it was the correct serial number. He went into the back room and said he would be back in a few minutes. 10 minutes later, a police officer walks in the store and asks my name. I'm totally freaked out wondering what the deal is. He asks me to turn around a puts hand cuffs on me. The officer told me I was under arrested and being charged with "rooting a mobile device". I was booked and released, but I would watch what you do to your phone. Good luck.
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LOL!!!
I'm not even sure how to react to that!
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Just be careful... The terms of my probation are to never visit XDA, so I'm really just telling what can happen.
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dave2metz said:
I rooted my phone once, but I will never do it again after what happened. Last year I rooted my GS3 and about a week later, my local T-Mobile store called my phone unexpectedly. The guy on the other end told me I was due for a price drop, but I would have to come into the T-Mobile store to sign the paperwork before it would take effect. 2 days later I stopped in to get the discount on my monthly payment. The T-Mobile employee said he would have to look at my phone just to verify that it was the correct serial number. He went into the back room and said he would be back in a few minutes. 10 minutes later, a police officer walks in the store and asks my name. I'm totally freaked out wondering what the deal is. He asks me to turn around a puts hand cuffs on me. The officer told me I was under arrested and being charged with "rooting a mobile device". I was booked and released, but I would watch what you do to your phone. Good luck.
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Rooting a device isn't illegal. They can kiss my ring. Think about it, if it was illegal why are root apps allowed on Google Play? And also, why is XDA not been shut down?
Methinks something else happened there. Maybe you voided their warranty and tried getting a discount which may be against the rules. Or something. But I know for a fact this is legal. Unlocking is a different story however.
So my advice, root on my brothers it's the only damn freedom we have left here in America.
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