Sprint had God awful signal reliability in my area at the moment
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Yes but it won't do you much good.
The speeds are just as slow. At least, in my experience. There is no charge.
If your speeds are god awful, you can try to force roam, but there you enter murky waters.
Ur good with domestic but ur going to be running on 1x so it's still going to be slow only option would be to flash a prl that supports Verizon 3g but excessive use can get u the letter from sprint kicking u out of ur contract
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luigi311 said:
Ur good with domestic but ur going to be running on 1x so it's still going to be slow only option would be to flash a prl that supports Verizon 3g but excessive use can get u the letter from sprint kicking u out of ur contract
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Which could be desirable to the OP.
Maybe you are going through Network Vision?
luigi311 said:
Ur good with domestic but ur going to be running on 1x so it's still going to be slow only option would be to flash a prl that supports Verizon 3g but excessive use can get u the letter from sprint kicking u out of ur contract
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And that might not be such a bad thing
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And that might not be such a bad thing
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No, but it's not really a thing XDA is super-friendly about discussing at times.
Anyway, it's safe to do so, but unless you're on a corporate account you'll be limited to 1xRTT, and Sprint's service will still pull ahead of Verizon's 1X speeds most of the time. Killing off the Sprint proxy servers coded into your EPST settings tends to be a safer bet for a speed boost, although it's hardly magic.
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Basicly im not talking about roaming. I just want to know if somehow I can trick my phone into using Verizon's towers as home towers. Roaming works but phone still uses Sprint towers as its base.
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Best you could do is load a Verizon PRL which isn't the best solution for most people. Aside from that - no.
hmmm..not be mean but thats like saying i have a 9mm gun would it be possible to put ak47 ammo in it and go. Wont happen.
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Hey guys someone offered me a samsung captivate for 50 bucks n it looked nice but its At&t and im a tmobile user ..................so even if unlocked the highest speed internet i can get without wifi is only 2g and edge right...........
P.s will that be enough for facebook/netflix?
thanks in advance
Edge is what u will get.
Facebook....yep, but probably really slow.
Netflix...i would say nope, because of the slow data transfer speed.
But in the end, it is whatever u r willing to tolerate.
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Edge is what u will get.
Facebook....yep, but probably really slow.
Netflix...i would say nope, because of the slow data transfer speed.
But in the end, it is whatever u r willing to tolerate.
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As he said very slow. I used my captivate on Walmart family mobile which is powered by T-Mobile and it made me want to gouge my eyes out it was so slow... But they did throttle data speeds on that plan so you might have better luck.
Also if you decide to try it anyway and are a brave soul when it comes to tinkering there is a thread somewhere in here on a DIY unlock for the captivate. I can verify that it works as I've done it myself but I suggest backing up your efs folder first.
I have the thread bookmarked on my PC so I could link it for you later if you're interested.
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4-2ndtwin said:
Edge is what u will get.
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Will the recent refarming of their network help us out like the iPhone users that have also been stuck on EDGE?
topshot said:
Will the recent refarming of their network help us out like the iPhone users that have also been stuck on EDGE?
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My captivate is picking up 3g in my area..by the way my area is reformed..I know because my cousin now picks up 3g on his iPhone 3gs
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My captivate is picking up 3g in my area..by the way my area is reformed..I know because my cousin now picks up 3g on his iPhone 3gs
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Which radio are you on?
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Which radio are you on?
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I was on the stock radio since my phone I bought with 2.2 then rooted...right now the radio us XJVT or something like that but no matter what radio it still picks up 3g cause like I said my area is reformed already
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I'm going ahead and picking up a Vibrant pretty cheap tonight so I don't have to worry about it. Who knows how long it may be before everything is 3G? My Cappy can be a backup.
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jonathan413 said:
My captivate is picking up 3g in my area..by the way my area is reformed..I know because my cousin now picks up 3g on his iPhone 3gs
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I have a Samsung I897 and I going to use Walmart Family Plan soon what did you use for APN and MMS
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Los Angeles area. I work in the valley paicoma, and there's good lte connection there..I had the iPhone 5 and I would get lte, then I switch to galaxy note 2 and I would also get lte, now I'm using the HTC one and I don't get lte, does anyone knows if there's a fix....thanks in advance
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Doesn't get as in you can't connect?
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I only get 3g...but I should be getting lte....does the prl has to do anything
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I am in the same boat as you. I am in the LA area, and I had good signal in my neighborhood too. However, I can't connect with LTE either, even when I stand next to the tower.
The most weird thing is: I went to the store fore return. When I hit the store, my phone works with LTE outside of the store. I have to go home. Now my phone still has no LTE connection.
It looks like that it is Sprint or HTC software issue. I had no clue what to do though.
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I only get 3g...but I should be getting lte....does the prl has to do anything
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I had same problem in Atlanta returned one same thing after a couple of pro updates 4g started working just give it a little time it will start to connect after a few updates
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Los Angeles area. I work in the valley paicoma, and there's good lte connection there..I had the iPhone 5 and I would get lte, then I switch to galaxy note 2 and I would also get lte, now I'm using the HTC one and I don't get lte, does anyone knows if there's a fix....thanks in advance
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Call Sprint customer care and have them check your UICC ID under settings/about/phone identity. I had exchanged my phone and this number didn't update and caused me to not get 4g when others had it. Its the same number as your SIM ID and is required to match your phone. Seems to be a common issue with setting up the HTC One since is has a SIM Card. They may argue with you that its for International only....tell them I understand that but you have seen others with this problem and that their UICC ID numbers did not match on the account and that its required to make 4g work.
Ok, thanks
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Same here ..I had an exchange ..ever since then 4g hasn't switched on once ...I live in Raleigh / Durham area and while not covered there are plenty of areas with 4g and never seen it once ...I called and asked if it could have anything to do with my exchange and SIM card and they said no ..figured they might of been wrong
firmbiz94 said:
Same here ..I had an exchange ..ever since then 4g hasn't switched on once ...I live in Raleigh / Durham area and while not covered there are plenty of areas with 4g and never seen it once ...I called and asked if it could have anything to do with my exchange and SIM card and they said no ..figured they might of been wrong
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Yea you have to call them with confidence that you know what the issues are. And in markets they have not launched yet just explain that data is very bad on this phone and you get a lot of dropped calls. Then just ask them to please verify the numbers on your account with the phone....and especially the UICC ID.
I live in LA as well, and I only get LTE in a few different specific areas. Should I call them to make sure all of my numbers are correct? Is there anything else I can do?
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Yea you have to call them with confidence that you know what the issues are. And in markets they have not launched yet just explain that data is very bad on this phone and you get a lot of dropped calls. Then just ask them to please verify the numbers on your account with the phone....and especially the UICC ID.
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Thank you sir after jumping through the typical refresh reboot bs the lady finally listened to me and compared my SIM id# and it didn't match ..presto...I now have 15mbs down. Much appreciated
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I live in LA as well, and I only get LTE in a few different specific areas. Should I call them to make sure all of my numbers are correct? Is there anything else I can do?
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PM me your zip code(s) of where you use your phone the most. I will send you a map of those areas and the towers that are upgraded. Not everything is complete there.
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Thank you sir after jumping through the typical refresh reboot bs the lady finally listened to me and compared my SIM id# and it didn't match ..presto...I now have 15mbs down. Much appreciated
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That's awesome to hear......glad it worked for ya!
90065 zip code
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I called sprint today, and they confirmed
The uicc I'd #, and it was correct on there system. ...what they have me do was to remove the SIM card, turn off the phone, put back the SIM card in, turn on the phone, update profile & prl. After doing this after 5 mins it showed the 4g on my phone, only for about 5sec.....then it went back to 3g....this was a good sign tho* .. I'm going to try it tommarrow at work since over there there's a steady lte connection...hope it works
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I called sprint today, and they confirmed
The uicc I'd #, and it was correct on there system. ...what they have me do was to remove the SIM card, turn off the phone, put back the SIM card in, turn on the phone, update profile & prl. After doing this after 5 mins it showed the 4g on my phone, only for about 5sec.....then it went back to 3g....this was a good sign tho* .. I'm going to try it tommarrow at work since over there there's a steady lte connection...hope it works
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Well if not you can always do an Insurance replacement if you have it. There is always a chance you have a bad radio.
slayer69,
Could you please send me the map a zip 90703? Thanks a lot,
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Well if not you can always do an Insurance replacement if you have it. There is always a chance you have a bad radio.
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Would love to see a map of 02664. Sprint coverage map says fair lte, im lucky to see any 3g.
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slayer69,
Could you please send me the map a zip 90703? Thanks a lot,
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ajd88 said:
Would love to see a map of 02664. Sprint coverage map says fair lte, im lucky to see any 3g.
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Sent PM to both of you. :highfive:
Thank you very much
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Sent PM to both of you. :highfive:
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I know this doesn't sound possible hell I Dont believe it myself but I am in LittleRock Arkansas where Sprint has NO 4g, I'm up here at work bored so I flash the 1000 Verizon prl, I unlock my SIM card (don't think that mattered , I didn't put a SIM card in). I forced roaming on my phone and I about had a heart attack when the 4g showed in my notification bar!! I thought it may be wrong but I ran some speed test with and without it. The catch is I lost voice. How is this possible?
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When u get it again go to the 4g settings it should tell u some info
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Highly doubt it... Verizon is operating LTE on 700 mhz (the latest article I saw was that in 2015 they will plan to shift some EVDO to LTE on 1900). The Sprint HTC One only supports LTE on 1900.
Just because Sprint hasn't officially announced LTE in that area doesn't mean they haven't been doing the update. They have a ton of location that have spotty (and even complete) LTE coverage that aren't even officially on the LTE list.
The n.ispsn is something new also.
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Just because Sprint hasn't officially announced LTE in that area doesn't mean they haven't been doing the update. They have a ton of location that have spotty (and even complete) LTE coverage that aren't even officially on the LTE list.
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If this is in fact true, how come I can't get it on Sprint PRL?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_frequencies
4G Verizon Wireless 700 MHz, 1700/2100 MHz (Planned)
It is physically impossible for the Sprint HTC One to use Verizon LTE... The Sprint HTC One doesn't even have a radio chip for 700 mhz, let alone LTE on 800 mhz.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...ummer-start-selling-aws-friendly-phones-soon/
Verizon currently operates its LTE network exclusively on Band 13 (in the 700MHz range), a band it controls nationwide.
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Verizon has indicated it plans to use AWS spectrum to augment its existing LTE network, which runs on its 700 MHz spectrum.
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If this is in fact true, how come I can't get it on Sprint PRL?
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i have the same thing on my phone and my prl is 55015
you are connecting to sprint 4g
Come on man....yes ive tried it. I only get 3g when on Spring's PRL. It's also strange that I lost voice when forced roaming.
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Congratulations sir you work now has 4G : )))
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Congratulations sir you work now has 4G : )))
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Lol! Look I'm not saying it's undoubtedly Verizon's 4g, I'm just saying that normally I Dont get 4G even when forcing roam. I flash the modded Verizon Prl still no 4g. I force roaming and boom 4g and no voice.
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I've played with some different PRL's some allow 4g, some don't. But on all the ones that allows it I can't download apps from the app store. Updating my profile loses 4g until the reboot.
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Lol! Look I'm not saying it's undoubtedly Verizon's 4g, I'm just saying that normally I Dont get 4G even when forcing roam. I flash the modded Verizon Prl still no 4g. I force roaming and boom 4g and no voice.
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Can you link me to that PRL? I'll give it a shot. Sprint has no 4G here so it will be a good test.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267893
It's the 0001 prl
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I've played with some different PRL's some allow 4g, some don't. But on all the ones that allows it I can't download apps from the app store. Updating my profile loses 4g until the reboot.
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Force roaming causing 4G detection isn't anything new, actually. If you put the device into LTE mode only, it achieves something similar. The device would much rather stay on Sprint service if at all possible and will take a weak LTE signal if it can (even if it would normally prefer a nearby Sprint tower providing 3G coverage).
The speeds you've posted are in-line with a Sprint 4G test/slow rollout and would frankly be rather laughable on Verizon's 4G network-- if we get around the obvious hurtle that it is not physically possible for your phone to pick up Verizon's LTE, full stop.
Eliminate what's impossible (by hardware) and we have a series of at least possible alternatives.
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It's the 0001 prl
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Oh, *that* one. I used to use it all the time until it stopped giving me Verizon 3G. Now all I get with it is 1x. I would try it, but I'm running 4.3 now and don't want to nandroid back to a Sense ROM just to confirm that it's not working.
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Lol! Look I'm not saying it's undoubtedly Verizon's 4g, I'm just saying that normally I Dont get 4G even when forcing roam. I flash the modded Verizon Prl still no 4g. I force roaming and boom 4g and no voice.
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Sprint 4G on initial release in an area or an a tower is very wonky. It's off and on, slow and only works at a short range. Just be patient and you will get it really soon. They just activated it in a couple areas where I live also. They tend to put them near Sprint Corp stores.
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The speeds you've posted are in-line with a Sprint 4G test/slow rollout and would frankly be rather laughable on Verizon's 4G network-- if we get around the obvious hurtle that it is not physically possible for your phone to pick up Verizon's LTE, full stop.
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It's probably Sprint I just can't [email protected]$king believe it. As impossible as my theory sounded, I thought it was more probable than Sprint bringing 4g to Arkansas. Here are some more speeds. I honestly don't know how they compare to Verizon's, I just wanted to show I got some consistent 9-10 range before it went to ****...
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It's probably Sprint I just can't [email protected]$king believe it. As impossible as my theory sounded, I thought it was more probable than Sprint bringing 4g to Arkansas. Here are some more speeds. I honestly don't know how they compare to Verizon's, I just wanted to show I got some consistent 9-10 range before it went to ****...
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Why is it unbelievable that Sprint is bringing 4g to Arkansas... They HAVE TO do the NV update on every single tower that broadcasts Sprint Signal. It is cheap as dirt to just add the LTE hardware into the NV station once the NV upgrade is completed. This is a nation wide requirement since they are about to do some wonky ass things on the 1900 MHz PCS bands (when they start to reallocate their allowed bandwidth to different techs, it is an across the board FCC license).
I'm from Arkansas too and have been keeping up with the 4G there because that's where I travel to every chance I get. Jonesboro has sprint lte and it's been planned for little rock and Fayetteville to get it for months. It was only a matter of which day. I'm surprised it took them this long. But it was expected. I'm so happy to hear this wonderful news
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Ok so i got the termination letter from sprint for roaming 2 much... Can I activate this phone on t-movil and if so do I need to do anything to it?? Already unlocked and rooted!!!
Any help will be appreciated
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drkcreator said:
Ok so i got the termination letter from sprint for roaming 2 much... Can I activate this phone on t-movil and if so do I need to do anything to it?? Already unlocked and rooted!!!
Any help will be appreciated
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Retracted. Didnt read correctly.
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Ok so i got the termination letter from sprint for roaming 2 much... Can I activate this phone on t-movil and if so do I need to do anything to it?? Already unlocked and rooted!!!
Any help will be appreciated
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no way.. this is a cdma phone tmobile is gsm
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no way.. this is a cdma phone tmobile is gsm
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COME ON.
When you know you have no idea what you're talking about, just don't respond.
OP, yes, you can do it. If you unlock it, get a sim card, the phone will work, will get data, will make calls on Tmobile.
It will not get LTE, only 3g. I believe there's something to do with Tmobile's upgrading towers to support different frequencies, so you should look into/inquire about that.
But yes, it will work to some capacity.
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COME ON.
When you know you have no idea what you're talking about, just don't respond.
OP, yes, you can do it. If you unlock it, get a sim card, the phone will work, will get data, will make calls on Tmobile.
It will not get LTE, only 3g. I believe there's something to do with Tmobile's upgrading towers to support different frequencies, so you should look into/inquire about that.
But yes, it will work to some capacity.
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Thanks alot man I'll look into it :thumbup:
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Correct. You will not get LTE with Tmobile. Because TMobile uses the 1700 frequncy for LTE which is AKA LTE Band 4. But you might be able to get HSPA+ 4G on the 1900 freq in refarmed areas.
I believe the Sprint HTC ONE doesn't have 1700.
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Ok so i got the termination letter from sprint for roaming 2 much... Can I activate this phone on t-movil and if so do I need to do anything to it?? Already unlocked and rooted!!!
Any help will be appreciated
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I have received 2 termination notices in the past 3 years. Each time saying they were going to terminate my account due to excessive roaming. I continued to roam no less than I ever have and my account has never been cancelled. Just curious to see if anyone has actually been cancelled or if they just threaten.
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I have received 2 termination notices in the past 3 years. Each time saying they were going to terminate my account due to excessive roaming. I continued to roam no less than I ever have and my account has never been cancelled. Just curious to see if anyone has actually been cancelled or if they just threaten.
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There have been many users here that have been kicked for that (most on purpose)
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