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[Aixelsyd]

bizzshow said:

ok ive followed this since the day it was posted. now it makes me wonder did they enable the feature or has it been disabled what, guess ill hold off. im currently undecided on picking this up. just hope its not true for Motorola

It is in fact in use and more then likely will be on all future devices. the only device it was never put in use on was the Droid and that was a specific arrangement between the 3 companies involved so the device could be released when it needed to be. Be that as it may I've seen it in action and many bricked ( Droid 2's and Droid X's) units already.

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[bizzshow]

so your confirming that the droidx does have the efuse that is set to trip if you load something not signed by motorola

[Aixelsyd]

bizzshow said:

so your confirming that the droidx does have the efuse that is set to trip if you load something not signed by motorola

Yes I am going of my last conversation with my contact as of a couple of days ago.

[bizzshow]

cool will avoid this phone like the plague thx for the confirmation

[Scoob]

I was seriously considering this phone. Thanks for the heads up. Guess I'll buy an iPhone instead. Just need to get some of that magical iTape to stop the death grip effect.

[bizzshow]

no iphone but ill pick up the galaxy s instead

[Aixelsyd]

you guys IMO are being way to paranoid about it. It will get cracked I'm sure, it is just a matter of time is all. Corp america can do whatever they want to block things but where there is a will there is a way and I'm sure there are plenty of folks out here who will do whatever it takes to crack it so it can get thrown in Motos face. That said don't be throwing in the towel just yet. heck the device just released today so we all IMO need to take a step back and give it some time.

[R1Lover]

Then I would think they would have broken the droid version overseas then by now no?

[hijackerjack]

R1Lover said:

Then I would think they would have broken the droid version overseas then by now no?

They arent as smart as us :DDD jkjkjk. haha.

[bizzshow]

I'm not being paranoid i have a lot of faith in the hacking community but i don't want to be stuck in the same position as milestone users. we will see if they can get root and everything bye sept i might jump much later i might as well wait for a super device.

[hijackerjack]

bizzshow said:

I'm not being paranoid i have a lot of faith in the hacking community but i don't want to be stuck in the same position as milestone users. we will see if they can get root and everything bye sept i might jump much later i might as well wait for a super device.

Have you ever held a Droid X? Its like love that first Droid... lmao

[bizzshow]

yes it really is i played with one and despite how much i want it i really dont want to be stuck like the milestone. so the lesser of the two evils is to wait and see if it gets rooted bootloader hacked i will get it. but this phone isnt enough for me to stay content for to long i really get bored with devices

[oldman_58]

Now that Pandora's box is open, why not BRICK cars as well if you put a non-GM (or ford or Toyota etc.) part on your car.

I think every component on the car including tires should have a device embedded to alert the main CPU a non-authorized part has been introduced and shut down the CPU to disallow starting until said component is replaced by a factory authorized mechanic.

BS, The new Android MOTO will go the way of the dodo bird and MotoBlur and RAZR.

I expect after a few phones get bricked, not from tampering but from errors caused my market programs there will be a class action lawsuit, but unfortunately with the high courts being owned by the highest bidder, it is likely the course of action will fail.

But a full on Boycott will make a nice size dent in Motorola and Big Red bank account's. Better yet to GNU/GPL folks should sue since both Motorola and Verizon are making a lot of money off of the past hard work from the Open Source folks.

I ordered the phone and canceled out of conscience, the lady at Verizon indicated we had no business adding anything to their phone, I had to remind her who (would have) owned the hardware and I escalated my complaint to the Executive customer support group.:pissed

Without owning the phone I really do not have a reason to Complain, but the very Idea a company can destroy personal property just chafes my butt raw.:ef:

But I am looking for another Cell phone Carrier, I travel all over the US, seems AT&T and Verizon are the only games in town... Who would you recommend

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[hijackerjack]

bizzshow said:

yes it really is i played with one and despite how much i want it i really dont want to be stuck like the milestone. so the lesser of the two evils is to wait and see if it gets rooted bootloader hacked i will get it. but this phone isnt enough for me to stay content for to long i really get bored with devices

Yeah. I understand you man. Im the same way. I got bored of my droid in January... even after rooting. Then all kinds of ROMs came out (Bugless Beast) and i got back into Droid and never left :) Im getting the Droid X just to keep me occupied haha. Droid 1 will ALWAYS be my love. haha

[bizzshow]

yeah I've been off and on with the droid its a great phone the dev community is great. but i fear their wont be much other than great hardware to keep me after a month or so. without root and an unlocked bootloader

[bizzshow]

But I am looking for another Cell phone Carrier, I travel all over the US, seems AT&T and Verizon are the only games in town... Who would you recommend

honestly your kinda stuck with both they both lock devices down in different ways. if you like att get the captivate. its already been rooted, plus the specs arent bad. if your on vzw who good luck

Edited by bizzshow, 15 July 2010 - 12:19 PM.
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[j3tblk]

New signature is ready:
"I refuse to use eFuse"

[j3tblk]

hijackerjack said:

So far, Stephen Bird (aka Birdman) thinks he found an unlock for the bootloader. Hes trying to get people to donate money for him to buy a Droid X lol. Check his twitter.. (its like mrweeeeedbirdman) Hes made like $110 so far.

I haven't seen anything from this guy that holds water. He makes claims via Twitter like "Droid X already rooted" with nothing to back it up. I'm not donating a thing to that guy. He might be the best dev we've got but once you start announcing things that smell fishy a mile and a month away I'm calling BS. No thanks

[hijackerjack]

j3tblk said:

I haven't seen anything from this guy that holds water. He makes claims via Twitter like "Droid X already rooted" with nothing to back it up. I'm not donating a thing to that guy. He might be the best dev we've got but once you start announcing things that smell fishy a mile and a month away I'm calling BS. No thanks

Its ok... i lied :) hahahahaha

[theteflondon]

I went to the store and played with the droid x today and was all set to change my order from incredible which is still on backorder to the droid x i like both phones almost equally then happened to find out about this DAMN EFUSE BULLSHIT! Call me Mr Incredible I don't care how long i have to wait!