ninedragons
Newbie
Hi everybody! (in my best Dr. Nick voice),
I've been linked to this forum a few times over the past few years and figured I'd join. I waited a bit to introduce myself because the initial name I'd picked was almost identical to another user's name, and I wanted to avoid any confusion (thanks, Phases!).
Anyway, about me; I'm not a newbie to Android, forums, or technology in general. I've rooted every phone I've owned, flashed every ROM and OC kernel I could find for each device, including a few that you can't find. I'm certainly not Steve Kondik, but I know enough to help most people work through a problem or certain tweaks that arise when rooting. When I have time, I like to hang out in the IRC chat rooms to pay knowledge forward, get advice myself, or just have a conversation. I look forward to being a member here, the people seem like a friendly bunch, for the most part.
Most of my knowledge involves Verizon phones, as they are my carrier, although I have had, or still have phones from other carriers, mostly so I could try out another carrier, and also giving me an excuse to try out a particular phone.
There are a few things that I don't do regardless of AF rules, even "in real life":
1) I don't help anyone with tethering. Ever. This has nothing to do with stealing and everything to do with people who want to tether their phone to their PCs, XBOX 360, PS3, laptops, blu-ray player, TV, and if they could, their toaster. I REFUSE to help anyone jam up the networks I'm trying to use because they didn't want to shell out a few extra dollars a week for a home ISP. I know AF has rules against this, but I don't want any IMs or emails asking about it. You will just be ignored and likely reported to a mod.
2) Sideloading stolen apps. I absolutely refuse this on the basis that it IS stealing. If you like an app, buy it! If there is a dev making apps that you use and enjoy, support them! DON'T rip them off! I personally know a couple of devs who stopped developing on Android because there were more pirated versions of their apps running around than legitimately obtained apps.
With all of that said, I look forward to being part of the community, passing along what I know, hopefully learning some new tricks ,and maybe making a few new friends along the way.
See you in the forums!
I've been linked to this forum a few times over the past few years and figured I'd join. I waited a bit to introduce myself because the initial name I'd picked was almost identical to another user's name, and I wanted to avoid any confusion (thanks, Phases!).
Anyway, about me; I'm not a newbie to Android, forums, or technology in general. I've rooted every phone I've owned, flashed every ROM and OC kernel I could find for each device, including a few that you can't find. I'm certainly not Steve Kondik, but I know enough to help most people work through a problem or certain tweaks that arise when rooting. When I have time, I like to hang out in the IRC chat rooms to pay knowledge forward, get advice myself, or just have a conversation. I look forward to being a member here, the people seem like a friendly bunch, for the most part.
Most of my knowledge involves Verizon phones, as they are my carrier, although I have had, or still have phones from other carriers, mostly so I could try out another carrier, and also giving me an excuse to try out a particular phone.
There are a few things that I don't do regardless of AF rules, even "in real life":
1) I don't help anyone with tethering. Ever. This has nothing to do with stealing and everything to do with people who want to tether their phone to their PCs, XBOX 360, PS3, laptops, blu-ray player, TV, and if they could, their toaster. I REFUSE to help anyone jam up the networks I'm trying to use because they didn't want to shell out a few extra dollars a week for a home ISP. I know AF has rules against this, but I don't want any IMs or emails asking about it. You will just be ignored and likely reported to a mod.
2) Sideloading stolen apps. I absolutely refuse this on the basis that it IS stealing. If you like an app, buy it! If there is a dev making apps that you use and enjoy, support them! DON'T rip them off! I personally know a couple of devs who stopped developing on Android because there were more pirated versions of their apps running around than legitimately obtained apps.
With all of that said, I look forward to being part of the community, passing along what I know, hopefully learning some new tricks ,and maybe making a few new friends along the way.
See you in the forums!
