The Last Review Will Have to Read, BriefMobile - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

http://briefmobile.com/samsung-epic-4g-touch-review
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GPS test? I have to add something more to post.

Silent25r said:
GPS test? I have to add something more to post.
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Dang it...lmao, I tested it and everything. I forgot to add it

"The thinnest, lightest, and largest 4G device out in America, and it is coming exclusively to Sprint."
This part seems a bit hyperbolic.

WhiteZero said:
"The thinnest, lightest, and largest 4G device out in America, and it is coming exclusively to Sprint."
This part seems a bit hyperbolic.
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Actually that is not. That is all true. Hyperboles only apply to opinions anyways, I was stating facts.
THe review has been updated with a GPS section.

Great review sir, thank you.

Korey_Nicholson said:
Actually that is not. That is all true. Hyperboles only apply to opinions anyways, I was stating facts.
THe review has been updated with a GPS section.
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Wdm .. If I order tomorrow thru the phone can I pay extra for over night shipping or does sprint just do ground shipping?
All stores in my area don't have a single phone...
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iSaint said:
Wdm .. If I order tomorrow thru the phone can I pay extra for over night shipping or does sprint just do ground shipping?
All stores in my area don't have a single phone...
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If you have a corporate Sprint store they will have them tomorrow. I can assure you of that. If you order online or through telesales they can do overnight shipping for $12 extra.

Korey_Nicholson said:
If you have a corporate Sprint store they will have them tomorrow. I can assure you of that. If you order online or through telesales they can do overnight shipping for $12 extra.
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100th Thanks !
Now that i know i can get it by Saturday if i order over the phone ... im happy ..
[sigh of relief]
.... Time to wank i guess ...

iSaint said:
100th Thanks !
Now that i know i can get it by Saturday if i order over the phone ... im happy ..
[sigh of relief]
.... Time to wank i guess ...
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Time to fap

Its a very good review. I RT'd it.
Posted by Mr. Z's Epic 4G Touch+Keyboard

Great review I will be heading to the Sprint store at 9:00am

ilostmypistons said:
Great review I will be heading to the Sprint store at 9:00am
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I would had to my local sprint store, but they open at 10 and I have class until 2.
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Korey_Nicholson said:
I would had to my local sprint store, but they open at 10 and I have class until 2.
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Booo
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Got mine!

Just got my Epic 4G Touch! I called around, the Corp retailers all said no but the Sprint Communications store (reseller) said, "if it activates, sure."
Yay!
/jealous
i will be picking mine up today, cost me an extra $14 to get it here today
I cant even find a place to know what im talking about. They all keep trying to sell me a damn epic
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xlGmanlx said:
i will be picking mine up today, cost me an extra $14 to get it here today
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From where?
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I got a call from Sprint around noon that my phone was in and I may get it tomorrow at 9am, but my buddy never got his pre-order call. He called the store and they said they already have all the phones and we are both welcome to stop by on our way home tonight and get the phone! WOOT!
This was an official Sprint store, not a 3rd-party Sprint store.
Posting from mine right now!!!!
sent from my damn EPIC TOUCH 4G!!!!
Success100 said:
Posting from mine right now!!!!
sent from my damn EPIC TOUCH 4G!!!!
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Damn you who got your hands on it early! Lol
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JohnCorleone said:
Damn you who got your hands on it early! Lol
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Perks of being an ex employee! !!
sent from my damn EPIC TOUCH 4G!!!!
Posting from mine now too. This phone freaking ROCKS! But wow, its slippery. Thin i.will need a case for it
Posting from mine now too!
If the store got them in early, they were told to sell.I love serving cars XD...."they are in, come get when you want"
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This comes with Android 2.3.4, right ?
Can somebody please check for me if "DSLR Controller" shows up in Market on the device ? If so, this device has full USB host out of the box (both kernel and API)
Chainfire said:
This comes with Android 2.3.4, right ?
Can somebody please check for me if "DSLR Controller" shows up in Market on the device ? If so, this device has full USB host out of the box (both kernel and API)
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With all the devs that are possibly getting this phone I think im gonna jizz my pants lol please get this phone Chainfire, I love your apps
theduce102 said:
With all the devs that are possibly getting this phone I think im gonna jizz my pants lol please get this phone Chainfire, I love your apps
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I already have the (original) SGS2... I can't get the Epic 4G Touch because Sprint doesn't exist in my country

Hopefully moving to the Epic Touch.

Some of you might remember me from the original Epic and my roms and work there.
I will hopefully be able to switch to the Epic Touch since I've had three replacements on my Nexus S 4G.
Going to try the store today and see what happens.
The zImage shouldn't be that hard to pull..
i dont think they put the epic touch on the wel exchange list yet, at least what my buddy thats a store manager said when i bought this on thursday told me.
hope you can get it to go thru though! good luck buddy
Success100 said:
i dont think they put the epic touch on the wel exchange list yet, at least what my buddy thats a store manager said when i bought this on thursday told me.
hope you can get it to go thru though! good luck buddy
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Well, I've been asking them to bump my upgrade up and I'll just pay the contract price for whatever device I want. Hopefully, that or I can just give them the cost of the Epic Touch.
I really want to port my ROMs over, and Sense.
Bubby!!
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Hello there!
bubby323 said:
Well, I've been asking them to bump my upgrade up and I'll just pay the contract price for whatever device I want. Hopefully, that or I can just give them the cost of the Epic Touch.
I really want to port my ROMs over, and Sense.
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Let me know if that works and how much that will cost. I don't know if I can wait for my online order anymore lol
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Yeah bubby!
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Anybody know of the terms of the Sprint Well Program? I hate to drive all the way to a city an hour and a half away and be turned away. The phone has been replaced 3 times in 2 weeks, and the issues noted on the account.
bubby323 said:
Anybody know of the terms of the Sprint Well Program? I hate to drive all the way to a city an hour and a half away and be turned away. The phone has been replaced 3 times in 2 weeks, and the issues noted on the account.
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Call them and ask... I would do that first.. Just be really nice and see if that works.. Hope that helps... Glad to see devs already moving to this phone
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deano0714 said:
Call them and ask... I would do that first.. Just be really nice and see if that works.. Hope that helps... Glad to see devs already moving to this phone
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I've been in constant contact with them for the past 2-3 weeks on the issue, not even looking to get a different phone, just one that works, but now they don't want to do anything for me since I've already had 3 replacements, the phone should 'already work by now'.
bubby323 said:
I really want to port... ...Sense.
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This makes us friends. Yay for you!
AbsolutZeroGI said:
This makes us friends. Yay for you!
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I ported it to the Nexus S 4G.
bubby323 said:
I ported it to the Nexus S 4G.
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Nice! The more devs the merrier!
Nice. Hopefully u get an epic!
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This has worked for me before! They let me upgrade early and at a ridiculous price! And every since they forced this upgrade my upgrade eligibility renews every month now lol.
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Can I get the download link? I don't see it there
bubby323 said:
I ported it to the Nexus S 4G.
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castro08 said:
Can I get the download link? I don't see it there
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I'm waiting to release at the same time as the Nexus S Sense port.
We are also still working on some WiFi issues, but 3G works.
They have actually offered to buy back my Nexus for $100 and reset my upgrade eligibility so I should be good to go within the next 24-48 hours, hopefully today, so I can reserve an Epic Touch 4G.
bubby323 said:
They have actually offered to buy back my Nexus for $100 and reset my upgrade eligibility so I should be good to go within the next 24-48 hours, hopefully today, so I can reserve an Epic Touch 4G.
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Not bad. Hopefully everything works out for you
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Selling my Epic 4G Touch

I am selling my Epic 4G Touch. If anyone is interested or knows a person who may be feel free to click on the link. I put it up on craigslist. The contact info is on there as well.
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/mob/2873297975.html
How did you get the phone in October?
Bielinsk said:
How did you get the phone in October?
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It came out in September
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Korey_Nicholson said:
It came out in September
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Whosdaman where you been dude haven't seen you in awhile
iSaint said:
Whosdaman where you been dude haven't seen you in awhile
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It has been awhile Saint. Just been lurking most of the time. Been a bit more active since ICS was leaked.
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That's what I got Mine for BNIB
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To bad your selling it and not trading it. Oh well.
bigtoysrock said:
To bad your selling it and not trading it. Oh well.
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I'm selling it because I am leaving Sprint.
Getting an iPhone 4S huh?
_MetalHead_ said:
Getting an iPhone 4S huh?
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lol heck no. If I ever get an iPhone that screen of theirs needs to be bigger. I'm too use to the Epic Touch's size. I am leaving for service reasons, the Epic 4G Touch is a beast!! If it were on Verizon's network, that would be the best gingerbread phone.
how much dud you want? my cousin wants one and CL is blocked on our work computers
Success100 said:
how much dud you want? my cousin wants one and CL is blocked on our work computers
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Check your pm's.
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lol heck no. If I ever get an iPhone that screen of theirs needs to be bigger. I'm too use to the Epic Touch's size. I am leaving for service reasons, the Epic 4G Touch is a beast!! If it were on Verizon's network, that would be the best gingerbread phone.
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should have held out for the iPhone 5
Hey, I don't know if you signed another contract yet but I know for a fact Sprint is going to have a huge difference in service over the year. I mean HUGE. I mean really big difference. Like 4x difference. So, if you like the cheap prices you might stick around. Get an airave for home. If you want me to elaborate PM me.
I just don't want you stuck paying twice as much with another 2 year contract.
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Hey, I don't know if you signed another contract yet but I know for a fact Sprint is going to have a huge difference in service over the year. I mean HUGE. I mean really big difference. Like 4x difference. So, if you like the cheap prices you might stick around. Get an airave for home. If you want me to elaborate PM me.
I just don't want you stuck paying twice as much with another 2 year contract.
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I have not signed a new contract yet. Check your pm's.
Thank Me Later said:
I'm selling it because I am leaving Sprint.
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where and to whom are you going? what phone?
And, I really hate to see you go, but I do understand. My coverage drives me nuts too!
rayandreas said:
where and to whom are you going? what phone?
And, I really hate to see you go, but I do understand. My coverage drives me nuts too!
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Your questions sound like the people who work in customer service and don't want you to leave lol. I have not decided what carrier yet but I do have ideas. I've been with 3 of the 4 majors so I know 3 services and how good/bad they are. Verizon is the only one I haven't tried but they are expensive. We will see. I can't rely on Sprint's network. I got a family. What if there's an emergency you know? I can't be getting voice mails 3 days late or text messages hours or a day after they were sent by the other person. And I live in a good service area, my bars are mostly up and I get 2 bars of 4G out of 3 bars so I just don't understand it with Sprint.
iSaint said:
should have held out for the iPhone 5
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It's gonna be awesome! I can't wait to finally leave pos android
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eao1991 said:
It's gonna be awesome! I can't wait to finally leave pos android
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Ikr
Can't wait

Could a Radio Shack rep in the Orlando, FL area please PM me?!

I need information in activating a new phone on the Airave line and I'm wondering if anyone can help. I know that some Radio Shack reps have had sucess doing. Please PM me.
Thanks in advance...
What exactly are you trying to do?
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This is like your 5th thread on this!!!
Lol, he's trying to buy and EVO or a GSIII using his airrave.
steps
Ascertion said:
This is like your 5th thread on this!!!
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By 5th, you mean 1st right? Please link me to them...
http://www.radioshack.com/home/index.jsp
Chekz said:
steps
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Well, I heard through XDA that some people have had luck getting their phones upgraded via their Airave line on their family account. The line must be upgrade-eligible (login to your account and see if there's a message on that line saying you're eligible for $150 off).
I don't know what the steps are, but I know there are some extra steps needed to get this done. Apparently it is a PITA, but it does work. I'd like to do this so I can can get a second GS3 for my mother as well (her EVO OG is just not holding up well).
I called the local Radio Shack and they said they didn't know about it. I just need someone to guide me to the right store to get it done.
So you want RadioShack employee to explain a Sprint service in depth? Good luck. Lol
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akarol said:
By 5th, you mean 1st right? Please link me to them...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1684524
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27025759&postcount=280
And this one. Sorry, it's your 3rd time posting the same topic.
Ascertion said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1684524
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27025759&postcount=280
And this one. Sorry, it's your 3rd time posting the same topic.
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Bazinga!
Dude. You've already had one thread here locked. Just wait for them to go on sale on eBay. Its not that urgent
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So you want someone to help you commit fraud...
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superbeast0 said:
So you want someone to help you commit fraud...
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Upgrading an airave account isn't fraud.
It can also be upgraded by calling sprint and talking to them.
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Ascertion said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1684524
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27025759&postcount=280
And this one. Sorry, it's your 3rd time posting the same topic.
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I think you need to research the difference between threads and posts buddy.
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So you want someone to help you commit fraud...
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Fraud? Exaggerating a bit don't you think? Do you think Sprint hasn't corrected this issue so they can test their customers ethics? It's been around for years now buddy. Many people have done so. I just learned that Best Buy can do it too.
Fraud is more accurately associated wih other things that is found in these forums; such as free Wifi tethering, PRL hacking, etc. Acivating your phone on an Airave line that is left open by Sprint is not fraud, it's a loophole.
Anyways, what happens after the phone is activated on that line? Can I just transfer the device to my number? I don't want to be stuck with the $19.99 additional line fee though.
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Your best bet is to just walk into the radio shack and try it. See if they are willing to spend the time to try and get you that upgrade. I did it with mine but I honestly can't remember all the details. I know there are no charges. Make sure you write down all the numbers from your Airave and bring them with you. I think I remember them needing the numbers that are similar to the esn on a phone. Good luck!
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Its just a pain in the asst to get approval from the sprint rep with radioshack mine is awesome and let's me do it but I'm also not in Florida. So i cant help..
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I think you need to research the difference between threads and posts buddy.
Sent from my Samsung Epic 4G Touch.
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follow your own advice. those 2 links were to THREADS that you started regarding this same exact thing. why are you so hard-up for a new phone??? just go buy one
and considering one was already locked... reported this one as it's the exact same thing
Tell them that you will buy their accessories (screen protector and a case) and they will try their best helping you.
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50% off Coupon Discount code for Tec-Tile NFC Tags

i was searching around and i found this. it works fine i just bought some. hope you guys enjoy. Im a n00b poster here so let me know whats up. Thank You. Please leave a "thanks" if you use this.
http://www.samsung.com/us/microsite/tectile/
Code: rE156940u
Code still works but for US only. Screwing.....
I actually posted wrong. It is 50% off all accessories.
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Good looks man.
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manera said:
Good looks man.
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How do i add to cart? Thanks
There. "Buy now"
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Samsung is horrible with orders. On thursday morning I ordered a few accessories using their 19.99 next day shipping and it still hasnt been shipped. They also charged my card twice. Im calling them on weds to see whats up with my order and why Ive been charged twice.
Thank you!
Worked for me
Ok. I'm confused. Is there a coupon code to enter or it's all calculated at checkout?---------nevermind
cuccu88 said:
it does not work in my area. How? plzz
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where are you located?
On an unrelated note, what app are you guys using for NFC automation?
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Dang Samsung site shows them out of stock now. The promo from yesterday and most of today for free NFC tags and case is the reason behind this.
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Sachiru said:
On an unrelated note, what app are you guys using for NFC automation?
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Day/Night mode. Calling specific people when I need to... etc..
I'm hoping to be able to add blocking mode.. but apparently it's too new and app devs haven't added that functionality to their nfc tag writing apps... yet..
Thanks man!
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the_psykloz said:
i was searching around and i found this. it works fine i just bought some. hope you guys enjoy. Im a n00b poster here so let me know whats up. Thank You. Please leave a "thanks" if you use this.
http://www.samsung.com/us/microsite/tectile/
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i broke my spen in half by not paying attention when I jumped on my bed ....
it was under a blanket ....
needless to say I didn't want to pay amazon or ebay for chinese knockoffs at 40-45 dollars
you are a godsend !
ahfu25 said:
Samsung is horrible with orders. On thursday morning I ordered a few accessories using their 19.99 next day shipping and it still hasnt been shipped. They also charged my card twice. Im calling them on weds to see whats up with my order and why Ive been charged twice.
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and that rant helps us ...how?
ayysir said:
and that rant helps us ...how?
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Store Review, Product testimonials, how do they help you? They probably can't if you don't already know how.
does the code still work or has it expired by now?
Too bad I haven't noticed this thread earlier.
Anyway thanks for sharing..

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