[IT WORKS!!] Galaxy S6 Active for use on Tmobile - Galaxy S6 Active

Update - IT WORKS!!!
Phone is unlocked and Tmo LTE is a GO!
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I just picked up my galaxy s6 active, but I plan to use it with tmobile. From what I saw, it takes band 4 lte, which is tmo, so all I would need are the apn settings and I should be good to go.
Now I am very impatiently waiting for my unlock code from Theunlockingcompany.com
I'll report how it goes here.

Will ATT not unlock in store? I thought they would if you pay full price.
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I got mine on Craigslist. So I need to unlock it myself.

gregk232 said:
I got mine on Craigslist. So I need to unlock it myself.
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Can you unlock if it's under contract or on payment plan? If so let me know where, thanks!

You can unlock any GSM phone regardless of if it is under any contract or not.
There are plenty of online services that give you unlock codes based on your imei

Tried one on eBay, came back as "this device is active on another user's account" which apparently means it's under contract. Bought phone on swappa so must've been an upgrade.

BTW, this is exactly how I did it. Still waiting on my unlock code though.
https://youtu.be/Xp_enPOLU14

Looks like we are good to go! OP updated.

gregk232 said:
Looks like we are good to go! OP updated.
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How much?[emoji6]

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How much?[emoji6]
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Bought the phone on craigslist for $450.... checked to make sure it was not blacklisted.
Paid $40 to unlock it at theunlockingcompany.com

gregk232 said:
Bought the phone on craigslist for $450.... checked to make sure it was not blacklisted.
Paid $40 to unlock it at theunlockingcompany.com
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Holy crap! You got a $700 brand new phone on CL for $450? Wonder why the person didn't return phone for refund instead since it's only been out since last Friday officially? Was seller an at&t employee or something?

Yep... the guy had 3 of them

I'm eyeing this phone for use on T-mobile - does it have full LTE support (including band 12) on T-mobile?

redeyss said:
Holy crap! You got a $700 brand new phone on CL for $450? Wonder why the person didn't return phone for refund instead since it's only been out since last Friday officially? Was seller an at&t employee or something?
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Sounds like it fell of the back of a truck deal to me.

galt said:
I'm eyeing this phone for use on T-mobile - does it have full LTE support (including band 12) on T-mobile?
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It does not support band 12.
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Does not take band 12 but I'll take it anyway.

So how would you be getting future firmware updates? Would you be able to get it OTA when AT&T release it for the S6 Active, or do you need to wait for it to be uploaded somewhere so you can download and install?

MizuRyuu said:
So how would you be getting future firmware updates? Would you be able to get it OTA when AT&T release it for the S6 Active, or do you need to wait for it to be uploaded somewhere so you can download and install?
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1. Odin flash the update
2. I am counting on root and custom recovery being available at some point.
3. I believe I can still get an Ota even if I have a different carrier Sim in their via wifi.

Just picked up my active. Just waiting on unlock code.
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A question: for the Limited Warranty sheet, does it say that the warranty covers all of North America, or just the States? Trying to figure out if I'll lose the warranty for bringing the phone to Canada

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N7 3G No Longer Unlocked?

Currently the Google Play Store is listing the Nexus 7 3G with a AT&T Logo...
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Does this mean the N7 w/ 3G will be locked to AT&T, and not available as an Unlocked Device? I certainly hope not!
Okay, Scratched that... Contacted Google Device Support (Actually Got an Intelligent Person this time) and they informed that it will be unlocked, and AT&T is only listed to let buyers know AT&T Service can be used on the Device. (and he hinted at a possible AT&T Data Only plan for the N7)
UberSlackr said:
Okay, Scratched that... Contacted Google Device Support (Actually Got an Intelligent Person this time) and they informed that it will be unlocked, and AT&T is only listed to let buyers know AT&T Service can be used on the Device. (and he hinted at a possible AT&T Data Only plan for the N7)
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oh.. thanks for your information! i'm very scared when i saw AT&T logo and disappeared unlocked!
mirinae said:
oh.. thanks for your information! i'm very scared when i saw AT&T logo and disappeared unlocked!
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Scared me too...
but with my experience with Google Support is they are often wrong...
YOu can't even select it now. For me it takes me to a page where it says, "The page doesn't exist on this server" or something.
Remove the _att from the end of the link.
strangely enough the canadian version of those pages don't have that issue. In canada (and likely UK and so on too) it's still the old "unlocked" thing in the selection and it works like it used to with the american before the change.
It is available for sale yet? Neither _att or without it works with a purchase link .
The links are fixed now, but they're out of stock I think.
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The links are fixed now, but they're out of stock I think.
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They haven't started selling yet, so it's not really OOS. Also, I've seen them change the links twice now. It's still slightly broken (ie: if you click on AT&T then 3G again, it gives you an error message about not available in your country).
Any second now.....and it should go on sale......hopefully....
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In stock now in the usa!!!!
It looks like they already sold out, I managed to get in an order of the Nexus 7 w/ the ATT Sim Card, but the device said 'unlocked'. The strange thing is, if you're on the page where it gives the description of the Nexus 7 3G + ATT Sim Page, if you scroll down, you'll see a 3rd Card that lists "Nexus 7 + WIFI + HSPA" w/o the ATT Logo and if you click that one I see that it's "Not available in your country"...
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Okay, Scratched that... Contacted Google Device Support (Actually Got an Intelligent Person this time) and they informed that it will be unlocked, and AT&T is only listed to let buyers know AT&T Service can be used on the Device. (and he hinted at a possible AT&T Data Only plan for the N7)
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Confirmed. Just got a promo mail from Google
" Nexus 7 comes with an optional no-contract SIM card from AT&T so you can get started with mobile data service right out of the box."
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Sandheep said:
Confirmed. Just got a promo mail from Google
" Nexus 7 comes with an optional no-contract SIM card from AT&T so you can get started with mobile data service right out of the box."
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Did you notice that the link to the AT&T plans gives a 404?
Learn more about AT&T mobile data services
http://www.att.com/nexus7&utm_sourc...mpaign=N7_NotifyMe&pcampaignid=111312EMN7US03
Yeah, I think they are still updating the page. You'd think that with half a month of time to get the page ready they'd have it ready to go
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T-Mobile Nexus 4 Is the Unlock GSM version

I have buyed my nexus 4 today. and i noticed that it doesn't have any t-mobile logo on it... So i asked my brother to let me test its AT&T sim card on it... and it got reception and 4g conection. so it is open.... :laugh:
Of course.
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Yeah this was common knowledge.
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This is good to know. I wasn't entirely sure it was GSM unlocked. Of course, it wouldn't have been an issue to unlock it though lol.
Any preinstalled T-Mobile software?
T-Mobiles version is the SAME as the PLay Store version and this is a known and widely reported fact that's been said over and over in the media. Where do you guys live?? On a Amish Farm Reservation?? lol j/k bud
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Any preinstalled T-Mobile software?
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Nope! Pure stock Android goodness :laugh:
the real question is if the T-Mobile sold ones are on a different IMEI block... ie do the Play Store sold ones have tzones/web2go capability
There is no T-Mobile Version. End of story.
Question: What about the builds? I know the Galaxy Nexus had takju, and yakju, and all that sorta stuff.
Is the Tmobile build the same as the Play Store build? They'll be the first to get updates too when updates roll out? Sorry if this is a newbie questions.
Is the 16gb model $349 if you buy it from tmo with no contract?
Freshly_Snipes said:
T-Mobiles version is the SAME as the PLay Store version and this is a known and widely reported fact that's been said over and over in the media. Where do you guys live?? On a Amish Farm Reservation?? lol j/k bud
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My neighbors are Amish.
xdiable said:
Is the 16gb model $349 if you buy it from tmo with no contract?
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No. 499? I believe....
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Classic plan is $199 + tax and shipping (if online) Value is $199 down, plus $20 a month for 24 months. Im in Cali, Im about to order mines through T-Mobile next week, I have a full upgrade line that will cost $278.41. I dont know why people are buying from Google. You can just call T-Mobile and make up a story that youre leaving the country for a few weeks and would like to unlock it for free. Plus, T-Mobile has the best service right now with their unlimited plan (non throttled) why not use an upgrade???
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Classic plan is $199 + tax and shipping (if online) Value is $199 down, plus $20 a month for 24 months. Im in Cali, Im about to order mines through T-Mobile next week, I have a full upgrade line that will cost $278.41. I dont know why people are buying from Google. You can just call T-Mobile and make up a story that youre leaving the country for a few weeks and would like to unlock it for free. Plus, T-Mobile has the best service right now with their unlimited plan (non throttled) why not use an upgrade???
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ur lost. its already unlocked out the box. and its only 254 and 50dlr mail in rebate.
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I bought from tmo @$349 for an upgrade. It wasn't even my time to upgrade so.... Im really happy!!! Since in their web page said $499... Only bad thing was the upgrade. Plus insurance...
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the real question is if the T-Mobile sold ones are on a different IMEI block... ie do the Play Store sold ones have tzones/web2go capability
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They do not have the capability. Do the tmo ones?
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The T-Mobile version comes with a T-Mobile SIM card in the box.
Dumb question, but does the T-Mobile version use a regular or micro sim?
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[Q] How long does AT&T hold exclusive for Moto X?

As title, does anyone know how long is AT&T holding the exclusive Moto maker this time? I was planning to order for t-mobile and got blocked off by it
can't really wait much longer on the phone almost tempted just go to back to the 2013 model instead......
vince0312 said:
As title, how long is AT&T holding the exclusive Moto maker this time? I was planning to order for t-mobile and got blocked off by it
can't really wait much longer on the phone almost tempted just go to back to the 2013 model instead......
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Just do the pure edition I don't see a problem here
tacosrdelicioso said:
Just do the pure edition I don't see a problem here
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You can only do that for 16gb but not 32 as of now
I know MotoMaker goes live for Verizon on Friday. Maybe T-Mobile sometime soon.
the pure version is the tmobile. it sounds like they are still out of the 32g. try a white face with 32gb option. and then go back to black. that was working a few days ago. to answer the question... there was no exclusive for at&t at all. the tmo/pure edition was available from the start and verizon is always the last to get their version in, it is cdma.
A little of topic but I wanted to pick up a screen protector today and Verizon said the phone doesn't exist, AT&T (my service provider) said they don't carry it. Best Buy was like "what?" and Radio Shack said they only have accessories for newer phones. I don't think there's an exclusion on it.
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Infekxion said:
A little of topic but I wanted to pick up a screen protector today and Verizon said the phone doesn't exist, AT&T (my service provider) said they don't carry it. Best Buy was like "what?" and Radio Shack said they only have accessories for newer phones. I don't think there's an exclusion on it.
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Lol nobody has any clues
tacosrdelicioso said:
Lol nobody has any clues
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Yep, unless it's an Apple or Samsung.
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Infekxion said:
Yep, unless it's an Apple or Samsung.
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att has them on their site. they have a $35 tempered glass option also.
vince0312 said:
You can only do that for 16gb but not 32 as of now
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You could get 32 last week. They are sold out for now... must be too popular. As with the first-gen X, there is no T-mo specific model, jsust unlocked (why would you want anything else?). I'm holding out a few weeks - hopefully news of the new Nexus will give me another option.
still no luck as of today, I guess it's just out of stock for now.
Stopped by AT&T store today to check out the actual phone and they said they are not getting it in yet either. Wonder how long this thing get hold off from the market
The Verizon model goes on sale at motomaker tomorrow, so go hog wild!
http://www.verizonwireless.com/news...r-for-verizon-wireless-available-sept-26.html
As of today you can now order the Moto X (2014) Pure edition with 32Gb of storage.
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SM-S920L (Straight Talk[Verizon]) Galaxy Grand Prime 5.0.2

Since there is absolutely ZERO info about this cell, I think those of us should share little what we have. Im uploading a STOCK KERNEL and STOCK RECOVERY file using the FLASHIFY.apk. I am rooted using KINGROOT! The STOCK rom is 5.0.2!
STOCK KERNEL
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0SpViU3rvl6dWtKOVAweEh2QW8/view?usp=sharing
STOCK RECOVERY
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0SpViU3rvl6blNFaEkzQlN4aXc/view?usp=sharing
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Excellent. The only other person besides myself in the world with this variant. I have posted the the boot.img,recovery.img, and build.prop in another thread to have a custom recovery made, but havent heard anything back yet.
I too am having an issue finding anything for this phone. Not to tech savvy myself but I'm sure something will come soon. Black Friday at Walmart sold a ton of these phones so I'm sure it won't be long.
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Me too man bought on Black friday and looking to unlock this for t mobile . Let's see what happen ??
EDIT:- Is someone is using for other network than straightalk ??
I too snagged this phone at Walmart on Black Thursday right after a hearty meal of turkey and all the fixin's lol. So far, all I've been able to really accomplish on this device is to root it with KingRoot, replace KingRoot with SuperSU and enable tethering. We really do need a custom recovery for this variant. A permissive kernel would be nice too.
I bought one of these phones from black Friday online from Wal-mart the Straight Talk model but online it shows S920C instead of S920L.... Does anyone know the difference?
http://www.walmart.com/ip/46716426
I don't have the device in hand yet, should be here by the 4th to verify the model number. I posted the link though.
Update
I have a SM-S920L(As screenshot above) and i bought from Best buy and it is locked to Tracfone. I called to cell representative and he told me that it can be unlock after 1 year of use.
James L said:
I bought one of these phones from black Friday online from Wal-mart the Straight Talk model but online it shows S920C instead of S920L.... Does anyone know the difference?
http://www.walmart.com/ip/46716426
I don't have the device in hand yet, should be here by the 4th to verify the model number. I posted the link though.
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When trying to update the software from 5.0.2 to 5.1.1 it says update temperarally unavailable I called Samsung and there is an update but for some reason I can't get it anyone else have this problem?
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When trying to update the software from 5.0.2 to 5.1.1 it says update temperarally unavailable I called Samsung and there is an update but for some reason I can't get it anyone else have this problem?
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I've read somewhere that in order to update you have to get a new SIM card from Straight talk. I myself haven't test this theory so if anyone is able to update after doing so, please post your results for the rest of us.
I read the same just was wondering if there was another way thanks for the info.
DanHutchins said:
I read the same just was wondering if there was another way thanks for the info.
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If you do find another way let us know. Seems like a pain just to get an update.
So I talked to straight talk and they said that the ota issue don't qualify for a sim replacement. Not to sure how the other people got there's but they refuse to send me one. I will be doing more research to find another way. They also claim that 5.0.2 is the latest version for the phone but the others that have had the sim replaced have 5.1.1
I haven't seen mention of any SM-S920L's on 5.1.1.
swapn said:
Me too man bought on Black friday and looking to unlock this for t mobile . Let's see what happen ??
EDIT:- Is someone is using for other network than straightalk ??
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This variant is the LTE version. In other words, it's already unlocked. You should be able to put pretty much any SIM in.
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adrwill2000 said:
This variant is the LTE version. In other words, it's already unlocked. You should be able to put pretty much any SIM in.
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Does this mean that LTE phones are unlocked? I always thought it was just a type of 4g just a bit faster
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After further research I have found that 5.0.2 is the latest for the phone so I am assuming that the others that had this and claim it was fixed with new sim was probably just the timing of the update being available and was only to 5.0.2.
After getting the phone in hand it's indeed a S920L and not a S920C as shown on the Wal-Mart website
Is there anyway to change the APN settings on this phone? Just got it today and i am unable to get picture messages from people i was previously getting them from with my old phone/sim. Thanks!
Azdonald said:
Is there anyway to change the APN settings on this phone? Just got it today and i am unable to get picture messages from people i was previously getting them from with my old phone/sim. Thanks!
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If its a straight talk phone you should be able to go to the Straight Talk website and get the APN APN or VPN whatever you need other than that I don't know
Nope, no way to change it. It's a CDMA/LTE phone on Verizon Wireless.
I have to say this is an awesome phone. I'm using straight talk with TWRP Recovery and Turbos Rom

Samsung extras. Is there any way to order before getting the phone?

I'm sorry if this has been asked already. Is there any way for me to order the charger and memory card before I get the phone? I pre-ordered through Best Buy back on 9/1.
Thanks
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I'm sorry if this has been asked already. Is there any way for me to order the charger and memory card before I get the phone? I pre-ordered through Best Buy back on 9/1.
Thanks
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Only if you order direct from Samsung, where they'll send you the phone and the bonuses together. Otherwise, you need the phone in hand as you have to send the your phone's IMEI and MAC address. Plus I believe the easiest way to get the promo is to sign into the promo app from your Note 8 which automates a lot of the application.
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Only if you order direct from Samsung, where they'll send you the phone and the bonuses together. Otherwise, you need the phone in hand as you have to send the your phone's IMEI and MAC address. Plus I believe the easiest way to get the promo is to sign into the promo app from your Note 8 which automates a lot of the application.
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I ordered the Note 8 and had to call ecommerc (1-855-254-4747) to confirm the extras, and was told that even though I ordered it online, I still also have to wait for the phone to be in my hands in order to complete the registration using the Samsung account and filling in the Note 8's IMEI. I also asked if I could just log into any Note 8 and use that IMEI, but they need the one tied to the order or it will be rejected (I tried haha).
SO.. The extras promo is handled just like carrier / retailers. Samsung.can orders aren't automatically filled. We will have to wait for the physical phones complete the promo registration from pending to completed and then wait for them to ship.
Thanks. The first thing that I'll do is install the app and order the extras. Then it'll probably take a month to get them.
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I ordered the Note 8 and had to call ecommerc (1-855-254-4747) to confirm the extras, and was told that even though I ordered it online, I still also have to wait for the phone to be in my hands in order to complete the registration using the Samsung account and filling in the Note 8's IMEI. I also asked if I could just log into any Note 8 and use that IMEI, but they need the one tied to the order or it will be rejected (I tried haha).
SO.. The extras promo is handled just like carrier / retailers. Samsung.can orders aren't automatically filled. We will have to wait for the physical phones complete the promo registration from pending to completed and then wait for them to ship.
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Did you pre-order direct from Samsung.com? That weird because most of us have had the phone and the camera/charger/card all come in the same shipping box.
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Did you pre-order direct from Samsung.com? That weird because most of us have had the phone and the camera/charger/card all come in the same shipping box.
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I think it may be a Canada thing. I ordered and live in Canada.
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I think it may be a Canada thing. I ordered and live in Canada.
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Ah, yes. That explains it

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