Not the typical..My phone gets hot thread. - Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Ok guys last night I left my phone under the pillow while charging(used 2 do that with my MT4G and never had a problem).To my surprise when I woke up phone was burning hot and battery was about 90% charged,mind I pluged it in at midnight,so I put it under the ac vent and let it charge to 100% as soon as I unplugged the device battery merger when back to 90% and didn't like that at all.
I just got the phone on Friday so I called CSR and they will replace my existent device no questions asked.
Did you run into this problem before?I have read about the phone getting warm before but not to this point 55degrees?That's way to much heat if you ask me.
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Never had this problem, but then, to be honest, I'm not stupid enough to put a phone under a pillow and charge it. Any battery is going to get hot if you stop all air flow to it and it's enclosure when running juice to it!

CaelanT said:
Never had this problem, but then, to be honest, I'm not stupid enough to put a phone under a pillow and charge it. Any battery is going to get hot if you stop all air flow to it and it's enclosure when running juice to it!
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Every single phone that I had I have put under my pillow cause my dog sleeps with me bites everything on its way,like I said never had prob b4.
The fact that ur not stupid enough doesn't make u any smarter.
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asesino said:
The fact that ur not stupid enough doesn't make u any smarter.
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I believe it does, since I am not the one returning a phone because I caused it to overheat by wrapping it in insulation while charging it!
Have a nice day!

asesino said:
Every single phone that I had I have put under my pillow cause my dog sleeps with me bites everything on its way,like I said never had prob b4.
The fact that ur not stupid enough doesn't make u any smarter.
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could it be that the mytouch 4g was aluminum and it actually lets heatout, and our phones are "mostly" plastic?

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[Q]EXPLOSIVE HEAT while charging.

I put my phone on charge and made a phone call.
When i was done i put the phone down.
After and hour.. it overheated to such a point that the casing melted..
Who do i kill to re-claim my money.
Out of 2 X10's... 0 survived.
OmegaRED^ said:
After and hour.. it overheated to such a point that the casing melted..
Who do i kill to re-claim my money.
Out of 2 X10's... 0 survived.
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Pics?..........
OmegaRED^ said:
I put my phone on charge and made a phone call.
When i was done i put the phone down.
After and hour.. it overheated to such a point that the casing melted..
Who do i kill to re-claim my money.
Out of 2 X10's... 0 survived.
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Were you using a charger with the correct specs? (voltage/amp...etc)
XperiaX10iUser said:
Pics?..........
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Would like to see some too please?
As soon as i find a camera i swear i will post some.
I used the original SE charger.
Looks like the battery failed.
I must see this!
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I don't think it was AOSP..
If anything my phone was way better with aosp.
It always did get very warm.
It melted mostly at the battery connectors, that whole piece is warped and parts are melted.
and there's a horrid smell, the battery is puffed up like a balloon.
and the pc-board has a brownish burnt tint to it.
There are zero signs of life.. "duh"
Pissed off and building bombs...
So, where's the pics?
it was something similar on this forum some time ago(phone getting hot when charging) when was first update for x10 from 1.6 to 2.1 some people have this problem and one preaty good solution for that was discharge the phone to zero after update before connect to charger
O_O
I can't even begin to imagine. If something like that happened to me, I'd not just build bombs, but drop them too
javagreen said:
O_O
I can't even begin to imagine. If something like that happened to me, I'd not just build bombs, but drop them too
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Me too.. of course its funny when ur doing something with a fat battery but.. its dangerous...
I would go to 3 austria (provider) or directly to SE or something...
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My SGS2 internally imploded this morning (or something like that)

I plugged my eleven-day-old Galaxy S II up last night to the Samsung charger connected to the Samsung AC adapter that came with it. I then put it underneath the pillow beside me (not the pillow I sleep on; I do this so that I don't knock it off during the night) and went to bed. When I went to grab it this morning, the phone pretty much burnt my hand. I dropped it quickly and let it cool down for a moment. I had no success with turning it on and, when I got back from school, still had no luck. I ended up taking it back and exchanging it for another one.
It really doesn't bother me that much considering the volume up button on the other one stuck a little. And now I can't get CWM to flash on this one. It seems like nothing is going right for me today.
Woah!!
Definitely gotta be careful with that. These phones do need to breathe in a sense but glad it wasn't worse and you were able to return it. I bet you won't do that one again.
Yeah, definitely do not charge any electronic device while under a pillow because charging generates heat and there is no way for the heat to escape while it's under a pillow, so it builds up. As for flashing CWM, what happens when you use odin?
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The exact same thing happened to me w a NS4G, never again.
That happen to me but not to that extent, i did it all the time with other phones but I guess I should avoid doing that from now on.
It happened to me a couple of times with different phones. I think when I checked the temp it was like 127F lol
By far this phone is the hottest device i have. The thin profile of the phone can't really dissipate the heat that well. But anyway sorry to hear this about your phone. Good luck with fixing things.
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coduyen said:
By far this phone is the hottest device i have. The thin profile of the phone can't really dissipate the heat that well. But anyway sorry to hear this about your phone. Good luck with fixing things.
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ever owned a sensation? it doubles as a griddle. lmao
I actually was able to flash CWM. For some reason it just wouldn't allow me to do it from ROM Manager. But all is good now.
**** man im glad your bed didn't catch fire. That would have ruined your morning.
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What does it say in BIG RED LETTERS AT THE VERY TOP OF THE FAQ?
Don't use Rom Manager on our phones.
jtc276 said:
I plugged my eleven-day-old Galaxy S II up last night to the Samsung charger connected to the Samsung AC adapter that came with it. I then put it underneath the pillow beside me (not the pillow I sleep on; I do this so that I don't knock it off during the night) and went to bed. When I went to grab it this morning, the phone pretty much burnt my hand. I dropped it quickly and let it cool down for a moment. I had no success with turning it on and, when I got back from school, still had no luck. I ended up taking it back and exchanging it for another one.
It really doesn't bother me that much considering the volume up button on the other one stuck a little. And now I can't get CWM to flash on this one. It seems like nothing is going right for me today.
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Sounds like a faulty battery pack or charging hardware in the phone - for safety reasons, charging of Li-Ion batteries is suspended if the pack reaches 50C (122F) or less. It sounds like either your pack has a faulty temp sensor or your phone did not terminate charge when the temp rose too high. (I assume that Samsung has such termination circuitry onboard as they would never receive certifications otherwise). You are very lucky, as Li-Ion batteries have a propensity for exploding/catching on fire when overheated during charge.
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I think Im going to run an auto-script that looks for people saying they use Rom Manager (or try to use it because it sucks and never works right) and then give them an automatic infraction.
jcracken said:
What does it say in BIG RED LETTERS AT THE VERY TOP OF THE FAQ?
Don't use Rom Manager on our phones.
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Ah, I see now. It doesn't really matter, though. That wasn't the purpose of the thread to begin with.
Red5 said:
I think Im going to run an auto-script that looks for people saying they use Rom Manager (or try to use it because it sucks and never works right) and then give them an automatic infraction.
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Just weed out any cm7 threads though as it works perfectly. I understand your point though.
Also when we first got these phones and this issue came up i was able to get it to work with the samsung based roms and made a video to show how. Feel free to delete it if you want to. Dont want people to get confused...
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I left mine under the pillow one night - woke up the next morning and was wondering why "This thing is HOT!". It wasn't ruined but I never leave it under the pillow charging anymore. This is why they made night stands LOL.

hot potato phone

During the night, my phone got soo hot, I could not even touch it. It was charging while this happened and I think it happened because the phone went under the pillow and did not have proper ventilation. When I noticed I unplugged the charger and took out the battery. After it cooled I tried turning on the phone, it initially went to the charging icon then turned off and I can't get it to turn.on. CAN ANYONE HELP??
I wouldn't mind going to ATT and getting another one but its rooted. Do you think I would be ok to return it with out them finding out? I can't get to recovery mode to flash to stock.
I tried searching for the answer..couldn't find one, most people were able to turn theirs on.
Plug in your usb cable to your computer and hold the volume buttons (aka get into download mode), leave your phone on there for a couple hours to charge and then proceed to boot normally. Hopefully this works for you, if not, buy a new battery from Amazon (needs NFC, preferably Samsung OEM). I would suggest getting this http://www.amazon.com/Samsung--CGPK...UEE0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327948609&sr=8-1 so you will be able to charge your other battery if you are not able to charge it through download mode.(includes an extra battery too)
Hey thanks for the advice, I'll try this when I get home...say hypothetically it doesn't work...and it can't be.saved.and turned on...could the warranty department tell if I have.voided my warranty by rooting it?
If you tripped the flash counter, possibly, but I've read that most stores don't check it anyways and just get you a replacement.
joelp8835 said:
During the night, my phone got soo hot, I could not even touch it. It was charging while this happened and I think it happened because the phone went under the pillow and did not have proper ventilation.
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WTF? Why do so many people put their phones under their pillows? ANd then everyone always starts a new thread about it.
Red5 said:
WTF? Why do so many people put their phones under their pillows? ANd then everyone always starts a new thread about it.
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You know how people always say that the other side of the pillow is colder? Well since it's winter, people want the other side Warner and use their phones to warm it up.
I didn't mean to put it there ...kinda just slipped in
Red5 said:
WTF? Why do so many people put their phones under their pillows? ANd then everyone always starts a new thread about it.
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I was thinking the same thing. I thought it was the same thread, then I thought the guy just copied and pasted the other guy.
On topic... just let the phone cool down, and then see if it works. If it does, good. If not, try ATT and they should accept it. They can't find out you rooted it if the phone doesnt work.
Off topic- a friend of mine took the shell of an iPod touch And put quarters in it for weight, and returned it.
You need to wait a while when you charge the phone before booting it up, the phone needs some time to get enough power to turn itself on without turning off immediately.
after the battery cools down, it should still work, hopefully you won't need a new battery
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Red5 said:
WTF? Why do so many people put their phones under their pillows? ANd then everyone always starts a new thread about it.
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I can tell you why Mr. Smarty Pants.
Back in the days before smartphone existed they phones did not get this hot. So, when an unsuspecting customer gets a new dual core heating pad they have no clue that they generate this much heat thus using their past charging habits ala under a pillow.
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akira02rex said:
I can tell you why Mr. Smarty Pants.
Back in the days before smartphone existed they phones did not get this hot. So, when an unsuspecting customer gets a new dual core heating pad they have no clue that they generate this much heat thus using their past charging habits ala under a pillow.
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I used to put my dumb phone under my pillow sooooo that the vibration that came with my alarm would be guaranteed to wake me up
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joelp8835 said:
I didn't mean to put it there ...kinda just slipped in
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That's what he said
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jefferoniandcheese said:
I used to put my dumb phone under my pillow sooooo that the vibration that came with my alarm would be guaranteed to wake me up
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I put mine there to semi mute the alarm so as not to immediately wake my son up in the mornings.
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Not to add too much to this inane thread, but there are a dozen alarm apps with increasing tones...starts quiet as a whisper and slowly increases.
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AlarmDroid. Best alarm app Ive come across in a long time and use it every day.
jdbeitz said:
That's what he said
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Lol, someone had to catch it.
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jdbeitz said:
That's what he said
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I thought the exact same thing haha
Phone placed under pillow is understandable but phone is under pillow while charging is just odd. You run a power cord under the pillow too?
I think the main question is why is his device getting that hot while charging? Will putting it under a pillow really cause it to heat up that much? Also doesn't the phone have a thermometer in it and auto shut down when it gets too hot?
jefferoniandcheese said:
I used to put my dumb phone under my pillow sooooo that the vibration that came with my alarm would be guaranteed to wake me up
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I used to do this too! But the vibrators on these newer phones are no where near as strong as the old school nokia bricks!
demon9206 said:
Off topic- a friend of mine took the shell of an iPod touch And put quarters in it for weight, and returned it.
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Now that's messed up!!
A couple years ago when plasma tv's were all the rage, there was a story in the news about a guy that was going around electronic's stores, buying tv's and returning them, but he would have replaced the TV with an oven door!

Anybody's phone getting hot?

When I'm browsing the Internet or doing any lengthening tasks my phone gets hot. Sometimes it gets hot in my pocket even when I'm not using it. Today i played a game on it and it was a little hotter than i think it should be. I'm thinking of taking the phone in.
I was.just getting ready to post something like this. I have never had mine get hot while not in use but def during heavy use at the top back gets hot. I'm not sure what too hot is...
I have to add myself to this list....waiting for bestbuy to get some in so I can exchange it. Mine got hot in my pocket as well and was enough for me to feel it on my leg. I called HTC and they said I would need to send it in....I am sure Best Buy will get them sooner.
Also my wife has one and has not seen this issue.
The funny part about when I called HTC was when the guy asked me to goto a Sprint store and have them try another battery......I started laughing so hard at the guy.....I asked him if he really works for HTC. Then reminded him that this phone does not have a removable battery.....
I have noticed some heat from prolonged use as well. Not quite hot enough that I am concerned, but it is noticeable. I use the battery indicator app and haven't seen the phone go over 100 degrees F, which did happen on the OG EVO while charging with the screen on (GPS, etc). Curious to see if this is widespread.
I noticed this also. While using the car app with the screen on my phone got extremely hot. Once I turned the screen off it cooled down. This kind of defeats the purpose of have a car/navigation app... Right?
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WUESTSIDER X!
slayer69 said:
I have to add myself to this list....waiting for bestbuy to get some in so I can exchange it. Mine got hot in my pocket as well and was enough for me to feel it on my leg. I called HTC and they said I would need to send it in....I am sure Best Buy will get them sooner.
Also my wife has one and has not seen this issue.
The funny part about when I called HTC was when the guy asked me to goto a Sprint store and have them try another battery......I started laughing so hard at the guy.....I asked him if he really works for HTC. Then reminded him that this phone does not have a removable battery.....
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have you seen the teardown of the one s? you can replace the battery. the term "removable battery" is for consumers to know they have easy access to remove or swap out the battery themselves because its placed on the outer casing. a "nonremovable battery" is inside the casing of the phone but is still easily removed and swapped just like any other part of the phone if you have experience taking apart phones, but the only place you would find a spare "nonremovable battery" is at a Sprint repair center. what you did was pretty rude, bro.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0jGY2N2h1U&feature=player_embedded#!
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Today my phone got hot while in my pocket. I had other phones do that so I'm not that concern over it and I will most definitely not be bringing it back to Best Buy. People need to be checked out by doctors for OCD.
ImaWinRAR said:
have you seen the teardown of the one s? you can replace the battery. the term "removable battery" is for consumers to know they have easy access to remove or swap out the battery themselves because its placed on the outer casing. a "nonremovable battery" is inside the casing of the phone but is still easily removed and swapped just like any other part of the phone if you have experience taking apart phones, but the only place you would find a spare "nonremovable battery" is at a Sprint repair center. what you did was pretty rude, bro.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0jGY2N2h1U&feature=player_embedded#!
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I am sorry you didn't see the humor in that....I didn't think it was rude...the tech was laughing too....
Thanks for the info bud. Hope you can forgive me.....lol
slayer69 said:
I am sorry you didn't see the humor in that....I didn't think it was rude...the tech was laughing too....
Thanks for the info bud. Hope you can forgive me.....lol
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I hope he was being sarcastic when he said you were being rude. I doing think you were rude. But then again, I don't think a lot of things are rude when others think they are.
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benthe1 said:
I hope he was being sarcastic when he said you were being rude. I doing think you were rude. But then again, I don't think a lot of things are rude when others think they are.
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LOL its cool.....not my problem if he thinks its rude...that is his issue. I guess you really needed to be on the call....the tech was being funny too....we were talking about using the phone as an on the go iron.....using it to brand other people....all kinds of stuff. I mean my phone was so hot enough to feel the burn through a case and my pants!!!!! talk about scary! lol
Piece of cake to replace the battery (with the proper tools). Judging from the video we could be seeing extended batteries in the future. Now if HTC did something dumb like hardwire the battery in then it wouldn't be possible.
I've noticed mine getting warm, but generally when it's being used. Maybe the Op has an app that's not playing nice. I had that happen once on my OG Evo. Uninstalled the offending app, and never had it happen again.
You have a CPU that's running at 1.5GHz, and is dual core. You run it hard it's going to get hot. Combine that with a high current draw the phone is going to cook. I use SeePU to monitor the usage of the processor. Nice app, caught a couple of apps misbehaving after seeing the bar graph for the CPU getting pegged, and staying there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiKpHr8RLBs
here is a break down, essentially comes apart the same way....nice! Much easier actually than the 3d was to take apart.
my phone gets warm when im using 3g data but stays cool if its turned off. i guess with the new lte phones coming out that's normal maybe idk?? anyone think that this is a problem worth worrying about?? only reason im concerned is i paid retail and i want a good phone that's not messed up and if it is i still have time to return.
vacoray said:
When I'm browsing the Internet or doing any lengthening tasks my phone gets hot. Sometimes it gets hot in my pocket even when I'm not using it. Today i played a game on it and it was a little hotter than i think it should be. I'm thinking of taking the phone in.
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Mine has gotten up to 101.5 degrees. I think it just because it is so thin and the sheer power the device has. My concern is would a case cause one to over heat?. By case I mean one totally enclosed, like a Otterbox.
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maybe the evo really is this summers hottest handset
Mine stays pretty cool,85-90f.Only thing that seems to make it run hotter than that is playing a graphically intensive game like GTAIII.
Mine definitely heats up regularly under several circumstances.
1) Prolonged moderate use.
2) Heavy processor usage (Blood and Glory, Zen Bound, etc)
3) Car Dock. I was testing my battery charger. A stress test of sorts. GPS, Music Streaming, Bluetooth, constant screen on.
I'm using a battery app, and my temps in the car hit 116 degrees easy. (I also live in Florida which doesn't help the heat issue)
I also noticed if I'm playing certain games with the charger plugged in that I'll hover around 100.
I think it's a consequence of the small form factor. I started taking off my TPU case during certain the really hot times to aid in cooling.
slayer69 said:
I am sorry you didn't see the humor in that....I didn't think it was rude...the tech was laughing too....
Thanks for the info bud. Hope you can forgive me.....lol
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fun and games
Heat
My OG Evo got really hot after i first got it then eventually never got past warm. Might be just new parts need to get worn in a little
both my phone and my wife's get hot the weird thing is that you would think the phone would get hot around the battery but it actually gets hot around the nfc antenna

Heating problem?

Okay so I was charging my phone last night, and I went to grab it this morning and it was HOT, the kick stand was untouchable, entire otterbox was hot. Only thing I did differently was put on a live wallpaper, the magic smoke one. So hmm a trip to sprint might be in order today?
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I've read a few threads about this. It's definitely not normal and it's definitely a manufacturer defect. I would go to sprint.
stevemoffler said:
Okay so I was charging my phone last night, and I went to grab it this morning and it was HOT, the kick stand was untouchable, entire otterbox was hot. Only thing I did differently was put on a live wallpaper, the magic smoke one. So hmm a trip to sprint might be in order today?
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might just be that you charged it with the otterbox on? i charged my sons phone with the case on and when it booted it booted to safe mode so i'm thinking it got to hot with the case on.
I have my otterbox commuter on 24/7, I haven't had any issues with overheating, it's not the case, there is something wrong with the phone.
bigdaddy619 said:
might just be that you charged it with the otterbox on? i charged my sons phone with the case on and when it booted it booted to safe mode so i'm thinking it got to hot with the case on.
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I've always charged with the case on and had no problems, and haven't had anymore heating problems since the one time, I figured it might've been because it was under my pillow
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stevemoffler said:
I've always charged with the case on and had no problems, and haven't had anymore heating problems since the one time, I figured it might've been because it was under my pillow
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hahaha you forgot to mention that
bigdaddy619 said:
hahaha you forgot to mention that
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Ya it would've helped lol
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