Hi Guys,
Im in the UK. Id like to buy the redmi 2 note from ali express. Its around £104 with DHL 6-7 day delivery. Is there any advice or anything I need to be careful of ? I have the following concerns,
will 4g on the 3 network work, i think so but am just confirming
Ali express says google play and apps will be installed ?
Any import duty i need to be careful of ?
Any other sites that may offer this based on personal experience ?
Many thanks for the info.
Not sure about 3 UK but in Poland LTE works fine so I guess you should be good to go with data connectivity and yes, I got the phone with google services already installed but flashed Polish MIUI ROM anyway (just to make sure I have the latest one).
moghm said:
Hi Guys,
Im in the UK. Id like to buy the redmi 2 note from ali express. Its around £104 with DHL 6-7 day delivery. Is there any advice or anything I need to be careful of ? I have the following concerns,
will 4g on the 3 network work, i think so but am just confirming
Ali express says google play and apps will be installed ?
Any import duty i need to be careful of ?
Any other sites that may offer this based on personal experience ?
Many thanks for the info.
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I'm from Austria but also ordered my phone from aliexpress and it was first shipped from china to the UK and after that to Austria.
I've ordererd it from the seller: Shenzhen Top-One Trading Co., Ltd. (sorry, I'm not allowed to post links)
and picked DHL delivery, as said in the description to avoid any taxes. Totally cost me 155€.
And that was true. It arrived 8 days after order and no additional taxes to pay.
Also I read in a german forum that many others recommend the seller.
After recieving you should install the xioami.eu ROM (could be found in the forum and is easy to flash) because there are some chinese adds in the software variant.
If 4g will work for you, you have to check on your own. In Austria it works. The redmi, also in this version supports:
4G FDD-LTE: 1800/2100/2600MHz (Bands:B3,B1,B7)
3G WCDMA: 850/900/1900/2100MHz
Hope I could help you.
4g is working in UK no problems. I am on 3 and have a nice strong signal. Will recommend to install the newest rom. I didn't pay import taxes but better check with seller before ordering. Great powerful phone. I am happy
Many thanks for the info guys, very useful. How easy is it to flash the rom, is root required. I use to do this back in the day but havent done it for a few years now.
moghm said:
Many thanks for the info guys, very useful. How easy is it to flash the rom, is root required. I use to do this back in the day but havent done it for a few years now.
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No is is pretty simple:
- download the rom (could be found in the Redi Note 2 General Forum)
- rename it to update.zip
- copy it to the Redmi Note 2
- flash it via the Updater app
- Done.
I chose DHL and received my phone after 3 business days, but I had to pay customs duty 35€.
You guys tipped me over the edge which means I have ordered one , basic in Panda, im assuming thats the one with the white back.
Thanks for all your help. Cost was £114 with DHL and they 'promise' no customs within the EU. Will keep u posted
Great, good luck
moghm said:
You guys tipped me over the edge which means I have ordered one , basic in Panda, im assuming thats the one with the white back.
Thanks for all your help. Cost was £114 with DHL and they 'promise' no customs within the EU. Will keep u posted
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Yes, Panda is with white back cover.
Hope you'll enjoy your new redmi note 2.
Ill be in touch once it arrives to bother you about the UK rom
Hi guys,
Back. Need some help. Could you please direct me to a link to where I can install the UK/EU rom for this phone please ?
Im looking for a stable rom. Also, if I go for the stable rom will I get updates for this ? Any instructions on how to install the rom would be great
Many thanks for your help,
Developer ROM with weekly updates and Root
http://miuif.celogeek.com/5.10.8/xiaomi.eu_multi_hermes_5.10.8_v7-5.0.zip
Mirror
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347833122
Latest stable ROM without root and without weekly updates not available at the moment
I suggest you to use the developer ROM that is good anyway
Rename it to update.zip and store it on Internal memory... Then flash via Mi Recovery or use Updater app. After flash wipe data!
Hi Guys, back again. So a few people looked at my note 2 and liked it very much. Friend of mine has imported a note 3 with fingerprint sensor. Could you direct me to the EU rom for the note 3 please ? Much appreciated and thanks once again
moghm said:
Hi Guys, back again. So a few people looked at my note 2 and liked it very much. Friend of mine has imported a note 3 with fingerprint sensor. Could you direct me to the EU rom for the note 3 please ? Much appreciated and thanks once again
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Go to xiaomi.eu, you should find everything you need
moghm said:
Hi Guys, back again. So a few people looked at my note 2 and liked it very much. Friend of mine has imported a note 3 with fingerprint sensor. Could you direct me to the EU rom for the note 3 please ? Much appreciated and thanks once again
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dangnhap01 said:
Go to xiaomi.eu, you should find everything you need
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You have also the stock Rom (Global Stable Rom): http://en.miui.com/download-274.html
It comes with Play Store...
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I know the Huawei S7 is a old version which on sale last year But i don't know the IDEOS S7.. Are they the same one? Or not, Which one is better? I think the IDEOS is better. I saw the SPEC. But,Their accessories are interchangeable it?
xjarl said:
I know the Huawei S7 is a old version which on sale last year But i don't know the IDEOS S7.. Are they the same one? Or not, Which one is better? I think the IDEOS is better. I saw the SPEC. But,Their accessories are interchangeable it?
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There are a few variants of the 'original' S7 and the more recently released S7 Slim. First has a resistive screen second has a capacitive.
It is rumoured that they are identical inside so any accessories (should they appear!) will work on both.
Just make sure you have Android 2.2.2 or above.
I really hope the slim gets accesories but the support from huawei is horrible so i wouldnt hold my breath
Sent from my IDEOS S7 using XDA App
I thought they were both the same? IDEAOS that is.. Only new one was the slim?
I was thinking about getting a Huawei tablet. They're relatively cheap and I'd think they'd be alright for general use. Was doing some research and they're different? Have they been rooted yet?
Yes, i rooted mine half an hour ago infact! I did a writeup sometime ago, however i cant post it due to low post count, or post links so info is lost!
|Jason8| said:
I was thinking about getting a Huawei tablet. They're relatively cheap and I'd think they'd be alright for general use. Was doing some research and they're different? Have they been rooted yet?
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Rooted and upgraded to Android 2.2.2 (Froy) they become a great tablet.
Unlocked ROM, flash enabled, 1gHz CPU unlocked, Apps2sd, more sensitive screen, OTG support for USB host, and cheap!
Can you tell me how you did it?
Hello,
I recently got an S7 Slim. It is a great device, especially for the price point. My only complaint is that the BB version does not come with an active SIM slot. Who knew?
Can you tell me how you rooted your Slim? I have tried oneclick z4 and universal and have not been able to get access.
Thanks
andamas said:
Hello,
I recently got an S7 Slim. It is a great device, especially for the price point. My only complaint is that the BB version does not come with an active SIM slot. Who knew?
Can you tell me how you rooted your Slim? I have tried oneclick z4 and universal and have not been able to get access.
Thanks
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What do you mean? The BB version's SIM slot is fully active.
However the baseband radio firmware that ships with the device has SEVERE bugs that cause the cellular radio to fail in many circumstances. For me, the device only worked in towers with the same area code as my SIM.
The Froyo (2.2) ROMs had new baseband firmware that fixed most if not all of these problems. USA customers never officially saw them, but the Indonesian 2.2 ROM works well on our devices - look at joenilan's ROM in the Development section, it has a link to the Indo 2.2 update.
Edit: Sorry, ooops, missed that you had a Slim and not the original S7. Yeah, I don't believe the Slim has any 3G capability.
Thanks for the response, I also figured out how to root my device successfully! What should I do next?
Rooting Ideos s7 slim
andamas said:
Thanks for the response, I also figured out how to root my device successfully! What should I do next?
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Please share how you rooted your device. I have been unable to accomplish this.
Thanks!
sandykim7 said:
Please share how you rooted your device. I have been unable to accomplish this.
Thanks!
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http://www.unlockroot.com/
Has anybody in here bought or used the Coolpad X7? I've been searching for a rom or rooting method for this phone and there's nothing.
Here is a link to the phone specs.
http://www.oppomart.com/coolpad-dazen-x7.html
Coolpad root
Im having the same problem... cant find anything. Even just general info on the phone is lacking! i just want to able to get my google account installed!! hoping someon can help :good:
Eiahhh said:
Im having the same problem... cant find anything. Even just general info on the phone is lacking! i just want to able to get my google account installed!! hoping someon can help :good:
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Eiahhh, I also have a Xiaomi Mi4 and in order to install Google on that I went into Xiaomi's store from the phone app and installed/searched for google installer. Maybe try that.
I don't have my phone yet, wonder what to expect of it. Hardware and software seems good, done a nice bit of research on it.
to buy or not to buy
I'm very interested in this phone. Love the form factor and OLED screen. The only thing I'm worried about is the support for the phone. Like you mentioned, we seem to be the first ones talking about it and there doesn't seem to be any information about rooting, ROMs or simply reviews by other people. I'm also wary after a similar-ish phone(umi zero) encountered LOTs of issues after people received them.
If someone could disprove my concerns then I would buy it instantly.
Well there is a coolpad site for support of the phone and I will have Warranty from oppomart where I bought it, but development seems to be nowhere to be found.
www.coolpad.com/en/service.html
Must be forums somewhere for this phone.....
meh
Think I'm going to get it anyways
Cool UI looks bearable but not that polished. Hopefully can find a way to root it.
@Rod, if you could post impressions once you receive yours, that would be fantastic.
diearthelloverat said:
Think I'm going to get it anyways
Cool UI looks bearable but not that polished. Hopefully can find a way to root it.
@Rod, if you could post impressions once you receive yours, that would be fantastic.
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Yeah I will. Mine shipped yesterday so I should have it later this week. Paid for expensive shipping. (still cheaper than me shipping something from states......crazy.)
Found a link that knows dazen x7 a little.
http://www.needrom.com/download/coolpad-8691-00-dazen-x7/
http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=634791
http://bbs.coolpad.com/thread-4487312-1-1.html
Ordered the mediatek variant. Think the snapdragon sale was a scam...
Will receive in about 12 days...
The phone is also getting released in India so there has been a surge in interest from the indian phone reviewers.
Rooting the device doesn't appear to be a problem but like you said, there doesn't seem to be any ROMs for it.
Yeah I seen talk about the Snapdragon but never seen one or heard of it being built.
Hopefully when the phone gets over to India some Roms will come out. I hear coolui is supposed to be nice though, especially the 6.0 version that's coming soon
Found some more ino on this phone. I think this is firmware and usb drivers, but not sure til i get my phone next week to see what model it is.
http://www.yulong.com/product/downl...dInfo.mobileType=大神X7全网通版（8691-00）#downListUL
http://www.yulong.com/product/downl...dInfo.mobileType=大神X7移动版（8690-T00）#downListUL
http://www.yulong.com/product/downl...dInfo.mobileType=大神X7移动版（8690-T00）#downListUL
diearthelloverat said:
Ordered the mediatek variant. Think the snapdragon sale was a scam...
Will receive in about 12 days...
The phone is also getting released in India so there has been a surge in interest from the indian phone reviewers.
Rooting the device doesn't appear to be a problem but like you said, there doesn't seem to be any ROMs for it.
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Just found this site diearthelloverat. There IS a Snapdragon version, maybe not released from China yet.
http://www.coolpad.com/goods/3571.html
I actually did purchase the snapdragon version.
Will arrive in about 10 days.
Good for you. ?. I wonder what one got the better performance.....
Finally got my x7
Ordered the Snapdragon version. Has 800 not the rumored 801
2.7 gb of ram
Most importantly, Google Services doesn't work on the phone. That means I can't use Google Play Store, Gmail or Snapchat and any other apps that require Google Services.
Also, my sim card fails to register! At the same time, even though the language is set to English, large chunks of the phone is still in Chinese. The provided apps are also all in Chinese making management of the phone difficult. In short, unless I can find and flash the Indian Coolpad x7 rom(which has full english support and has Google Services), I can't use this phone and will have to return it.
I caution anyone looking into this phone. At least, don't buy the Snapdragon version...
diearthelloverat said:
Finally got my x7
Ordered the Snapdragon version. Has 800 not the rumored 801
2.7 gb of ram
Most importantly, Google Services doesn't work on the phone. That means I can't use Google Play Store, Gmail or Snapchat and any other apps that require Google Services.
Also, my sim card fails to register! At the same time, even though the language is set to English, large chunks of the phone is still in Chinese. The provided apps are also all in Chinese making management of the phone difficult. In short, unless I can find and flash the Indian Coolpad x7 rom(which has full english support and has Google Services), I can't use this phone and will have to return it.
I caution anyone looking into this phone. At least, don't buy the Snapdragon version...
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Here U Go Buddy!
http://bsp.needrom.com/2015/03/Coolpad-8691-00-Dazen-X7-OTA-Update-4.4.041.part1_.rar
http://bsp.needrom.com/2015/03/Coolpad-8691-00-Dazen-X7-OTA-Update-4.4.041.part2_.rar
I also have Snapdragon version. It is easy to root it and install GMS. Everything you can do by phone menu. GMS you can install from Accesibility - Install GMS for trial. And root can install from preinstalled Coolpad security tool, little more difficult, as it is on chineese, I cannot post the link because of system rules, if need, send me PM
bro i have a coolpad dazen x7 ...wanna upgrade to a custom rom like cynogen 12 or android lollipop 5.1 with cool ui 8.0...pls help me ....give me a custom rom for my phone...
sorry, I want the same thing For Snapdragon version I cant find neither rom or custom recovery
anyone found custom recovery cwm or twrp for mediatek version? or any root method? i test king root kingoroot iroot and ... but i can't gain root access pls help me
I am currently a Verizon customer and am still using my old Galaxy SIII.
Several years back, I allowed the phone to install an update which essentially locked down the phone. Something like Knox if I recall correctly. It made it so that I was unable to install custom recovery, such as TWRP which I had used for years. As a result, I stopped paying attention to the android development forums and such... so I'm a rather out of the loop now.
Anyway, I'm looking to finally upgrade my phone and am looking for some guidance / recommendations. Are the newer Galaxy phones still locked down or are you able to install custom roms / recoveries? If so, are there brands other than Samsung that are more popular as far as being able to install custom roms / recoveries? I'm interested in the Android Pay and/or Samsung Pay features that came out a few years ago (are these features still useful?)
Additionally, I am still on the grandfathered unlimited data plan, which I would want to preserve in the process of upgrading.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Here you can found the proper place for this topic
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620179
Good luck !
Does anyone have any guidance or somewhere to point me to look?
Waleslie said:
Does anyone have any guidance or somewhere to point me to look?
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What phone u exactly want? Also how much money u could spend.
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What phone u exactly want? Also how much money u could spend.
Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using Tapatalk
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Mostly I want a somewhat new-ish phone that will be customizable (ie unlocked bootloader) through Verizon here in the US.
Waleslie said:
Mostly I want a somewhat new-ish phone that will be customizable (ie unlocked bootloader) through Verizon here in the US.
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One plus 5
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As explained by xanthrax, there already is an established thread for phone recommendations. For reducing unnecessary clutter, I need to ask you to continue your discussion over there.
Hi i hope hope someone can clear a few things up for me i am a bit confused is this the correct forum for mate 10 pro as well as normal mate 10. I have recently purchased mate 10 pro and could not find mate 10 pro in devices i only found this forum. Also in the development section there are not many roms which i find a bit strange because the phone is not very new. Hope someone can help.
sam00561 said:
Hi i hope hope someone can clear a few things up for me i am a bit confused is this the correct forum for mate 10 pro as well as normal mate 10. I have recently purchased mate 10 pro and could not find mate 10 pro in devices i only found this forum. Also in the development section there are not many roms which i find a bit strange because the phone is not very new. Hope someone can help.
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You are in the right pleace, don't worry!
Where are all the roms RR etc
sam00561 said:
Where are all the roms RR etc
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I believe that you are new here and don't know that the huawei phones would not enable us to install stock roms and we are not able now to unlock the bootloader anymore for free lol.
So there is no custom roms dear
Wtf how am I supposed to unlock the bootloader then I need more information quickly so I can cancel my purchase. Is it impossible to unlock bootloader now
sam00561 said:
Wtf how am I supposed to unlock the bootloader then I need more information quickly so I can cancel my purchase. Is it impossible to unlock bootloader now
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Depends on your firmware. If Security Patch is June or later you won't be able to, at least not if you're on C432.
If you are on security patch may or earlier you will be able to use HCU client to get unlock code, but it's paid.
I can only confirm that it's not possible to get unlock code on C432B145+, I can't confirm for other cust but it will most likely be the same.
Edit: if it's a brand new phone it will likely come with factory firmware, unless the shop you bought it from updated it.
Even if I was able to unlock think it's likely that development will be very limited would I be right in thinking this.
sam00561 said:
Even if I was able to unlock think it's likely that development will be very limited would I be right in thinking this.
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I wouldn't say "limited" it depends what your looking for, obviously the best device development is for OnePlus and Pixels imo, but we still have RessurectionRemix, LineageOS, CarbonROM & OmniROM, that's 4 pretty recognisable ROM's :good:
Link to ROM's : https://openkirin.net/download/
To be honest, I had my first Mate 10 Pro rooted, and apart from an Ad blocker and YouTube Vanced there wasn't much I felt any need to install. Now Vanced can be installed without root, and Ad Blocker can run on various browsers, I don't see much point.
The Mate 10 Pro is a brilliant phone, I'm seriously considering selling my S9+ and going back to the 10 Pro - the battery life was far better, and I think the camera was better. I also hate the bent sides on the screen on the Samsung. Only thing I might missis Samsung Pay, but I'll just go back to contactless card.
Thanks to you guys and some further reasearch i was able to reach out to the person on ebay i had bought the phone from and cancel the purchase after explaining the situation with bootloader. I am still reeling from Huwaweis decision to stop bootloader unlocking and hope they one day reverse this decision. I really had my heart set on the mate 10 for obvious reasons but possible lack of bootloader unlock is just a no no for me on my current phone a xiaomi mi6 i regularly change roms and kernels sometimes twice a week so i certainly could not live with being stuck on Mui with no possibility of modifications xposed etc. And i did not want to take the risk of buying to only find out that the bootloder had been patched or something and id be stuck.
So now i have turned my attention to either the oneplus 5 or perhaps galaxy s8plus. Again thanks for your help guys.
hi all, i just built a lineageOS 19.1 rom for mi note 2
the device tree is modified from lineageos 18.1 official, and kernel source is from official lineageos for Mi 5.
it boots, however the baseband and camera won't work.
i am a noob in rom compiling and dont really know how to get these bugs fixed,
anyone can help solve the issue? thank you in advance.
i will also upload the modified device tree to the topic.
note: this rom can be flashed using the twrp-3.3.0 which is attached to the topic. please backup all your data, and format data in twrp before flashing.
rom link:
lineage-19.1-20221108-UNOFFICIAL-scorpio-twrp330.zip
drive.google.com
zhengz said:
hi all, i just built a lineageOS 19.1 rom for mi note 2
the device tree is modified from lineageos 18.1 official, and kernel source is from official lineageos for Mi 5.
it boots, however the baseband and camera won't work.
i am a noob in rom compiling and dont really know how to get these bugs fixed,
anyone can help solve the issue? thank you in advance.
i will also upload the modified device tree to the topic.
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Do you have sources on github or somewhere else?
I assume you're chinese?
我最近入手了一台米note2 可惜没有官方los支持了 也许我们可以一起看看什么问题
baseband应该不难 应该参考下mi5splus能弄好 毕竟都是同一个modem kernel也一样
相机就可能没这么简单了
除了这两个问题，还有其他问题吗？
lee.wp14 said:
Do you have sources on github or somewhere else?
I assume you're chinese?
我最近入手了一台米note2 可惜没有官方los支持了 也许我们可以一起看看什么问题
baseband应该不难 应该参考下mi5splus能弄好 毕竟都是同一个modem kernel也一样
相机就可能没这么简单了
除了这两个问题，还有其他问题吗？
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if you are interested fell free to contact me on coolapk, my id is: MTHN3
zhengz said:
if you are interested fell free to contact me on coolapk, my id is: MTHN3
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I just created an account but I'm unable to message you due to my level too low. My current level is 0 (40/300). Is there anyway we can get in contact?
Besides that, it seems like extremely hard for me to get a Mi Note 2 in hands. I tried to buy one from Aliexpress but the seller still not shipping after many days and didn't reply me, and I already requesting for refund.
I found one 4+64GB on ebay at about 700+ yuan, which is way to expensive.
I found several second hand ones on 闲鱼 and contacted some of them through agents （代购）, but now I'm unable to do anything because the new 闲鱼 update requires me to do face verification to even search for something (when you scroll down during searching, it will always tell you to login, and I cannot complete the login because I'm not verified). Stupid me for updating 闲鱼, the old version worked well.
Maybe we can talk further in private. It's very funny, I already buy custom made cover for Mi Note 2 from taobao, you know. I thought everything will be smooth like last time I buy my Mi Mix from 闲鱼 also.
Do you able to access Telegram? or I'll just wait for my coolapk account to gain points.
Edit: I read your posts on coolapk, you really is big sifu.
lee.wp14 said:
I just created an account but I'm unable to message you due to my level too low. My current level is 0 (40/300). Is there anyway we can get in contact?
Besides that, it seems like extremely hard for me to get a Mi Note 2 in hands. I tried to buy one from Aliexpress but the seller still not shipping after many days and didn't reply me, and I already requesting for refund.
I found one 4+64GB on ebay at about 700+ yuan, which is way to expensive.
I found several second hand ones on 闲鱼 and contacted some of them through agents （代购）, but now I'm unable to do anything because the new 闲鱼 update requires me to do face verification to even search for something (when you scroll down during searching, it will always tell you to login, and I cannot complete the login because I'm not verified). Stupid me for updating 闲鱼, the old version worked well.
Maybe we can talk further in private. It's very funny, I already buy custom made cover for Mi Note 2 from taobao, you know. I thought everything will be smooth like last time I buy my Mi Mix from 闲鱼 also.
Do you able to access Telegram? or I'll just wait for my coolapk account to gain points.
Edit: I read your posts on coolapk, you really is big sifu.
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sorry, i assume you were chinese too considering the post in chinese.
my telegram ID is rikka0612_c, and you are welcome to contact if you are interested