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thepenguin77:
Ok, I'm sorry, but what the hell are you talking about?


--- Quote from: robberguy189 on November 01, 2012, 09:24:32 am ---Unsigned: patches 1.03 bootcode so you can downgrade your os.

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It doesn't patch the boot code, it patches the certificate (and can, in principle, brick your calc if you pull the batteries at the wrong time.) (But I don't blame you for not knowing the specifics of the patch)


--- Quote ---the author of Epicfail, an alternative to unsigned, says that if it breaks your calc, you will not be able to return it because you have modified it.

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I don't know whether he actually said that somewhere, but I know brandonW is the kind of person who would completely trash a calculator for testing purposes and return it to Walmart, so I doubt he would say that.


--- Quote ---The maker of unsigned says you will be able to return it if unsigned breaks your calc.  Something to keep in mind if you're deciding between the two.

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I wrote it, never said that (though in both cases, your circumstances are the same, so whether you can return it or not is irrelevant between the two. If you take your calculator to Walmart and say it doesn't work (after recently buying it) they are just going go say "hur dur" and let you get a new one)


Edit:
    In the end, here's how it works. You have about a 30 day window to return your calculator back to wherever you bought it. So if you break it during that period, you're good. But after that, you're not going to be able to take it back no matter what you do. It's the same thing with all other appliances, if something mysteriously stops working within 30 days (and the store can't tell that you actually broke it), you can take it back (not technically legal, but meh). After that, you're just out of luck.

BrandonW:
I don't recall ever saying such a thing. I have been known to buy calculators for testing purposes, potentially brick them, and then return them to Walmart.

I also check to make sure they haven't released new versions of the boot code (which I guess falls under "testing purposes").

DJ Omnimaga:
I guess just be careful depending of where you bought your calc. I know Walmart can go as far as giving you a refund for a brand new console you just bought where you claim it's broken, when in fact you just swapped it with a broken one you bought on Ebay, although I guess some store cashiers might be more careful so you never know. There are other places such as Sears where you have to threaten to report them in order to even get just an exchange for a legitimately defective item.

(Although I still hate Walmart for how high they charge for a TI-84+)

robberguy189:
Still, I bet I could return a calculator after 30 days, where my cousins live the stores are all really lenient and relaxed.  Sorry for saying those things if they weren't true, I guess I should be reading more carefully.  And I won't report problems about make103, it seems it  doesn't work only for me, and I bet I'm just being stupid and not doing something right (although I can't think of what that could be). 

Eeems:
Then don't report a problem, ask someone who has used it for help on how to make it work.

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