[stifiling]

i agree don't hord every single tip...jus the ones that'll end if u tell everyone.

but yes exactly as u said....people using the insurance to get a new phone for $50 is probably what did the most damage. but everyone didn't know about it, until the ones smart enough to figure it out started telling everyone else about it.

i'm guilty of the fraud myself. i've done it myself 5 or 6 times. i told maybe 3 people (a couple cousins) about it...and these fools started doing it every 3 months. every time the phone got a scratch on it...they'll break it on purpose to get a replacement. I say whoa! i won't tell anyone else...this type of behavior will bring it to an end. i definitely knew from the beginning though, that it probably wouldn't be wise to post it on a quarter million user community forum. to say, "Here's how to get a free Touch Pro" is pretty much another way of saying "Goodbye free upgrades" which is why i've never done it. i was hoping to up to the TP2 when it came out...but it definitely doesn't look like it's going to happen now. the show is being stopped here.