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hex edit cps to bypass password

saberthree

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does anyone know how to hex edit astro25 cps to bypass the password for reading and writing? ive found older posts with link that describes how to do this but sadly the links are dead, any insight?
 

saberthree

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hey guys, I appreciate the PMs, but im starting to feel the ethical concerns of removing the PW on a radio. Some of you may be dishonest about your intentions on figuring out the password. I no longer feel comfortable with just telling you how to do it, for all I know someo of you guys might have stolen the radio, theres no way for me to really know. however, i will post a link that answered my question and gave me more than enough hints to pull this off. Bare in mind this only works for astro and astro25 radios, this doesnt work for APX

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ElroyJetson

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For such old radios, which will almost certainly be almost completely out of service with their original customers, I see no ethical concerns. They're basically antiques at this point. If you don't want to give the discovery to the whole world, at least give it to those who ask nicely for it in private.
 

saberthree

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For such old radios, which will almost certainly be almost completely out of service with their original customers, I see no ethical concerns. They're basically antiques at this point. If you don't want to give the discovery to the whole world, at least give it to those who ask nicely for it in private.
For all I know, it's a stolen radio. Anyone can say they bought a radio off ebay. That link I provided spells it out how they got the cps password
 
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