Theranos devices ran “null protocol” to skip actual demo for investors

Re:Theranos devices ran “null protocol” to skip actual demo ... by the_jeremy on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @07:28PM (#28938201)

> but nothing in those demos were faked

The signal strength was hardcoded to always show 5 bars during the demo, but I think your overall point is valid.

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Re:Theranos devices ran “null protocol” to skip actual demo ... by adolph on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @09:23PM (#28939139)

Next you’ll tell us they don’t actually take all pictures of iPhones at exactly 9:41

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Re:Theranos devices ran “null protocol” to skip actual demo ... by arthurcolle on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @08:27PM (#28938695)

That's hilarious - do you know if they still do this?

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Re:Theranos devices ran “null protocol” to skip actual demo ... by noisem4ker on Thursday October 21, 2021 @07:58AM (#28943150)

I don't know to what degree, but both manufacturers and carriers absolutely do like to mess with reported signal strength.

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