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Not compatible with Verizon
Welp, that sucks. I'm not switching to T-Mobile. I've seen their infrastructure up close and personal after working on mixed carrier cell towers for years and that shit is absolutely third world by comparison.
I like the look of these but I would much rather to not use Android again. It appears that they're trying to port Ubuntu Touch over and the Postmarket wiki shows some functionality is not all there. Interesting to see this coming along though.
Really glad to hear that. I've been using a Fairphone 5 for about 2 years now and while it's certainly not on the level of a flagship I can't say I miss anything. Sure, a better camera or faster processor would be nice to have, but both get the job done and are certainly not necessary for the average user. Samsung and Apple would have us believe that we all need a DLSR camera strapped to a supercomputer in our pocket in order to swipe on Instagram and take the occasional selfie. I'd gladly trade that in to make the world a tiny bit better by not supporting slavery and not wasting resources.
I will have to consider Fairphone when I am looking for my next phone. Looking at their site, my only hesitation is about water resistance. I understand that repairability comes at the cost of making everything glued and sealed shut, but I drop my phone in water once every couple of years. If that risks killing it, it is not going to be a phone that will last long in my hands.
With an IP55 rating, I would assume it can resist a drop in water. As long as you don't stare at it for multiple minutes and do get it out asap.
I bought an HMD Pulse Pro which is also made to be repairable. They have a partnership with ifixit.
hmd has an awful website. I want information, not random photos and hype
wtf are these!
Either this or a fairphone would be an instant buy from me if they were smaller. Modern phones dont fit into my pockets comfortably anymore
If anyone is looking for a Canadian or international order, I just found this U.K. site which multiple threads of Reddit have been talking about. They offer shipping tracking.
https://www.clove.co.uk/products/fairphone-gen-6
https://www.reddit.com/r/fairphone/comments/kkd44p/is_there_a_way_to_get_a_fairphone_in_canada/
I 100% agree with the fact that there needs to be more phones you can easily fix but every time I see a headline like "I need a phone I can fix" I can't help but think that y'all are incredibly clumsy and keep breaking your phones far too often 😅
