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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/07/2014 02:20 PM, H P Ladds
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<div dir="ltr">Thanks Jim and CHS --
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<div>Why-o-why can't I be like normal people and stick with the
pretty "I-gizmos?" <br>
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<div>I drank the Oneplus One Koolaid, and now wander the
Internet asking geekish strangers if they have any Oneplus
One invites to share.<br>
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<div>I'll see what the next round of Oneplus One pre-orders
yields products with a lead time of 2 months or less.
Otherwise, the HTC seems good to me.</div>
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<div>Thanks Again <br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 9:12 AM, Charles
Shapiro <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:hooterpincher@gmail.com" target="_blank">hooterpincher@gmail.com</a>></span>
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<div>Getting a smartphone is, well, fraught. You are
married to your wireless provider. Sprint is one of
the relatively good guys of a quite bad lot. I'm
currently on T-Mobile, in large part because I find
Verizon unconscionable ( <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/verizon-x-uidh"
target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/verizon-x-uidh</a>
). Verizon also found a way to nullify HTC's
bootloader policy, forcing you to rely on Exploits to
bring the phone under your control. T-mobile still
helpfully informs me that my phone is rooted every
month or so.<br>
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The radio part of every current smartphone (the
software and hardware that actually connects you to
the phone network) is completely closed and riddled
with security holes. You'll have to decide whether
the inherent insecurity of the device is worth the
significant additional daily-life power it gives you.
The latest editions of CM have some enhancements to
make you marginally safer, FWIW. <br>
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+1 for Oneplus one, although I've had no personal
experience with it. Failing that, HTC will unlock
your bootloader on request ( <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader"
target="_blank">http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader</a>
), making it easy to install CyanogenMod or any other
3rd party ROM you fancy. Plan to spend at least a few
hours hacking your phone when you first take it out of
the box. It gets significantly harder to make the
device your own when you have content on it. I've
been pretty happy with my HTC One M8, although the
speakerphone and sound recorder mic is very weak. <br>
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<div>I'm also a fan of swappa ( <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://swappa.com" target="_blank">http://swappa.com</a>
), a site where people sell their used Android phones.
I've bought a couple of phones through them and been
happy with the results. Wireless provider purchase
plans are generally a poor deal. You can usually
purchase a phone outright for significantly less, and
you shouldn't have to pay to get free of your provider
if you decide you don't like them.<br>
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-- CHS<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 12:02
PM, Jim Kinney <span dir="ltr"><<a
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<p dir="ltr">Oneplus one</p>
<p dir="ltr">Runs a cyanogen out of the box. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Availability is an issue. Presales
SWAMPED the site. It's on par with a nexxus 6 at
half the price. Reviewers have liked it lots.</p>
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<div>On Nov 4, 2014 11:19 AM, "H P Ladds" <<a
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<div dir="ltr">I'm (with some dread)
giving-in and buying a "smart" phone.
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<div>I seem always to turn a tech buying
decision into a big "thing." I fear
that as I learn of all the proprietary
tech, backdoors and privacy rights
stomping I will become angry and
despondent. But here goes...
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<div>What stay ye Linux enthusiasts --
what phone should I buy for the
Sprint network?</div>
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<div>My inclination is to use
Cyanogenmod.</div>
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<div>I prefer a phone that allows me
use the machine in any way I see
fit. If I want to repurpose the
thing as calculator, that's my
choice.</div>
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<div>Is this Holy War fodder -- hope
not?</div>
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<div>Cheers and TIA.</div>
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