<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>OnePlus One pre-order round 2 notice just hit my email.<br><br>"Starting now, you can begin filling your shopping cart to prepare for the big event. Pre-orders kick off on <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">November 17 at 16:00 GMT</span></span> (<span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">08:00 PST</span></span>, <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">11:00 EST</span></span>) for one hour only. Your One will be just a click away."<br><br></div>Of course this is 2 weeks prior to my second property tax payment to DeKalb county to fund schools, roads, streetlights, police, etc.<br><br></div>"But Ms. Tax Commissioner, I _HAD_ to buy this new phone so I could, um, do stuff, and, um. How much is that late penalty again?"<br><br></div>Maybe round three will coincide with the end of my Verizon contract.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 12:02 PM, Jim Kinney <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jim.kinney@gmail.com" target="_blank">jim.kinney@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><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>
<div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Nov 4, 2014 11:19 AM, "H P Ladds" <<a href="mailto:householdwords@gmail.com" target="_blank">householdwords@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr">I'm (with some dread) giving-in and buying a "smart" phone. <div><br></div><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... <div><br></div><div>What stay ye Linux enthusiasts -- what phone should I buy for the Sprint network?</div><div><br></div><div>My inclination is to use Cyanogenmod.</div><div><br></div><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><div><br></div><div>Is this Holy War fodder -- hope not?</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers and TIA.</div></div></div>
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