<div dir="ltr">And speaking of the Devil, I just received an email from Microcenter with an Unlocked GSM BLU for $109. By the specs in the link below, no mention of LTE support and a little light on RAM, but pretty cheap.<div><br></div><div><a href="http://email.microcentermedia.com/1e4af319elayfousiawfkk6qaaaaaaummcztaz36whmyaaaaa/C?V=bF9pbmRleAEBQ09OVEFDVF9JRAE0OTEyNDY1NDE4AXByb2ZpbGVfaWQBMTM2ODEzNTI3MAF6aXBfY29kZQEBRVFVSUZBWF9DQU1QQUlHTl9JRAFFNDE0MAFTVE9SRQE0MQFFUVVJRkFYX0FDVElWSVRZX0lEAUU0MTQwMDAwMQFfV0FWRV9JRF8BMjE3MDQ0NTM5AV9QTElTVF9JRF8BOTczMDI3NQFnX2luZGV4AQFlbWFpbF9hZGRyAWdjY2ZvZjVAZ21haWwuY29tAVdFQl9JRAEBX1NDSERfVE1fATIwMTcwMzA5MDk0NTAwAUNBTVBBSUdOTkFNRQFlTmV3cyBTcGVjaWFsIEVkIDIwMTcwMzA5AXByb2ZpbGVfa2V5AWdjY2ZvZjVAZ21haWwuY29t&Lf8LnnpaDLj5PewpFLTY+Q">http://email.microcentermedia.com/1e4af319elayfousiawfkk6qaaaaaaummcztaz36whmyaaaaa/C?V=bF9pbmRleAEBQ09OVEFDVF9JRAE0OTEyNDY1NDE4AXByb2ZpbGVfaWQBMTM2ODEzNTI3MAF6aXBfY29kZQEBRVFVSUZBWF9DQU1QQUlHTl9JRAFFNDE0MAFTVE9SRQE0MQFFUVVJRkFYX0FDVElWSVRZX0lEAUU0MTQwMDAwMQFfV0FWRV9JRF8BMjE3MDQ0NTM5AV9QTElTVF9JRF8BOTczMDI3NQFnX2luZGV4AQFlbWFpbF9hZGRyAWdjY2ZvZjVAZ21haWwuY29tAVdFQl9JRAEBX1NDSERfVE1fATIwMTcwMzA5MDk0NTAwAUNBTVBBSUdOTkFNRQFlTmV3cyBTcGVjaWFsIEVkIDIwMTcwMzA5AXByb2ZpbGVfa2V5AWdjY2ZvZjVAZ21haWwuY29t&Lf8LnnpaDLj5PewpFLTY+Q</a><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 8:35 PM, Derek Atkins <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:derek@ihtfp.com" target="_blank">derek@ihtfp.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif'"><div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">I've got a BLU phone running Android.</div><div dir="ltr">I use it as a hot-spot when I travel internationally.. get a foreign sim and away I go.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">-derek</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Sent from my mobile. Please excuse any typos.</div></div>
</div><div><div class="h5"><br><div id="m_5906775378332331311htc_header">----- Reply message -----<br>From: "Greg Clifton" <<a href="mailto:gccfof5@gmail.com" target="_blank">gccfof5@gmail.com</a>><br>To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank">ale@ale.org</a>><br>Subject: [ale] OT: Cell Phone recs Was Re: Android secondary security<br>Date: Thu, Mar 9, 2017 8:28 PM</div></div></div></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br><div dir="ltr">I was under the impression that all BLU phones run Windows. I know I have seen some that do, but haven't examined the brand thoroughly to verify my assumption based on thus far limited observations.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 4:38 PM, DJ-Pfulio <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:DJPfulio@jdpfu.com" target="_blank">DJPfulio@jdpfu.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">May want to check out which cheap phones include "something extra" from<br>
China.<br>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/us/politics/china-phones-software-security.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2016/1<wbr>1/16/us/politics/china-phones-<wbr>software-security.html</a><br>
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Blu was on the list, BTW.<br>
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On 03/09/2017 04:11 PM, Chuck Payne wrote:<br>
> Check out Fry's, they have called BLU that is unlock.<br>
><br>
> Here one that hey have on sell if you have promo code<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://frys.com/search?search_type=regular&sqxts=1&cat=&query_string=8975833+8975813&site=204premail030517" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://frys.com/search?search_<wbr>type=regular&sqxts=1&cat=&quer<wbr>y_string=8975833+8975813&site=<wbr>204premail030517</a><br>
><br>
> On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 3:51 PM, William Bagwell <<a href="mailto:rb211@tds.net" target="_blank">rb211@tds.net</a><br>
</span><span>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:rb211@tds.net" target="_blank">rb211@tds.net</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Nice, but ouch! Almost $200 higher than the g4. Might be a bit much<br>
> for a first smartphone. Technically my second, but being<br>
> grandfathered in an old Cingular plan with no data I never used it as<br>
> one. Going to get a new number and pass my old phone to my wife's<br>
> parents. Only a hundred bucks a year if not used much and they need<br>
> an emergency phone.<br>
><br>
> Found the LG g4 at Newegg for $234 which is only slightly higher<br>
> than fleabay. It works with AT&T so unlocked should work with<br>
> Cricket. Has an Otterbox available which will be a necessity for me.<br>
> On my fifth phone in 12 years... Fortunately only one was more than<br>
> $20. Wife got 10 years on her first cell and only upgraded because<br>
> they turned off 2G service last year.<br>
><br>
> Have not ordered it yet, may pull the trigger tonight unless someone<br>
> has a better suggestion.<br>
><br>
> William<br>
><br>
> On Thursday 09 March 2017, James Taylor wrote:<br>
>> I would highly recommend the oneplus3t. It's an affordable high<br>
>> spec phone with vendor and enthusiastic rom developer support. I'm<br>
>> a big fan of the slimroms distro. It allows you to start with as<br>
>> close to vanilla android as you want, and provides optional access<br>
>> to any feature you might want or need. -jt<br>
><br>
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