<div dir="ltr">My kid's BLU phone is Android non LTE. But I think is still 4G but EV-DO standard which development apparently is abandoned in favor of LTE. <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 10:20 AM, 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">I think a bunch of the BLU devices are 3G-only (no LTE). I know mine<br>
is, but it's also a few years old now.<br>
<br>
d-erek<br>
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Greg Clifton <<a href="mailto:gccfof5@gmail.com">gccfof5@gmail.com</a>> writes:<br>
<br>
> And speaking of the Devil, I just received an email from Microcenter with an<br>
> Unlocked GSM BLU for $109. By the specs in the link below, no mention of LTE<br>
> support and a little light on RAM, but pretty cheap.<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://email.microcentermedia.com/1e4af319elayfousiawfkk6qaaaaaaummcztaz36whmyaaaaa/C?V=bF9pbmRleAEBQ09OVEFDVF9JRAE0OTEyNDY1NDE4AXByb2ZpbGVfaWQBMTM2ODEzNTI3MAF6aXBfY29kZQEBRVFVSUZBWF9DQU1QQUlHTl9JRAFFNDE0MAFTVE9SRQE0MQFFUVVJRkFYX0FDVElWSVRZX0lEAUU0MTQwMDAwMQFfV0FWRV9JRF8BMjE3MDQ0NTM5AV9QTElTVF9JRF8BOTczMDI3NQFnX2luZGV4AQFlbWFpbF9hZGRyAWdjY2ZvZjVAZ21haWwuY29tAVdFQl9JRAEBX1NDSERfVE1fATIwMTcwMzA5MDk0NTAwAUNBTVBBSUdOTkFNRQFlTmV3cyBTcGVjaWFsIEVkIDIwMTcwMzA5AXByb2ZpbGVfa2V5AWdjY2ZvZjVAZ21haWwuY29t&Lf8LnnpaDLj5PewpFLTY+Q" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://email.microcentermedia.<wbr>com/<wbr>1e4af319elayfousiawfkk6qaaaaaa<wbr>ummcztaz36whmyaaaaa/C?V=<wbr>bF9pbmRleAEBQ09OVEFDVF9JRAE0OT<wbr>EyNDY1NDE4AXByb2ZpbGVfaWQBMTM2<wbr>ODEzNTI3MAF6aXBfY29kZQEBRVFVSU<wbr>ZBWF9DQU1QQUlHTl9JRAFFNDE0MAFT<wbr>VE9SRQE0MQFFUVVJRkFYX0FDVElWSV<wbr>RZX0lEAUU0MTQwMDAwMQFfV0FWRV9J<wbr>RF8BMjE3MDQ0NTM5AV9QTElTVF9JRF<wbr>8BOTczMDI3NQFnX2luZGV4AQFlbWFp<wbr>bF9hZGRyAWdjY2ZvZjVAZ21haWwuY2<wbr>9tAVdFQl9JRAEBX1NDSERfVE1fATIw<wbr>MTcwMzA5MDk0NTAwAUNBTVBBSUdOTk<wbr>FNRQFlTmV3cyBTcGVjaWFsIEVkIDIw<wbr>MTcwMzA5AXByb2ZpbGVfa2V5AWdjY2<wbr>ZvZjVAZ21haWwuY29t&<wbr>Lf8LnnpaDLj5PewpFLTY+Q</a><br>
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> On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 8:35 PM, Derek Atkins <<a href="mailto:derek@ihtfp.com">derek@ihtfp.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> I've got a BLU phone running Android.<br>
> I use it as a hot-spot when I travel internationally.. get a foreign sim<br>
> and away I go.<br>
><br>
> -derek<br>
><br>
> Sent from my mobile. Please excuse any typos.<br>
><br>
> ----- Reply message -----<br>
> From: "Greg Clifton" <<a href="mailto:gccfof5@gmail.com">gccfof5@gmail.com</a>><br>
> To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">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<br>
><br>
> I was under the impression that all BLU phones run Windows. I know I have<br>
> seen some that do, but haven't examined the brand thoroughly to verify my<br>
> assumption based on thus far limited observations.<br>
><br>
> On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 4:38 PM, DJ-Pfulio <<a href="mailto:DJPfulio@jdpfu.com">DJPfulio@jdpfu.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> May want to check out which cheap phones include "something extra"<br>
> from<br>
> China.<br>
> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/us/politics/china-phones-" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2016/<wbr>11/16/us/politics/china-<wbr>phones-</a><br>
> software-security.html<br>
><br>
> Blu was on the list, BTW.<br>
><br>
> 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" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://frys.com/search?search_<wbr>type=regular&sqxts=1&cat=&<wbr>query_string</a><br>
> =8975833+8975813&site=<wbr>204premail030517<br>
> ><br>
> > On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 3:51 PM, William Bagwell <<a href="mailto:rb211@tds.net">rb211@tds.net</a><br>
> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:rb211@tds.net">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<br>
> 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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