[ale] Linux Smart Phone Recs

[Damon L. Chesser]

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On 11/07/2014 02:20 PM, H P Ladds wrote:
> Thanks Jim and CHS --
>
> Why-o-why can't I be like normal people and stick with the pretty 
> "I-gizmos?"
>
> I drank the Oneplus One Koolaid, and now wander the Internet asking 
> geekish strangers if they have any Oneplus One invites to share.
>
> 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.
>
> Thanks Again
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 9:12 AM, Charles Shapiro 
> <hooterpincher at gmail.com <mailto:hooterpincher at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     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 (
>     https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/verizon-x-uidh ).  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.
>
>     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.
>
>     +1 for Oneplus one, although I've had no personal experience with
>     it.  Failing that, HTC will unlock your bootloader on request (
>     http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader ), 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.
>
>     I'm also a fan of swappa ( http://swappa.com ), 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.
>
>     -- CHS
>
>
>
>
>     On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 12:02 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com
>     <mailto:jim.kinney at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         Oneplus one
>
>         Runs a cyanogen out of the box.
>
>         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.
>
>         On Nov 4, 2014 11:19 AM, "H P Ladds" <householdwords at gmail.com
>         <mailto:householdwords at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>             I'm (with some dread) giving-in and buying a "smart" phone.
>
>             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...
>
>             What stay ye Linux enthusiasts -- what phone should I buy
>             for the Sprint network?
>
>             My inclination is to use Cyanogenmod.
>
>             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.
>
>             Is this Holy War fodder -- hope not?
>
>             Cheers and TIA.
>
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