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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Yeah, I’d totally buy a phone running one of those provided it does all the phone things properly: SMS/MMS, reliable calls, all day battery, etc. I don’t need fancy apps, I just need a working phone.

If I can get that, I could probably donate some time porting apps.

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timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I really want to give furios phone a shot. It’s apparently close to supporting my carrier.

That and a sailfish phone. The community one though didn’t support my carrier (think it’s mainly EU specced only.)

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- swelter_spark@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I plan on buying one when my current phone is no longer usable.
  
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- sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Why eSim? Does your carrier not support physical sim?
  
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  - timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    For traveling I find it much easier to just buy an esim
    
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Quik@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
It’s so crazy (technically understandable, but still crazy) to me that reliably receiving calls is still such a major issue

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interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I want a phone with only cellular data, no calling, no sms, just an open source browser capable of webasm and webrtc

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- Ibuthyr@lemmy.wtf ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  We had those, they were called Pocket PCs. I too want them back. I loved the Dell Axim x51v. A tablet does the job, but it’s the same shitty OS.
  
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- sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Sounds like a tablet, and that very well could be easier for someone to build than a phone.
  
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  - interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Can we have one of those that fit in my pocket, like 6.5" max ?
    
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    sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    There are some 7-8" tablets that could probably fit in a pocket, but finding the perfect mix of Linux compatibility and cell chip is going to be difficult.
    
    However, I see a few Linux tablets out there that have to be all runs, because Linux tablets are a pretty small niche, so it might not be that expensive to build one yourself.
    
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