Save on the monthly bill Get it cheep and unlocked at CostCo and/or look here - https://ting.com/shop?Brand=Samsung&Brand=Motorola I like project Fi, but I'm sure Google's alarms would go off with your registration... ;) On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 3:09 PM, Stephen Partington wrote: > I got Ubuntu Mobile installed and running on my Nexus7. I really liked it. > The part of it however that ruined the whole thing or me is the really > sloppy and klugy app ecosystem. everyone is slapping in html5 apps linking > directly to a web page that are actually worse than just using a browser. > > On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 1:04 PM, Anon Anon wrote: >> >> I want an Ubuntu phone so bad I cannot stand it. It seems impossible to >> find any information about it and US carriers seem completely ignored. >> >> I would just recommend buying the barest of bones and cheapest android >> phone you can use for work and put as little data as possible about you >> personally on it. >> >> Why waste time and money on a work phone? Just my 2 cents. >> >> On Dec 28, 2016 12:52 PM, "Stephen Partington" >> wrote: >>> >>> The Samsung J7 is actually a good price point. As is the Moto G. and they >>> are popular enough to have some XDA love >>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-j7 >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 12:43 PM, der.hans wrote: >>>> >>>> moin moin, >>>> >>>> work requires a couple of applications I refuse to install on my >>>> personal >>>> phone, so I need a secondary phone. >>>> >>>> Any recommendation considering the following? >>>> >>>> I would like to go with LineageOS[0] once it's up and running or some >>>> other >>>> 'as free as practical' Android fork. >>>> >>>> I would love a Plasma phone or maybe even an Ubuntu phone, but need to >>>> grab some proprietary apps from the Android app store, so they're not >>>> much >>>> of an option for this particular case[1]. >>>> >>>> I would prefer a phone with a working FM radio. >>>> >>>> In general, I prefer Samsung hardware. >>>> >>>> Cost is a large factor for this purchase. I will likely be trying to >>>> find >>>> someting on the second hand or refurb market. I'm perfectly fine with >>>> old >>>> hardware provided I can continue getting software updates. >>>> >>>> Currently using t-mobile, but would prefer something with radios for all >>>> the carriers[2]. >>>> >>>> [0] In the midst of forking from cyanogen now that it has closed down. >>>> >>>> http://lineageos.org/Yes-this-is-us/ >>>> >>>> [1] There is the possibility of buying a new primary phone and making my >>>> current phone the secondary. I presume this option is more expensive >>>> than >>>> I can commit to the purchase. >>>> >>>> [2] Not that Verizon is an option for me until it stops fighting net >>>> neutrality. >>>> >>>> ciao, >>>> >>>> der.hans >>>> -- >>>> # http://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.PhxLinux.org/ >>>> # "The important thing is not to stop questioning; curiosity has its >>>> own >>>> # reason for existing." -- Albert Einstein >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >>> >>> Stephen >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss