I saw Moto G on sale at Costco sold as unlocked multi-carrier. On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 1:31 PM, der.hans wrote: > Am 28. Dec, 2016 schwätzte Stephen Partington so: > > moin moin, > > 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 >> > > Had never heard of the j7. Looks good. More expensive than I was planning, > but long-term value might make it worth it. > > Moto G has some better price point options :). > > Is Motorola ( now Lenovo ) still not paying the microsoft patent > extortions? > > Did Motorola change it's stance against unlocking bootloaders? I believe > it did, but don't remember. Haven't looked at anyting Motorola for years > due to Motorola's refusal to support unlocking bootloaders. > > I like that both have microSD card slots. That's the biggest missing > feature for Nexus phones. > > I forgot to mention that I love wireless charging. > > I see there's a Qi wireless charging kit for the j7, but it's 4,000 > something. Hope it's a lot less in dollars :). > > ciao, > > der.hans > > > 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 >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > -- > # http://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.PhxLinux.org/ > # When you are tired of choosing the lesser of two evils, > # Vote Cthulhu for President! > --------------------------------------------------- > 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