cyanogen/LineageOS phone recommendations

[Ed]

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
<cryptworks at gmail.com> 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 <lokotejones at gmail.com> 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" <cryptworks at gmail.com>
>> 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 <PLUGd at lufthans.com> 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
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>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> Stephen
>>>
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>
> Stephen
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