cyanogen/LineageOS phone recommendations

[der.hans]

Am 28. Dec, 2016 schwätzte Ed so:

> 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...  ;)

Using Android, so project Fi isn't any extra risk as far as that goes.

Lack of phone support seems to be an issue.

"These are the rates for using Project Fi in {{ctrl.country.name}}:"

Google's love of javascript shows again.

ciao,

der.hans

> 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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