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The pre-order site https://store.fxtec.com/product/fxtec-pro%C2%B9-x-256-8gb/#toggle-id-1 https://store.fxtec.com/product/fxtec-pro%C2%B9-x-256-8gb/#t... says

by svacko 6y ago

The pre-order site https://store.fxtec.com/product/fxtec-pro%C2%B9-x-256-8gb/#toggle-id-1 https://store.fxtec.com/product/fxtec-pro%C2%B9-x-256-8gb/#t... says "Be one of the first to pre-order your Pro1 today. Shipping globally is estimated to be September 2019." ? Is it in the pre-order state since then?

xearl 6y ago
That page you linked to is for the Pro-1. The OP is about the newer Pro-1x.
- LilBytes 6y ago
  Well, was the Pro-1 ever delivered!?
  - Snitch-Thursday 6y ago
    Yes. I have one. Mine was ordered in Feb 2019 for shipping in August 2019. Come February 2020 it finally came in. Biggest favorite is that I love they keyboard. I run the LineageOS 17.1 simply because I've been too lazy to flash LineageOS 18 unofficial. tdm the primary developer did a great job making the keyboard act well, and other developers made it behave via an app in Stock Android. Second biggest favorite is that it has the trifecta of features I require from any phone: unlockable bootloader, microsd card, headphone jack. I prefer a removable battery but alas those are as thin as hen's teeth. My biggest beef with this phone is that it has spotty voice reception. I have to stand in a particular spot in my house to not have my UDP packets drop off. Data reception is fine and when I do calls over signal or duo (wifi) it works a treat. My second biggest beef would be the lack of snap-on case options like the old Nokias. I'm trying to figure out if someone does a 3d printed case or what, but with this curved screen, I'm nervous that each day could be this phone's last with just one fall.
  - jk7tarYZAQNpTQa 6y ago
    Top comment as of right now says [1] they ordered one but was never delivered, and the seller never answered to emails. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26662123 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26662123
    - usr1106 6y ago
      Well, the top comment says they waited for 6 months until they requested a chargeback. The grand parent says they got theirs after 7 months. Not a contradiction. The have been numerous such alternative phone and tablet projects during the last 12 years or so. Crowding funding or with a bit more of a commercial touch. All have failed to to deliver on time I would claim. Many if not most have failed to deliver at all. I would not call the founders dishonest. But whoever starts such a project lacks realism. It's incredibly complicated to make a phone, let alone a good one. (I don't say the world would be a better place without optimists and over-optimists.)
      - LilBytes 6y ago
        I've got a 100% fail rate with crowd sourced hardware. You won't see me throw money at hardware through indiegogo or kickstarter again.
  - rchaud 6y ago
    Yes, there are several Youtube videos with reviews of the device.
LilBytes 6y ago
FAQ says the following, unsure if it's a typo or perpetually in pre-order. https://store.fxtec.com/product/fxtec-pro%C2%B9-x-256-8gb/#toggle-id-1 https://store.fxtec.com/product/fxtec-pro%C2%B9-x-256-8gb/#t... " The current estimated shipping date to pre-order customers is September, watch out for updates over email or on social media: Twitter (@thefxtec), Instagram (@fxtec), Facebook (fxtec)" Other commenter is right, the Pro 1X has the following: "SHIPPING IN AUGUST 2021"

by svacko 6y ago

xearl 6y ago

That page you linked to is for the Pro-1. The OP is about the newer Pro-1x.

LilBytes 6y ago
Well, was the Pro-1 ever delivered!?
- Snitch-Thursday 6y ago
  Yes. I have one. Mine was ordered in Feb 2019 for shipping in August 2019. Come February 2020 it finally came in. Biggest favorite is that I love they keyboard. I run the LineageOS 17.1 simply because I've been too lazy to flash LineageOS 18 unofficial. tdm the primary developer did a great job making the keyboard act well, and other developers made it behave via an app in Stock Android. Second biggest favorite is that it has the trifecta of features I require from any phone: unlockable bootloader, microsd card, headphone jack. I prefer a removable battery but alas those are as thin as hen's teeth. My biggest beef with this phone is that it has spotty voice reception. I have to stand in a particular spot in my house to not have my UDP packets drop off. Data reception is fine and when I do calls over signal or duo (wifi) it works a treat. My second biggest beef would be the lack of snap-on case options like the old Nokias. I'm trying to figure out if someone does a 3d printed case or what, but with this curved screen, I'm nervous that each day could be this phone's last with just one fall.
- jk7tarYZAQNpTQa 6y ago
  Top comment as of right now says [1] they ordered one but was never delivered, and the seller never answered to emails. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26662123 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26662123
  - usr1106 6y ago
    Well, the top comment says they waited for 6 months until they requested a chargeback. The grand parent says they got theirs after 7 months. Not a contradiction. The have been numerous such alternative phone and tablet projects during the last 12 years or so. Crowding funding or with a bit more of a commercial touch. All have failed to to deliver on time I would claim. Many if not most have failed to deliver at all. I would not call the founders dishonest. But whoever starts such a project lacks realism. It's incredibly complicated to make a phone, let alone a good one. (I don't say the world would be a better place without optimists and over-optimists.)
    - LilBytes 6y ago
      I've got a 100% fail rate with crowd sourced hardware. You won't see me throw money at hardware through indiegogo or kickstarter again.
- rchaud 6y ago
  Yes, there are several Youtube videos with reviews of the device.

LilBytes 6y ago

FAQ says the following, unsure if it's a typo or perpetually in pre-order. https://store.fxtec.com/product/fxtec-pro%C2%B9-x-256-8gb/#toggle-id-1 https://store.fxtec.com/product/fxtec-pro%C2%B9-x-256-8gb/#t... " The current estimated shipping date to pre-order customers is September, watch out for updates over email or on social media: Twitter (@thefxtec), Instagram (@fxtec), Facebook (fxtec)" Other commenter is right, the Pro 1X has the following: "SHIPPING IN AUGUST 2021"