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> but for me, it failed at... being a phone. Unfortunately, true for any "pure Linux" phone out there since forever. I used to have a Nokia N900 and root for
by WesolyKubeczek 3y ago
> but for me, it failed at... being a phone.
Unfortunately, true for any "pure Linux" phone out there since forever.
I used to have a Nokia N900 and root for it very very much, but the dialer freezing and that infamous kernel bug when lots I/O could make everything sluggish made it a necessity to also carry a feature phone with my primary SIM around, too, just in case.
- fsflover 3y ago>> but for me, it failed at... being a phone. > Unfortunately, true for any "pure Linux" phone out there since forever. Not true for Librem 5, which is my daily driver. See also: https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-daily-driven-in-professional-use-success/22303/40 https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-daily-driven-in-profession...
- neilsimp1 3y agoSeconding this, my L5 has been a daily driver for almost a year and while their are hiccups it's more than usable day to day. I spend a lot of time on the phone for work.
- WesolyKubeczek 3y agoHowever, if you have ever tried to cancel your preorder or return it, good luck getting your money back.
- zilti 3y agoI was really hoping for the Astro Slide. Then the fxtex. Both turned out to essentially be a scam. All other "pure Linux" phones out there have hardware that is so laughably bad that I almost take it as a personal insult.
- coffeebeqn 3y agoN900 was the first one and the product line was immediately killed by Microsoft. Who knows how good it would be now if it was kept alive