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Re: Spent Afternoon With New Phone
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Tracy Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
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Tracy Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:02:07 -0400
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Ah, I forgot about the price.



I pre-ordered it almost 4 years ago in 2019 when it was only $650.  

Thanks to Covid and other supply chain delays it finally arrived.



So it didn't cost me $1299 (or the only US built $1999 model).





On 3/17/23 17:50, Craig Lalley wrote:

> That is an expensive phone!

>

> I wonder how they can sell Android and IOS phones so cheaply...  oh 

> yeah, were the product not the customer.

>

> -Craig

>

>

> On Friday, March 17, 2023 at 02:28:54 PM PDT, Tracy Johnson 

> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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>

> I finally got my linux (only) phone today.

>

> It is the Librem5 model from puri.sm

>

> It has 3 hardware kill switches for 1) Cell Signal, 2) Wifi & Bluetooth,

> & 3) Microphone & Camera.

>

> I spent most of the afternoon setting it up. (Testing calls, messages,

> importing contacts, email, etc.)

>

> -- 

> Tracy Johnson

> BT

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> NNNN

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-- 

Tracy Johnson

BT















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