[ale] OT: Cell Phone recs Was Re: Android secondary security
Neal Rhodes
neal at mnopltd.com
Fri Apr 14 11:44:16 EDT 2017
Yeah, they don't admit it's data-only until after you buy. I have a
useless freedom pop SIM on my desk.
What I THINK will work in your son's watch is the $3/mo Tmobile 30
minute SIM. That has been flawless in my cheap watchphone.
You can cruise by a Tmobile store to see if it works, and then buy the
SIM from Amazon.
On Fri, 2017-04-14 at 05:33 -0700, Chuck Payne wrote:
> So a warning about Freedom Pop. RUN away now. So I order one sim
> at .99 cent and they asked if I like another, I said ok, not thinking.
> I was out of town. I came home to three sims. I place one in my son
> smart watch only to find out its 2G, Nothing works it, I told my son
> who is 12 if he can manage now to break would replace with a better
> watch. So I didn't do anything with them.
>
>
>
> Well, today I open my bank account to find, not one, not two, but
> three charges for $33/for each sim. WOW, I only activated one. I am
> working on cancelling, I can't afford $100 buck a month.
>
>
> Anyway, just wanted to share this.
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 6:26 PM, Boris Borisov <bugyatl at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> My kid's BLU phone is Android non LTE. But I think is still 4G
> but EV-DO standard which development apparently is abandoned
> in favor of LTE.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 10:20 AM, Derek Atkins
> <derek at ihtfp.com> wrote:
>
> I think a bunch of the BLU devices are 3G-only (no
> LTE). I know mine
> is, but it's also a few years old now.
>
> d-erek
>
>
> Greg Clifton <gccfof5 at gmail.com> writes:
>
> > And speaking of the Devil, I just received an email
> from Microcenter with an
> > Unlocked GSM BLU for $109. By the specs in the link
> below, no mention of LTE
> > support and a little light on RAM, but pretty cheap.
> >
> >
> http://email.microcentermedia.com/1e4af319elayfousiawfkk6qaaaaaaummcztaz36whmyaaaaa/C?V=bF9pbmRleAEBQ09OVEFDVF9JRAE0OTEyNDY1NDE4AXByb2ZpbGVfaWQBMTM2ODEzNTI3MAF6aXBfY29kZQEBRVFVSUZBWF9DQU1QQUlHTl9JRAFFNDE0MAFTVE9SRQE0MQFFUVVJRkFYX0FDVElWSVRZX0lEAUU0MTQwMDAwMQFfV0FWRV9JRF8BMjE3MDQ0NTM5AV9QTElTVF9JRF8BOTczMDI3NQFnX2luZGV4AQFlbWFpbF9hZGRyAWdjY2ZvZjVAZ21haWwuY29tAVdFQl9JRAEBX1NDSERfVE1fATIwMTcwMzA5MDk0NTAwAUNBTVBBSUdOTkFNRQFlTmV3cyBTcGVjaWFsIEVkIDIwMTcwMzA5AXByb2ZpbGVfa2V5AWdjY2ZvZjVAZ21haWwuY29t&Lf8LnnpaDLj5PewpFLTY+Q
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 8:35 PM, Derek Atkins
> <derek at ihtfp.com> wrote:
> >
> > I've got a BLU phone running Android.
> > I use it as a hot-spot when I travel
> internationally.. get a foreign sim
> > and away I go.
> >
> > -derek
> >
> > Sent from my mobile. Please excuse any typos.
> >
> > ----- Reply message -----
> > From: "Greg Clifton" <gccfof5 at gmail.com>
> > To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
> > Subject: [ale] OT: Cell Phone recs Was Re:
> Android secondary security
> > Date: Thu, Mar 9, 2017 8:28 PM
> >
> > I was under the impression that all BLU phones
> run Windows. I know I have
> > seen some that do, but haven't examined the
> brand thoroughly to verify my
> > assumption based on thus far limited
> observations.
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 4:38 PM, DJ-Pfulio
> <DJPfulio at jdpfu.com> wrote:
> >
> > May want to check out which cheap phones
> include "something extra"
> > from
> > China.
> >
> https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/us/politics/china-phones-
> > software-security.html
> >
> > Blu was on the list, BTW.
> >
> > On 03/09/2017 04:11 PM, Chuck Payne wrote:
> > > Check out Fry's, they have called BLU that
> is unlock.
> > >
> > > Here one that hey have on sell if you have
> promo code
> > >
> > >
> http://frys.com/search?search_type=regular&sqxts=1&cat=&query_string
> > =8975833+8975813&site=204premail030517
> > >
> > > On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 3:51 PM, William
> Bagwell <rb211 at tds.net
> > > <mailto:rb211 at tds.net>> wrote:
> > >
> > > Nice, but ouch! Almost $200 higher than
> the g4. Might be a bit much
> > > for a first smartphone. Technically my
> second, but being
> > > grandfathered in an old Cingular plan with
> no data I never used it
> > as
> > > one. Going to get a new number and pass my
> old phone to my wife's
> > > parents. Only a hundred bucks a year if
> not used much and they need
> > > an emergency phone.
> > >
> > > Found the LG g4 at Newegg for $234 which
> is only slightly higher
> > > than fleabay. It works with AT&T so
> unlocked should work with
> > > Cricket. Has an Otterbox available which
> will be a necessity for me.
> > > On my fifth phone in 12 years...
> Fortunately only one was more than
> > > $20. Wife got 10 years on her first cell
> and only upgraded because
> > > they turned off 2G service last year.
> > >
> > > Have not ordered it yet, may pull the
> trigger tonight unless someone
> > > has a better suggestion.
> > >
> > > William
> > >
> > > On Thursday 09 March 2017, James Taylor
> wrote:
> > >> I would highly recommend the oneplus3t.
> It's an affordable high
> > >> spec phone with vendor and enthusiastic
> rom developer support. I'm
> > >> a big fan of the slimroms distro. It
> allows you to start with as
> > >> close to vanilla android as you want, and
> provides optional access
> > >> to any feature you might want or need.
> -jt
> > >
>
>
>
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